- 5 months ago
This year’s anticipated busy carnival season in Saint Lucia fell below expectations for vendors, who said adverse weather conditions and changing consumer habits affected their sales. Despite the optimistic forecasts for a vibrant carnival seas...
- 5 months ago
Emergency personnel from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) rushed a female pedestrian to the OKEU Hospital after a vehicle struck her at Union on Tuesday. According to reports, the woman was in stable condition. At about 8:47 p.m., an ambulance and...
- 5 months ago
By Terry Finisterre Avenir FC is strengthening ahead of the 2024 Liga de Fútbol Femenina de Martinique, the women’s football league in the French overseas department. They are doing so by recruiting from their English-speaking neighbours, Saint...
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By Keira St. Rose Artist Perry Baptiste has revealed his inspiration behind the “BumBum Wall” art for Saint Lucia Carnival 2024. Baptiste, known for infusing his creations with thematic depth, explained that the 2024 edition’s theme...
- 5 months ago
On Tuesday afternoon Saint Lucia police reported no major incidents as Carnival entered its last lap. The report came as Police Commissioner Crusita Descartes-Pelius echoed calls for responsible behaviour during the event. “Let each play our pa...
- 5 months ago
Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N. J. Antoine, will present the Report on Monetary, Credit and Financial Conditions in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), when the 108th Meeting of the ECCB Monetary Council con...
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali has declared that Guyana is confident it will be able to supply the region’s sugar needs within another two years. Ali spoke at the just-ended July 10-12 Caribbean Investment Forum in Georgetown, Guyana. “Guyana i...
- 5 months ago
As a longstanding measure of support to homegrown Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and the consuming public by extension, government subsidies are generously applied to imported container-loads of flour, rice and sugar, and sold at...
- 5 months ago
A new report has raised concern over global child immunisation that stalled in 2023. According to data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, 2.7 million additional children were un- and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic...
- 5 months ago
Fifty soldiers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Engineering Corps arrived on Grenada’s sister Island of Carriacou on Sunday. They will assist with critical rebuilding efforts there and on Petite Martinique after Hurricane Beryl’s devas...
- 5 months ago
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and opposition leader Allen Chastanet have wished for a safe, enjoyable Carnival on their Facebook pages. “Wishing everyone a safe yet enjoyable Saint Lucia Carnival,” Chastanet wrote. A file photo of the f...
- 5 months ago
A close relative of Barre Denis homicide victim Kerdel Amedee wants answers following the fatal shooting of the 31-year-old on Sunday. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers learned of the shooting at about 9:30 pm and, on arrival, found an...
- 5 months ago
A teenager was among two individuals who sustained injuries following a shooting incident at Gros Islet. On Monday at about 4:45 am, officers at the Gros Islet police station received a report of the shooting at Massade, Gros Islet. The officers disc...
- 5 months ago
One man is dead following a shooting incident in Barre Denis, Castries, on Sunday. Police have identified the victim as thirty-one-year-old Kerdel Amedee of Barre Denis. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers learned of the shooting at abou...
- 5 months ago
By Tony Nicholas Saint Lucia’s unique genre of music “Dennery Segment” will be officially represented at this year’s World Creole Music Festival in Dominica. Export Saint Lucia in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Indus...
