CONCACAF announces participants of inaugural under-15 championship
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced the competitor details of the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15 Championship, to be held in the...
View ArticlePHOTO: Accident on Vide Bouteille Highway
Minor accident on the Vide Bouteille Highway involving one vehicle, a black Nissan Tiida sedan car, PE4635. Accident occurred opposite Wayne’s motorcycle center, heading north. No reports of injuries.
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Shooting in Rodney Bay
St Lucia News Online has confirmed reports that a Dutch tourist accidentally shot himself in the head this afternoon at about 4:30 pm. He was reportedly on board a yacht berthed in Rodney Bay. He is...
View ArticleNational Cultural Centre to undergo renovations
The arts and cultural fraternity will benefit from planned renovations to the National Cultural Centre at Barnard Hill in Castries. This facility is the home for many national cultural events and is...
View ArticleLUCELEC continues to assist calypso tents
St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) is continuing its longstanding support of the Creative Industries with sponsorship of the Take Over Tent, Ambassadors, Spectrum, De Calypso Revue and...
View ArticleCIBC FirstCaribbean to host infrastructure development and financing conference
Rik Parkhill, Chief Executive Officer of CIBC FirstCaribbean *http://www.nationnews.com/ CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank is hosting a regional conference designed to promote public and private...
View ArticleAxcel Finance gives to Ava Maria Girls Primary School
Axcel Finance has made a contribution of pens to the students of the Ava Maria Girls Primary School ahead of the 2013 Common Entrance Examinations and Minimum Standards Exams. According to a press...
View ArticleCARIMAN workers call on PM to address poor working conditions
Workers employed with CARIMAN Ltd. based in Vieux Fort have submitted a petition to Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Parliamentary Representative for Vieux Fort South, Dr. Kenny D. Anthony. The...
View ArticleMore focus should be placed in the south – PM
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony. Parliamentary Representative for Vieux Fort South and Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has acknowledged that greater focus needs to be placed in the south of the...
View ArticleSt. Lucia signs Small Arms Trade Treaty with the USA
Saint Lucia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, H.E. Menissa Rambally Saint Lucia has signed the Arms Trade Treaty on the first day that it opened for signature. Menissa Rambally,...
View Article‘Be Extraordinary’– Digicel unveils new brand to customers
Digicel’s Country Manager, Holly Hughes-McNamara unveils Digicel ‘Be Extraordinary’ brand promise After a decade of successfully delivering the best value, best service and the best network to...
View ArticlePrime minister assesses the nation’s state of preparedness
Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Prime Minister Dr. Kenny D. Anthony will meet with officials of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) today, Friday, June 14, 2013 to assess Saint Lucia’s...
View ArticleTourism stakeholders to receive training
Twenty individuals who are employed within the water-based tourism and sites and attractions subsectors will participate in a Multi-hazard Contingency Planning and Business Continuity Planning Workshop...
View ArticleRBC and NWU complete negotiations
The management of Royal Bank of Canada and representatives of the National Workers Union (NWU) have satisfactorily completed their industrial negotiations. The NWU and the bank agreed to a five percent...
View ArticlePolice officer sent to prison for drug charges
A police officer who was caught last year with drugs while on court duty was this morning sent to prison for two years. Police Constable Dervin Wilson was sentenced to two years for the possession of...
View ArticleSt. Lucian is recipient of CHTA Education Foundation scholarship
A highly “motivated and productive” St. Lucian woman is the recipient of a one-year Caribbean Hotel and Tourism (CHTA) Education Foundation scholarship. Joanne Felix, 23, was one of two locals and...
View ArticleCancer Society office burglarized again
The St Lucia Cancer Society (SLCS) has reported that its office on Mongiraud Street was burglarized today, June 14, for the third time since December. In a short release sent to the media, the SLCS...
View ArticleFather and son injured in shooting, three assisting police
A father and son were injured as a result of a shooting which took place at Hospital Road, Castries on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at about 8 p.m. Norance Laurent, 38, and his 14-year-old son Kyle Laurent...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop making yourselves look foolish on Facebook
I want to bring to the attention of the public, and especially all users of Facebook, the need to act wisely, with common sense, when posting information on such social networks. Yes, I know we are...
View ArticleRelief for residents of Edgewater
Minister Emma Hippolyte Residents of Edgewater in Massade, Gros Islet are now living more comfortably, thanks to the completion of recent infrastructural work undertaken within the community. Angela...
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