In February 2021, the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Local Government and Empowerment distributed four hundred (400) food packages to beneficiaries of the Child Disability Grant and Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. This initiative constitutes part of the government’s recovery and resilience strategies that form part of the national response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Ministry … Read more
On Saturday 6 March, 2021, the Central Statistical Office joins Open Data Watch (ODW) in celebrating International Open Data Day. This annual event promotes awareness and use of open data. The 2020/21 Open Data Inventory (ODIN) is the fifth edition of the index compiled by Open Data Watch. ODIN provides an assessment of the coverage … Read more
Today Wednesday March 3, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 24 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. These results are from a batch of 98 samples taken on March 1 and March 2, 2021. The samples were processed on March 2, 2021. All of the twenty four cases … Read more
Today Wednesday March 3, 2021 the Ezra Long Laboratory reports that the backlog which was experienced during the month of January and February 2021 has been completely cleared up and reverts to the 24 hour turnaround time for COVID-19 PCR testing. The Ezra Long Laboratory has finalized the processes to increase the testing capacity over … Read more
Temporary closure of Owen King EU Hospital Pharmacy Thursday, March 4, 2021 Temporary closure of Owen King EU Hospital Pharmacy Thursday, March 4, 2021 The Department of Health & Wellness informs the general public that the Owen King EU Hospital Pharmacy will be closed from Friday, March 05, 2021 to Wednesday March 17, 2021. This closure … Read more
Today Thursday March 4, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 11 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. These results are from a batch of 96 samples taken on March 2, 2021 and processed on March 3, 2021.All of these eleven individuals were seen at various community respiratory clinics … Read more
Parliamentary Representative for Gros Islet, Hon Lenard Montoute recently announced that a beautification project in the community of Gros Islet will soon commence. The Gros Islet Waterfront Redevelopment Project will revitalize and enhance the Gros Islet Waterfront and create opportunities for the community to thrive. Phase One of the project includes the pedestrianization of the Gros Islet waterfront. … Read more
Today Friday March 5, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 29 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. These results are from a batch of 184 samples taken on March 3, 2021 and processed on March 4, 2021. All of these individuals were seen at various community respiratory clinics … Read more
Today Saturday March 6, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 23 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. These results are from a batch of 172 samples taken during the period March 3, 2021 to March 5, 2021. These samples were processed on March 5, 2021. These individuals were … Read more
Faces of Cancer observes International Women’s Day By Faces of Cancer March 8th is observed Globally as International Women’s Day. The 2021 International Women’s Day campaign theme is #choosetochallenge. On this day, Faces of Cancer St. Lucia will be observing with women all over the world as we too face several Challenges especially with our healthcare.Covid -19 … Read more