Category : Caribbean and World News

Cocaine Valued At $34.8 Million Seized In The Caribbean Sea

The United States Coast Guard has reported seizing cocaine with an estimated street value of $34.8 Million in the Central Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, with the assistance of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and the USS Farragut, seiz...

Bird Flu Fears Prompt Feather Importation Advisory

The Veterinary and Livestock Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, is steadfast in its commitment not only to foster the growth of the livestock sector but also to safeguard animal health on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...