- 4 months ago
The Saint Lucian duo of Rio Victor and Peter Emmanuel is set to represent the island at the 2024 FIVB Beach Volleyball Under-19 World Championships in Shangluo this week. Victor and Emmanuel competed in the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, and then th...
- 4 months ago
Saint Lucia is stepping up its efforts against the threat of mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared a global public health emergency. “In response to WHO’s urgent call for global action, Saint Lucia has proactiv...
- 4 months ago
Innocent Edwin, a visually impaired man known to many in Castries, is making a heartfelt plea to the public for assistance as he battles late-stage cancer. Edwin is a familiar figure outside Johnson’s Hardware Store on Micoud Street, often seen...
- 4 months ago
Parliamentary Representative for Laborie and Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) stalwart Alva Baptiste has firmly dismissed the whispers of his impending retirement. Baptiste made it clear that he has no plans to step away from politics anytime soon. Ru...
- 4 months ago
The St. Lucia Athletics Association is proud to announce that our island will be represented by talented young athlete Kadeem Larcher in the 100m event at the upcoming World Athletics U20 Championship in Lima, Peru. Kadeem Larcher, athlete from Speed...
- 4 months ago
When Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre appeared on a local radio talk show last week, he spoke out against discrimination based on age after hearing a senior citizen complain that his small business grant application was unsuccessful. “I have bee...
- 4 months ago
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crew repatriated 182 people to Haiti last week after an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands. According to a Coast Guard release, the repatriated individuals were aboard a disabled migrant...
- 4 months ago
The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has hailed its “Walk for Progress,” which drew large crowds from all 17 constituencies, as a success. In a sea of red, supporters took to the streets on Sunday to show their backing for the SLP governme...
- 4 months ago
Police have confirmed that an officer discharged his weapon Saturday night to disperse an agitated crowd during a fete in Gros Islet, after members of the crowd converged on other law enforcement enforcers. The police said they had separated a fight...
- 4 months ago
As an mpox outbreak spread beyond Africa to Europe and Asia, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced an action plan calling for $135 million over the next six months. The Global Mpox Strategic Prepare...
- 4 months ago
Barbados police have announced charges against a Saint Lucian national identified as Baggio Desir and two others in a multi-million dollar drug bust. According to the Barbados Police Service Facebook page, officers arrested the thirty-year-old Babonn...
- 4 months ago
Police are investigating a fire at a Bocage, Castries, residence which occurred on Friday when the occupant was away. When emergency personnel from the Castries and Babonneau Fire Stations arrived after learning of the incident at 5:58 pm, they found...
- 4 months ago
A father who appeared to be in his sixties and his son sustained body lacerations due to a chopping incident at Park Estate, Saltibus, on Friday. Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) emergency personnel rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call...
- 4 months ago
By Shanna Moore The University of the West Indies (UWI) has taken a giant step towards exporting Caribbean knowledge and expertise to the world through expertly designed university curricula. The university has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative, t...
- 4 months ago
Since making her West Indies Women’s debut in 2017, aged just 16 at the time, Qiana Joseph has played 11 50-overs matches in seven years, – two in 2017, four in 2021, two each in 2022 and 2023, and one in 2024. In the T20 format, however, she...
