Category : Caribbean and World News

Police Identify Suspected Drowning Victim

On Sunday, December 10, 2023, about 2:30 p.m., Officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department launched an investigation into the suspected drowning of a male individual at Vigie Beach. The victim has been identified as Elisha Jackson, a...

Chastanet Criticises Pierre’s Attempts To ‘Appease’ Venezuela In Guyana Border Controversy

Saint Lucia’s opposition leader, Allen Chastanet, has called out Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and some other unnamed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, accusing them of attempting to appease Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in...

UWP Hails Guy Joseph’s CCJ Victory, Calls Out ‘Politically Motivated’ Media Members

On Friday, 08 December 2023 Mr. Guy Joseph won another victory in the Law Courts when the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the appeal brought by MBC in respect of a defamation suit filed by Mr. Joseph against MBC. Mr. Joseph had filed the s...

Ministry Of Equity Honours Castries Centenarian

The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment recently joined family members and friends in joyously celebrating the remarkable milestone of Virgilius Margaret Eugene, who turned 100 on December 9, 2023. Born in Delcer, Choiseul, on that aus...

Young Man Ambushed, Shot In Castries

A twenty-two-year-old male sustained a single gunshot wound to the thigh area Sunday at about 11:45 pm during an ambush in Castries. The incident occurred at Active Hill. According to reports, a lone shooter in a hoodie emerged from some bushes as th...

Pierre Urges Peaceful Settlement Of Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy

Citing Saint Lucia’s close friendship with Guyana and Venezuela, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre Monday described the border controversy between the two neighbours as a quarrel between Saint Lucia’s friends while urging a peaceful settlem...

Saint Lucia Banana Production Increase, But Black Sigatoka Threatens

Saint Lucia has recorded increased banana production since Tropical Storm Bret destroyed seventy-five percent of the Island’s banana and plantain crops on June 22. But Black Sigatoka disease poses a threat. Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere...

Martinique Fisherman Goes Missing In The Saint Lucia Channel

A search and rescue operation has been underway since Sunday afternoon after a Martinique fisherman fell into the waters of the Saint Lucia Channel. The Channel is a strait separating Martinique to the north and Saint Lucia to the south. The circumst...

Vieux Fort Resident Reported Missing

A thirty-three-year-old Bruceville, Vieux Fort resident has been reported missing, and police have appealed for help finding him. The police identified him as Richardson Hunt, alias ‘Goo-Goo’ or ‘Buddy’. People last saw Hunt a...