- 4 months ago
The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) effected an emergency shutdown of the northern section of the network on Monday 18th December, 2023. Suspension of the water supply was necessary to facilitate the repair of damages on the raw water line fr...
- 4 months ago
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre committed his administration to using all available resources to combat gun violence in a New Year’s address to the nation. He recalled that in 2023, Saint Lucia witnessed an alarming increase in gun-related homi...
- 4 months ago
The UN health agency WHO confirmed on Friday that coronavirus numbers are spiking globally and that we “should expect more cases” in the coming winter months in the northern hemisphere. Latest data from the World Health Organization covering the four...
- 4 months ago
As students prepare to return to classes for the new school term, the Ministry of Health has urged parents to protect their children from the spread of infectious diseases. Saint Lucia has reported a spike in gastroenteritis cases, with more people...
- 4 months ago
Friday’s Seventh Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Lead Heads of Government on Haiti ended with a call for an urgent political resolution to the country’s crisis. “Heads called on all stakeholders in Haiti to exert every...
- 4 months ago
Special Operations Response Team (SORT) officers at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) opened fire at two men in camouflage clothing near the prison on Saturday. The men, said to have been armed, escaped arrest. However, BCF officials believe...
- 4 months ago
Hours after a man identified as Omar Francis, alias ‘Kodak’, was shot dead in Bexon on Saturday at about 9:45 pm, police are investigating another shooting incident in Vieux Fort. On Sunday at about 6:40 am, officers attached to the Vieux...
- 4 months ago
Saint Lucia recorded its first homicide for 2024 on Saturday night when a man sustained multiple gunshot wounds in Bexon. According to reports, the incident occurred after 9:00 pm. It is alleged that three shooters kicked down the door and opened fir...
- 4 months ago
Choiseul chopping victim Agatha Frank says she has forgiven the man who brutally chopped her and was later shot dead by the police. Frank’s daughter, Isha Frank Terrance, has also expressed forgiveness for Sylvester Modeste, her stepfather, who...
- 4 months ago
The relatives of a Saint Lucian man who went missing at sea over two weeks ago and is believed to have drowned say the failure to find the body has brought no closure to the case for them. On December 18, 2023, the crew of the inter-Island ferry Expr...
- 4 months ago
A motorcyclist sustained multiple injuries after a head-on collision with a car at Paix Bouche, Babonneau, on Friday. Emergency responders from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) rushed to the scene after learning of the incident at about 6:02 pm. W...
- 4 months ago
National Conservation Authority (NCA) General Manager James Perineau has expressed concern over suspected vandalism at Vigie Beach on Friday, where an almond tree was on fire. Locals, visitors, and the Saint Lucia Fire Service put out the blaze. The...
- 4 months ago
The St. Lucia Water & Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) has announced plans to mitigate the water woes its customers have been experiencing. Senior Supervisor – Water Services Timothy James revealed that the company is working on a Caribbean De...
- 4 months ago
In a concerted effort to address youth-related crime, the Community Development Unit within the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment late last year initiated the first phase of its Mentorship Programme, under the Crime and Violence Inte...
- 4 months ago
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has said that the Saint Lucia government is due to spend $8.10 million on liquified petroleum gas (LPG) between April 1 and December 2023. According to the OPM, in 2023, the government of Saint Lucia, led by Pri...
