A much needed and anticipated medical mission is to get underway here within the next three months.
In partnership with the Seventh Day Adventist Mission and the Ministry of Health, the exercise aims to provide health support at a time when the island’s health sector faces a myriad of challenges.
Prime Minister, Philip J. Pierre , has cautioned against issuance of “reckless statements” in the face of possible US travel restrictions.
He maintains that the government has not received any official communication from Washington , and could not verify media reports that Saint Lucia was on a draft list of 43 countries facing a travel ban to the US.
Three other OECS islands face a similar threat if certain conditions are not met.
The issue of the island`s political leaders leading the way in promoting unity among the citizenry has resurfaced amidst allegations by a former St Lucia Prime Minister and a response from the current holder of the office.
As Miriam Montoute reports ,it was during a service at the St Joseph the Worker Church on Sunday that the local head of the Roman Catholic community urged politicians and their supporters from the governing St Lucia Labour Party and the opposition United Workers Party , who were in attendance , to put their differences aside by participating in the ritual sign of peace.
The journey toward modernising Saint Lucia’s capital took a significant step forward with the grand opening of the Anchorage on the Waterfront, a newly redeveloped commercial and tourism hub in Castries.
Formerly known as the Castries Market Box Park, the transformed space is expected to become a vibrant centre for culture, commerce, and tourism.
The Philip J. Pierre administration has come under heavy criticism from Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Allen Chastanet , for what he deemed to be government`s tardiness in responding to the threat of possible US visa sanctions.
STREET VIBES – MARCH 17TH, 2025
