SAINT Lucia Thursday joined the rest of the World in observing World Hypertension Day. But more than just observing the …
SLBWA to host Telethon amid rumblings from within
THE St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA) is calling on St. Lucians to open their hearts, wallets and purses and …
Tomorrow is a Big Day For St. Lucia Jazz!
WHEN the Allen Chastanet administration decided to undertake a review of the popular musical experience known as the St. Lucia …
Mayor Francis turns ‘Talk’ into ‘Walk’!
MAYOR Peterson Francis on Thursday made it clear that not only does he ‘talk the talk’, but does it in …
St. Jude Completion Or Construction Of Another New Facility?
GOVERNMENT STILL UNDECIDED! WHILE it is still unclear whether government will complete the existing facility that is St. Jude Hospital …
Healthcare Concerns Loudly Voiced, But lingering doubts remain
THE controversy surrounding St. Jude Hospital, the Owen King EU Hospital and the general healthcare situation in the country took …
Lambirds CEO Wants PM’s Protection In Fight To Save His Name!
LAMBIRDS Academy CEO Dr Iftekhar Shams has what he con siders a powerful ally as he tries to salvage his …
Government Needs To Go All The Way In Probing ‘Secret Agreements’
THE Government of St. Lucia must be commended for its decision to put legislation in place that removed statutes of …
Former PM hints at taking DSH matter to court
IT seems that the first phase of the 2.6 billion dollar project for Vieux Fort dubbed the ‘Pearl of the …
PM And MP Row Over Juffali!
ALMOST two years after his death, Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali and the issues surrounding his appointment as St. Lucia’s Permanent …
Parties In Hot Exchanges Over Recent Spate Of Fires
A SPATE of fires across the country that has caused much damage to public and private properties has now become …
WINERA In Fight To Stay Alive
A FIGHT is on to save the jobs of employees of the Vieux Fort-based Windward Islands Packaging Company Limited (WINERA) …
Top EU Official Says Cooperation Vital For National Security In All CARICOM Member-states
WITH nine countries in CARICOM said to be among the 25 with the highest incarceration rate in the world — …
St. Lucia And US Working to Lift Leahy Law
THE Governments of St. Lucia and the United States of America have yet to arrive at some sort of settlement …
RSS Gets High Marks at Rodney Bay!
THE Regional Security System (RSS) of the Eastern Caribbean yesterday received glowing endorsements for its efforts to secure the sub-region …
Leaders Square-off In The House!
IT was more or less the usual when the elected parliamentarians met Wednesday and Thursday to debate the Estimates of …
Criminals Put On Notice
CRIMINALS have been put on notice as the government plans to adopt a more strategic approach to combating crime and …
Bluffs And Privatization of OKEU Hospital
MUCH has been said and written about the Owen King European Union (OKEU) Hospital from the time of its sod-turning …
Government Announces Big Plans For Education And Health
THE Government of Saint Lucia has announced plans it says will radically transform certain aspects of education and health in …
Unions Demand Information on Hospital Privatization!
Showdown Looms As Workers Remain In Suspense Over Their Future… THREE public sector trade unions are demanding information from Prime …