NEW IRISH VISA REQUIREMENT FOR SAINT LUCIAN NATIONALS

St Lucia to use UN vote strategically, says PM Pierre to Ireland's visa restrictions on St Lucians

~ Saint Lucia pride the fact that we also have tools and instruments we can use.” ~ Philip J. Pierre. OTTAWA, Canada – Saint Lucia has placed Ireland on notice, stating: “We have a vote in the United Nations, and we’ll use that to the best of our ability, strategically,” said prime minister Philip J Pierre, responding to media questions at the pre-cabinet press conference June 15, 2026, in Castries, Saint Lucia. June 12, 2026, CNG published, “Ir…

Ireland imposes visa restrictions on St Lucia

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government on Monday said it had not been given any prior notice by the Irish government regarding its decision to impose visa requirements for nationals wanting to visit the European country.“I have no control over Irish internal policy. The Irish government decides what’s in the best interest of Ireland. I have no control over that,” Prime Minister Phillip Pierre told reporters on Monday, adding, “We are …

PM PHILLIP PIERRE SPEAKS AS IRELAND SLAPS NEW VISA RULES ON ST.LUCIA AN ST.KITTS-NEVIS  NATIONALS; ST. KITTS-NEVIS PRIME MINISTER DR TERRANCE DREW YET TO ADDRESS THE NATION

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia / BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — In a major travel and diplomatic development now reverberating across the Eastern Caribbean, Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Hon. Philip J. Pierre, has publicly addressed his nation on Ireland’s new visa restrictions, while in St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has, so far, remained publicly silent on the issue. Effective Monday, June 15, 2026, nationals of Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts…

NEW IRISH VISA REQUIREMENT FOR SAINT LUCIAN NATIONALS

Castries, Saint Lucia – Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre has informed that, effective Monday, June 15, 2026, Saint Lucian nationals travelling to Ireland will require a visa for entry. Speaking during the Pre-Cabinet Press Briefing on Monday, June 15, 2026, the Prime Minister stated that the Government of Saint Lucia received official notification from the Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa, Canada, on Friday, June 12, 2026. The notification advis…