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An island-wide power outage brought large parts of Saint Lucia to a halt Thursday morning disrupting homes, businesses and essential services. The situation has prompted LUCELEC to launch another investigation into the reliability of the island's electricity system. The outage...

The United Workers Party (UWP) has warned that Saint Lucia's worsening crime situation is now threatening the country's tourism-dependent economy, following the United States' decision to raise its travel advisory for the island to Level 2 on July 10,...

Thousands of Saint Lucian families are expected to continue saving on essential groceries after the Government approved an extension of key tax and duty relief measures aimed at keeping the cost of living under control. The Government has extended the...

The future of Citizenship by Investment (CIP) programmes across the Eastern Caribbean has been thrown into uncertainty after the European Union ordered participating countries to shut down their programmes by June 2028, prompting regional governments to push for urgent...

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is actively evaluating a proposal that could unlock billions in regional financial resources for development, as Caribbean leaders unveiled an ambitious economic strategy aimed at accelerating growth, strengthening food and energy security, and...

The Eastern Caribbean has entered a new chapter in its monetary history with the official unveiling of a completely redesigned family of EC banknotes and coins, replacing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II with Caribbean nation builders,...

The Department of Labour has launched a major push to improve compliance within Saint Lucia's private security industry after revealing that the sector consistently generates one of the highest volumes of workplace complaints in the country. In what officials described...

Shaquelle Charlery, representing the Bordelais Correctional Facility, delivered a standout performance to capture the 2026 Inter-Commercial Calypso Monarch title, edging out two-time champion Erny J by the slimmest of margins in a dramatic finish at the National Cultural Centre. Performing...

Saint Lucia's co-operative movement is set for a significant transformation after the government committed more than EC$1 million to strengthen community-owned enterprises, lower operating costs and create new economic opportunities across the island. Speaking during the observance of International Co-operatives...

Soca superstar Machel Montano has described the recently concluded St Kitts Music Festival as one of the Caribbean's greatest cultural success stories, praising its consistency, regional impact, and contribution to the federation's economy while urging greater collaboration among Caribbean...