Category : Caribbean and World News

COVID-19: JN.1 Becomes ‘Variant Of Interest’

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of JN.1, a COVID-19 variant of interest, adding that current vaccines continue to offer protection against severe disease and death from this and other va...

Arrest Warrants Issued For Two Wilton’s Yard Men

Saint Lucia police have issued arrest warrants for two Wilton’s Yard, Castries men, Abyssin John and Jahvis Alfred. In the case of Abyssin John, police issued a Warrant of Arrest in the First Instance for firearm possession and handling stolen...

Quaker Oats Recalls Some Granola Bars, Cereals Due To Potential Health Risk

The Quaker Oats Company has voluntarily recalled specific granola bars and granola-based cereals.Some of the products are available locally and there are concerns that others in the recall might arrive in barrels people overseas send to Saint Lucians...

Fire Service, SALCC Sign Professional Development MOU

On Tuesday December 19, 2023, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) and the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a collaborative framework aimed at advancing professional development tr...

UN General Assembly President Expresses Hope For Haiti

“Haiti is not hopeless”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday during a meeting addressing the multiple crises besetting the Caribbean nation, alongside the presidents of the UN Security Council and Economic and Social Counc...

SLSWMA Announces Holiday Waste Collection Arrangements

The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority (SLSWMA) wishes to inform the public that there will be no waste collection on Monday, 25 December 2023 (Christmas Day) and Monday, 1 January 2024 (New Year’s Day). Households who usually receive...

Saint Lucia Road Rehabilitation, Maintenance Efforts To Intensify

The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transport recognizes and understands the prevailing challenges related to the deteriorating conditions of our nation’s road infrastructure, and empathizes with road users and the public at large. The...

Frustrated Resident Challenges Pierre, King To Guyabois Road Drive

A resident, frustrated over the state of the Guyabois Road, has challenged Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and Infrastructure Minister Stephenson King to take a drive. However, the resident wants Pierre and King to use their private vehicles. “...

Saint Lucia Police Mourn Tragic Death Of ‘Exceptional’ Officer

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force RSLPF is mourning the death of Constable Shem Severin in a vehicle crash on the Bexon Highway on Wednesday. Commissioner of Police Crusita Descartes-Pelius issued the following statement on the passing of the 31-yea...

Castries, Point Fortin In T&T To Strengthen Cultural, Economic Ties

Cooperation to develop cultural and economic ties between Castries and Point Fortin in Trinidad and Tobago was the aim of a recent twinning arrangement between these two Cities. In a symbolic gesture to mark Saint Lucia’s National Day celebrati...

WASCO Doing Its ‘Utmost’ To Restore Water After Emergency Repairs

Saint Lucia’s Water and Sewerage Company Inc.(WASCO) has announced it is doing its utmost to restore water to customers after recent emergency repairs to large leaks on the raw water line supplying the Theobalds treatment plant. Senior Supervis...

Absent Employees Force Temporary LUCELEC Office Closure

St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) wishes to advise customers and the general public of the temporary closure of its Rodney Bay Office until further notice. Additionally, customers may experience service delays with the online processin...

Saint Lucia Police Seize Illegal Guns With The Help Of A Sniffer Dog

A joint operation involving the police and the Customs and Excise Department resulted in the seizure of illegal handguns on Friday with the help of a sniffer dog. According to reports, the dog, received from French law enforcement authorities, sniffe...

RSLPF Mourns Death Of Police Officer In Car Crash

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force RSLPF is mourning the death of a police officer on Wednesday after a vehicle crashed on the Bexon Highway. The RSLPF identified the deceased as Shem Severin. Reports indicate that the vehicle ran off the road and hi...

Festive Season Break Announced For Millennium Highway Works

C.O. Williams Construction Ltd wishes to inform the general public that works on the Millennium Highway to Cul de Sac Roundabout project will break for the Christmas and New Year’s Season between December 15, 2023 and January 3, 2024. The disturbed r...