Two children aged nine and three are among the dead after a pick-up truck veered out of control and careened into a parked trailer truck on the Bexon highway. The driver of the pick-up also sustained fatal injuries.  The only survivor – a critically injured six-year-old boy has since been airlifted …

Security Minister Senator Hermangild Francis has revealed police officers implicated in the 2010/11 Operation Restore Confidence anti-crime offensive will face prosecution. The Security Minister disclosed to News4orce the United States government has issued the nonnegotiable stipulation if Saint Lucia wants the Leahy Law sanctions imposed on the police force in …

[PRESS RELEASE]  Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of three (3) individuals as a result of a vehicular accident which occurred on Tuesday October 30, 2018, about 6:20 p.m. along the Bexon Highway, Castries. Ferguson Donnelly, a thirty two (32) year old resident of Barre Du Chaussee, was …

[PRESS RELEASE]  According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, 2009 “Sexual exploitation makes up 79% of identified forms of human trafficking, including prostitution, forced stripping, massage services and pornography.”  And it is with great distress, that we now have visible evidence …

Teachers at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College stayed off the job for a second consecutive day on 26 October. The educators complained of feeling ill and walked off the job on 25 October.

The Saint Lucia Fire Service has added three new ambulances to its fleet. The vehicles were handed over the Department on Friday. Officials say the new ambulances will help meet growing demand for assistance following medical and trauma emergencies.  

Saint Lucia’s emerging ‘dennery segment’ sound continues to attract global intrigue. Travel & leisure magazine – a leading print brand with an estimated readership exceeding 4.5 million worldwide, is here to profile Saint Lucia’s infectious ‘dennery segment’ music.

Peterson Francis confirmed on Radio 100’s “Straight Up” talk show on Friday October 26th, that he is re-considering accepting a second two year term as mayor of Castries.

Opposition spokesman on education Senator Guibion Ferdinand says government should move with urgency to resolve the issues at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College. Speaking on the side-lines of an October 30 House Sitting, the former school principal said students are suffering while this matter is left to fester. Ferdinand …

Prime minister Allen Chastanet on 30 October confirmed his cabinet is considering relocating the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School [CCSS]. The prime minister cited the aging building plant, estimated refurbishing costs exceeding XCD $10 million dollars and traffic concerns for a possible relocation move. He dismissed suggestions of a potential conflict …

Up to eight buildings bordering Maryann and Broglie Street in the capital were damaged in an early morning blaze on October 30. The fire gutted one residential property which has left at least three people homeless. The fire department is investigating the cause of the blaze.  

Castries mayor Peterson Francis sought to clarify the alleged fall out between him and Castries Central MP Sarah Flood Beaubrun on the sidelines of Parliament on 30 October. It is rumored that relations between the two have deteriorated, as Francis is considering contesting the Castries Central seat.

The wife of a local police officer was fatally shot in her home on Chef Harry Drive at Morne Fortune, Castries on October 29. HTS News4orce understands residents reported hearing multiple gunshots. The victim identified as 42-year-old Kimberly Williams-De Leon was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, an active …

About two months after the SALCC board resigned en masse, educators are demonstrating their dissatisfaction with the current working environment. Classes were disrupted on October 25th and 26th, after teachers suddenly fell ill.  Occupational health and safety issues have been a perennial problem for the college.

The Royal St. Lucia Police Force is trying to ascertain the identity of an embattled female foreign national. The foreigner was detained after she told a Castries Constituencies Council employee that she escaped captivity from human traffickers.