The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project, with funding support from the World Bank, moved a step closer to reducing the digital divide for clients of the St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA). Project Coordinator of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project, Francillia Solomon this week launched a two-week digital literacy-training programme for blind and low vision clients of the SLBWA. Digital literacy opens doors for the marginalized and at-risk, by bridging the gap between opportunity, knowledge, innovation, and economic growth.
Read More“Finance, Customs is part of Finance, Inland Revenue is part of Finance. These are the executing agencies.”
In an effort to provide greater clarity on Government’s recent policy decision to implement a Health and Security Levy from August 2nd 2023, Permanent Secretary in the Department of Finance Francis Fontenelle said one of the core responsibilities of a Government is fiscal responsibility or fiscal sustainability.
Read MoreDirector and Staff of the Central Statistics Office appeal for public cooperation as they work to complete the enumeration process for the National Population and Housing Census 2022. Sean Mathurin, Director at the Central Statistics Office expressed that though certain challenges were anticipated, the magnitude of these challenges was unprecedented.
Read MoreVendors from across the island are currently engaged in computer literacy training as part of ongoing initiatives under Component Three of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project. The project aims to grow the digital economy of Saint Lucia as a driver of growth of economic productivity and diversification providing access to increased digital services and job opportunities.
Read MoreIt was a carnival atmosphere in the streets of Anse La Raye last week as the Anse La Raye Infant School staged a reading street parade, reimaging education and literacy in a different space. Principal at the school, Albert Joseph endorsed the event and the innovativeness of the teaching staff in making learning fun.
Read MoreThe Procurement Administration Unit in the Department of Finance is finalizing regulations to the new procurement legislation enacted in June of 2021. Ag. Director of Procurement Administration, Anthony Jean, said the impact of procurement on the estimates of national expenditure is significant as government is the biggest procurer of goods, services, and works on the island.
Read MoreIn an effort to foster a greater understanding and utility of the Caribbean Public Procurement Notice Board (CPPNB) and the National Advertising Portal(NAP) a three-day capacity-building workshop was conducted with Senior Procurement Officers in the Public Service. Director of the CARICOM Single Market, Titus Preville said that the Notice Board and Advertising Portal form part of the electronic tools that have been provided as part of the public procurement regime pursuant to Article 239 of the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.
Read MoreThe National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) has achieved another milestone toward fully implementing the Collateral Registry. The Collateral Registry supports the recently passed Security Interest in Movable Properties Act. Economist and Project Leader at the NCPC, Sharma Mathurin said this project is now halfway through implementation with a formal launch scheduled for the latter part of this year.
Read MoreSaint Lucia’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and CARICOM, in association with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank Group, conducted a four-day regional workshop on ‘Foundational Transfer Pricing.’ The training workshop brought together Technical Tax Administration and Ministry of Finance officials from the Caribbean to learn the underlying transfer pricing principles and discuss potential legislative and administrative considerations to address transfer pricing.
Read MoreOver 46 accountants representing all government agencies converged at the Finance Administrative Centre in Pointe Seraphine, Castries for a four-day seminar, spanning May 30th to June 2nd, 2023. The seminar, organized by the Accountant General’s Department seeks to update the knowledge and skills of government accountants to the International Public Service Accounting Standard or IPSAS. Accountant General, Matthew Branford highlighted that the government runs the largest budget within the country for which his department is mandated to produce accurate financial statements.
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