A BUSINESS brand which has served the Caribbean for many years has introduced a new product which identifies with the …
Yellow To Yello – Caribbean Publishing Company Rebrands
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FORENSIC LAB BACK SOON – DPP Welcomes Phased Re-Opening
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecution, Daarsrean Greene is pleased with news that the forensic science laboratory at Tapion will soon be …
Human Trafficking, Smuggling Problems for St. Lucia
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ST. LUCIA has been identified as a transit and destination country for trafficking in human beings as well as a …
Clean Drinking Water for Dennery, at Last
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A NEW day has dawned for residents of Dennery North who for decades have been forced to live with an …
The Problem of Absentee Fathers
AS the country heads into its 38th Independence Day celebrations there are many social issues plaguing it. Surprisingly, one of …
A Message for Teens
TEENAGERS are being asked to be on their guard regarding the sexual behaviour of men and women shown in the …
A Force To Reckon With
NOT many groups in St. Lucia could lay claim to attracting national attention immediately after being formed. Truth be told, …
Majestics Workers Petition Gov’t
HUNDREDS of employees of the former Majestic Industries Limited who are still trying to get monies owed to them when …
Money Laundering – One Bailed, Another Remanded
LOCAL investigators are gaining confidence in bringing money laundering matters to the courts following their very first conviction in April …
S.L.P. Going To Court Over Deputy Speaker
POLITICAL leader of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) Phillip J Pierre has vowed once again to take the government …
Bananas To France Hits a Snag
THE move to get local bananas into the French Market has hit a snag and may take longer to become …
‘COPS’ To Respond To Nightly Gunfire
More Shooting Over Weekend. NIGHTLY gunfire was heard yet again this weekend in more than one Castries community, but it …
Seize The Opportunity – Co-op League Told As It Takes Its Place In City Centre
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THE St. Lucia Cooperative League has been called on to seize the opportunity that it has, now that it is …
Sexual Consent Age Under Discussion
Talks about increasing the age of sexual consent from 16 to 18 years have emerged in government with a view to reducing crimes committed by juveniles.
Proprietor Loses Business After False Reporting
THE seventh homicide for the year has put not only family members and friends of the victim in grief but also the proprietor of Rainbow 2000, the popular bar located in Grande Riviere.
D.S.H. PETITION – 983 Signatures Collected so Far
A petition by a group calling itself Vieux Fort Concerned Citizens Coalition for Change (VFCCCC) is one of many measures the group intends to employ to get government to renegotiate the US$2.6 billion Desert Star Holdings (DSH) project for the area. “The petition is not our only move. This is just the start. This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Julius James, spokesman for the group.
Recognition Battle At CCC
THE National Workers Union and the Seamen, Waterfront and General Workers Trade Union are in a recognition battle over employees of the Castries Constituency Council (CCC). The battle, which started with the filing of a petition by the workers to the Labour Department for a secret poll to determine which trade union will be their bargaining agent, ended last Friday on the ground floor of the Castries City Hall when workers voted by secret ballot.
GOV’T, N.G.O JOIN FORCES
PERMANENT Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice, Donovan Williams has come out in support of the Department of his …
D.S.H. – Nothing To Hide Says Invest St Lucia Chair
THE multi-billion dollar project earmarked for Vieux Fort, which was signed in July of last year by the Government of St. Lucia and Desert Star Holdings Limited (DSH) is still on course despite growing opposition to it in that part of the country.
CCC Out To Restore Social Order In Capital
PERSONS found urinating, defecating, spiting and littering in the City of Castries could soon find themselves paying fines of $150 and $1500 or where the law dictates spend up to six months in prison. City mayor Peterson Francis said that the crackdown on anti-social behaviour will be immediate and will be carried out by the officers of the Castries City Constabulary.