Category : Caribbean and World News

- 5 months ago

Daren Sammy Foundation Annual Scholarship Program Opens

The Daren Sammy Foundation (DSF) is delighted to declare the commencement of its highly anticipated annual Scholarship program. This year, the Foundation has joined forces with Republic Bank EC through its PMAD program to recognize and reward excepti...

- 5 months ago

Officer Training, Transparency Urged After Fatal Police Shooting

The latest fatal police shooting in Saint Lucia has caused human rights activist Felicia Dujon to voice concern about the use of lethal force by Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) officers. According to her, while police officers must maintain pu...

- 5 months ago

SLFA Scholarships For ‘Deserving Students’

The Saint Lucia Football Association Inc. will once more provide a limited number of scholarships to deserving students in Saint Lucia. These scholarships will be awarded to students attending primary, secondary and tertiary Institutions in Saint Luc...

- 5 months ago

Dr. Joseph Edsel Edmunds Has Died

Former Saint Lucia Ambassador Dr. Joseph Edsel Edmunds, OBE, has died. Opposition leader Allen Chastanet paid tribute to Edmunds on Facebook, describing him as a distinguished son of Saint Lucia who served the country with dedication and honour as Am...

- 5 months ago

RSLPF Responds To ‘Bra-zil’ Event Application Concerns

On Friday, July 19, 2024, about 2:00 p.m. a female presented to the Office of the Commissioner of Police, with an incomplete application for a mass crowd activity dubbed “Bra-zil” slated for the following day, at Sandy Beach, Vieux Fort. This was t...

- 5 months ago

Man, Woman Injured In Separate Castries Road Incidents

Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) personnel rushed a man and a woman to the OKEU Hospital on Monday after separate road incidents in Castries. At about 12:50 pm, the SLFS headquarters in Castries learned that a bus had struck the 63-year-old man on Cor...

- 5 months ago

Folk Hero Joseph ‘Rameau’ Poleon Has Died

By Tony Nicholas Renowned Folk Musician and Saint Lucian Cultural icon Joseph “Rameau” Poleon has died. Poleon, who celebrated his 95th birthday on July 10, was celebrated then by the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF)  and The Folk Research Centr...

- 5 months ago

Marigot Males Urge Justice For The ‘Boss’

Some Marigot males are in mourning over the fatal police shooting of Maxwell Leo, alias ‘Hennessy’ on Saturday, with one declaring that the deceased’s name will live on for a long time. Reporters interviewed a group of distraught yo...

- 5 months ago

Police Seize Firearm, Ammunition During Wilton’s Yard Sweep

On Friday, July 19, 2024, a contingent of Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) units, including the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Special Services Unit (SSU), Bicycle Patrol Unit, and Marchand Police Station, conducted a series of house...

- 5 months ago

Tourism chief touts Cricket World Cup arrivals

West Indies v Afghanistan at DSCG (Photo Credit – Henry Moeran) Saint Lucia’s Daren Sammy Cricket Ground (DSCG) hosted six matches in the ICC Men’s Two World Cup, and the venue came in for plaudits from organisers, commentators, pla...

- 5 months ago

Police Probe Leaked Internal Alert About Threats Against Officers

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is investigating the leakage of an internal document detailing numerous social media death threats against officers. The threats followed Saturday’s police-involved fatal shooting of Maxwell Duncan, al...

- 5 months ago

Michael Joseph Is Saint Lucia’s Flag Bearer For Paris Games

Michael Joseph is Saint Lucia’s flag bearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics which begins on Friday, July 26, with the Opening Ceremony, set to be held in the heart of the city along the Seine. Joseph will compete in the Men’s 400M at this year’s Olympic...

- 5 months ago

Fire Chief Concerned Over Surge In Vehicle Accidents

Fire Chief Ditney Downes has reported a few ambulance calls related to the just-ended Saint Lucia Carnival but has expressed concern over the frequency of vehicle accidents. Downes told St. Lucia Times that Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) personnel...

- 5 months ago

CDB Confirms Removal Of Leon As Its President

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Sunday confirmed that it had concluded the “internal administrative process” involving its president, Dr Hyginus Leon, and that he “has ceased to hold the office of the President of the Bank”. ...