Category : Caribbean and World News

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Boys Training Centre To Stage Jazz Concert

With the curtains coming down on mainstage Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival 2023 activities, not to be left out or outdone, wards of the Boys Training Centre (BTC), will later this week put on their own mini-musical concert.  Budded BTC Jazz, under...

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Arson Identified In Guyana Fire That Killed 19 Children

Investigators believe arson was the cause of a deadly fire at the Mahdia School dormitory in Guyana on Sunday that killed nineteen children. “The initial investigation by the fire service identified that the fire was maliciously set,” Dwa...

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WHO Chief Says World Must Be Ready To Respond To Next Pandemic

Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monda...

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Police Probe Weekend Shooting In Marchand – Victim Stable

On Saturday May 20, 2023 Police Officers of the Marchand Police Station received a report of a shooting at the intersection of Marchand Road and Trou Rouge about 1:25 a.m. On arrival on the scene Officers observed one (1) male lying on the road, with...

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Outrage Over Killing Of Nesting Turtle On Vigie Beach

There has been an outpouring of outrage on social media over the ‘cruel and heartless’ killing of a nesting turtle on Vigie Beach after a video of the dead animal went viral. Individuals off camera could be heard expressing their disgust....

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Pierre Expects Rebuilt Custody Suites In Nine Months

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre expects a rebuilt custody suites within nine months, telling reporters that the building’s destruction by the former Allen Chastanet administration was shortsighted. “We speak about crime. We are very conce...

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Police Appeal For Information After Sunny Acres Double Homicide

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting at Sunny Acres, Castries. A report of a shooting was referred to the Criminal Investigations Department, Castries about 5:40 a.m. on Saturday May 20, 2023. On arrival on the scene Offi...

- 1 week ago

Police Investigate Shooting In Choiseul

Police are investigating a shooting incident at Caffiere, Choiseul, on Sunday at about 7:30 pm. According to community reports, a man in his twenties sustained gunshot injuries, and an ambulance transported him to hospital. There are no further detai...

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Agreement Signed To Promote Healthier, Safer Caribbean Tourism

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization renewed their collaboration through the signing of a third Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU will enhance...