News Updates

The Saint Lucia fire service is reportedly investigating an early morning fire at bishop’s gap Castries, which destroyed an abandoned house and a motor vehicle. This is the latest vacant building in a section of the capital city of Castries to go up in smoke in recent memory.

A former carnival queen is paying homage to media owner and veteran broadcaster, HTS’ Valerie Albert –Fevrier. Miss albert died on Tuesday September 7th, while receiving medical care overseas for an infection.

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President of the craft and dry goods vendors association, peter “Ras IPA Isaac” is calling for more stringent measures for persons who flout covid-19 protocols.

50 bus drivers have tested positive for covid-19. The national council on public transportation says a meeting with health officials is scheduled for Friday to discuss the growing impact of the fourth wave on the transportation sector.

Law enforcement made a surreal discovery on Wednesday afternoon. The body of a young man was found dead on a tomb at the choc cemetery with gun-shot injuries. The victim has been identified as a resident of Pavee, Castries, who was reportedly in the presence of by-standers at the grave-site …

Minister for culture dr. Ernest Hillarie has expressed support for the amendment of the law to make covid-19 protocol violations ticket-able offences. Dr. Hilaire was grilled by the press on Tuesday at the media launch of export St. Lucia’s “expo 2020 Dubai” campaign.

Tributes continue to pour in for HTS co-founder, Valerie Albert Fevrier, who died on Tuesday 7th September, 2021.

The covid-19 pandemic is exacting a tremendous toll on Saint Lucia’s health-care system. The outbreak is not only placing a burden on the country’s coffers, but also inflicting psychological harm on medical staff who continue to witness patient after patient wither away.

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