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Richard Frederick Placed on Administrative Leave as SSDF Audit Proceeds

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre says Housing and Local Government Minister Richard Frederick has been placed on administrative leave while matters concerning the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF) are reviewed. Pierre said the temporary measure is intended to allow...

Saint Lucia to Receive First Group Under U.S. Third Country Nationals Program

Saint Lucia will begin receiving the first group of transferees under a bilateral third-country nationals arrangement with the United States this week, Minister for External Affairs Alva Baptiste has announced Monday. Speaking on the matter, Baptiste said six people, five...

Chastanet Warns Saint Lucia Is ‘On the Road to Anarchy’ as Public Trust Erodes

Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet has sounded a stark warning over what he describes as declining public confidence in Saint Lucia’s justice system and key institutions, cautioning that an erosion of trust could put the country “on the road to...

UWP Weighs Major Changes After Election Defeat

The United Workers Party (UWP) could be heading towards significant internal changes as it confronts the fallout from its electoral defeat, with Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet acknowledging that questions surrounding his own leadership are now firmly part of the...

CARICOM Lawyers Up as Trinidad Takes Secretary-General Dispute to CCJ

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has employed external legal counsel to represent the regional bloc before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in response to a legal challenge mounted by Trinidad and Tobago over the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett. CARICOM...

Ackeem Auguste Ruled Out of CPL Season After Medical Emergency

Ackeem Auguste’s Caribbean Premier League campaign has come to an abrupt end after the Saint Lucia Kings batter suffered another serious medical emergency, just months after a life-threatening scare while playing for MI Emirates in the International League T20...

Pierre Says Cabinet Needs Time to Decide on Joy St. Omer Inquiry

The Government of Saint Lucia is considering a request for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the systems designed to protect victims of domestic violence, following the death of 24-year-old Joy St. Omer. St. Omer’s family has called for a...

Saint Lucia Moves to Train Police Officers as Lawyers in Push to Strengthen Prosecutions

The Government of Saint Lucia is moving ahead with a new scholarship programme that will send selected police officers to study law at The University of the West Indies as part of efforts to strengthen the Prosecution Unit of...

Historic Summer Payments Made to Saint Lucia’s School Ancillary Workers

For the first time, eligible ancillary workers in Saint Lucia’s education system are receiving salaries during the summer break, ending a longstanding income gap for cooks, janitors, daily paid workers and staff attached to Early Childhood Development Centres. The milestone...

Police Probe Finds no Evidence Linking Missing Fishermen to US Caribbean Strike

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force says its investigation has uncovered no evidence connecting the disappearance of several Saint Lucian fishermen to a deadly United States military operation against a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. However, Police Commissioner Verne...

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Police Investigate Discovery of Female Foetus Along Millennium Highway

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has launched an investigation following the discovery of a female foetus along...