The Ministry of Tourism along with the Ministry of Health, the Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association (SLHTA), and the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) will be conducting a series of meetings with industry stakeholders on COVID-19.

The meetings will target various stakeholders in the industry and will be held in the north and south of the island. On March 11, a meeting for the accommodation and water sectors will be held at the SLHTA Hospitality Training Centre in Rodney Bay, at 2-5 p.m. A meeting for taxi associations operating in the north of the island will follow, held at the Vladimir Lucien Theatre, Gros-Islet HRDC at 5 p.m. on March 11.

Taxi associations operating in the south of the island will attend a meeting in Soufriere at 3 p.m., on Thursday, March 12.

The purpose of these meetings is for the Ministry of Health to: present on the most recent updates on COVID-19; discuss the preventative measure which can be taken to safeguard against COVID-19; and discuss protocols for diagnosis, quarantine and management.