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St Lucia to Maintain Ties With Taiwan

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony ended months of speculation Tuesday night in announcing that St Lucia would indeed maintain its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. He revealed the decision in a […]

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St Lucia Committee Completes Review of Foreign Policy on China, Taiwan

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Foreign Policy Review committee in St Lucia, headed by former Prime Minister Dr Vaughn Lewis, has concluded its research and deliberation, the government announced Thursday. The committee had sought to review St Lucia’s foreign […]

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St Lucia to Launch Construction Stimulus

Above: Sugar Beach in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is readying the launch of a two-year construction stimulus programme, Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony announced. The government called the plan, which would begin this month and […]

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St Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Takes Over as CARICOM Chair

Above: St Lucia PM Dr Kenny Anthony By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has officially assumed the role of chair of CARICOM. He succeeds Suriname President Desire Bouterse, who just completed his six-month term. […]


St Lucia's Anthony: No Rush into Making Decision on China, Taiwan Relations

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia will not be “forced” into making a decision on its foreign policy as it concerns relations with China and Taiwan, according to Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. St Lucia currently has diplomatic relations […]


St Lucia Modifies Fuel Price Policy

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government has adopt a modified version of its so-called Fuel Pass Through Pricing Mechanism. The new policy on fuel price allows for the retail price of fuel to be adjusted every three months […]

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St Lucia's Anthony Targets Poverty

By the Caribbean Journal staff Social empowerment, and not social welfare, is the approach which St Lucia’s government will take to tackle the issue of poverty in the country, according to Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. According to Anthony, persons […]


St Lucia Prime Minister Explains VAT

Above: St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony explained the soon-to-be-implemented Value Added Tax in his budget address this week, clarifying a set of goods and services that […]


Antigua's Opposition Talks OECS Union

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gaston Browne, and Member of Parliament Molwyn Joseph attended a one-day meeting on the OECS Economic Union Friday. The two lawmakers, who were joined by their college of opposition […]

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St Lucia Prime Minister Pledges Cushion for Poor in Implementing VAT

By the Caribbean Journal staff While St Lucia is preparing to implement a new Value Added Tax in September, Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is vowing to cushion the impact of the tax on the country’s poor. “The big issue […]


St Lucia Building Green Financial Complex at Pointe Seraphine

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art financial centre at Pointe Seraphine. The facility aims to save the government what could be millions in annual rental fees, as various departments in the Ministry […]


St Lucia to Introduce Value Added Tax

By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Lucia will introduce a Value Added Tax in September, fulfilling what it called “undertakings given to international institutions by the former government” that VAT would be introduced during this financial year. […]


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