Government of Saint Lucia

Cancer awareness activities and programmes continue into February, as the world intensifies the fight against the dreaded disease. Immediately following Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, comes World Cancer Day on February 4.

In Saint Lucia, education campaigns, screenings and testimonials will form part of a month-long observance for this year’s World Cancer Day.

Sir Arthur Lewis Community College kicked-off the first of monthly debates at the institution as part of the Nobel Laureate Festival, which celebrates the lives and work of the island’s two Nobel Laureates.

The activity is designed to stir up discussion among students on varying topics beginning with a debate on whether newer or older traditions were are more beneficial to society.

Free screenings and pap tests are being offered around the island as Saint Lucia joins the world in observing Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The month of January is used annually to intensify awareness and education programs surrounding cervical cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control, cancer remains the second leading cause of death.

Find out more: https://www.govt.lc/news/ministry-of-health-observes-cervical-cancer-awareness-month

In today’s headlines: Saint Lucia’s 44th Anniversary of Independence is launched; and Saint-Lucia successfully completes a 2022 Time Release Study.

The Central Library has launched a new activity harnessing local talent in the area of writing, poetry and the performing arts.

Several marginalized and less fortunate households in Saint Lucia have begun benefiting from close to US $100 thousand dollars, in items donated from the Taiwanese Embassy to the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment.

The handover ceremony, which took place on January 26, 2023 at the Gros-Islet Human Resource Development Centre, included shoes, toys, speakers, face-masks, and sanitary wipes, among others.

The National Anti-Money Laundering Oversight Committee (NAMLOC) sensitized stakeholders from the financial and legal sectors, real-estate and civil society organizations on the purpose, intent, and impact of the Virtual Assets Business Act which was recently passed in December 2022. 

Read more: https://www.govt.lc/news/stakeholders-sensitized-on-virtual-assets-business-act

In today’s headlines: The FRC launches the 2023 Creole Calendar; and Saint Lucia gears up for the 30th edition of the Jazz and Arts Festival.

The Saint Lucia Cadet Corps recently hosted the first Commandant's Parade for 2023, at the Mindoo Phillip Park, signaling a surge of interest in the organisation.