BUSINESS
NEWS
Styrofoam
and Plastics
(Prohibition) Act
passed by Saint
Lucia Parliament
In keeping with Government’s
promise to continue plans to
reduce the dependence of single-
use plastic on the island, the
Saint Lucia Parliament passed
the Styrofoam and Plastics
(Prohibition) Act on June 11, 2019.
This Act is a stepping-stone in Saint
Lucia’s efforts to have a clean, safe
and healthy environment and this
important instrument will assist
in the enforcement of a reduction
in single-use plastic and promote
environmental sustainability.
The Act took effect on August 1,
2019, with a ban on the importation
of all Styrofoam® and selected
single-use plastic food service
containers. Therefore, any
Styrofoam® and selected plastic
food service containers arriving in
Saint Lucia after July 31, 2019 will
not be released by the Department
of Customs and Excise.
The Act provides further details
on the items that will be restricted
as of August 1, 2019 and August
1, 2020, with a twelve-month
phase-out period for phase 1 and 2
respectively.
The Styrofoam and Plastics
(Prohibition) Act will be in the
Gazette and available for the public
perusal.
All importers were encouraged to
declare their stock of Styrofoam
and single-use plastics to the
Department of Sustainable
Development by August 1, 2019.
Minister with responsibility for
Sustainable Development, Dr. Gale
T.C. Rigobert, said she is pleased
with the support that her Ministry
has received from stakeholders
and interested parties thus far and
encourages the public to continue
partnering with the government to
ensure a healthy environment for
all.
Excellent Stores St. Lucia officially
launches its Gift Registry Service
Lauded as an unrivaled experience,
Excellent Stores Gift Registry offers
the finest gift selection, allowing
individuals to create and share
with friends and family the perfect
gift list for all of life’s special
moments—from weddings and
house-warmings to baby showers
and christenings, to birthdays,
graduation, anniversaries and
retirement. myexcellentstores.com and a copy
of the full gift list emailed to the
registered individual so it can easily
be shared with friends and family.
Known for making the shopping
experience faster and less stressful
while giving individuals control
over what they receive, setting up a
Gift Registry with Excellent Stores
is a simple four-step process and is
absolutely free! Beyond its easy, seamless process,
what makes the Excellent Stores
Gift Registry even more amazing
is the fact that all registered
individuals have the opportunity
to purchase any remaining or
unpurchased registry items from
the wish list at a 10% discount
within one-month of the event.
It begins with a visit to Excellent
Stores at the Johnsons Centre in
Rodney Bay, Gros Islet.
With assistance from a friendly
trained Excellent Stores Gift
Registry Associate, individuals
can create their gift registry
choosing their favourites from the
wide selection of items available
at Excellent Stores. The gift
registry is then uploaded to www.
Lastly, with the gift list live and
circulated, family and friends now
have the opportunity to share
in the celebration by seamlessly
purchasing from the gift wish list at
Excellent Stores.
“Celebrating life’s moments should
always be a wonderful experience;
no one should ever have to worry
or be stressed out about what gift
to get, where or how do I get a gift
or whether this gift is going to be
affordable,” Director of Marketing
at Excellent Stores, Lisa Siu Chong,
stated. “The Excellent Stores Gift
Registry service checks off all of
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the boxes and makes the process
seamless and hassle-free!”
Moreover, at the close of the
registry, event planners will receive
5% of all purchases made loaded
onto an Excellent Stores Gift Card.
Additionally, Excellent Stores Gift
Registry offers easy exchanges,
returns and a standard warranty on
all applicable products.
Excellent Stores St. Lucia also
looks forward to launching the Gift
Registry full digital gift registry
service with an integrated online
purchase platform in the near
future.
About Excellent Stores: Excellent
Stores is the largest department
store in Trinidad and Tobago
with the widest variety of quality
consumer products at great prices.
With six locations in Trinidad, on
their 60th anniversary in 2018,
they took the business regionally
and expanded to St. Lucia where
they are located at Johnsons
Centre #2 Bella Rosa Road, in
Rodney Bay.
www.slyoumag.com | September-October 2019