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Police commissioner Milton Desir is reportedly investigating a shocking video of very young children smoking marijuana at what early reports suggest is a location in the south of Saint Lucia. National security minister Hermangild Francis made this disclosure during an interview with the press on Thursday.

Another young life has been lost to gun violence. Trinidad and Tobago national, Damian Harris was shot dead while seated in a car on a Castries street during the curfew hours of Wednesday night. Stanley Lucien begins our reporting on the latest chapter in the never-ending saga of episodic violence. …

The CCC maintains a crack-down on non-vending zones in the capital city

Stevedore’s represented by the St. Lucia seamen, waterfront and general workers trade union are irate over the cancellation of elections to appoint a new executive of the trade union. The stevedores are demanding answers following allegations of a rigged process.

The public service sector’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic is being heavily scrutinized by the civil service association. The union has registered its concern over what CSA representatives claim are inconsistencies in the various department’s response to the virus.

The CCC maintains a crack-down on non-vending zones in the capital city

Should minibus drivers be made a priority for the Covid-19 vaccination?

Prime minister Allen Chastanet claims the us $30 million dollar loan from the international development association is not new borrowing. Word last week that the government was heading to parliament for the approval of more loans to fund covid-19 relief and finance the operations of government raised a few eyebrows. …

Broadcast minister Dominic Fedee says the government remains committed to ensuring the preservation of the nation’s archives. Fedee was responding questions of what will become of the now defunct radio St. Lucia’s archives in the wake of an unsettling viral video.

Saint Lucia has recorded another road fatality involving a motorcycle. The crash transpired along the Soufriere road on independence day.