Category : Caribbean and World News

Dennery Man Reported Missing

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a La Ressource, Dennery man who has gone missing. A missing person notice on the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) Facebook page identified him as 67-year-old John Charles, alias Jahso...

Chastanet Discloses Plans For Regional Opposition Group

On Monday night, Saint Lucia’s opposition leader Allen Chastanet disclosed plans to form a group comprising Caribbean opposition leaders. Chastanet spoke at an anti-crime town hall meeting in Trinidad and Tobago. The Twin Island Republic’...

WASCO Successfully Completes Pipeline Repairs

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) has completed repairs to its raw water pipeline between the John Compton Dam and the Theobalds treatment plant in Ciceron, Castries. The repairs commenced on March 1, triggering a Northern system shutdown....

Jeremiah Norbert Sworn In As New Minister

On Monday, Micoud North MP Jeremiah Norbert took the oath of office as Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Crime Prevention and Persons With Disabilities. Norbert will work closely with Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre...

17-Year-Old Charged With Castries Teenager’s Murder

On Saturday, February 24, 2024 about the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Castries initiated investigations into a fatal stabbing at Ciceron, Castries. This incident resulted in the death of seventeen-year-old (17) Mckay Jessie Jaidy Flemius,...

Chastanet To Address Anti-Crime Meeting In T&T

Saint Lucia’s opposition leader, Allen Chastanet, will address an anti-crime town hall meeting in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday evening. Chastanet’s Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has organised the event. Writing...

Pitons To Be Classified As Environmental Protection Area

The Ministry of Physical Development is seeking to officially designate the Piton Management Area, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, as an Environmental Protection Area. An Environmental Protection Area is an area consisting of feature...

New Study Shows One In Eight People Living With Obesity

New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990, and has quadrupled among children and adolescents (5 to 19 ye...

8.3 Tonnes Of Cocaine Seized In The Caribbean Sea

French naval vessels Le Germinal and La Combatante have seized 8.3 tonnes of cocaine during patrols in the Caribbean Sea. One of the three seizures occurred on the high seas off Martinique. The surveillance frigate Le Germinal seized over 6 tonnes of...

Caribbean Nationals In Distress At Sea Rescued

The United States Coast Guard rescued twelve male Caribbean nationals from a capsized vessel last week. The Coast Guard said the rescue occurred Monday after its Cutter Joseph Doyle’s crew interdicted an unlawful, irregular maritime migration v...

Saint Lucia, Guyana And Suriname To Cooperate On Prison Matters

Saint Lucia, Guyana, and Suriname have agreed to cooperate on matters regarding the management of their prisons. Senior prison officers from the three countries are attending the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) Annual Senior Officers’ Conference. A...

Vandalism Disrupts Water Supply To Babonneau Residents

Several Babonneau residents had their water supply disrupted due to acts of vandalism. The residents, several of whom live in Garrand, found that some malicious individual or individuals had severed their pipelines. Upon receiving the report, the W...

Julien Alfred Strikes Historic Gold In 60m Dash

Julien Alfred gained Saint Lucia’s first-ever global Gold Medal, winning the 60m Dash at the World Indoor Athletics Championships. Alfred clocked a time of 6.98 on Saturday. The 22-year-old churned through the middle of Poland’s Ewa Swobo...

Vehicle Crashes Into Pole At Marisule

On Saturday, a Toyota Vitz crashed into a pole after colliding with a Range Rover at Marisule. The vehicles were traveling in opposite directions. Emergency personnel from the Gros Islet Fire Station responded with a fire truck and an ambulance after...

Police Renew Road Safety Appeal After Fatal Crash In Micoud

On Friday, March 1, 2024, about 1:50 p.m., Police Officers attached to the Micoud Police Station responded to a report of a fatal vehicular collision which occurred along the Micoud Highway. Emergency services, including paramedics from the Saint Luc...