- 4 months ago
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has noted the value of collective regional action in an end-of-year address. In 2023, CARICOM observed the 50th Anniversary of signing the original Treaty of Chaguaramas with various e...
- 4 months ago
The day dawned grey and overcast. Having already once postponed the intercoastal cleanup, the volunteers from the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) were determined that rain or shine, the activity would take place that Saturday in Nove...
- 4 months ago
The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) has expressed concern over several fires within the past week, leaving twelve people homeless. During the same period, the SLFS responded to 186 ambulance calls. Between Saturday and Tuesday, fires broke out in str...
- 4 months ago
More than 300 Saint Lucian households each received a one-time $1500 payment as part of the post-COVID Income Support Programme. Since disbursements began on December 23, 2023, more than $450,000 has been paid out to more than 300 households. Each r...
- 4 months ago
Saint Lucia proudly welcomed its newest centenarian, Mrs. Ferlina Jn Baptiste, affectionately known as Ma Jimmy or YaYa of Beausejour, Gros Islet. Born on December 23, 1923, Ma Jimmy is a living testament to a century of resilience, love, and devotio...
- 4 months ago
The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and avoidable suffering, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency...
- 4 months ago
On Tuesday, firefighters battled a fire in an unoccupied building at Pavee, Castries, for over an hour before extinguishing it. The incident occurred at around 8:15 pm. The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) responded with a fire truck and an ambulance...
- 4 months ago
Police Commissioner Crusita Descartes-Pelius has cautioned citizens against life-threatening excesses during festive season celebrations. Descartes-Pelius implored her compatriots to enjoy themselves responsibly. “In your merriment, may there b...
- 4 months ago
Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez accused the United Kingdom (UK) of provocation after reports that London would send a warship to Guyana. Guyana and Venezuela have a long-standing border controversy. Caracas claims over two-t...
- 4 months ago
Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali declared in a Christmas message to his compatriots that his country remains ‘wedded to the ideal of peace’. “Guyana remains wedded to the ideal of peace, peace within our nation and peace with all our...
- 4 months ago
Saint Lucia animal shelters are overwhelmed by the number of abandoned dogs and puppies people ask them to rescue. One of the shelters received thirteen abandoned puppies on Saturday. But on Tuesday morning, Castries resident Marcus Day, who picked u...
- 4 months ago
Castries South East MP Joachim Henry has urged self-restraint amid the festive season celebration. “Be temperate in your celebration. Don’t overdo it,” Henry told his constituents in a Christmas message. He noted that January was ap...
- 4 months ago
For the second time in less than a week, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is in mourning over the death of an officer. This time, the force is mourning the loss of Police Constable 461 Flavien, who was attached to the Traffic Department. Ac...
- 4 months ago
The United States Coast Guard recently repatriated twenty illegal Caribbean migrants after interdicting an overloaded makeshift vessel.A Coast Guard release disclosed that the interdiction occurred in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico’s western coa...
- 4 months ago
In a Christmas message, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Governor Timothy Antoine reiterated the strength of the EC dollar and noted falling inflation. “Inflation is now falling, albeit not fast enough,” Antoine declared. But the...
