Category : Caribbean and World News

- 5 months ago

Maduro Declared Winner In Disputed Presidential Election

Partial results announced by the electoral council in Venezuela indicate that President Nicolás Maduro has won the presidential election. The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoros, said that with 80% of ballots counted, President...

- 5 months ago

Second Man Succumbs After Dennery Shooting

Police have confirmed the death of a second man following Saturday’s shooting incident at La Ressource, Dennery. Law enforcement officers have identified the deceased as thirty-nine-year-old Angus Jefferey of Vieux Fort. He succumbed Sunday nig...

- 5 months ago

CARICOM Launches Agriculture Insurance Initiative

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) launched the Regional Economic Agricultural Insurance Programme (REAP) at a ceremony in Guyana on Friday. CARICOM deems the initiative crucial to the commitment by Heads of Government to reduce the Region’s lar...

- 5 months ago

RSLPF Marine Unit Holds Castries Harbour Display

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force(RSLPF) Marine Unit commemorated some 30 years since the British handed over command to local officers with a vibrant display at the Castries Harbour on Friday. Dubbed ‘Tiller Day’, a tiller being a devic...

- 5 months ago

Saint Lucia Retains OECS Boxing Title

The St. Lucia Boxing Association (SLBA) and lovers of boxing across the island, continue to soak in the euphoric feeling of excellence following the triumph of the National Boxing Team. St. Lucia retained the coveted OECS Boxing title, following the...

- 5 months ago

Pierre To Attend CARICOM Summit In Grenada

Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre will be traveling to St George’s, Grenada, to participate in the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), scheduled from 28-30 July 2024. The Meeting will...

- 5 months ago

LPG 100 Pound Price Increases, Other Fuel Prices Unchanged

The Government of Saint Lucia continues to subsidize the cost of the LPG 20pound gas cylinders by $17.35 per cylinder and the LPG 22-pound gas cylinders by $19.08 per cylinder. Meanwhile, in keeping with changes in international oil prices and the go...

- 5 months ago

Remembering Joseph ‘Rameau’ Poleon

Social Worker, community leader, youth, and cultural activist Kendal Elva has described the passing of renowned folk musician Joseph “Rameau” Poleon as a colossal loss for the southern community of Belle Vue and Saint Lucia. The ninety-fi...

- 5 months ago

One Man Dead, Another Injured After Dennery Shooting

One man is dead, and another was rushed to hospital in the latest deadly gun violence incident in Saint Lucia, police have confirmed. Police disclosed that the fatal shooting occurred at about 6:30 pm on Saturday at La Ressource, Dennery. However, th...

- 5 months ago

Pierre Cites Majority Support As UWP Projects Next Election Win

On the third anniversary of his Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) landslide election win on July 26, 2021, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre was confident of majority support for his administration. However, the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is pr...

- 5 months ago

Saint Lucia Hosts Impactful Drug Sensitization Workshop With BTC

Wards of the island’s lone juvenile rehabilitative institution, The Boys Training Centre (BTC), have benefited from a transformative two-day Drug Awareness and Internet Safety Seminar to educate and empower young men about the dangers of drug a...

- 5 months ago

Sports Minister Laments Use Of Sporting Facilities For Carnival

Saint Lucia’s Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Kenson Casimir, has renewed calls to end entertainment activities at sporting facilities. In 2022, Casimir declared that by 2023, the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground and other national sports f...

- 5 months ago

RSLPF’s Rising Stars Head To Youth Camp In St. Vincent

On Sunday July 20, 2024, a group of thirty-one (31) members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force’s (RSLPF) Rising Stars Police Youth Organization departed Saint Lucia, bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The contingent, headed by Sergeant No...

- 5 months ago

Saint Lucia Bolsters Pig Production To Strengthen Food Security

Amidst the impacts of Hurricane Beryl on the island, some 25 pig farmers and technicians participated in the first series of a training programme on pig reproduction and breeding provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

- 5 months ago

‘SLP Celebrates Three Years Of Good Governance’

On the third anniversary of the Saint Lucia Labour Party’s overwhelming victory at the polls on 26th July 2021, Prime Minister and SLP Leader, Hon. Philip J. Pierre has thanked the people of Saint Lucia for placing their confidence in himself and his...