Category : News

‘Flambeau Must Win!’

Former Economic Development Minister Guy Joseph has echoed recent assertions by United Workers Party (UWP) Chairman Therold Prudent that the party is on the road to victory at the next general elections. The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won the Jul...

Birmingham’s MAX Transit to Present ‘MAXimum Movement’ Rebranding Parade on Aug. 1

bjcta.org The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) will host a MAXimum Movement: MAX Rebranding Parade on Thursday, Aug. 1, to showcase newly branded buses and micro transit services. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at the BJCTA main...

Community Partners Offering Free School Supplies At Events Around Birmingham

Birmingham City Schools They say it takes a village to raise a child. As the start of the 2024-25 school year approaches on August 5, community partners are doing their part to ensure scholars are prepared! 98.7 KISS FM and Hibbett City Gear are hold...

6 Black Miss Americas Reunite for the First Time and Reflect on Winning

By David Chiu | People Magazine History was made at this year’s National Urban League Conference’s Women of Power Awards luncheon on Thursday, July 25, when six of the nine Black Miss Americas gathered for the first time as part of a special tribute...

Guest Editorial: Trump’s economic plan will hurt American workers, businesses and the economy

Assembly line worker Lashunta Harris applies the Ford logo on a new F-150 truck being assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan in April. — AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File Former President Donald Trump’s proposed economic policies will hurt aver...

Hamil R. Harris: Trump chooses running mate who once called him ‘America’s Hitler’

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Former President Trump and his vice presidential running mate Sen. JD Vance were all smiles sitting together at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee two weeks ago.But some may call them the odd couple as Vance has not...

Saint Lucia to host Windwards Senior

Saint Lucia will be hosting the 2024 Windward Islands Cricket Board Senior Men 50-over Cricket Tournament from August 4-11, 2024, with matches to be played at two venues. Matches will commence at 9:30 a.m., and will be played at the Mindoo Philip Pa...

CSA Ready To Represent Employees Of A Revived RSL

The Saint Lucia Civil Service Association (CSA) has expressed its readiness to support the workers of a reactivated Radio Saint Lucia (RSL). Information Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire declared earlier this month that at times of potential crises, such a...

Misfits win Saint Lucia Carnival rugby double

Eight visiting teams, and 12 squads in total, contested the third annual Caribcation Carnival Sevens tournament on Saturday, July 27 at the Gros Islet Playing Field. Coming out of Canada, Misfits did the double, winning the men’s and women’s competi...

Dr. Karida Brown Named Director of Fisk’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — August 18, 2021 —Esteemed Professor Dr. Karida Brown of UCLA, and Director of Racial Equity & Action for the LA Lakers, has been appointed to Fisk University’s inaugural Diane Nash Descendants of the Emancipation Chair at the s...

Saint Lucia repeat as OECS Boxing Champs

Ninety boxers, elite, youth, novice, male and female, from around the Caribbean converged on the Vigie Sports Complex at the weekend for the 2024 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Boxing Invitational. It was the biggest event ever put...

Law to shrink the size of Nashville’s city council declared unconstitutional

The Tennessee General Assembly cannot unilaterally shrink the size of Nashville’s Metro Council, a panel of judges ruled 2-1 Monday, finding a 2023 law violated a state constitutional amendment protecting local sovereignty. The state has 30 da...

Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothi...

Missy Elliott’s ‘Out of This World’ Performance: A Testament to Her Timeless Innovation

Missy Elliott, the iconic rapper, singer, and songwriter, has once again proven why she remains a powerhouse in the music industry with her latest performance, which has been widely described as “out of this world.” Known for her boundary...

Grenades Advance, BAYS Out Of Caribbean Shield

Saint Lucia’s Sherman Augustin has been twice on target, as Antigua & Barbuda champions Grenades FC advanced to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield quarterfinals in Curaçao at the weekend. Meanwhile, BAYS FC failed to advance from the...