Cerebral Palsy Association honours parents and caregivers
PRESS RELEASE - The Cerebral Palsy Association of Saint Lucia (CPA) is now two years old and continually impacting the lives of its members. The Association recently had the pleasure of hosting its 2nd...
View ArticleLa Woz celebrations for 2014 being finalised
PRESS RELEASE - Eight La Woz groups from around the island met at the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) Conference Room on Wednesday, June 25 in a follow-up meeting to solidify plans for the...
View ArticlePiton Soca Starz Finals this Sunday
This Sunday, June 29, the carnival theme “My Piton, My Carnival” will be championed when Piton Soca Starz hosts the biggest finals yet, in the five-year history of the annual event. Piton Soca Starz is...
View ArticleCounselling sessions underway for young victims of December trough disaster
PRESS RELEASE - The Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment has embarked upon a series of follow-up interventions as a spin off to a successful second round of the...
View ArticleRC Jam results and photos
Results from RC Jam & RC Boys Primary Calypso Competition held at RC Boy’s School Yard on Friday, June 27, 2014. Best performer: Ramen Calypso 1. Mighty Sizzler – 241 points – Kaiso Academy 2. Red...
View ArticleJunior Chef Competition announced; July 15 is the deadline for interested...
PRESS RELEASE - A new junior chef competition for young Saint Lucian nationals between the ages of 16 and 20 years is scheduled to begin production at the end of July 2014. The aspiring chefs will...
View ArticlePHOTOS: South Calypso Tent & De Soca-Lypso Revue Calypso Tent Q’Finals
Photos from the South Calypso Tent & De Soca-Lypso Revue Calypso Tent Q’Finals held at the National Cultural Centre on Friday, June 27, 2014
View ArticleUPDATE: Mother of three found hanging
Nancy St. Clair A 27-year-old woman was found hanging in her rented apartment in Morne Du Don, Castries on Saturday (June 28). Kefran St. Clair, also known as Nancy, was a housekeeper at Bay Gardens...
View ArticleHonduras beat St. Lucia for first victory
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, June 27, 2014 - Honduras trounced St. Lucia 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-22) for their first victory at the Girls’ U-18 NORCECA Continental Championship on Friday. Honduras took...
View ArticleMyers re-elected to ICAC
President of ICAC, Frank Myers (right) with other executive officers of the ICAC – Jasmine Davis, vice president (left, front row); Khalil Alli, secretary (back row, left) and Vintoria Bernard,...
View ArticleSt. Lucia meeting to address children issues
Health Minister Alvina Reynolds is scheduled to deliver the feature address at the meeting. PRESS RELEASE - The governments of the Eastern Caribbean Area in collaboration with the UNICEF Office for the...
View ArticleVector Awareness Week heightened awareness of vector-borne diseases
PRESS RELEASE - Vieux Fort Independence Square was the venue for the formal launch of Vector Awareness Week in St. Lucia. The week of activities, which ran from June 23-27, was aimed at heightening...
View ArticleDigicel supports the police at Kaiso Headquarters
Participants in this year’s Kaiso Headquaters. PRESS RELEASE - Digicel is joining forces with the Royal St. Lucia Police Force this Carnival season to bring about the ever popular “Kaiso Headquarters”....
View ArticleUPDATE: “I wasn’t driving fast”– says Robbie
Calypsonian Regis ‘Robbie’ Calixte, whose car burst into flames after crashing into a tree at Choc Monday night, has denied that speeding was the cause of his accident. Speaking with Saint Lucia News...
View ArticleTown hall meeting in Castries East to discuss economic woes
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny D. Anthony at a town hall meeting last year. PRESS RELEASE - A discussion on the economy and other matters of concern to residents will take place at the Marchand Community...
View ArticleRelatives of Linus Constantine allegedly denied meeting with security officials
Linus Constantine The mother of missing 18-year-old youth leader Linus Constantine has said she was denied a meeting with National Security Minister Victor Phillip La Corbiniere and other senior...
View ArticleLUCELEC is 50 today!
LUCELEC Cul De Sac Power Plant. * Photo credit: lucelec.com PRESS RELEASE – Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) is 50 years old! The electricity company observes the milestone...
View ArticleCentenarian and veteran union member ‘Ma Prince’ is dead
PRESS RELEASE - Sister Olive Joseph of Pavee, better known as Ma Prince, is dead. Joseph was 102 years old. She worked with the Castries City Council (CCC) all her life and was a member of the National...
View ArticleDID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that high levels of prostitution and venereal diseases were linked with the presence of military troops and immigrant workers, and the American bases in Reduit and Vieux Fort were no...
View ArticleSome not convinced chikungunya is spread by mosquitoes, official says it is
The aedes aegypti mosquito is known to transmit chikungunya. Suggestions that the vector-borne disease chikungunya may not be transmitted by mosquitoes have been deemed untrue by the Ministry of...
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