Category : Caribbean and World News

Soufriere Comprehensive Comes Second In Young Caribbean Environmental Scientist Competition

Macmillan Education Caribbean has announced the winners of the highly anticipated Young Caribbean Environmental Scientist of the Year Competition for 2022-2023 with the Soufrière Comprehensive Secondary School in Saint Lucia emerging as the second pl...

Bisee, Castries Resident Reported Missing

Police are seeking the public’s help locating a missing Bisee, Castries resident. The police said the missing individual is 23-year-old John A. St. Ville. He was last seen on September 25, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., wearing a pair of long light blue j...

Government Commits To Sustainable Tourism As It Prepares ‘Groundbreaking’ Act

Saint Lucia’s Tourism Ministry is working diligently on introducing a groundbreaking Tourism Development Act to improve sector standards and expand the scope of projects eligible for fiscal incentives. The Act would also broaden the range of in...

WATCH: Police Investigate Organised Gang’s Kidnapping, Harming Of Dennery Resident

The Major Crime Unit of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is investigating the kidnapping and harming of a Dennery resident by an ‘organized criminal group’. The disclosure came from Assistant Police Commissioner Troy Lamontagne....

Saint Lucia Tourism Authority Hails Hyatt’s Strategic Expansion In The Americas

The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority applauds the recent announcement by Hyatt Hotels Corporation regarding its strategic expansion in the Americas. This exciting development includes the forthcoming Cas en Bas Beach Resort, slated for 2024, which will...

Community After School Programme For Vulnerable Youth Commences

Amidst efforts to tackle the social plagues that hinder youth development and to create an environment that fosters positive youth development and growth, the Equity Ministry has once again rolled out its flagship Community After School Programme (CA...

$70M In Illegal Narcotics Seized In Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean

The United States Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew returned home to Key West earlier this month after a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, during which they seized approximately $70 million in illegal narcotics. Accor...

SLHTA President Hails Tourism’s ‘Profound Impact’, Which ‘Resonates In Nearly Every Household’

On World Tourism Day, the Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association (SLHTA) emphasised the importance of the tourism sector to the national economy. SLHTA President Paul Collymore described tourism’s impact as profound. “In Saint Lu...

Antigua & Barbuda To Send Military Personnel To Haiti

Antigua and Barbuda is among three Caribbean states that have pledged to send military personnel to Haiti as part of efforts to restore law and order in that strife-torn Caribbean country. Prime Minister Gaston Browne who spoke about the matter...

Kenson Casimir Denounces UWP ‘Smear Campaigns’

Gros Islet MP Kenson Casimir has denounced what he described as the ‘smear campaigns’ of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP), declaring that the attacks would not deter him. “They want to detract from the good work that we are...

Fowl Play – Man Charged With Stealing Chickens And Eggs From Vieux Fort Farmer

A man charged with stealing chickens and eggs on more than one occasion from a farm at Augier, Vieux Fort, is at Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) awaiting another court appearance on Thursday. Praedial Larceny Unit officers cracked the case afte...

Saint Lucia Government Highlights Benefits Of Health & Citizen Security Levy

The Government of Saint Lucia introduced the Health and Security Levy (The Levy) to raise additional revenue to finance health and security projects for the benefit of Saint Lucians and visitors to our island. The revenue from the Health and Security...