Category : Caribbean and World News

- 8 months ago

Cocaine Worth $15.7 Million Seized In The Caribbean Sea

The United States Coast Guard vessel Vigilant returned home to Cape Canaveral following a successful 60-day deployment in the Caribbean Sea. The ship played a significant role in intercepting a drug trafficking venture, resulting in the seizure of co...

- 8 months ago

Students Among 17 Injured In Vieux Fort Accidents

Several students were among seventeen people who sustained injuries as a result of two separate vehicle accidents in Vieux Fort on Thursday. The Vieux Fort fire station received emergency calls within minutes of each other regarding the incidents. At...

- 8 months ago

CARICOM, UN Concerned As Chaos Reigns In Haiti

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations have expressed concern amid an increasingly chaotic situation in Haiti. The French-speaking country has experienced a mass prison breakout, expanding gang violence, and rising hunger. On Wednes...

- 8 months ago

T&T’s Griffith Takes Rowley To Task For Criticising Chastanet

The leader of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Transformation Alliance, Gary Griffith, has issued a statement calling out Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley for criticising Saint Lucia opposition leader Allen Chastanet. Griffith is a former T&T...

- 8 months ago

Goodlands Crash Results In Multiple Casualties

Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) emergency personnel rushed several individuals in stable condition to the hospital after a collision involving three vehicles at Goodlands, Castries, on Wednesday. Two of the vehicles were minibuses plying the Dennery...

- 8 months ago

Five Held For Guns, Ammunition And Cash In Dennery

On Tuesday, February 5, 2024, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) conducted a joint operation within the Northern and Central Divisions. The operation involved Police Officers from the Northern and Central, Southern Division Tactical teams, Bi...

- 8 months ago

Police End ‘Caught In The Act’ Campaign

The Community Relations Branch (CRB) of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has successfully concluded its recent campaign, aptly named “Caught in the Act.” During the campaign, unsuspecting motorists were pleasantly surprised as they receiv...

- 8 months ago

T&T PM Slams Chastanet – ‘No Thanks Tropical Trump!’

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has slammed Saint Lucia opposition leader Allen Chastanet, rejecting his advice on crime. Chastanet spoke Monday at an anti-crime town hall meeting in Trinidad and Tobago organized by the opposition...

- 8 months ago

Outstanding Police Officers Presented Awards

The Association of the Caribbean Commissioners Police (ACCP) and the Algamated Security Services Limited (ASSL) held its yearly awards programme on Monday May 22, 2023 at the Hyatt Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago. The awards programme recognizes a tot...

- 8 months ago

NWU Announces New Pay Deal For Insurance Workers

The Management of Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Company and representatives of the National Workers Union (NWU) have struck a new industrial deal. Clerical and technical workers employed with the insurance company will receive a nine percent (9%) pa...

- 8 months ago

BELfund, SJC Team Up For Entrepreneur Showcase

BELfund, an agency under the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, and Empowerment, has successfully collaborated with the St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School (SJC) in preparation for the upcoming International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8, 20...

- 8 months ago

Three Men Injured in Vieux Fort Chopping Incident

Vieux Fort police are investigating a chopping incident at Grace, Vieux Fort, resulting in injuries to three men. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 9:30 pm on Sunday during an altercation among a group of males. The three men who s...

- 8 months ago

Charles Victor Murder Update: Ivanus Sylvester Charged

The Major Crimes Unit of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has continued investigations into the murder of eighteen-year-old (18) Charles Isiah Luke Victor, of Mon Repos, Micoud, leading to the arrest of a ninth suspect. On Saturday, March 2...

- 8 months ago

Pierre Hopes Norbert Can Prepare Citizen Security Plan

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre hopes the newest addition to his cabinet, Micoud North MP Jeremiah Norbert, can prepare a national citizen security plan. On Monday, Norbert took the oath as Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for...