Category : Caribbean and World News

- 9 months ago

Saint Lucia Welcomes United States Medical Mission

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, is coordinating a Vascular Surgical Mission by the United States Military Medical Mission – Lesser Antilles Medical Team (LAMAT). This...

- 9 months ago

Pierre Attending CARICOM Summit In Guyana

Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre leads a delegation to include The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Alva Baptiste and Ambassador to CARICOM and the OECS, Her Excellency Elma Gene Isaac to attend the Forty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference...

- 9 months ago

Teenager Stabbed To Death, Man Shot Dead In Latest Violence

A 15-year-old male succumbed to stab wounds during a physical altercation at Ciceron, Castries, on Saturday. Police have identified the deceased as Jesse Clement. The Ciceron resident succumbed at about 9.00 pm at a medical facility, and a juvenile s...

- 9 months ago

Guyana Seeking Foreign Labour Amid Its ‘Monumental Growth’

Guyana is looking to recruit foreign labour as the country experiences what President Dr. Irfaan Ali described as ‘monumental growth’. Ali told the Saint Lucia business community that his country’s economy grew by nearly 40 percent...

- 9 months ago

Prime Minister Pierre’s Independence Message Inspires Unity

On February 22, 2024, Saint Lucians at home and in the diaspora received Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre’s address to the nation during the official Independence Rally celebrations to mark our country’s 45th Independence anniversary. His address...

- 9 months ago

Grenada Prison Escapees Hijack Yacht – Sailors Feared Dead

Two sailors believed to be Americans are feared dead after Grenada prison escapees reportedly hijacked a yacht. A Royal Grenada Police Force release said the three men were in the holding cell at the South St George Police Station and escaped lawful...

- 9 months ago

Child Saved As Fire Destroys Vieux Fort Properties

A public-spirited citizen rushed to the aid of a child with a disability after a fire broke out in a plywood house behind a building housing a restaurant and a barber shop on Clarke Street, Vieux Fort. According to reports, the child was alone at hom...

- 9 months ago

‘No New Taxes’ Coming In Saint Lucia Budget

Although the government is still finalising the national budget, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Wayne Girard, has disclosed there would be no new taxes. “This year there will be no new taxes,” Girard told reporters at a press briefi...

- 9 months ago

Rayneau Wants To Sell Agricultural Produce To Sandals

Saint Lucia businessman Rayneau Gajadhar is discussing selling agricultural produce to the Sandals resort, which is due to open in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on March 27. Gajadhar has launched the agricultural exports company Rayneau Industries...

- 9 months ago

SLHTA President Says Division Not An Option For Success

The President of the Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association (SLHTA) issued a call to unity as the Island celebrated its 45th independence anniversary. In an Independence Day message, Paul Collymore noted that Saint Lucia was at a critical ju...

- 9 months ago

Pierre Commits To National Unity In Independence Message

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre underscored his administration’s commitment to national unity in an address to mark Saint Lucia’s 45th Independence Anniversary. He spoke during an Independence Day rally at the Soufriere mini-stadium on Th...

- 9 months ago

Family Member Suspects Revenge In Dennery Killing

A family member suspects revenge was the motive in the fatal shooting of a Richmond, Dennery man in his forties. “My Niece call me and say they shot Ratta,” a family member told reporters regarding the death of the victim, whom police ide...

- 9 months ago

Police Launch Probe Into Dennery Homicide

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, about 9:40 p.m., the Richfond Police Station responded to a report of a fatal shooting, at Richfond, Dennery. Baune Dumar, a forty-seven-year-old (47) resident of Grande Ravine, Dennery sustained multiple apparent guns...

- 9 months ago

Police Appeal For Information After Vieux Fort Double Homicide

On Thursday, February 22, 2024 about 7:50 p.m., the Criminal Investigations Department in Vieux-Fort, responded to a shooting, which occurred between Roots Alley and George Shine Drive, Vieux-Fort. Following the incident, six (6) men were assessed, h...

- 9 months ago

‘One Shot’, Two Others Killed In Gun Violence

Three people died following a flare-up of gun violence as Saint Lucia celebrated its 45th anniversary of Independence. Two men were shot dead at West Hall in Vieux Fort, while another male was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Richfond, Denne...