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Saint Lucia Spoke Loud & Clear on Climate and Energy Issues

77.14% of the participants believe that the outcomes of the United Nations (UN) climate negotiations since 1992 has not done enough to tackle climate change, while 93.24% of the participants stated that…

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Reducing Threats to Coastal Areas at Sandy Beach

The Saint Lucia National Trust has begun the process of de-silting a major storm drain in Vieux Fort near Sandy Beach. This is in an effort to reduce threats to the coastline line within the Pointe Sable Environmental…

Tribute to The Honourable Dr. Sir Dunstan St. Omer

Like the invaluable historic ruins of Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia National Trust will promote and preserve the legacy of one of the Island’s great. The Honourable Dr. Sir Dunstan St. Omer has rightfully and respectfully earned his place in the history…

Walcott Place Project Corporate Launch

Almost two hundred people gathered at the Pigeon Island National Landmark on Saturday, January 24, 2015 for the Corporate Launch of the Walcott Place Project. The project, which seeks to convert the childhood home of Derek and Roderick Walcott and adjoining properties…

Reflections on Volunteering

in Saint Lucia

27 January to 24 March 2015

It was cold outside. Sunday morning and there was at least ten inches of snow covering my driveway so there was no hope of driving anywhere today!! The weather forecast was for more snow, a biting northerly wind and…

The Pathway to and from Samoa

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Saint Lucia have generally been aware of the ongoing international processes to craft a global sustainable development agenda for the coming decades. Whereas there has been some limited local CSO involvement on those processes, they have not…

The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) is gearing up to celebrate International Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in three locations. The theme, “It’s Our Turn to Lead” focuses on the need for all citizens to air their concerns about the necessary measures to be taken individually and collectively to address…

Twenty-four representatives of various Civil Society Organizations (CSO) agreed that Saint Lucia should sign on to the Latin American and Caribbean Declaration on the Application of Principle 10 (LAC P10). This consensus was made at an “Access Rights Consultation” organized by the Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT)…

Almost two hundred people gathered at the Pigeon Island National Landmark on Saturday, January 24, 2015 for the Corporate Launch of the Walcott Place Project. The project, which seeks to convert the childhood home of Derek and Roderick Walcott and adjoining properties into a museum, a space for art and writing workshops…

The intersection of Chaussée Road and Grass Street came alive at the Sod Turning Ceremony for the Walcott Place Project on Saturday, January 17, 2015. The event, was graced by Honourable Derek Walcott, his family and close friends. Also present were Governor General of Saint Lucia and Patron of the Saint Lucia National…

National Trust Forges Ahead

Only standing room remained as approximately one hundred and sixty (160) members and 11 staff members gathered for the Saint Lucia National Trust’s (SLNT) 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Bougainvillea…

It gives me great pleasure to present this report on the work of the 38^th Council of the Saint Lucia National Trust, which I had the honour to chair. Ever since our election at the last AGM on November 16 2013, Council functioned as a team to advance the organisation’s work within constraints which became…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLNT!!

Some of the significant transformative projects on the horizon mentioned were the Pigeon Island redevelopment, the listing of buildings of historic significance, and a mandate by the Government to create a place to celebrate the life and works of the Walcott brothers, using their childhood…

SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL TRUST Address

by Dr. Vasantha Chase, Chairperson of the Saint Lucia National Trust

on the occasion of the observance of the 39^th Anniversary of the Trust

September 26^th,…

It was an atmosphere of great expectation as residents of Grass Street and environs gathered on the Grass Street basketball court for a meeting to further discuss the Walcott Place Project. This transformational project being headed by the Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) has numerous partners who displayed their commitment…

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TAKE IMPORTANT STEPS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

15 Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean met in San José, Costa Rica on September 10 and 11, at the Seventh Meeting of the Working Groups of the Declaration of Principle 10 in Latin…

The Saint Lucia National Trust’s second annual Youth for Conservation Retreat is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The event, which primarily targets members of the various youth groups of the Trust will be held under the World Heritage Day 2014 theme “Heritage of Commemoration” and will feature…

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Eastern Caribbean Marine Management Areas Network (ECMMAN) announce calls for proposals under the Livelihood Support Facility (LSF) programme which is aimed at assisting coastal communities to ‘undertake actions in support of sustainable…

Ninety-nine (99) youngsters ages 7 to 18 gathered at the historical Pigeon Island National Landmark on Thursday, July 31, 2014 for the closing ceremony of the Saint Lucia National Trust’s (SLNT) 6th annual Youth Environment Forum (YEF). The students spent the week, starting from Friday, July 25th immersing themselves…

Saint Lucia Civil Society Views on Sustainable Development for submission to SIDS 3 International Conference, September 2014, Samoa
There are intense negotiations at the international level to set a global development agenda for the 2015-30 period. The Rio + 20 conference in Brazil…