Category : Caribbean and World News

- 4 months ago

Trio Arrested And Charged For Illegal Gun, Ammunition

On Sunday, May 5, 2024, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) recovered another firearm and ammunition in Richfond, Dennery. The Police Officers on duty at the Richfond Police Station were conducting traffic operations when they halted a motor v...

- 4 months ago

Chastanet Calls Out Pierre Over SJH Cost

Opposition leader Allen Chastanet has called out Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, regarding the estimated cost of completing St. Jude Hospital (SJH). A release from Chastanet’s office accused Pierre and his cabinet of a persistent pattern of pu...

- 4 months ago

Balata Woman Dies Hours Before Doctor’s Appointment

A Balata, Babonneau woman was found dead at her home on Tuesday morning, hours before she was due to see her Doctor. Family members said the deceased, Gertrude Demille, had been ailing for some time and had been making frequent trips to get medical a...

- 4 months ago

Bruceville Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting

On Friday, Police charged Bruceville, Vieux Fort resident Thomas James alias “Dimitri” with murder in the fatal shooting of Jeffrey Junior Mc Farlene. The thirty-two-year-old accused is in police custody, awaiting a bail hearing. Jeffery...

- 4 months ago

WASCO Implements Water Rationing In The South

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) has announced a water rationing initiative for the South of the Island as part of the utility’s scarcity management plan. In a Monday release, WASCO explained that the exercise will temporarily distri...

- 4 months ago

UN Experts Alarmed Over Sexual Violence In Haiti

UN independent human rights experts on Monday issued a stark warning about the ongoing severe violations of women and girls’ rights in Haiti, highlighting the near total impunity of armed gangs amid the ongoing crisis there. The experts detailed the...

- 4 months ago

Saint Lucian Entrepreneur Launches A New Sneaker Brand

The sneaker brand Yanno also known as Yanno Footwear is the brand of world-renowned and successful award-winning Saint Lucian entrepreneur, Yannick Theodore. The recently launched sneaker brand is one of Yannick’s latest initiatives, comprising of a...

- 4 months ago

Saint Lucia Participating In Exercise TradeWinds 2024

Saint Lucia is among over 30 countries taking part in Exercise TradeWinds 2024 which officially began on Saturday in Barbados. The Saint Lucia contingent comprises sixteen officers, including nine taking part in special operations training and four p...

- 4 months ago

Pierre Rubbishes Claims He Left Saint Lucia On An FBI Plane

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has called out the United Workers Party (UWP), over social media reports that he left Saint Lucia last week aboard a Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) plane. The alleged trip was purportedly in response to concerns...

- 4 months ago

Male Rushed To Hospital After Fiery Vehicle Crash

On Monday, Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) personnel rushed a male individual in stable condition to the hospital after a fiery crash at Goodlands, Castries. Emergency responders at the SLFS Headquarters in Castries learned of the incident at about 1...

- 4 months ago

Jamaican Identified As Faux A Chaud Homicide Victim

On Thursday, April 18, 2024, about 12:30 p.m., the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) began investigating the death of a male victim, who was discovered with apparent wounds to the head at Faux À Chaud, Castries. Consequently, this case was class...

- 4 months ago

Francis Renews Call For Justice In ‘Vieux Fort Five’ Deaths

Attorney at Law Mary Francis has renewed a call for justice in the ‘Vieux Fort Five’ killings on the 13th anniversary of the death of the five men. Police fatally shot John Baptiste Mc Farlane, Mitchel Cadette, Myron Dupal, Kevin Ferdinan...

- 4 months ago

Stolen Vehicle Recovered In Castries

The owner of a vehicle that vanished from Reduit on Thursday was relieved on Saturday upon learning that the police had recovered it. Officers found the 2000 Suzuki Escudo, PE864, parked at Lastic Hill, Castries. It was intact. The owner suggested th...

- 4 months ago

Fayne Charles Arrested For Attempted Murder

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) published a bulletin, seeking the public’s assistance in locating Fayne Charles of Barre Denis, Castries. On Thursday, May 2, 2024, acting on credible information, a team of...

- 4 months ago

New Fuel Price Adjustments For Saint Lucia

The Government of Saint Lucia maintains its commitment to subsidizing the cost of LPG 20-lb and 22-lb cooking gas cylinders. Meanwhile, in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass...