The Department of Health & Wellness records a decrease in suicide rates for 2018.

The St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority has reassured garbage truck drivers that they will see a significant improvement in the flow of traffic at Delgos sanitary landfill once works are completed. Last week; the drivers called on the authority to speed those works, amid lengthy waiting times and backed up …

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has vowed to provide quality and affordable health care for all citizens. It was one of the promises in his New Year’s address to the nation on Sunday.

Since taking office in 2016, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet delivered his maiden New Year’s address in a nationally televised speech on January 13. In addition to touting the accomplishments of the United Workers Party administration, the Prime Minister’s 2019 agenda remains hinged on rolling out multimillion dollar capitol projects and …

A representative of a local minibus association is calling for thorough vetting of minibus drivers. This week, cell phone footage of a squabble between a Gros Islet driver and a passenger went viral, and has since spawned memes and social media jokes.  But the vice president of the La Clery minibus …

Officials at Saint Lucia’s main penal institution – the Bordelais Correctional Facility have sounded the alarm on what they say has been a steady increase in juvenile detainees. In a January 11 sit-down with News4orce, BCF deputy director Lenard Terrance explained the prison’s growing juvenile population has challenged capacity levels …

High level talks held on January 10 with officials from Republic Financial Holdings and Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, Commerce Minister Bradley Felix and finance director Cointha Thomas, resulted in a re-affirmed agreement to protect the jobs of more than 100 people employed with the Bank of Nova Scotia, in Saint …

Hundreds of Saint Lucians have taken advantage of a free dental clinic spearheaded by UNICEF Champion for Children Taj Weekes, through his charity, They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO). Weekes partnered with the Montana Dental Clinic to host the one week clinic in the community of Micoud.

Have you seen Ji-Ada John Baptiste? She’s a 13-year-old student of the Ciceron Secondary School and her mother Dona John Baptiste says she’s been missing since December 16.  Despite numerous reported sightings of Ji-Ada, the family says she has not been home in weeks. They are appealing to the public for …

Over 10 Dernière Rivière, Dennery residents say they want a shop owner to pay up money owed to them, which they won from her slot machines.

Two men were hauled before the first district court on January 10 after they were arrested by law enforcement officers on suspicion of money laundering linked to narcotics trafficking. Police seized more than 60 thousand euro and over USD $4000 during the bust on January 7. They remain in police …

Sanitation drivers are appealing to the St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority to speed up works at the Delgos landfill. A few weeks ago, the authority announced that it would be undertaking major maintenance work on the site. The drivers are becomingly increasingly frustrated with the waiting period at the …

For one night in February a group of young men will grace the stage at the National Cultural Centre for the first ever Mr. Independence Youth Development pageant. The event is organized by Gregory Lord Productions and the Culture Ministry. The contestants attended their first media engagement on Thursday.

The Laborie Cooperative Credit Union is improving revenue streams for small and medium-sized enterprises, under the sustainable agribusiness for Laborie and environs project.

Lingering chemical fumes from repair work has prompted the Education Ministry to abandon classes for the first week of the second academic term at the Ciceron Primary School. More than 100 students and some 17 teachers have been impacted by the late start, of what is typically, a disruptive second …