News Updates

Those who were planning a day out at the beach near Malabar on Sunday, were confronted by a disturbing scene along the shore-line. Police were called to the area, following the discovery of the body of a man. Investigators are ruling his death suspicious, because of the signs of trauma …

The community of Pavee is under siege following the second fatal shooting in less than a week. So far six persons have been shot in the community over the past seven days – two of the shooting victims have died.  

A family of Talvern, Babonneau have an agonizing wait for confirmation on the charred remains of a body found in the rubble of a recent house fire. The family members are convinced that it is the body of their missing loved one. However, the police have launched an investigation and are awaiting …

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The president of the Organisation for National Empowerment (ONE) and former member of the National Insurance Corporation board Peter Alexander, is calling for the resignation of the entire National Insurance Corporation board. Alexander says the decision to grant the loan for the Cabot project goes against the NIC’s own rules. …

Peter “Ras Ipa” Issac was on the weekend re-elected to the post of president of the St. Lucia Craft and Dry Goods Association. Issac who is a combative campaigner for vendors, has often been at odds with the mayor of Castries – His Worship Peterson Francis. He has served as president …

The National Youth Council will be holding elections next month. The organisation is calling on young persons and groups to get involved in the process, in order to ensure that the interests of young persons are better protected.

Live music has been on the decline in Saint Lucia for many years now. However, a group from Vieux Fort is working on turning the fortunes of that form of music around.  

The minister in the ministry of culture Senator Fortuna Belrose, has added her voice to the need for greater control of behavior during carnival. The conduct of revelers will be one of the matters under review during the post mortem of carnival.  

One man is dead and four others nursing wounds after an alleged gang shooting in Pavee, Castries. This is the second male who has been shot and killed in Pavee this week.