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Saint Lucia Enters Dry Season with Critically Low River Flows, WRMA Warns

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Saint Lucia is heading into the peak of the 2026 dry season with river flows already at critically low levels, raising concerns about national water security. Director of the Water Resources Management Agency (WRMA), Jason Ernest, issued the warning during...
Business

“We No Longer Have a Choice”: WASCO’s Ali Anthony Says Desalination a National Necessity

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Desalination is no longer a future option, it is now a national necessity, as the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) intensifies its operational response to safeguard water supplies. According to officials of WASCO, the Met Office and the WRMA,...
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PM Pierre Unveils 2026 Development Agenda in New Year Address

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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has declared that Saint Lucia has decisively rejected “bitterness, hatred and division,” as he outlined an ambitious national development agenda anchored in healthcare, education, infrastructure, youth empowerment and economic modernisation. In a New Year’s Address...
Crime

Grande Riviere Man Escapes Gunpoint Robbery, Assailants Flee After Threat to Kill

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A Grande Riviere resident is counting his blessings after narrowly escaping what could have been a deadly early-morning robbery in the Emerald Development area on Sunday. The incident occurred around 6:00 a.m. when the man, who regularly goes for morning...
Business

Sewage Runoff, Persistent Odour Trigger Renewed Action at Vigie Beach Vendors Facility

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Persistent odour complaints and visible sewage runoff at the Vigie Beach Vendors Facility have prompted renewed intervention by authorities after a video circulating on social media this week highlighted what appears to be septic discharge near the popular area. The...
Emergency

One Unresponsive, Multiple Injured in Two Separate Accidents Near Sandy Beach

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Two vehicular accidents occurring within minutes of each other in the Vieux Fort area have left one woman unresponsive and multiple others injured. The Saint Lucia Fire and Emergency Services (SLFES) Vieux Fort Unit first responded to a call for...
Arts

Leadership Without the Mask: Johannes’ Exception Code Gains International Praise

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In a time when leadership has become more performance than purpose, more optics than outcome, one Caribbean voice is cutting through the noise with uncommon clarity and the global publishing world is paying attention. Businessman and author Johnathan Johannes has...
Emergency

Man Killed, Another Injured in Speedboat Collision off Soufrière

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A late-afternoon marine accident off the coast of Soufrière has left one man dead and another injured after they were reportedly struck by a speedboat while spear fishing. The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 7, 2026, in waters near a...
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Cuba Condemns U.S. Military Action in Venezuela as 32 Cuban Nationals Killed

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Cuba has issued a strong condemnation of the United States following a large-scale U.S. military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, and the deaths of 32 Cuban nationals serving...
Business

US Intercepts Two Venezuela-Linked Oil Tankers on January 7 in Escalation of Sanctions Enforcement

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The United States on January 7 intercepted two oil tankers linked to Venezuelan crude exports, in a coordinated maritime operation that signals a sharp escalation in Washington’s enforcement of sanctions targeting illicit oil shipments tied to Venezuela and its...
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Transport Minister Warns of Rising Road Collisions, Announces Review of Traffic Laws

Minister responsible for Transport, Stephenson King, has warned that the steady rise in road collisions across Saint Lucia represents...

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