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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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As Saint Lucia’s Minimum Wage Commission reports ‘significant progress’ in arriving at a national minimum wage for workers, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has explained that an increase would benefit everyone. “When there is...
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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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Inspector Shervon Matthieu of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) received the Top Caribbean Crime Fighter award of a trophy and US$5,000 Monday night in Trinidad and Tobago. The occasion was the Amalgamated Security Services Limited (ASSL) r...
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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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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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Saint Lucia has joined the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in extending condolences to the Government and people of Guyana after several students died in a school dormitory fire. Guyana’s Department of Public Information (DPI), which originally s...
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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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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 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...
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The United States Coast Guard says it repatriated and transferred 169 people to Cuba and the Bahamas from Friday through Tuesday, making it known that the maritime borders to the United States are closed to irregular and illegal migration.According t...
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At least twenty people died, and seven were in critical condition after a devastating school dormitory fire in Guyana shortly before midnight on Sunday.Local news reports said those who perished were females in the dormitory for girls.‘This is a majo...
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Education Minister Shawn Edward told a termly meeting with school principals recently of the need for a secure school environment which he explained was essential in delivering quality education. Amid a surge in gun violence, Edward declared that wha...
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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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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...
