Minister Visits Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate and Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment

Ministry of Health continues to strengthen its National Ebola Virus Disease Plan

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition continues to strengthen the National Ebola Plans in collaboration with the hospitals and health stakeholders. Sensitization and training have been held with healthcare workers, the Education, Tourism and Business Sector, Immigration, Customs and SLASPA. Interventions continue to strengthen the ports of entry to support timely identification, reporting and management of travellers who may have been exposed to EVD or travelled from affected countries within the previous 21 days. As per travel advisory for Saint Lucia, the public is advised against travel to high risk regions and persons who travel into country from the defined high-risk regions will be placed on 21 days home quarantine. A 15 room isolation ward and 12 bed management ward has been identified in the event cases are suspected, diagnosed or detected on island. The CARPHA Regional Referral Laboratory now has the capacity to test for Ebola Viruses and has coordinated transportation of suspected case specimens on behalf of Member States.

Government Notebook (Jun. 30, 2026)

In the headlines: Plans are underway for the establishment of a new cargo port facility and, Initiatives to strengthen Saint Lucia’s tourism product continue. For details on these stories and more, visit www.govt.lc

Taiwan Technical Mission Trains Forty Local Stakeholders in Advanced Guava Grafting

As a core element of the ongoing Seven Crops Project, senior agricultural experts lead a specialized training session in Union to teach farmers practical vegetation grafting methods to elevate domestic fruit security.

House of Assembly Passes Extended VAT Exemption on Construction Materials

Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre secures absolute parliamentary backing to waive value-added taxes on crucial building inputs—such as cement, lumber, structural roofing elements, and newly added guttering supplies—to protect vulnerable coastal communities during the active hurricane season.

Prime Minister Tasks Education Ministry with Launching Free Universal Early Childhood Care

Unveiling the Programme for Education, Realignment and Transformation (PERT) backed by the Caribbean Development Bank, the government commits to structuralizing specialized training modules for differently abled youth and guaranteeing free pre-schooling island-wide.