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The Ministry of Health has called for an end to the stigma associated with leprosy as Saint Lucia records new cases of the disease. In 2023, the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs registered 11 new cases. And at the start of 2024, Sain...
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A member of the general public is recovering under medical supervision following an incident that occurred on Friday, January 26, 2024 in the Marchand community. The St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) received a call at approximately 7:...
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Two opposition United Workers Party (UWP) officials have criticised the government over sugar shortages since the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) took office after the general elections on July 26, 2021. UWP Mobilisation Officer Nancy Charles noted th...
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by Neval Auguste The Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy, and Member of Parliament for Anse La Raye/Canaries, Hon Wayne Girard, recently highlighted the government’s commitment to prioritizing infrast...
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Launched in September 2023, the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) is a new Government of Canada local development grant mechanism for Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Following an open call for proposals, the S...
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On January 23, 2024, Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre was joined by Félix Fernández-Shaw, Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for In...
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Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) emergency personnel rushed two tourists to a medical facility after their vehicle collided with another at Canelles, Micoud. The tourists, a man and a woman in their fifties, were in a green Chevrolet Spark when it col...
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Amid continuing gun violence in Saint Lucia, which has recorded seven homicides so far for the year, Police Commissioner Crusita Descartes-Pelius issued a statement Friday imploring the public to ‘stand up and report’ crime. “The on...
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A fifteen-year-old boy was reported in critical condition after a shooting incident at the Pierrot Gap in Vieux Fort Thursday night. However, a medical facility has since discharged the boy’s seventeen-year-old brother. Both siblings sustained...
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St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) has begun a probe into an ‘electrical incident’ at Marchand on Friday. A man in his twenties sustained injuries. In responding to the incident, LUCELEC announced service interruptions affec...
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WASCO wishes to inform the public that due to a power outage at John Compton Dam and Vanard; the raw water conveyance to the Theobalds Treatment Plant has been interrupted. Hence, the water supply to all customers fed by Theobalds Treatment Plant wil...
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A teenager was among two males who sustained gunshot injuries at the Pierrot junction, Vieux Fort, on Thursday, reports say. The reports indicate that the other victim appeared to be in his fifties. One of the victims was shot in the arm, while the o...
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Residents of Vigier in Vieux Fort North are upset over individuals illegally dumping garbage in their community. One resident observed that the community provides important access between the Vieux Fort Highway and other areas. Al Prince, spokesman f...
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Economist Richard Peterkin has recalled telling Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre to scrap the country’s 2.5 percent Health & Citizen Security Levy. “I told the Prime Minister, ‘You know what, just dump it. Get rid of it. Phase it...
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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has paid tribute to former Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) Chairman Tom Walcott, whom he described as a true and faithful soldier. “Tom Walcott was my friend, advisor, critic, consoler, and epitomised Labour. The...
