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Tourism Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire has said that the decline in regional travel is heavily impacting Saint Lucia. “In 2019, we had just over 82,000 arrivals. Up to June this year, we had just over 9, 300 arrivals,” Hilaire lamented duri...
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Efforts continue unabated at improving the level and quality of service being provided to wards at the island’s lone juvenile rehabilitation institution – the Boys Training Centre (BTC). Towards this end, BTC staff were recently on the receiving end...
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Saint Lucia is monitoring a tropical wave that meteorologists say has a ‘low chance’ of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days. According to the 6:00 pm weather report from the Saint Lucia Meteorological Services...
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Minister for Equity, Social Justice, and Empowerment, Joachim Henry has lamented the loss of values in Saint Lucia, in response to reports that young men have been attacking homeless people in Castries. When reporters raised the matter of the attack...
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Furious allies of former President Donald Trump are demanding an explanation for the FBI’s raid on his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. The FBI and Department of Justice have yet to comment on the search, which Mr Trump disclosed on Monday evening. I...
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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has denied that his Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) administration is mounting a witch-hunt in the move to appoint a Special Prosecutor. “This Act is not about a witch-hunt. This Act is about having Saint Lucia a...
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Saint Lucia’s Men’s 4x100m Relay Team placed fifth in the Men’s 4x100m Final on Sunday at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The quartet of Delan Edward, Lenyn Leonce, Michael Joseph and Stephan Charles clocked 40.17s, just ahead o...
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Home Affairs Minister Dr. Virginia Albert-Poyotte has advised citizens that there’s no need to rush to obtain Saint Lucia’s new e-passports, as existing travel documents are due for renewal after expiry. “They can use the passport...
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Officials at the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment are expressing outrage over what they say is a sad and criminally distasteful trend affecting the homeless within the Castries city circuit. Staff of the Social Transformation Unit...
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On Monday, two men sustained injuries after a suspected drive-by shooting in Marchand, Castries. Police said the incident occurred about 8:30 pm along Marchand Road. A police release said investigations revealed that one of the men sustained multipl...
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On Monday, August 8, 2022, Commissioner of Police, Milton Desir, was interviewed after a cabinet brief, by members of the media. Following this interview, he was quoted as having called for regional and international help to fight crime. The Royal S...
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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has spoken highly of relations with the United States following a recent meeting between some cabinet members and U.S. officials. The U.S. delegation included United States Ambassador to Barbados, the OECS, and the Ea...
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The Savannes Bay Fisheries facility has officially been handed over to the Goodwill Fishermen Co-operative Society Ltd. The facility was left idled for more than five years before the Philip J. Pierre Administration reengaged the fishers and the off...
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended condolences to Cuba, which is battling a disastrous fire at the Port of Matanzas. “We extend our condolences on the loss of life and wish a speedy recovery to the scores of people who were injured...
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Olivia Newton-John, best known for playing Sandy in smash-hit musical Grease, has died aged 73, her family says. The star died from cancer, her manager told the BBC. Her husband John Easterling said she “passed away peacefully” at her ra...
