- 4 months ago
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has urged vigilance by Caribbean countries after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. The August 14 global alert followed an upsurge of infec...
- 4 months ago
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called on researchers and governments to strengthen and accelerate global research to prepare for the next pandemic. They emphasized the importanc...
- 4 months ago
Dave Martins, who led the Tradewinds band and whose music Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali described as ‘the heartbeat of our region,’ has died. Local media reports said the Guyana-born singer and composer was 90. “As the lea...
- 4 months ago
Three males sustained injuries when a truck overturned at Anse La Raye on Sunday. Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) personnel responded after receiving a distress call at about 9:18 am. On arrival, the emergency responders from the Castries and Babonne...
- 4 months ago
Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) personnel responded to two reports of motorcycle collisions with motor vehicles on Saturday, resulting in injuries to three males. The first collision occurred on Chaussee Road, Castries. Upon learning of the incident...
- 4 months ago
Personnel from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) Headquarters in Castries responded at about 3:50 pm on Saturday to a report of a vehicle fire at Jacmel. But on arrival, they discovered that residents had already extinguished the blaze, which appea...
- 4 months ago
On Friday, August 16, 2024, participants in this year’s national carnival events, organised by the Carnival Planning and Management Committee (CPMC), were celebrated at the annual prize-giving ceremony. The event at the Sandals Grande ballroom in Gro...
- 4 months ago
The Police Traffic Department, Bicycle Unit, and Central Police Station conducted a joint operation on Friday in Castries, during which officers issued 88 traffic tickets for various offences. The officers stopped 160 vehicles and impounded one of th...
- 4 months ago
Babonneau MP Dr. Virginia Albert-Poyotte has revealed plans to upgrade the constituency to a small town. She disclosed during a recent pre-cabinet press briefing that discussions have already commenced with the Minister of Local Government and Housi...
- 4 months ago
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in November 2023 announced the completion of the first phase of the National Population and Housing Census 2022. The census faced numerous setbacks with its data collection process, census enumerators, and other is...
- 4 months ago
Employment enables people to provide for themselves and support their families and households. For poor and low-income households, getting a job is a crucial step toward financial freedom and a better quality of life. Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pi...
- 4 months ago
Fresh off the heels of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Championship title, the Saint Lucia Boxing Association is on the move again. The SLBA has sent a team of 10 athletes to the 2024 Winfield Braithwaite Schoolboys Tournament in...
- 4 months ago
The Windward Islands began their quest for regional glory, when they defeated the Leeward Islands by 71 runs in their West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-17 2-Day and 50-Overs Championship opener on Thursday. At Gilbert Park in Trinidad &...
- 4 months ago
The Saint Lucia National Cricket Association has released the names of the cricketers selected to represent the island starting this weekend in the Under-23 Cricket Series against the Commonwealth of Dominica at Mindoo Philip Park. The format of the...
- 4 months ago
Bonaire secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Saint Lucia at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago on Friday. The game was the opening encounter for both teams in Tier II, Group C of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under...
