CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia authorities says it will likely be offering a bonus to all public sector employees in December, together with their common month-to-month salaries.
A authorities assertion on Monday quoted Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre as saying that the bonus is a part of the federal government’s dedication to employees and households.
“For the primary time in St. Lucia’s historical past, civil servants will obtain consecutive December bonuses underneath this Administration, an unprecedented growth within the therapy of the general public service,” the assertion mentioned.
In December 2024, the St. Lucia authorities granted public servants an EC$500 (One EC greenback=US$0.37 cents) bonus, and the assertion mentioned “extending the initiative into 2025 demonstrates the administration’s continued recognition of the invaluable contributions of public officers in sustaining important companies and advancing nationwide growth”.
The assertion didn’t point out the quantity to be paid to every public servant as a bonus.
The primary opposition United Staff Occasion (UWP) has been calling on the federal government to carry recent normal elections now, accusing the ruling social gathering of corruption, amongst different allegations.
Within the final normal election held on July 26, 2021, the St. Lucia Labour Occasion (SLP) received 13 of the 17 seats, with two unbiased legislators later becoming a member of the federal government.
