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First Community Credit Union Launched, Expanding Financial Access on Saint Lucia’s West Coast.

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
Saint Lucia’s cooperative financial movement entered a new chapter with the official launch of First Community Credit Union, following the successful integration of the former West Coast Credit Union into the Mon Repos Eastern Co-operative Credit Union. The transfer of...
Business

US Imposes Broad Visa Restrictions Affecting 75 Countries, Including Saint Lucia

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
The United States has announced sweeping visa restrictions affecting nationals from 75 countries, including Saint Lucia, in a move that is expected to significantly impact travel, migration and family reunification for thousands of people worldwide. According to information released by...
Business

Minister Emma Hippolyte Embarks on Strategic Familiarization Tour to Advance Ministerial Alignment & Mandate

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
Since assuming her new role, Minister for Equity, Labour, Gender, Elderly Affairs, Social Justice and Consumer Welfare, Honourable Emma Hippolyte, has embarked on an extensive programme of engagement and familiarization across her wide-ranging portfolio, signalling a hands-on and deliberate...
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Decomposed Body Recovered

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
On Monday January 12, 2026, about 9:00 a.m. Police Officers attached to the Vieux Fort Police Station responded to a report of a decomposing body at Beanfield, Vieux Fort.  Initial reports indicated that one decomposing body of a male was...
Crime

Police Seize Over EC$3 Million in Cannabis in Major Maritime Interdiction

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
Law enforcement officers have dealt a major blow to the illegal drug trade following the seizure of more than EC$3 million worth of cannabis during a high-level intelligence-driven operation conducted by the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF). Inspector Shervon...
Business

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

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
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...
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“We No Longer Have a Choice”: WASCO’s Ali Anthony Says Desalination a National Necessity

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
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

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
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

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -

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

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
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...
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Shopping Lists and Flower Festival Bring Lessons to Life at Dame Pearlette

Pupils at Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary School put their maths skills to the test and stepped into colourful cultural...

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