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Meanwhile, the Caribbean Rastafari Organization (CRO) wants CARICOM heads of government to revisit the call for a presidential pardon for Jamaica’s first national hero – Marcus Mosiah Garvey. CARICOM heads will meet with US President Barack Obama later this week. While the United States rejected the original call for a …

A US Federal Court has struck down Castries Central MP Richard Frederick’s lawsuit against Us Embassy personnel in Barbados. Frederick filed the highly publicized suit in 2014, following the 2011 revocation of his United States diplomatic and non-immigrant visas.

Saint Lucia has recorded another centenarian. She is Anne Alphonse of Monchy, Gros Islet. Alphonse, known affectionately as Ma Etienne or Noratta celebrated her milestone birthday on Saturday April 4, with a major celebration.

Weeks of gun violence in the capital resulted in the first official homicide for 2015. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force responded to reports of a shoot out near the Wilton’s Yard area. One man was killed in the crossfire, while another young man sustained a gunshot wound to the …

The St. Lucia Glaucoma Association has partnered with 1st National Bank for the 6th consecutive year in observing glaucoma awareness week. The association brought the curtains down on this year’s activities with a walk throughout the community of Babonneau.

The second homicide of 2015 was recorded in Ciceron Castries on Sunday April 5th. The victim was Oran Charles who resided within the community. The man was found near his home shot multiple times about the body.

Well it’s been a long and tumultuous 6 years for business in Saint Lucia. The global economic crisis has taken a toll on the local economy and according to the Employers Federation; businesses are suffering as many young university trained professionals seek job opportunities outside of Saint Lucia.

Telecommunications giant Digicel has signed onto a deal that will make the Saint Lucian clientele receive better service. The signing occurred at the offices of the Ministry of Public Service Information And Broadcasting, under with the Caribbean Regional Communication Infrastructure Programme.

The St. Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) is celebrating 25 years since the establishment of the Standards Act. The organization has organized many activities to mark this observance, which included the launching of its core values for the period of 2015- 2020 on April 1st.