MOTIONS related the 2017/2018 budget and existing debts on the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM) came in for sharp criticism …
MPs Trade Barbs In Parliament Over Budget Financing
Media Workers Get Tips On Crime Reporting
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A GROUP of media workers have received some timely training from US Crime Reporting specialists in the wake of a …
FIRE SERVICE ANXIETY
A RECENT release by the Fire Service Association (FSA) appears to be causing consternation among members of the St. Lucia …
TEPA Opens Overseas Door For Local Artists
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A NUMBER of St. Lucia’s finest artists will represent the island in grand style as special guests at the anniversary …
Babonneau Fire Station Completed Months Ago But… STILL VACANT!
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MONTHS after its completion, the $6 million fire station in Babonneau remains empty and unstaffed. Even worse, no one can …
SLP Accuses Gov’t Of Being Anti-St. Lucian
ONE member of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has accused the government of being on a mission to destroy …
‘REBALANCE TOURISM SECTOR’ – Independent Senator Cautions Government
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INDEPENDENT Senator, Adrian Augier, is calling for a rebalancing of the tourism sector, even as the Saint Lucia Tourist Board …
Gov’t. Wants Quarry Blast Probe Resolved
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GOVERNMENT will apply pressure to bring to a conclusion the pending matter of the Ferrand Quarry explosion on the Bexon …
SLP WALKS OUT – AGAIN! – Party Says It Will Not Be Intimidated
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MEMBERS of the Opposition took a strong stance against what they claim to be disrespectful behaviour from Prime Minister Allen …
Homicides, Gun Violence On The Rise
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THE Royal St. Lucia Police Force has yet to make a statement on their efforts to curb an escalation in …
Opposition Warns: “We’ve Only Just Begun”
Parliamentary Representative for Laborie, Alva Baptiste, stood defiant in the face of the government, warning that the SLP would do …
SANDALS LASOURCE IN THE PIPELINE – Project Completion Date Set For December 2019
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LUXURY hotel chain, Sandals Resorts International (SRI), is preparing to break ground on its fifth property in Saint Lucia, dubbed …
‘Soleil’ Ends On High Note
MINISTER in the Ministry of Culture and Local Government, Fortuna Belrose, is welcoming criticisms from the public so as to …
CARIFESTA OR NOT? – Debate On Funding Local Contingent Grows
St. Lucia’s participation in the region’s largest arts festival — Caribbean Festival of Arts, or CARIFESTA — was in doubt …
Tourism Arrivals Up, SLTB Says
NCC MOVE ‘DONE DEAL’
THE call was sent out and artistes showed up over the weekend to stand in solidarity and voice their concerns …
Quarry Explosion Report in DPP’s Hands
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THE Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) is now in possession of a report on the blast which took place in …
NCC SPARKS OUTRAGE – Cultural Activist Says Arts Getting Cold Shoulder
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CULTURAL activist, George “Fish” Alphonse, has launched a campaign condemning the government for its decision to relocate the National Cultural …
Renewable Energy Being Explored
ST. LUCIA is moving swiftly to reduce its carbon footprint and achieve its sustainable development goals under the Paris Climate …
UWP Celebrates First Year – However, Opposition Sees ‘Lost Opportunity’
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Last Tuesday marked one year since the United Workers Party (UWP) was swept into office on an unexpected wave of …