- 2 months ago
Saint Lucia Teachers Union (SLTU) President Don Howell has commended the Ministry of Education for embracing the union’s Summer Institute initiative this year, warning against using the collaboration to get at teachers. “I want to issue a...
- 2 months ago
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Hon. Philip J. Pierre, has tabled a Resolution in the Parliament to provide additional economic relief to the public and spur economic development by the removal of Value Added Tax on select building material...
- 2 months ago
A Saint Lucian national was among eighteen individuals arrested by officers with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami’s Stuart sub office and officials with U.S. Border Patrol...
- 2 months ago
Soufriere MP Emma Hippolyte, responding to allegations of sexual harassment against a high-ranking Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) officer, has declared that she would not condemn someone based on an allegation. “Not that I am aware of,&...
- 2 months ago
Police are investigating a report of a shooting at Monchy, Gros Islet, on Tuesday, the circumstances of which were not immediately apparent. A video on social media showed a man in a blood-stained shirt sitting in a car and an ambulance nearby. Init...
- 2 months ago
Amid a recent surge in deadly gun violence, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre told reporters Tuesday that some people in Saint Lucia are deliberately politicising crime. ” No one likes more crime, but what is happening in Saint Luvia is that ther...
- 2 months ago
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) and Saint Lucia Meteorological Services have advised residents in flood-prone communities to exercise caution, as a tropical wave affects the island. Both agencies have warned of the possibility o...
- 2 months ago
Attorney at Law, Wayne Harrow, has expressed concern over the situation with the District Court in Vieux Fort, declaring that the institution has not functioned for the past eighteen months. “I must say that we are fed-up in the South,” H...
- 2 months ago
15 majestic costumes, some towering 30 feet, went on display for last evening’s King and Queen of the Bands competition held at the SAAB. For King and Queen of the Bands, bands select a theme and create large costumes to depict the chosen theme...
- 2 months ago
Government has reduced the airport service charge from US $35 to US $20, in an effort to increase regional travel to the island. This reduction will be in place until December 14, 2023. Leading off the debate on Tuesday, July 4, in the Lower House...
- 2 months ago
United States Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, US House of Representatives, has committed to public safety cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). His commitment came on July 5, 2023, during remarks at the recent 45th CARICOM...
- 2 months ago
Opposition leader Allen Chastanet has declared that the violence epidemic in Saint Lucia is unacceptable, noting that nine young people met untimely deaths over the past two weekends due to gun crime. “This epidemic of violence is unacceptable...
- 2 months ago
Junior Carnival 2023 climaxed with the parade of the bands on Sunday, June 9, through the city of Castries. A total of 10 bands participated in this year’s Junior parade representing communities from across the island. The results from the parade ar...
- 2 months ago
Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire has urged public support for the police amid a spike in deadly gun violence, declaring that someone always has information. The Castries South MP told reporters Monday that the police are getting all the suppo...
- 2 months ago
Lona Louison, the mother of the fatal stabbing victim Scott Chester Louison, has lamented people’s reluctance to get involved when conflicts between others occur, noting that her son became the subject of constant harassment while seeking to ea...
