Category : Caribbean and World News

- 5 days ago

Cutlass-Wielding Man Stabbed In Choiseul

At approximately 5:15 pm on Saturday, chaos erupted in the community of Choiseul as a man armed with a cutlass allegedly threatened villagers before attacking another male. Eyewitnesses report that the man had been prowling the area for hours, brandi...

- 5 days ago

Armed Robber Shot Dead by Licensed Firearm Holders In Corinth

Corinth residents were jolted awake on Sunday as gunshots shattered the early morning silence of the community.  The gunfire stemmed from a failed robbery attempt at a well-known business in the community at about 1:30 am, leaving one of two armed as...

- 1 week ago

Beware Of Hackers – RSS Issues WhatsApp Scam Alert

The Regional Security System (RSS) headquarters in Barbados has pointed to an alarming trend across the region involving numerous nefarious activities targeting the WhatsApp application. In an advisory on Friday, the RSS noted that the activities had...

- 1 week ago

Government Says 2024: A Year Of ‘Remarkable Progress & Unity’

The Government of Saint Lucia has expressed wishes for joy, peace, and warmth to residents of the Island in a message posted on social media on Friday. “As 2024 draws to a close, the Government of Saint Lucia extends its deepest gratitude to th...

- 1 week ago

Jangoo Debut Century Leads To Windies ODI Series Whitewash

The West Indies completed a one-day international series whitewash of Bangladesh on Thursday, securing a comeback four-wicket victory at Warner Park in St Kitts & Nevis. The win was buoyed by a sensational debut performance from Amir Jangoo, who...

- 1 week ago

Saint Lucia’s Auguste Outstanding For Young West Indies

Earlier this year, he won the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with coach Daren Sammy and West Indies opener Johnson Charles, but former West Indies Under-19 captain Ackeem Auguste is making his next move, thriving at a development c...

- 1 week ago

Saint Lucia Acing It In Trinidad

A contingent of 20 talented young athletes is proudly representing Saint Lucia at the RBC Junior Tennis Championships in Trinidad & Tobago. As the tournament progressed, eight members of the team advanced to the major rounds of the competition, m...

- 1 week ago

Odlum Opposes Serenity Park Amphitheatre Project

Culture and Entertainment enthusiast, Buffalo Odlum, has taken issue with the construction of an amphitheatre at Serenity Park in Sans Souci. Castries Central MP Richard Frederick announced the construction, which commenced on September 7th of this y...

- 1 week ago

Johnson Charles Returns For Bangladesh T20I’s

Opening batsman Johnson Charles will be back in West Indies colours for the first time since the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June, as he was on Thursday announced in the 15-man squad for the eagerly awaited CG United T20 International (T20I) home seri...

- 1 week ago

Tevin Belasco – Gotta Fly!

On Saturday, flight AA 3076 from JFK New York, touched down at the Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort, at approximately 12:30 p.m. On board was Saint Lucia-born First Officer Tevin Belasco, on his first flight into the island as a pilot si...

- 1 week ago

Holiday Cheer For Children: FCCA, Tourism Ministry Spread Joy

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Tourism and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), brought festive cheer to Saint Lucia’s children with the return of the FCCA Holiday Gift Project. The initiative, which hadn’t happened in five years because o...

- 1 week ago

Saint Lucia Trounce Grenada In U15 Cricket

Saint Lucia shot Grenada out for 80 runs and then took 21.2 overs to overhaul the total, for their most straightforward win to date in the 2024 WINLOTT Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB) Under-15 Tournament. Saint Lucia won by nine wickets on Thur...

- 1 week ago

‘All Lives Are Precious’ – DIPT Makes Road Safety Appeal

Saint Lucia’s Department of Infrastructure, Ports & Transport (DIPT) has released a public service message urging road users to be safety conscious. The new road safety advisory comes amid an alarming increase in road incidents, resulting i...