Arts

The Saint Lucia National Trust is intensifying efforts to preserve Choiseul’s endangered craft traditions by encouraging greater participation among children and young Saint Lucians. Deputy Director Finola Jennings-Clarke highlighted the concern during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration, where craftswomen from...

Saint Lucians are being offered a rare first look at a collection of sculptures destined for the ocean floor, as the island moves ahead with plans to develop a new underwater attraction celebrating its history, culture and heritage. The sculptures...

From building their understanding of robotics to exploring journalism, esports and digital content creation, 48 young people in Micoud North spent five days gaining exposure to skills increasingly shaping the world around them. The 2026 Mopo Youth Summer Retreat ran...

Mercury Fest 2026 has been hailed as a success after more than 4,000 French and Caribbean visitors travelled to Saint Lucia for a weekend of music, food, entertainment and maritime festivities. The large-scale event, hosted at Pigeon Island, brought together...

Monday marked the 183rd anniversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey.  The Iyanola Council for Advancement of Rastafari (ICAR) commemorated the occasion with a rally in Micoud Village on Monday afternoon. National Reparations Committee (NRC) Chair Earl Bousquet said...

A man was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries following a violent altercation with another man in Babonneau on Sunday, shortly after the community’s J’ouvert celebrations had ended. Video footage of the incident and the aftermath show one of...

Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire has put Saint Lucia Carnival under the microscope, raising concerns about increasingly revealing costumes, year-round revelry and whether the country’s biggest cultural celebration is losing sight of dignity, responsibility and respect. In a pointed post-Carnival reflection, Malzaire...

At just seven years old, Sir Halo Maximin has already done what many musicians spend a lifetime dreaming of — win at the world-famous Apollo Theater, perform at the Barclays Center and capture the attention of New York television...

Andrew “The Biscuit Man” thought his night was over. He had finished his performance at Color Me Red and was already back in the artistes’ room when security suddenly came looking for him. Soca superstar Machel Montano wanted to...

Music education could soon become a far bigger part of Saint Lucia's future, as a pilot programme aimed at creating a national music education system gets underway through the Ministry of Equity's Summer Camp initiative. The three-day programme, delivered by...