Category : Caribbean and World News

- 2 months ago

Saint Launches Bilharzia Survey Among School Children

In November, the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs will conduct a nationwide survey to assess the presence of Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, among primary school children aged 8 to 11. The initiative aims to identify potential cases o...

- 2 months ago

The Caribbean Welcomes Six New Endemic Bird Species

BirdsCaribbean is thrilled to welcome six newly recognized endemic bird species in the Caribbean, highlighting the region’s incredible biodiversity and its vital role as an avian hotspot. This development stems from the latest updates by the American...

- 2 months ago

Saint Lucia Third At ECVA Men

The Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Men’s Championships concluded on Sunday night at the YMCA Sports Complex in St John’s, Antigua & Barbuda. The home team won gold over Dominica, whilst Saint Lucia took bronze. Saint Lucia...

- 2 months ago

Education: The Value-Added Advantage At Any Age

Dr. Judy C. Deterville-Jacob has recently graduated from UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (Spain) with a Doctoral degree in Business Administration. This is value-added in motion, and even for those who may be described as the “new” fo...

- 2 months ago

Guardsman U15 2024 Football Tournament Kicks Off

The Gros Islet Football League (GIFL) officially launched the annual Guardsman U15 Football Tournament on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the Saint Lucia Football Association (SLFA) Conference Room. The tournament is scheduled to commence on Saturday,...

- 2 months ago

VF South Make A Statement With Tier 2 Triumph

Vieux Fort South announced their arrival in the top tier of the Saint Lucia Semi-Pro Football League (SPFL) with an emphatic 5-1 win over South Castries on Saturday in the Tier 2 finale at the Dennery Playing Field. South Castries had conceded but fi...

- 2 months ago

Saint Lucia’s Crafton Handed CWI Contract

The latest Saint Lucian cricketer called up to the West Indies team has now been named among 14 women receiving historic year-long contracts from Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Monday. All-rounder Nerissa Crafton joins fellow West Indies player Zaida...

- 2 months ago

The Case for AI- Questions Raised At Global South Summit

On Tuesday, dozens of tech enthusiasts, IT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialists, educators, representatives of law enforcement agencies and business partners from Saint Lucia and around the globe, gathered here for the inaugural AI Global Sou...

- 2 months ago

Winair Announces Direct Sint Maarten To Saint Lucia Flights

On Tuesday, Winair President and CEO Hans van de Velde announced that three weeks from now, the airline will begin flying directly between Saint Lucia, Saint Maarten, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. “We start November 16, but we already see boo...

- 2 months ago

Calderon Wins Regional Table Tennis Title

Saint Lucia’s leading table tennis player, 19-year-old De Andre Calderon, had a successful trip to St Vincent & the Grenadines at the weekend, picking up a gold medal and a bronze in the My Smart Toilet Seat Table Tennis Series. The island’s reig...

- 2 months ago

New Health Data Collection & Management App Launched

The ‘i-screen’ app—a digital tool designed to facilitate health screenings—was officially launched in Saint Lucia on Monday. The app’s deployment is part of the Capacity Building Project for the Prevention and Control of Metabolic Chronic Diseases, w...

- 2 months ago

“Enough of the Theatrics!” UWP Stages Castries Protest

The Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is protesting again; this time, they are calling for the reopening of the Castries Health Center. The facility has been closed since December 19, 2023. The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs ha...

- 2 months ago

Saint Lucia Among Beneficiaries Of ECGC Reduced Flour Prices

On October 24, the Eastern Caribbean Group of Companies (ECGC) announced a 5 to 10 percent reduction in the price of its flour products across the OECS and Barbados. According to ECGC, both its bulk flour and retail-packaged flour sold in supermarket...

- 2 months ago

Alfred Second In Global Vote

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred finished second in the social media fan voting for the World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year. Voting closed on Monday, with fans able to vote via X, Instagram, and Facebook. The top two nominees from multiple streams...