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OECS celebrates 32 years today

The Director General said cooperation in the sub-region remains solid and dismissed suggestions of the need to devalue the EC dollar.
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St Lucia policeman receives two-year jail term

Wilson, who functioned as the High Court orderly, was suspected of passing drugs to prison officers. ...
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St Lucia opposition leader seeks clarification on exclusive oil exploration deal

King wants to know whether Dame Pearlette had issued the license in keeping with the provisions of the Minerals (Vesting) Act or whether or not someone else had issued the license in violation of the constitution....
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St Lucia budget to be unveiled today

Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is intent on containing the island’s fiscal deficit, which currently stands at an estimated nine percent of GDP....
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St Lucia jolted by 4.1 magnitude earthquake

The earthquake is the latest in a series of tremors that have occurred in several Caribbean countries in recent months....
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Prominent St Lucia author and researcher Devaux dead at 79

In 1961, Devaux founded the St Lucia Research Centre that produced several research papers on a wide range of topics....
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Entire St Lucia resort rented by Matt Damon for renewal of wedding vows

The American actor and his Argentina-born wife celebrated their union with some 50 celebrity guests at the Sugar Beach Resort....
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St Lucia police praised by PM after three held for robbing tourists

A police statement said that while none of the tourists had been hurt during the ordeal, the gunmen had robbed them of money, jewellery, cameras, and cell phones....
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Gunmen rob over 50 cruise ship passengers on St Lucia tour bus

The island’s tourism minister described the incident as an “unfortunate and horrible scenario” which left the victims “shaken”....
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St Lucia workers take to streets to demand wage increase

Former Prime Minister Stephenson King, addressing a UWP public meeting on the weekend, called on Prime Minister Anthony to intervene in the industrial dispute....
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St Lucia police deny civil servants permission to march

The workers are into week three of their strike and appear determined to obtain a better deal although the other five sister unions grouped under the Trade Union Federation (TUF) have accepted and signed up for the 4 per cent government offer....
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St Lucia government services crippled by civil servants strike

The civil servants, chanting the union’s solidarity song, are insisting on a 9.5 per cent wage hike for the 2010-13 period that the government said it cannot meet....
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President Cameron meets Grenada and SVG Prime Ministers

President Cameron was accompanied by WICB Chief Executive Officer Michael Muirhead and Company Secretary Verlyn Faustin.
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Jamaican quarter miler Blake banned for six years

Blake tested positive for methylhexaneamine at the Jamaica Olympic Trials last year.
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Bolt wins with world leading time in Oslo

Bolt, who is the only man to break the 20-second mark over 200m this season, arrived in Oslo having lost the 100m by one hundredth of second in Rome last week.
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WICB Director blasts ICC penalty imposed on Ramdin

Ramdin, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of misconduct laid by the International Cricket Council, has been suspended for two one day internationals (ODIs) and fined 100 per cent of his match fees.
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Windies crash to eight wicket defeat against India

The Windies had made a promising start reaching 100-1 inside 20 overs - but faltered following the dismissal of Charles.
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Antigua minister says no re-engagement with IMF

Finance, Economy and Public Administration Minister Harold Lovell made it clear that the Baldwin Spencer government does not have any intention of re-engaging the financial institution.
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Ramdin suspended for two games, fined

Ramdin was charged for breaching the Code of Conduct when he claimed a catch off Misbah-ul-Haq during the Champions Trophy game against Pakistan at The Oval.
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Gatlin shoots down Bolt in Rome

Bolt, 26, was fastest out of the blocks at the Diamond League meeting but American Gatlin, 31, powered past the Jamaican to win in 9.94 seconds.
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Jamaica trade deficit narrows but not 'out of the woods' - Hylton

Industry Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton said that an export-led growth strategy, focused on diversification, is the only option for Jamaica.
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Bermuda 'summoned' to London tax evasion summit

Bermuda rejects the notion that it is a tax haven and sources here said that Finance Minister Bob Richards is likely to be among senior ministers from Bermuda who will attend the summit.