Category : Caribbean and World News

- 3 months ago

CDEMA Ready To Assist The Region In Event Of Disaster

Trained teams are ready to assist Caribbean countries where a disaster might impact, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has announced. CDEMA said it has trained deployment teams to respond to any impacted country. According to...

- 3 months ago

Versilia Jn Baptiste : ‘Whatever You Do, Do It Well!’

Versilia Jn Baptiste stands tall as a beacon of inspiration for her fellow team members at Sandals Halcyon Beach Resort and Spa. Always pushing her colleagues to aspire to greater heights. Versilia, the resort’s front office supervisor, started her S...

- 3 months ago

DPP To Speak On ‘Vieux Fort Five’, Other Homicides

Saint Lucia’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Daarsrean Greene plans to hold a news conference next week to update the nation on several matters referred to his Office. According to a release from Greene’s Office, the June 19 press...

- 3 months ago

Firearm, 52 Rounds Of Ammunition Recovered In Bruceville

On Sunday, June 9, 2024, the Vieux-Fort Police Station, and the Tactical Response Unit conducted an operation within the Community of Bruceville Vieux Fort, which resulted in one (1) arrest, and the recovery of several rounds of ammunition. The o...

- 3 months ago

Castries Man Charged For Gun, Ammunition Remanded In Custody

On Sunday, June 9, 2024, about 5:45 p.m., The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) recovered another illegal weapon and ammunition, one (1) male was arrested. This recovery was made in the Soufrière Port. A team of off-duty police officers wer...

- 3 months ago

Norbert Defends Significance Of Micoud North Jetty Opening

Micoud North MP Jeremiah Norbert has defended the significance of last week’s official opening of a $1.2 million jetty and washroom facility in his constituency. Norbert noted attempts to reduce the moment’s significance on his Facebook p...

- 3 months ago

UN Agency Concerned Over Abuse Of Children In The Home

Six in ten children under five years old worldwide regularly endure psychological aggression or physical punishment at home, according to new UNICEF estimates. Of these nearly 400 million under-fives, 330 million are punished by physical means. “When...

- 3 months ago

Chastanet Says Hilaire, Emmanuel Hiding Behind Statements

Opposition leader Allen Chastanet has accused Investment Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire and the CEO of the Citizenship By Investment Unit, Mc Claude Emmanuel, of hiding behind prepared statements amid the controversy over alleged misconduct in Saint Luc...

- 3 months ago

Saint Lucia Announces Health, Safety Measures For Cricket

The Men’s T20 ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled across six Caribbean countries- Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago alongside the United States of America from June 4th to June 30th, 2...

- 3 months ago

UWP Calls Out The Government After Weekend Homicides

The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has strongly criticised the government over the current crime situation, following what party Public Relations Officer, Lenard ‘Spider, Montoute described as a ‘bloody weekend’. He said the...

- 3 months ago

Castries Man On Bail Held With Ammunition

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, about 5:00pm, Police Officers attached to the Special Services Unit (SSU) recovered six (6) rounds of ammunition and arrested a male, at Maynard Hill, Castries. The officers bravely responded to a report of gunfire emanatin...

- 3 months ago

Network Interruption To Affect Saint Lucia Fire Service

The Saint Lucia Fire Service wishes to inform the public, of an interruption in the network on Saturday 15 June from 9:00 p.m. As a result, the fixed line numbers to all the stations will not be functional. Please be informed that the emergency line,...

- 3 months ago

UWP Declares War Against Corruption, Victimization

The United Workers Party (UWP) has issued a resolute declaration of war against corruption and victimization in Saint Lucia, following a series of troubling revelations that have rocked the nation. The announcement comes amidst mounting concerns over...

- 3 months ago

Norbert Urges Cops Not To Let Politics Interfere With Their Duties

Home Affairs Minister Jeremiah Norbert has called on members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) to ensure that politics does not interfere with their duties. Norbert was responding to reports of police officers getting actively involved in...