Category : Caribbean and World News

- 6 months ago

Hurricane Watch In Effect For Saint Lucia

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, and Grenada as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches. The authorities issue a hurricane watch when hurricane conditions with sustained winds of 74 mph or higher are...

- 6 months ago

WATCH: Driver Injured After Vehicle Overturns Multiple Times

A driver escaped with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle overturned multiple times near the Deglos Gap. CCTV recorded the incident in the early hours of Saturday. The Castries Headquarters of the Saint Lucia Fire Ser...

- 6 months ago

Organiser Says No Politics In Marchand Anti-Violence Event

Marchand resident Shervon James, the main organiser of Sunday’s planned anti-crime event in the community, is concerned that some people say there’s a political motive behind the activity. However, the owner of the Royal Oak Restaurant an...

- 6 months ago

Tropical Storm Beryl Forms In the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Beryl has formed in the Atlantic, with forecasters predicting it will gain hurricane strength by Saturday night into Sunday morning. On Saturday morning, Beryl’s centre was near latitude 9.8 degrees north, longitude 45.5 degrees...

- 6 months ago

LUCELEC Electrifies Lucian Carnival With Platinum Sponsorship

St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC), in partnership with the Carnival Planning Management Committee (CPMC), is continuing its sponsorship support of the major National events for Lucian Carnival 2024. These include the recently concluded...

- 6 months ago

Saint Lucia Police In Barbados To Assist With World Cup Final

Ten Special Service Unit (SSU) members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) are in Barbados to assist with Saturday’s Men’s T20 World Cup Final at Kensington Oval. The Saint Lucia officers left for Barbados on Wednesday under the...

- 6 months ago

Police Arrest A Suspect In Fatal Millet Shooting

Hours after Friday’s fatal shooting in Millet, police have announced that preliminary investigations led to the identification and arrest of a male suspect. According to a Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) release, at about 7:00 am, the An...

- 6 months ago

Government Issues Weather Advisory

The Government of Saint Lucia is closely monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Central Tropical Atlantic. The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services has advised that environmental conditions are expected to support the development of this system, and...

- 6 months ago

NHC Says Tropical Storm Beryl Could Form Soon In The Atlantic

The United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the Atlantic Ocean could get its second named tropical storm of 2024 in the next day or two, and its name would be Beryl. On Friday, the NHC said the disturbance was about 1,500 miles east-southe...

- 6 months ago

NIC Installs Outdoor Fitness Station To Promote Physical Activity

Saint Lucians looking to increase their physical activity can now do so with an outdoor fitness station installed by the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) at Pigeon Point. The fitness station, named in honour of veteran St Lucia long distance runn...

- 6 months ago

Nine More Wellness Centres Offering PBF Services

Given the burden of Diabetes and Hypertension in Saint Lucia, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs last year, implemented the Performance-Based Financing (PBF) Pilot Program, which provides screening and treatment services for these d...

- 6 months ago

Saint Lucia Amends Its Citizenship Act

Second-generation Saint Lucian descendants born overseas now have a clear path to acquiring Saint Lucian citizenship! Government lawmakers, on June 26, 2024, voted in Parliament to amend the Citizenship of Saint Lucia Act to pave the way for descenda...

- 6 months ago

Police Announce Charges In Eleven Of This Year’s Forty Homicides

Saint Lucia police have laid charges in eleven of the forty homicides Saint Lucia recorded so far for 2024. The disclosure came from Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Luke Defreitas, who is responsible for the Central Division. Defreitas told r...