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The St. Lucia Association of Registered Tents (START) hosted a workshop for judges this past weekend at the Cultural Development Center. The workshop sought to tweak the knowledge and skills of the judges on the local circuit.

Meanwhile forestry officials are sounding an urgent call to end deforestation, particularly near rivers. They warn that the cutting of trees is making a bad drought situation worse and some of St. Lucia’s forests, which are able to store and regulate water, are being destroyed.

The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College received a visit from the members of a college in cayenne. The trip was both exploratory and educational, as both institutions seek to deepen ties.

The International American University of Medicine, the St. Jude Hospital and the St. Lucia Red Cross marked World Blood Donor Day this week. The theme for this year’s campaign is – “thank you for saving my life” It highlights stories of those who were saved through blood donations, motivating the …

Ex-soldiers of the now defunct West India Regiment were in St. Lucia this past week for their 7th reunion. Although talk of integration has become a catch-phrase in the post-colonial period, during the late 1950’s and 1960’s, the region was actually unified albeit briefly, under what was called the West …

Meanwhile, the president of the umbrella body – the Trade Union Federation has come out swinging at acting CSA general secretary and UWP Senator Mary Isaac. Julian Monrose has taken exception with Isaac’s stance on political affiliations within trade union organizations in tough economic times. Monrose says local trade unions …

The United Workers Party is postponing its national council meeting to July, 2015 and party officials are now confirming to HTS Newsforce that there is a strong possibility that there will be no national convention this year. The absence of that major event could mean that Allen Chastanet will lead …

Furniture chain Courts continues to demonstrate its corporate benevolence. The store recently donated electronic appliances to a well-known senior citizens home.

News that Saint Lucia has opened its first embassy in Taiwan is not sitting well with the opposition United Workers Party (UWP). The UWP’s communications manager Lionel Ellis says it’s a poorly thought out and ill-timed move.