CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it will be providing a bonus to all public sector workers in December, along with their regular monthly salaries.
A government statement on Monday quoted Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre as saying that the bonus is part of the government’s commitment to workers and families.
“For the first time in St. Lucia’s history, civil servants will receive consecutive December bonuses under this Administration, an unprecedented development in the treatment of the public service,” the statement said.
In December 2024, the St. Lucia government granted public servants an EC$500 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) bonus, and the statement said “extending the initiative into 2025 demonstrates the administration’s continued recognition of the invaluable contributions of public officers in maintaining essential services and advancing national development”.
The statement did not indicate the amount to be paid to each public servant as a bonus.
The main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has been calling on the government to hold fresh general elections now, accusing the ruling party of corruption, among other allegations.
In the last general election held on July 26, 2021, the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won 13 of the 17 seats, with two independent legislators later joining the government.
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