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The Director of Met Services is advising the Saint Lucian public to brace for “misbehaviour” from the weather this weekend. Saint Lucia is expected to experience the effects of hurricane Beryl, the first of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season.

Members of the local calypso fraternity are not impressed with recent comments from Castries South-East MP Guy Joseph who, along with Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, targeted songwriters and calypsonians over their lyrical content. The response from renowned calypso songwriters to the political directorate; “heed the message, don’t kill the messenger.”

The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) says it is ‘extremely disappointed’ with the presentation of plans by the United Workers Party Administration on the future of the health care system in Saint Lucia.

The St. Jude Hospital is expected to reopen in the next 18 months – with a makeshift facility added to the existing structure. That’s the word from Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. The pronouncements were made during a nationally televised evening address on health care on 4 July.

Local Met officials are closely monitoring the progress of a weather system in the Atlantic. According to experts, the tropical depression could become a Tropical Storm within hours. The Director of Met Services is warning against panic but says members of the public should remain vigilant and monitor weather reports …

Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley has called on regional leaders to move past talks on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and take action. The calls were made at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), taking place in Jamaica this week.

[Press release] Saint Lucian students who graduated this year from Universities in Taiwan were hosted to a Farewell Graduation Party by Saint Lucia Ambassador to Taiwan (R.O.C), Edwin Laurent. After many years of hard work and perseverance, a celebration of success and achievement of the 2018 Saint Lucian graduates was …

[Press release]  SAINT LUCIA LABOUR PARTY EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT ON UWP GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE STATEMENTS The Saint Lucia Labour Party is extremely disappointed with the presentation of plans by the UWP Government on the future of the health care system in Saint Lucia. The address to the nation on July 4th by the …

[Press release] Another Saint Lucian creative artist has received international acclaim. Local artist and designer Christine Samuel did it big for Saint Lucia by capturing the CARIBBEAN STYLE & CULTURE AWARD OF “EXCELLENCE- FASHION INNOVATION” at the 2018 Caribbean Style and Culture Awards, which was held in Washington D.C. on …

[Press release] The United Workers Party supports this government’s plans for healthcare in Saint Lucia as announced last night by Prime Minister Hon. Allen Chastanet, Minister for Health Hon. Mary Isaac and Minister for Economic Development Hon. Guy Joseph. We are convinced that the deplorable state which has existed in Saint …