Category : Caribbean and World News

- 1 month ago

Body Found In Vehicle At Vigie

Police responding Tuesday morning to a report of a foul odour emanating from a vehicle parked near the George F.L Charles airport fence at Vigie, found the lifeless body of a male inside and suspect foul play. The vehicle’s registration number...

- 1 month ago

Man Shot Dead In Dennery

A man succumbed to multiple gunshot injuries in Dennery on Monday night, taking the year’s homicide toll to 27. The incident occurred at Aux Leon. According to initial reports, the deceased, identified as thirty-seven-year-old Asher Nelson,  su...

- 1 month ago

WATCH: More Tax Relief For Residential Property Owners

The Government of Saint Lucia is providing more tax relief to residential property owners. We hear more in this report: SOURCE: Office of the Prime Minister The article WATCH: More Tax Relief For Residential Property Owners is from St. Lucia Tim...

- 1 month ago

Firefighters Spend Hours Controlling Vieux Fort Bush Fire

Firefighters spent several hours monitoring and controlling a bushfire in Vieux Fort on Saturday. Vieux Fort Fire Station received the bush fire report at 4:05 pm and responded. However, Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) spokeswoman Stacy Joseph disclo...

- 1 month ago

‘Go Fast’ Was ‘Innocent Victim Of Senseless Gang War’

Relatives of fatal shooting victim Ricardo Wilson alias ‘Go Fast’ believe the twenty-four-year-old was an innocent victim of what one family member described as Vieux Fort’s senseless gang warfare. Wilson, a Bruceville resident, was...

- 1 month ago

Pierre To Attend Brussels Meeting On International Migration

The Hon. Philip J Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, is scheduled to travel to Brussels, Belgium from the evening of April 7th to the evening of April 12th, 2024. The purpose of this trip is to engage in discussions with the European Commission a...

- 1 month ago

Police Probe Babonneau, Vieux Fort Homicides

Saint Lucia police are investigating two homicides that occurred at Babonneau and Vieux Fort. In Babonneau, at about 10:20 pm on Sunday, a resident reported the discovery of a body at Paix Bouche with severe lacerations to the face and body. The dece...

- 1 month ago

RSLPF Conducts Unity Exercise 2024 Sensitisation

As Saint Lucia prepared to host the Regional Security System (RSS) Unity Exercise 2024, dubbed UNEX ’24; the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) conducted a citizen sensitisation exercise. The RSLPF’s Public Relations Team visited Beau...

- 1 month ago

Fleeing Haitians Being Forcibly Repatriated

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations has expressed concern over the forcible repatriation of Haitians fleeing the security and humanitarian crisis in their country. Despite the worsening security situation, IOM sai...

- 1 month ago

Regional Opposition Leaders Discuss Forum In Saint Lucia

Seven regional opposition leaders met in Saint Lucia on Saturday to establish a ‘Leader of the Opposition Political Parties Forum’. A release on the meeting said Allen Chastanet of Saint Lucia, Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada, Dr. Godwin Fr...

- 1 month ago

UNEX ’24 Participants Urged To Strive For Excellence

On Friday, April 5, 2024, the inaugural ceremony for Unity Exercise 24 took place at the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School Auditorium. The event was graced by the presence of Commissioner of Police Crusita Descartes-Pelius, Lieutenant Colonel...

- 1 month ago

Saint Lucia Readies For A Bumper Carnival Season

Primary stakeholders are excited about prospects for Saint Lucia carnival growing bigger and better. On Thursday, representatives from the key agencies, band leaders, artistes, service providers, and other mas enthusiasts gathered at Sandals Grande f...

- 1 month ago

Major Rehabilitation For George Odlum National Stadium

The George Odlum National Stadium (GONS) in Vieux-Fort is earmarked for a transformational rehabilitation process under the Philip J. Pierre-led Administration. For too long, our athletes have been disadvantaged and deprived of the full use of the GO...

- 1 month ago

Julien Alfred Hailed As A Legend, Hopes To Inspire Youth

On Friday, Saint Lucia’s sprint sensation Julien Alfred triumphantly returned home to a grand welcome where she was hailed as a legend. Alfred’s arrival at the Hewanorra International Airport was her first trip home after winning the worl...