- 3 months ago
Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre on behalf of the government and people of Saint Lucia congratulates the Saint Lucia Kings on their impressive achievement in securing the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title. This victory has brought immense prid...
- 3 months ago
On Monday September 30, 2024, a new entertainment entity was launched in Saint Lucia and unveiled its first event, expected to become one of the annual features. The unit is called UBX Events and during Monday’s press launch at Prudy’s Escape at th...
- 3 months ago
Teachers in Saint Lucia observed World Teachers’ Day (WTD) last week, with Saint Lucia Teachers Union (SLTU) President Vern Charles urging governments to continue investing in the profession. In a public address, the SLTU president cited troubl...
- 3 months ago
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet have hailed the Saint Lucia Kings for capturing their first Republic Bank CPL T20 Champions title. Pierre declared that it was ‘another historic victory’. “This v...
- 3 months ago
A City Police officer shot a man suspected of suffering from a mental disorder after the man injured another cop with a stone. According to reports, at about 10:45 am, near the Government buildings on the Castries Waterfront, an officer encountered t...
- 3 months ago
The 2nd EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum, held in Grenada, wrapped up with a renewed commitment to collect the invasive seaweed before it reaches shore, with the aim of creating sustainable value chains. The two-day conference, the...
- 3 months ago
I was in Trinidad when Derek Walcott won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. While the fanfare there seemed even grander than what occurred in Saint Lucia, it still pales compared to Julien Alfred’s homecoming. Maybe it had to do with what...
- 3 months ago
Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) data shows that firefighters responded to 683 fires up to October this year, more than for all of 2023. According to the data, in 2023, the SLFS recorded 582 fire responses, representing 101 less than this year so far....
- 3 months ago
The Saint Lucia Kings stunned the Guyana Amazon Warriors to claim their maiden Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title on Sunday night at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence. In a game that swung both ways, the Boys in Blue dug deep...
- 3 months ago
The West Indies are top of the Group B table in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, after a comprehensive win over Scotland on Sunday morning. Saint Lucia’s Qiana Joseph played a major role with bat and ball as the regional team got their first win in th...
- 3 months ago
In the 11-year history of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), only one original franchise is yet to lift the title. The Saint Lucia Kings hope to change that on Sunday night when they face the Guyana Amazon Warriors in this tournament...
- 3 months ago
Rum and Sargassum Inc., a local deep-tech start-up, and The University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus have launched the first vehicle powered by bio-compressed natural gas (CNG). The bio-CNG uses rum distillery wastewater and a sargassum-based b...
- 3 months ago
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals will be hosted in Guyana in 2025 and Barbados in 2026. CPL have agreed to a one year deal for the finals to be held in Guyana in 2025. For 2026 the finals will be held at the iconic Kensington O...
- 3 months ago
Team Saint Lucia returned home recently from the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. Whereas the team did not figure among the top competing countries, the trip was rewarding at the individual level, while ther...
- 3 months ago
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos offloaded 388 pounds of seized cocaine and transferred custody of two smugglers to DEA Special Agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on Sunday. The estimated wholesale value of the drugs is $4.3 million. A...
