UPDATE: Mathurin tried to escape by jumping from boat – police
Clint Mathurin * Photo provided POLICE PRESS RELEASE - On Sunday, October 19, 2014 about 10:00 p.m., a joint operation involving the Marine Unit, Special Services Unit, Criminal Investigations...
View ArticleMore cash for Heineken lovers
Lanfraze Cherubin of WLBL (right) presents this lucky lady with her cash. PRESS RELEASE - For the past several weeks Heineken has been bringing smiles to the faces of lucky consumers- all part of the...
View ArticleOECS to take harmonized approach in managing Chikungunya and Ebola
OECS Health Ministers and other officials. PRESS RELEASE - The 1st Council of OECS Health Ministers meeting held on Thursday 16th October 2014, in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines, identified...
View ArticleGuinness winners share the Dublin experience!
Guinness brand manager Sylvester Henry (left) with prize winners. PRESS RELEASE - Two lucky persons had the once in a lifetime opportunity to fly to Dublin, Ireland courtesy Guinness and its local...
View ArticleGovernment announces fuel price adjustments
PRESS RELEASE - Petroleum prices have been adjusted effective Monday, October 20 2014, to reflect changes in import prices of fuel products from July to October 2014. While there have been slight...
View ArticleUPDATE: George is the 17th road fatality victim for 2014
George. One man is dead following a motorcycle accident in Caye Mange, Gros Islet on Sunday, Oct. 19 at around 2:40 p.m. He is 27-year-old Garvy George, also known as Kartel, a resident of Lafeuille,...
View ArticleSaint Lucia competes in South American sailing
Stephanie Devaux-Lovell competing for Saint Lucia. Stephanie Devaux-Lovell is representing Saint Lucia this week at the Laser Radial South American Championships in Paracas, Peru. The 19-year-old is...
View ArticleSt. Lucian company cops international Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award
Wayne Neale, holding Greening the Caribbean’s 2014 SEA award for Urban and Regional Development, stands with Bradley Googins, a member of the panel that selected the 2014 winners. Photo Credit: New...
View ArticleT&T signs MOU with St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada to boost cruise industry
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN - T&T has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Grenada, St Vincent and St Lucia for implementation within a month of Southern Caribbean Cruise Initiative (SCCI) to...
View ArticleSt. Lucia to host ACM stakeholder consultation on media self-regulation
The Media Association of Saint Lucia (MASL) will host Wesley Gibbings of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) and Alison Bethel McKenzie of the International Press Institute (IPI) for a...
View ArticleSea egg, wild crayfish sales not permitted for Jounen Kwéyòl 2014
GIS - The Department of Fisheries has issued a closed season due to low population numbers. The Fisheries Department has issued a warning for the harvesting of exotic seafood for the 2014 Jounen Kwéyòl...
View ArticleSVG opposition leader disappointed with court ruling in Gibson-Marks’ case
SVG Opposition leader Arnhim Eustace. Below: Tamara Gibson-Marks (left) with her lawyer Alberton Richelieu. * Photo credit: The Vincentian St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Opposition Leader Arnhim...
View ArticleSt. Lucia ranked number one in best resorts in the Caribbean
Jade Mountain Resort. St. Lucia continues to receive high accolades for its thriving tourism sector and its hotels have continuously been ranked as some of the finest in the Caribbean. Nine of St....
View ArticleChoiseul Youth & Sports: Joe-Joe T2 Festival bowls off
PRESS RELEASE - The Joe-Joe T/20 Cricket Festival in Choiseul got to successful start during last weekend in front of very appreciative crowds. In the opening matches on Saturday Cafriere had the...
View ArticleNWU and G4S negotiations at deadlock
PRESS RELEASE - Negotiations between the Management of G4S Security Services Limited and the National Workers Union (NWU) have reached deadlock. The parties have agreed on almost all the articles...
View ArticleBabonneau tops Group E in schools cricket
Kimani Melius being presented with a brand new bat from Alvina Reynolds, representative of the Babonneau constituency. Kimani Melius led Babonneau Secondary to another handsome win in the Ministry of...
View Article“GNT not negotiating in good faith”- CSA president
Isaac Discussions between the Civil Service Association (CSA) and the Government Negotiating Team (GNT) could take longer than expected, CSA President Mary Isaacs has said. Isaacs told St. Lucia News...
View ArticleFire Service reach out with help from Super J IGA
Super J IGA Store Manager Alex Augustin present hampers to Deputy Fire Chief Lambert Charles. PRESS RELEASE - The St. Lucia Fire Service is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a series of...
View ArticleDerek Walcott to be honoured at Music and Poetry Fiesta
Frank Norville and the School of Music performing at the 2013 Fiesta. PRESS RELEASE - As they have done since 2009, the Folk Research Centre and the Alliance Francaise partner again this year to...
View ArticleCustodial sentence not warranted in this case – Magistrate
Former registrar Tamara Gibson-Marks (left) and Acting Magistrate Carla James (right). THE SEARCHLIGHT (Originally published Oct. 17) – A custodial sentence is not warranted in the case in which former...
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