Category : Caribbean and World News

Calderon Wins Regional Table Tennis Title

Saint Lucia’s leading table tennis player, 19-year-old De Andre Calderon, had a successful trip to St Vincent & the Grenadines at the weekend, picking up a gold medal and a bronze in the My Smart Toilet Seat Table Tennis Series. The island’s reig...

New Health Data Collection & Management App Launched

The ‘i-screen’ app—a digital tool designed to facilitate health screenings—was officially launched in Saint Lucia on Monday. The app’s deployment is part of the Capacity Building Project for the Prevention and Control of Metabolic Chronic Diseases, w...

“Enough of the Theatrics!” UWP Stages Castries Protest

The Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is protesting again; this time, they are calling for the reopening of the Castries Health Center. The facility has been closed since December 19, 2023. The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs ha...

Saint Lucia Among Beneficiaries Of ECGC Reduced Flour Prices

On October 24, the Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies (ECGC) announced a 5 to 10 percent reduction in the price of its flour products across the OECS and Barbados. According to ECGC, both its bulk flour and retail-packaged flour sold in supermarket...

Alfred Second In Global Vote

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred finished second in the social media fan voting for the World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year. Voting closed on Monday, with fans able to vote via X, Instagram, and Facebook. The top two nominees from multiple streams...

Rayneau Gajadhar’s Workforce & Mokesh Arrive In Port Castries

After nearly 15 years of planning and anticipation, Saint Lucian entrepreneur Rayneau Gajadhar saw his vision come to life on October 28, 2024, at precisely 9:30 a.m. As the massive, bright orange tug vessel, aptly named Workforce, sailed into Port C...

D’Andre Louis Wins Saint Lucia’s SDG Jingle Competition

Saint Lucians are being urged to “Do It!”, to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), thanks to a catchy new SDG jingle set to be broadcast on radio shortly. Eleven-year-old D’Andre Louis is the creative talent behind the jin...

Calls For Slavery Reparations Intensity In Saint Lucia

Calls for slavery reparations have intensified in Saint Lucia as leaders of 56 Commonwealth nations ended a week-long summit in Samoa on Saturday. The leaders urged Britain to have discussions on reparations for its role in the slave trade. The meeti...

ECCB Governor Urges IMF To Help Boost Caribbean Growth

Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N. J. Antoine, has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to work collaboratively with the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the wider Caribbean to boost economic growt...

Concerns Over Marginalisation Ahead Of Saint Lucia AI Summit

On the eve of the AI Global South Summit, set to begin Tuesday in Saint Lucia, concerns are surfacing regarding the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to exacerbate marginalisation, particularly in underrepresented communities. President of t...

West Indies Defeat Sri Lanka In Final ODI

The West Indies men’s cricket team returns to the Caribbean with a one-day international (ODI) victory against a formidable Sri Lankan team, achieved on October 26. Though they did not ultimately secure the three-match ODI series, their eight-wicket...

Vieux Fort Comprehensive Showcases The Power Of Kweyol

The theme for this year’s Creole Heritage Month is “Kweyol Se’Fos Nou,” (Creole is our strength) and one school went full force in highlighting the power of the Kweyol language and it various cultural facets. The Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary Sc...

Mixed Reviews For Jounen Kweyol

Saint Lucians are coming out of a hectic Kwéyòl weekend and the reviews are as mixed as the various influences on our Kwéyòl heritage. Jounen Kwéyòl Entenasyonal or International Creole day is observed officially on October 28 in the French Creole sp...

SLNT Addresses VAT Exemption Concerns

The Saint Lucia National Trust (The Trust) wishes to address concerns recently raised in Parliament during discussions about VAT exemption for our organization. The Trust, established on September 26, 1975, by Act of Parliament, is a statutory body d...

Suspect Arrested After BOSL ATMs Vandalised

Police have confirmed the arrest of a male suspect after the vandalism of several Bank of Saint Lucia (BOSL) ATMs. According to the police, the suspect has a history of mental illness. The vandalism occurred between midday and 3 PM on Sunday at the...