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		<title>Die-Back in Ma Kôté Mangrove Forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Upon the identification of the causal factors of the die-back in the Ma Kôté mangrove forest, the Institute of Marine Affairs will develop a rehabilitation and monitoring plan for the forest.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Searching for ancient wrecks in Saint Lucia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 21:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A team of archaeologists from the l’Université des Antilles, Martinique Campus, visited Saint Lucia from June 30 to July 10 2021, as part of a collaborative project to locate the wrecks of two English warships, the HMS Cornwall and the HMS Thetis, abandoned in the Cul de Sac des Anglais (former name of Vigie) north [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Agriculture Department issues statement on Soufriere Sea Turtle incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday June 24, 2021, the Department of Fisheries was alerted by the Soufriere Police Station to the interception of a Minibus carrying a live sea turtle. The Department confirmed that the animal was an adult hawksbill sea turtle and in coordination with the Soufriere Marine Management Association Inc., the sea turtle was successfully returned [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Urgent Notice: &#8220;The use of Pesticides containing the active ingredients Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos Methyl, and Imazalil is suspended until further notice.&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The STAR]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture, urgently informs the general public and all stakeholders that the use of Pesticides containing the active ingredients Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos Methyl, and Imazalil is suspended until further notice. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What do explosive eruptions in SVG mean for Saint Lucia&#8217;s Sulphur Springs?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[STAR Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is currently no heightened seismic activity at the Sulphur Springs in Soufriere, Saint Lucia. Director of the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), Dorine Gustave, made the disclosure during a press conference on Friday afternoon. Her comments come on the heels of St. Vincent and the Grenadines experiencing two explosive eruptions at the La Soufriere [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Commonwealth enables governments to collaborate on practical action to tackle devastating impact of climate change</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been almost two years since I sat in a security plane flying over the once familiar, but then almost unrecognisable, terrain of Dominica &#8211; the country of my birth.&#160; I was on my way from Barbuda where Hurricane Irma had caused unimaginable destruction, forcing a complete evacuation of the island. It is hard [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Friday, June 7 is the first World Food Safety Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The UN General Assembly declared June 7, 2019 as the first World Food Safety Day, which is a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). With raising public awareness as one of its main objectives, World Food Safety Day provokes us to reflect our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NEMO, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND UNISDR LAUNCHE PRIVATE SECTOR  &#8216;ARISE&#8217; NETWORK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 19:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Disaster resilience in Saint Lucia is being stepped up by the creation of a strategic alliance between the local private sector, the National Disaster office and other regional and international stakeholders to reduce disaster risk and build resilience in the country. On Friday, April 5th, 2019, the National Emergency Management organization, in collaboration with the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chamber, Sustainable Development Department Discuss Styro-Foam Ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce met with the Department of Sustainable Development to discuss the country’s intention to phase out the use of and ban the importation of single use plastics and Styrofoam.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SLHTA Statement About Proposed Dolphin Park</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/slhta-statement-about-proposed-dolphin-park/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association makes reference to recent press articles concerning a Dolphin Park development in Saint Lucia and wishes to provide clarity on SLHTA’s position regarding such a facility. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The FUNNIES!</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/the-funnies-22/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua St. Aimee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 18:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Coral Reef Early Warning System Deployed in Soufriere</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/coral-reef-early-warning-system-deployed-soufriere/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), University of Florida, and the government of St Lucia (Department of fisheries) formed an alliance to undertake a Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation Project.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Taiwan-Saint Lucia Clean Up—Campaign Slogan: It’s time to be greeny.</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/taiwan-saint-lucia-clean-campaign-slogan-time-greeny/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Environment is an important and inevitable topic today.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sandals Breaks Records in Environmental Sustainability</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/sandals-breaks-records-environmental-sustainability/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sandals Resorts in Saint Lucia have been recognised as leaders in environmental performance, achieving Master and Platinum Certification levels.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Some Questions On The Dredging Fee/Fund</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/questions-dredging-fee-fund/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[victoregirard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[john compton dam]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we begin a New Year, may I take this opportunity to wish the citizenry God’s richest blessings. I trust that as Saint Lucia begins a new dispensation there will be respect for our Constitution, our patrimony, our heritage, our conventions and the rule of law.]]></description>
		
		
		
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