Category : Caribbean and World News

Norbert Promises Continued Significant Investment In The Police

Home Affairs and Crime Prevention Minister Jeremiah Norbert has promised that the government will continue significant investments in the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF). Last week, Norbert received an update on the work at the Vieux Fort Divi...

South Africa Edge West Indies To Reach World Cup Semi-Finals

Written by Sandy Deane South Africa held their collective nerve to edge West Indies by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-disrupted shootout for a semi-final spot at the Twenty20 World Cup in Antigua on Sunday. Left-arm spinn...

Primary School Novel Tour Inspires Young Readers

Excitement filled the classrooms as the “Gianni’s Mysterious App-Venture” Primary School Novel Tour featuring its supporting activity book “Join the App-Venture” made its way to 13 schools across Saint Lucia. “Gian...

6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Trinidad And Tobago

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rocked Trinidad and Tobago near midnight on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West...

England First To World Cup Semis

Reigning champions England gave rise to the biblical principle that the last will be first and the first will be last when they became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup. The English were facing eliminat...

Vehicle Hits Child At Bexon

A vehicle struck a nine-year-old boy near the petrol station at Bexon on Sunday morning. Emergency responders from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) Castries headquarters rushed to the scene at about 9:05 a.m. after learning of the road incident. B...

Training For Saint Lucia Youth Parliament Held

The training process for this year’s Youth Parliament was held on Wednesday June 19 2024. The one day debate scheduled for Thursday, June 27 will again be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports in collaboration with...

West Indies Impress Against USA

The West Indies have stayed in the race for a semi-final berth at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with an impressive nine-wicket victory over USA in Barbados on Friday. Roston Chase (3/19) and Andre Russell (3/31) were in good touch with the ball a...

Caribbean States Advance CIP Memorandum Of Agreement

The Caribbean countries which offer Citizenship By Investment Programmes are moving with alacrity to implement the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The signatories of the MOA are: Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Ne...

CARICOM Heads To Discuss Food Security, Climate Change

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in St George’s, Grenada, from 3-5 July 2024, for their 47th Regular Meeting. The Meeting’s agenda will comprise the agri-food systems work programme which prioritises food and nutrition secu...

Saint Lucia Cultural Groups Take Part In Venezuela Events

As part of the cultural exchange between Venezuela and the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP), the ALBA Secretariat and the Ministry of People’s Power for Culture of Venezuela have organized an extraor...

Progress Reported On Northern Police Headquarters

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has reported continued progress on the $35.9 million Northern Divisional Police Headquarters in Massade, Gros Islet. According to an OPM release, construction is advancing with steady momentum seven months in. T...

Caribbean, Latin America Report Record Dengue Cases

Latin America and the Caribbean has reported 9.3 million cases of dengue so far this year, twice the number of cases reported in all of 2023. However, according to the latest epidemiological update issued this week by the Pan American Health Organiza...

Customs Officers Get New Opportunities To Move Up The Ranks

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved recommendations submitted by the Department of Customs & Excise to amend the Benchmark Requirements to make the process of internal mobility more equitable and accessible for Customs & Excise officers. Pr...

Drones Prohibited Near Airport During Carnival

In consideration of public safety and aviation regulations, we hereby inform all drone operators and pilots (Saint Lucians and visitors) that the flying of drones is strictly prohibited within the vicinity of George F.L. Charles Airport during the S...