COMPLETION of the St. Jude Hospital Redevelopment Project may cost taxpayers much more than was originally estimated by government, which …
$100m. More To Complete St. Jude
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 …
COLOURS DAY – Independence Celebrations Reach Climax
LOOK out for the national colours of Yellow, Blue, Black and White throughout St Lucia today our Independence anniversary eve. …
Southern Tourism Development Corporation Has Its Say – 21 POINTS FOR D.S.H.
THE Southern Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) has made 21 recommendations for changes to the agreement between the government and Desert …
Money Laundering ā One Bailed, Another Remanded
LOCAL investigators are gaining confidence in bringing money laundering matters to the courts following their very first conviction in April …
KING CALLS FOR CALM – M.P. Speaks At Vigil for Slain Couple
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PARLIAMENTARY representative for Castries North, Stephenson King, on Tuesday evening called for calm following a double homicide at Tamarind Heights, …
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 …
āCOPSā 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.: āWe All Have to Look In The Mirror. A DOUBLE homicide in La Clery yesterday has got the month …
Anthony Promises āNO PEACEā
FORMER Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has warned there would not be āpeace in St. Luciaā 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. āThe petition is not our only move. This is just the start. This is just the tip of the iceberg,ā 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.
GOVāT, 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. ā 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.