PARLIAMENTARY representative for Castries North, Stephenson King, on Tuesday evening called for calm following a double homicide at Tamarind Heights, …
KING CALLS FOR CALM – M.P. Speaks At Vigil for Slain Couple
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Vigil Tonight for Slain Active Hill Couple – A Stand Against Violence
A SILENT march and candlelight vigil will take place this evening for Jeffery Arbella and his girlfriend, Sandrina Joseph, whose …
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 …
HYPOCRISY ROW
Elections Amendment Bill Sparks Debate And Claim By P.M. of Another Proposal for Investment Here Which SLP Government Did Not …
Media Under Criticism for Irresponsible Reporting
ARE FAIR TRIALS POSSIBLE? GETTING a fair trial in Saint Lucia is impossible, say four attorneys who were panelists on …
‘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 …
FOLLOW THE LAW – DPP Warns Against Trying Cases In Public
ACTING Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Daarsrean Greene, has issued a stern warning to the media and general public to …
Crime Root Goes Deeper – Man Said To Have Surrendered After Double Homicide
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P.M.: ‘We All Have to Look In The Mirror. A DOUBLE homicide in La Clery yesterday has got the month …
Anthony Promises ‘NO PEACE’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has warned there would not be “peace in St. Lucia’ if the government does not renegotiate the controversial multi-billion dollar Desert Star Holding (DSH) project…
Suburban Castries Residents Complain of Frequent Gunfire
FREQUENT bursts of gunfire heard by residents in Castries is causing concern in several communities with people wondering whether the Police are even aware of these incidents. The latest incident took place around 5:45 yesterday morning, according to reports made to THE VOICE.
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.
RE–THINK PRIORITIES – P.M. Address Bois d’Inde Peace March
PRIME Minister Allen Chastatent says he refuses to believe that poverty is behind the upsurge in criminal activities in St. Lucia and urged citizens, particularly parents, to re-think their priorities. “I refuse to accept that poverty is the cause for the kind of crime that we are seeing in St. Lucia today. Too many St. Lucians have been poor and have never resorted to this level of crime,” Chastanet said at a vigil and march for peace in the communities of Bois d’Inde and Jacmel on Sunday.
18 Year Old Faces Blackmail Charge?
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MINISTER in the Ministry of Finance, Ubaldus Raymond says his trust is in the Almighty God and the court system of the country following allegations of his involvement with a young woman in a matter that has gone viral over social media.
CRIMINAL STUDENTS – Police Show Off Weapons And Drugs Seized
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TED King, the police corporal in charge of the northern section of the Community Relations Branch is calling for crime prevention programmes targeting secondary school students following an astounding amount of weapons and illegal drugs seized from them last year and the year before. Warning that offenders and victims of crime are getting younger at an alarming rate, which should be a cause for concern to the nation, he promised that his department will continue its pro-active approach in educating the youth through school presentations, organizing crime prevention programmes and conducting professional random school searches and interventions.
Violence Claims 6 Lives In Single Day
JUST 10 days into the new year and already the country has been rocked by an unprecedented level of violence, resulting in six fatalities in a single day (Sunday) and several incidents of gunplay. The homicide count to date is eight, the latest incident occurring yesterday in the Morne Du Don area where it was reported that one man succumbed to gunshots to the head and back.
BLOODY WEEKEND in St. Lucia
At least six people were killed in various incidents here over the weekend less than four days after Prime Minister …
ROW OVER C.I.P., D.S.H. – Political Parties Trade Words
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet held his first press conference of the year on Thursday evening, addressing a wide range of issues. During the 90-minute briefing held at GIS Studios and carried live on NTN, Chastanet fielded questions from the media, including many related to the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) and the Desert Star Holdings Ltd. (DSH) project…