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Crime

Man Charged Over Viral Social Media Videos, Granted $500 Bail

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
A 36-year-old Saint Lucian man has been charged under the Computer Misuse Act following a police investigation into a series of videos that circulated widely on social media in recent days. Assistant Commissioner of Police Albert Charlery identified the man...
Crime

Man Charged With Murder After Merissa Auguste Found Strangled Along Millennium Highway

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
A 40-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 21-year-old Merissa Auguste. Her partially decomposed body was discovered along the Millennium Highway earlier this month. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) confirmed on Monday,...
Business

Charles Says Major Water Upgrades Underway

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After years of leaks and repeated repairs to critical water infrastructure, Saint Lucia is moving ahead with major upgrades aimed at improving the reliability and quality of supply across affected communities. Minister for Physical Development and Utilities Keithson Charles says...
Arts

Saint Lucia Mourns Jahn Sifflet and Pontius Clery

Sharefil Gaillard -
Saint Lucia’s legal, professional and cultural communities are mourning the deaths of two men whose contributions left a lasting mark on the island’s Carnival landscape. Attorney-at-law and Xuvo Carnival Band director Jahn Sifflet died on Sunday, September 20, just one...
Emergency

Young Boy Loses Leg Following Cas En Bas Crash; Two Others Recovering

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A young boy, a student of the Entrepot Secondary School who was seriously injured in Friday’s traffic collision at Cas en Bas Gros Islet, has lost his leg despite efforts by doctors to save it. The boy was among three...
Crime

Two Castries Schools March Against Violence Toward Women

Staff Writer -
Against the backdrop of recent killings and other acts of violence against women in Saint Lucia, students from two Castries secondary schools stepped out of their classrooms Friday morning to send a message: violence against women and girls must...
Business

CTA Invites the World Into Saint Lucia’s Communities

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Saint Lucia wants visitors to venture beyond its resort gates and iconic attractions into the communities where local food, culture, adventure and everyday life are becoming an increasingly important part of the island’s tourism product. The Community Tourism Agency (CTA)...
Crime

Castries Man Extradited to Martinique to Serve 15-Year Prison Sentence

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
A 26-year-old Castries man wanted by French authorities for armed robbery and firearm-related offences has been extradited from Saint Lucia to Martinique, where he had already been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Terry Bradley...
Business

Saint Lucia Reviews Canada Farm Labour Programme as Workers Flag Benefits, Challenges

Cherry Ann Gaillard-Williams -
Saint Lucia’s participation in the Canada Farm Labour Programme is coming under closer review, with Labour Minister Emma Hippolyte meeting directly with Saint Lucian workers and Canadian farm employers as government considers how the programme can be strengthened. Hippolyte led...
News Releases

Jawahir Pushes Back at Critics, Defends Credentials and Place at Agriculture Ministry

Staff Writer -
Agriculture Minister Lisa Jawahir has pushed back against questions surrounding her appointment, arguing that much of the scrutiny she has faced as Saint Lucia’s first female Minister for Agriculture has focused on her gender, age and appearance rather than...
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Francis challenges Chastanet to resign as MP over disputed ‘bazooka’ remark

House Speaker Claudius Francis and Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet exchanged heated words during the October 20 sitting of the...

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