Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy is on her way out and will make an official announcement to the nation tonight, St Lucia Times has confirmed.

St Lucia Times has confirmed that the Governor General has already recorded her announcement which is set to broadcast on national television and radio this evening.

Details surrounding the resignation were not immediately clear.

Dame Pearlette Louuisy is the first woman to hold the office of Governor-General of Saint Lucia.

She was sworn in on 19 September 1997.

Speculation has been rife that the Governor General was being forced out of the position.