Category : Caribbean and World News

- 5 months ago

Grandfather Believes Gros Islet Teenager Was Murdered

The relatives of a Gros Islet teenager who died last month have declared that there are too many unanswered questions regarding her passing. Delena Durga lived at Beausejour, Gros Islet. The young woman’s grandfather believes the teenager was a...

- 5 months ago

Malnutrition Crisis Looms In Haiti Amid Rampant Violence

An alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti is heightening the risk of a malnutrition crisis in the country, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday. Findings from the recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) ana...

- 5 months ago

WINERA Explains Banana Carton Unavailability

The Windward Islands (WINERA) Packaging Company Limited, as part of our Strategic Plan and our commitment to continuous improvement undertook a major (multi-million dollar) investment in upgrading our Corrugator. This upgrade is expected to generate...

- 5 months ago

Box Shortage Hits Banana Industry

Agriculture Minister Henry Prospere is lamenting what he calls an impending crisis in the banana industry, pertaining to a shortage of boxes. He said the authorities plan to address this matter. Prospere disclosed that the problem has occurred when t...

- 5 months ago

Norbert Says Holistic Crime Strategy Will Have Opposition Input

The newly installed Minister for Crime Prevention, Jeremiah Norbert, has declared the Government’s intention to adopt a holistic approach to fighting crime. Norbert said the strategy would include opposition input. He noted that the Government...

- 5 months ago

Standing Finance Committee Approves 2024-2025 Estimates

The Standing Finance Committee of the House, comprising all members of the House of Assembly, has made significant progress in the nation’s fiscal planning process today. Under the guidance of the Chairman and Speaker of the House of Assembly H...

- 5 months ago

UN Hails Transatlantic Slave Trade Victims

Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, one of most devastating chapters...

- 5 months ago

Minister Urges Health Consciousness After Heart Attack

Describing her heart attack last month as a rude awakening, Home Affairs Minister Dr. Virginia Allbert-Poyotte has urged people to pay closer attention to their health. “This is one message I want to share with everybody,” the Babonneau M...

- 5 months ago

NCOPT Commits To Upgrading Public Transport

The National Council on Public Transportation (NCOPT) has underscored its commitment to improving public transportation in Saint Lucia. Bus drivers recently discussed and provided feedback on a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) report regarding the im...

- 5 months ago

Pierre Welcomes Court Decision To Clear Stanley Felix

Prime Minister Philip Pierre has welcomed the court’s dismissal of Attorney at Law Stanley Felix’s charge of perverting justice and expressed his hope that Felix will continue his legal practice. Reiterating his belief in the separation o...

- 5 months ago

Pierre To Lay 2024-25 Estimates Of Revenue & Expenditure

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Hon. Philip J. Pierre, will lay the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for fiscal year 2024-2025 in the Parliament on March 26, 2024. His presentation to the House will include a detailed review of the govern...

- 5 months ago

Pierre On Crime: ‘I’ve Told The Police What I Know!’

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, who told the parliament last week that he knows what’s happening behind the scenes regarding crime, disclosed to reporters on Monday that he had passed information to the police. “All that pretense about c...

- 5 months ago

Soufriere Man Charged With Ferad Vitalis Murder

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, about 9:57 a.m., Police Officers attached to the Soufriere Police Station responded to a stabbing at New Development, Soufriere. One male victim who suffered an injury due to a stabbing was conveyed to the Soufriere Hospit...

- 5 months ago

Police Seize Homemade Shotgun, Ammunition

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, officers of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) conducted a joint police operation in communities within the Central and Northern Divisions namely, Assou Canal, Gros -Islet and Sarrot, Castries. During this recent...

- 5 months ago

Saint Lucia Represented At MSME International Event

The Minister for Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, Hon. Emma Hippolyte, led a delegation of public and private sector representatives from Saint Lucia at the eighth Inter-American Dialogue of High-Leve...