Launch of 2010 national population and housing census on January 25

Thursday, January 21, 2010 – The 2010 National Population and Housing Census will be officially launched on Monday, January 25, 2010 during a ceremony to held at the Bay Gardens Hotel in Gros Islet. The census launch will mark the commencement public sensitization and education ahead of the commencement of the 2010 Census in May of this year.

The Official Launching Ceremony will feature addresses by the Director of the Statistics Department, Mr. Edwin St. Catherine and Prime Minister Stephenson King. During the ceremony presentation will be made of the census jingle, mascot and logo as well as the slogan for the 2010 census.

The launch will also provide an opportunity to unveil the Helen Info 2.0 and Census Info Saint Lucia Data Dissemination Tools. Helen Info 2.0 is a software dissemination package which features selected socio-economic indicators on St. Lucia. Census Info Saint Lucia on the other hand, is an innovative and flexible database technology for the dissemination of information on Population and Housing Censuses.

Census Day for Saint Lucia will be observed on May 10, 2010.

Contact: Edwin St. Catherine: (758) 453-7670/0494

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