Category : Caribbean and World News

Rihanna Now Officially A Billionaire

BBC News:- Rihanna is now officially a billionaire and the wealthiest female musician in the world, according to Forbes. The pop star is worth $1.7 billion (£1.2 billion), with an estimated $1.4 billion coming from the value of her Fenty Beauty cosm...

Fedee: ‘We Will Be Back Bigger, Stronger And Better’

Former Anse La Raye – Canaries MP, Dominic Fedee, last week continued his walk through the constituency thanking people for their support during the last five years and the last election campaign. Fedee lost to Wayne Girard of the Saint Lucia L...

SLNT Welcomes Reinstatement Of Government Subvention

Press Release:– The Saint Lucia National Trust congratulates the Honourable Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre and his parliamentary colleagues on their success in the 2021 General Elections and wishes the new government wisdom and fortitude as t...

Saint Lucia Observes World Breastfeeding Week

Press Release:- World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and incite action on themes related to breastfeeding. It honours the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, the World Health Orga...

Saint Lucia Prepares For Possible Introduction Of The Delta Variant

Press Release:– The Ministry of Health and Wellness has noted a total of 5, 652 cases diagnosed in country from March 2020 to present and 89 deaths (62 COVID-19 deaths and 27 COVID-19 related deaths). Over the last 14 days, 142 new cases were...

Over $170,000 Raised In 24 Hours For Needy US Mother

CNN:– On Monday, Dasha Kelly was facing eviction and didn’t know how she was going to pay her back rent. A day later, thanks to strangers, more than $170,000 has been raised so far for her and her three daughters. On Tuesday, Kelly sat o...

US Couple Who Pointed Guns At BLM Protesters Pardoned

BBC News:– A US couple who gained nationwide notoriety after they pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters last year have been pardoned. Mark and Patricia McCloskey were filmed holding weapons outside their home in St Louis, Missouri. The...

Jamaica Cops Accused Of Forcibly Cutting Rastafarian Woman’s Locks

CMC News:- The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has launched an investigation into reports that police officers had “forcibly trimmed” the locks of a young woman who had been in custody at the Four Paths Police Station in Clarendon, south o...

COVID-19: 33 Deaths, Over 3,000 New Cases In One Week In Martinique

Martinique is in the grip of a major COVID-19 crisis which has seen 33 deaths and 3, 800 cases between July 26 and August 1, 2021, local reports say. The situation has prompted a renewed call by the University Hospital and the Regional Health Agency...

SLTCCL, National Workers Union Sign New Industrial Agreement

Press Release:- The Board of Directors of the St. Lucia Teachers Credit Cooperative Limited led by Mr. Mc Orville Combie, and the National Workers Union Secretary General, Mr. Johann Harewood along with the Shop Steward met at UNITY HOUSE to sign ano...