Former Jamaican PM PJ Patterson hospitalised after accident
Former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson (JAMAICA OBSERVER) — Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson is to undergo surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) tomorrow for injuries to...
View Article“False impression” Invest Saint Lucia solely facilitates foreign investors:...
PM Allen Chastanet Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said he is pleased that Invest Saint Lucia’s recent rebranding focuses on promoting and harnessing more local investment. Chastanet said investment —...
View ArticleFemale inmate assaulted by three male inmates at Bordelais: Herman
Director of Corrections at Bordelais Correctional Facility, Hilary Herman Authorities are investigating this week’s “physical” assault of a female inmate by three male inmates at the Bordelais...
View ArticleNeighbor of Atatiana Jefferson says he’s “devastated”
James Smith said he called the police to check on his neighbour Atatiana Jefferson (inset photo), not to kill her. (FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM) — James Smith never thought a simple call to police to...
View ArticleSaint Lucia government updates minibus sector on road plans
(PRESS RELEASE) – Minibus owners and operators have welcomed news of the government’s US$42-million Road Improvement and Maintenance Program (RIMP IV). The RIMP (IV) spans approximately 101km of...
View ArticleNewborn girl found buried alive in Indian cemetery
The baby (CNN) — A four-day-old baby girl has been rescued after she was found buried alive in a cemetery in northern India. The infant was pulled to safety by an unsuspecting couple in Uttar Pradesh...
View ArticleEl Salvador beat Saint Lucia in Concacaf Nations League action
Second-half goals from Rodolfo Zelaya and Carlos Portillo earned El Salvador a 2-0 win over Saint Lucia on Tuesday (Oct. 15) in Group B action of League B of the 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League at the...
View ArticleFedee announces hospitality training opportunity for Anse La Raye/Canaries...
Over 50 young persons from the Anse la Raye/Canaries constituency will be receiving hospitality training over the next 14 weeks. Parliamentary Representative for the constituency, Dominic Fedee, made...
View ArticleUPDATE: Saint Lucian boy getting treatment in Trinidad for severe burns
Michael Charles, who was born in Saint Lucia but living in Virgin Gorda, BVI, sustained second-degree burns in a kitchen accident, relatives say. A three-year-old Saint Lucian boy who sustained...
View ArticleFood Express workers to receive wage increase, back pay, allowances: NWU
NWU and Food Expressed signed their first industrial agreement (NWU) — The management of Food Express Ltd and representatives of the National Workers Union (NWU) have signed their first collective...
View ArticleRoger Harper eager to lead new era of West Indies selections
Roger Andrew Harper (middle) flanked by Dr. Kishore Shallow (right) and Jimmy Adams and Miles Bascombe (from left) at the Cricket West Indies press conference at the Oval. PHOTO: SUREASH CHOLAI...
View ArticleFully-funded British Chevening Scholarships available for Saint Lucians
Saint Lucians are being encouraged to apply for the British Chevening Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in the United Kingdom (UK). This prestigious scholarship is fully funded by the UK...
View ArticleGus Logie appointed interim West Indies women’s head coach
Gus Logie Cricket West Indies (CWI) announces the appointment of Gus Logie as the interim head coach of the West Indies women’s Team, as well as the appointment of a new team manager. Gus will take...
View ArticleFormer Saint Lucia agriculture minister bats for increasing local food...
Moses Jn Baptiste believes local food production and marketing can boost the economy by $200M in the short to medium term. Former Minister of Agriculture Moses Jn Baptiste believes Saint Lucia can...
View ArticlePierre said Chastanet’s 40-month globetrotting hasn’t benefited Saint Lucians
Pierre (left) claims that PM Chastanet’s trips have been mostly unproductive Leader of the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) Philip J. Pierre has again taken issue with the overseas trips of...
View ArticleUS ‘salesman’ caught with ammunition at Jamaican airport
The cops seized two magazines loaded with ammunition (JAMAICA GLEANER) — Detectives assigned to the Kingston East Division are reporting the seizure of two magazines loaded with 14 rounds of...
View ArticleUS: Woman charged with domestic abuse after sitting on boyfriend’s face,...
Parrino was accused of sitting on her boyfriend’s face and injuring him in various ways last December in a domestic violence incident (DAILY MAIL) — A woman has pleaded guilty to domestic violence...
View ArticleBritish criminologist said Trinidadian ISIS mothers ‘should face justice’
(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) — While Trinidad & Tobago citizens who took their families to war-torn Syria and Iraq seek government’s help to return home, a criminologist is calling for the mothers, if ever...
View ArticleBeausejour community responds to recent criminal activities
(PRESS RELEASE) — On Saturday, October 12, 2019, residents of Beausejour, Gros Islet, in response to a recent vehicle theft and attempted arson case in Beausejour, held an emergency neighborhood watch...
View ArticleSaint Lucia’s Johnson Charles to play in United Arab Emirates T10
Johnson Charles was ignored by the West Indies selectors for upcoming T20 engagements against Afghanistan The third edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 cricket tournament is all set to begin on November 14....
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