Government of Saint Lucia

A newly formed National Accreditation Council has moved one step closer to achieving a formalized system of accreditation of institutions desirous of providing tertiary and continuing education on the island.

Schools across the island came together in their respective districts to celebrate the island’s 44th independence Anniversary to the national independence Theme “Douvan Asanm: One People. Shaping our Destiny.” Chris Satney reports on Rallies in Districts One and Five.

In today's headlines: The Prime Minister announces that the Youth Economy Programme will be formally launched in March and; The Ministry of Agriculture host a visual soil assessment workshop.

In today's headlines: The DVRP and NEMO have joined forces to build better community disaster management capacity and; The Agriculture Ministry continues to make healthy eating more accessible to citizens and visitors

Disaster management will receive an upgrade with the implementation of The Disaster Information Management System (DIMS)

In today's headlines: The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council spearheads the development of the collateral registry and; The Women Empowerment Climate Resilience Project is launched by the Ministry of Agriculture.

In today's headlines: The Ministry of Health promotes holistic wellness and; Academic awards of excellence are held at the R.C. Boys School.

On Tuesday February 14, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs held a press launch of its "Love your Body Campaign" a component of its bigger healthy-lifestyle campaign: " Saint Lucia Moves".

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has received confirmation from the Caribbean Public Health Agency of 12 cases of COVID-19 sub variant XBB1.5 in Saint Lucia. This sub variant of Omicron has been circulating in China, the United States, United Kingdom and also other countries in the region. The cases are distributed in most districts in Saint Lucia, although the northern and central regions of the country are most affected. We estimate that this variant is already widely distributed across the country at this point. 7 of the cases received are male and 5 are female, ages range from 5-74 years with one hospitalized case. At present we have sequenced about 13 sub-variants of omicron circulating in country.