HTS News4orce St. Lucia
FATHER ALBERT SMITH MARKS 10 YEARS OF PRIESTLY SERVICE WITH THANKSGIVING MASS IN BABONNEAU
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- FATHER ALBERT SMITH MARKS 10 YEARS OF PRIESTLY SERVICE WITH THANKSGIVING MASS IN BABONNEAU
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- 6:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Father Albert Aaron Smith continued his tenth anniversary celebrations on tuesday evening. A thanksgiving mass was held at good shepherd roman catholic church in babonneau. Religious officials from across the region and beyond joined parishioners for the occasion. Together, they marked a decade of his dedicated service to the catholic faith and the wider community.
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- SAINT LUCIA'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND RECEIVES FIRST CIP PROFIT INSTALLMENT
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Saint Lucia's Sovereign Wealth Fund has received its first injection of funds. The deposit comes from profits generated through the Citizenship by Investment Programme. Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre is pointing to the milestone as a rebuttal to critics. He had faced sharp criticism over how the fund was created and governed.
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- MICOUD NORTH CONSTITUENCY COUNCIL SWORN IN, MP PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR DISTRICT PROJECTS
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- New members of the Micoud North Constituency Council were sworn into office this week.
They now take on formal responsibility for driving development across the district.
MP Jeremiah Norbert and local government officials used the ceremony to pledge resources and guidance.
The commitment sets the stage for tighter collaboration between residents and government moving forward.
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- SAINT LUCIA HOSTS REGIONAL TRAINING FOR PRISON, PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS
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- 3:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A coordinated effort to strengthen the region's correctional systems is taking shape in saint lucia.
Local, regional and international partners are working together on the initiative.
Their focus is specialised training aimed at sharpening the skills of frontline officers across the criminal justice system.
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- NEW MEDICAL UNIT AT BORDELAIS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SET TO EASE HEALTHCARE STRAIN
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- 5:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Inmates at Bordelais Correctional Facility now have broader access to medical care. A new Level One Medical Unit has just opened at the facility.
It brings primary care, emergency response, chronic disease management, mental health support and specialist services under one roof, directly on site.
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- MINISTRY OF HEALTH URGES MEN TO GET SCREENED DURING PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
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- 4:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Ministry of Health is pushing men to get screened as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month gets underway.
Officials are stressing the value of catching the disease early.
They're encouraging men to take a more active role in monitoring their own health.
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- BOTHAM JEAN FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM LIVES
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- 4:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Botham Jean Foundation is continuing to help students of his former primary school advance their education in his honor.
On the 2026 anniversary of his death, the Foundation remembered the Carmen Rene Memorial School.
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- VIEUX FORT NORTH SWEARS IN NEW CONSTITUENCY COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Newly sworn civic leaders have officially taken up their posts on the Vieux Fort North Constituency Council following a formal inauguration ceremony. Local administrative officials pledged their full backing while urging the incoming team to embrace innovative technology and unified leadership to advance community welfare.
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- PM PHILIP J. PIERRE SAYS BACK-TO-BACK SLP ELECTION WIN WAS COLLECTIVE EFFORT
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- 4:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- PM Philip J. Pierre Says Back-To-Back SLP Election Win Was Collective Effort
and guardian of the nation's reputation.
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- PM PHILIP J. PIERRE EXPLAINS RATIONALE BEHIND THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS DEAL WITH US
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- 3:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Debate continues over Saint Lucia's decision to accept third-country nationals from the united states. Officials are now offering deeper insight into the matter. They are explaining why the government said yes. They are also outlining what could have followed had Saint Lucia said no.
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- SEPTEMBER 7TH 2026 EPOLL
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Do you think the families of the missing fishermen, believed to be victims of U.S. boat strikes, will ever get clear answers?
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- FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ALVA BAPTISTE GIVES IN-DEPTH UPDATE ON THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS PROGRAMME
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- 4:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Debate continues over Saint Lucia's decision to accept third-country nationals from the united states. Officials are now offering deeper insight into the matter. They are explaining why the government said yes. They are also outlining what could have followed had Saint Lucia said no.
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- GOVERNMENT FACES 26 MILLION DOLLAR REVENUE SHORTFALL DRIVEN BY FUEL SUBSIDIES
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Saint Lucia’s government has incurred a 26-million-dollar revenue deficit since April, driven largely by absorbed fuel costs.
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Honorable Philip J. Pierre, confirmed that pump prices remained steady despite rising global oil trends, leading to a 15-million-dollar shortfall in August alone
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- PRIME MINISTER PIERRE COMMITS TO ISLAND-WIDE RAINWATER HARVESTING INSTALLATION IN SCHOOLS
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has pledged to outfit every school across the island with rainwater harvesting technology to build resilience against supply disruptions. He reaffirmed the government's infrastructure commitment directly to educators, parents, and students during the annual Castries East educational awards.
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- MARCHAND LEAGUE HONORS LATE COACH WITH CASSIUS GLASGOW MEMORIAL YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Marchand Football League Normalization Committee kicked off the fourth edition of the Cassius Glasgow Memorial Youth Tournament on August 22.
Known locally as the CasSY Boom Cup, the annual event honors the legacy of the late Marchand football coach while developing the island's emerging athletic talent.
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- DR. KENNY ANTHONY ST. LUCIA'S INDEPENDENCE STILL INCOMPLETE WHILE BRITISH LAW GOVERNS ITS COURTS
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- 7:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Former Prime Minister Kenny Anthony says St. Lucia's independence remains incomplete, arguing a colonial-era clause in the Civil Code still ties the island's courts to British statute law more than three years after it broke from the Privy Council.
He points to a 1956 provision that let a UK defamation law decide a local libel case as proof the country has yet to fully reclaim control of its own legal system.
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- BABONNEAU STAKEHOLDERS LAUNCH STRATEGIC COMMUNITY TOURISM FORUM TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
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- 4:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Residents and business leaders in Babonneau gathered for a dedicated forum to establish the district's footprint within the local tourism landscape.
The initiative aims to harness the northern community's distinct cultural assets and scenic appeal to create sustainable economic opportunities.
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- SEPTEMBER 4TH 2026 EPOLL
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- 9:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Do you support the Prime Minister's decision to place the Housing Minister on indefinite administrative leave during the SSDF review?
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- JUSTICE MARIO MICHEL TO LEAD SAINT LUCIA INQUIRY INTO ANSE COCHON SEA CRASH
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Retired judge justice Mario Michel has been named to head a new commission of inquiry examining the July maritime disaster off Anse la Raye.
Supported by a panel of maritime and law enforcement specialists, Michel's team will conduct public hearings in Castries to uncover the cause of the crash and reform national water safety regulations.
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- CDF CONSULTS STAKEHOLDERS TO UNIFY SAINT LUCIA'S CULTURAL SECTOR
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Cultural Development Foundation has stepped up efforts to bring key agencies and partner stakeholders together, aiming for a more unified approach to Saint Lucia's cultural development.
The consultation forms part of a broader push to strengthen coordination across the sector.
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- ELKS CREDIT UNION REVIEWS STRATEGY AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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- 3:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Elks City Of Castries Co-Operative Credit Union used its annual general meeting to weigh the challenges shaping its operations and the options available to reset its direction.
Members and leadership reviewed the organization’s current trajectory as part of a broader push to determine its path forward.
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- CHOISEUL/SALTIBUS COUNCIL SWORN IN, YOUTH TAKE CHARGE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE
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- 5:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Fourteen councillors were sworn into office on September 2nd at the La Fargue Choiseul Community Centre, formally taking charge of the Choiseul/Saltibus Constituency Council.
The installation ceremony spotlighted youth empowerment and collaborative governance, with officials committing the new board to people-centred leadership across the southwestern district.
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- SAINT LUCIAN DUKE OF EDINBURGH MEMBERS COMPLETE GRENADA EXPEDITION
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- 3:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Participants in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award 2026 Summer Camp spent four nights and three days in the Grenadian outdoors, joined by members from two other countries.
The expedition included hikes to waterfalls, outdoor cooking, and wildlife encounters as part of the programme's field component.
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- MINISTER BAPTISTE WARNS OF SHIFTING GLOBAL TRADE ORDER, DEFENDS CIP
- Runtime
- 7:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- External Affairs Minister Alva Baptiste has warned that Saint Lucia faces a turbulent global trade and geopolitical landscape, telling reporters at a pre-cabinet briefing that trade policy and foreign policy have become inseparable.
He said Caribbean nations will defend their citizenship by investment programmes in Brussels while pushing to diversify markets and strengthen the region's economic resilience.
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- RIVIERE MITANT WOMAN ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY AFTER VEHICLE OVERTURNS
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A Riviere Mitant resident escaped with only minor abrasions after her vehicle overturned in an early-morning accident on Thursday. The circumstances surrounding the crash are still being established.
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- TAIWAN DONATES COMPUTERS TO ROYAL SAINT LUCIA POLICE FORCE IN TECHNOLOGY BOOST
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force is getting a technological upgrade.
Taiwan has donated computers to support the force's operations.
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- SEPTEMBER 2ND 2026 EPOLL
- Runtime
- 9:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Do you support Saint Lucia accepting third country nationals transferred under this U.S.‑driven two‑year trial?
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- VERNE GARDE MARKS TWO YEARS AS POLICE COMMISSIONER: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES IN SAINT LUCIA
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Police Commissioner Verne Garde is marking two years at the helm of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force.
He's touting progress made so far, while acknowledging the challenges still shaping the fight against crime.
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- COMMISSIONER GARDE EXPLAINS FIREARM LICENCE RULES AFTER VIRAL GUN-BRANDISHING VIDEO
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- 5:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Police Commissioner Verne Garde says a firearm license can be revoked the moment it's misused and confirms the Firearms Board has already used that power.
His comments come as footage circulates online of a local businessman brandishing a gun to defuse a standoff at his business, though Garde addressed licensing policy generally rather than that specific case.
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- SLFA HONOURS FOOTBALL EXCELLENCE AT 2025 NATIONAL AWARDS CEREMONY
- Runtime
- 4:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Saint Lucia Football Association held its 2025 National Football Awards Ceremony Saturday at Bay Gardens Hotel, under the theme "Taking Football to Higher Heights."
First Vice President Stephen Regis chaired proceedings in the absence of President Lyndon Cooper.
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- CUBAN EMBASSY HONOURS LEGACY OF FIDEL CASTRO IN SAINT LUCIA SERVICE
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Cuban Embassy, together with the Saint Lucia–Cuba Friendship Association, held a special service honouring the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
The event featured testimonies from dignitaries and officials who met him during his lifetime.
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- EDUCATION MINISTER KENSON CASIMIR OUTLINES NEW INITIATIVES AHEAD OF SCHOOL REOPENING
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Education, Youth Development, and Sports Minister Kenson Casimir will address the nation tonight ahead of the official start of the new school year on Tuesday, September 1st.
Speaking during the weekly pre-cabinet press briefing on Monday, Minister Casimir outlined several key policy initiatives designed to support both educators and students.
These measures include the introduction of a new mid-term break, direct financial grants for early childhood institutions, and an expansion of the government's student laptop distribution program.
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- PM PIERRE CONFIRMS RICHARD FREDERICK ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AMID SSDF REVIEW
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- 4:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has confirmed that Housing and Local Government Minister Richard Frederick is now on administrative leave while a review of the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund moves forward.
Prime Minister Pierre says the step is procedural, not an indication of wrongdoing, and is meant to keep the process free of political influence.
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- UWP DEMANDS INDEPENDENT PROBE INTO SSDF OPERATIONS
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Opposition United Workers Party is calling for an independent investigation into the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund.
The call comes after Housing Minister Richard Frederick was placed on administrative leave.
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- PM PIERRE CLARIFIES THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS ARE NOT CRIMINAL DEPORTEES
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre MONDAY moved to draw a clear line between two categories of people being sent to Saint Lucia from the United States, insisting the newest arrivals under the Third-Country Nationals programme carry no criminal record.
He told Monday's Pre-Cabinet briefing the six individuals due this week overstayed their U.S. visas — an administrative lapse, he stressed, not the kind of conviction that defines Saint Lucia's long-standing deportee arrangement.
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- UWP DEMANDS TRANSPARENCY AS THIRD-PARTY NATIONAL TRANSFERS BEGIN
- Runtime
- 5:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Opposition United Workers Party is demanding greater transparency, now that Saint Lucia's third-party national transfer programme is underway.
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- EDUCATION MINISTER PLEDGES MIDTERM BREAK FOR TEACHERS IN 2026 BACK-TO-SCHOOL ADDRESS
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- 4:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Saint Lucia's Education Minister is targeting truancy, life-skills development, and extracurricular participation as priorities for the new school year.
The Minister is also promising a midterm break aimed at protecting teachers' mental well-being, and voiced optimism for a revitalised education sector heading into 2026.
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- MINISTER CASIMIR CONFIRMS AUGUSTE HOME RECOVERING AFTER EMERGENCY
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Sports Minister Kenson Casimir has confirmed that Saint Lucian cricketer Ackeem Auguste is recovering at home following emergency surgery at Tapion Hospital, after the 22-year-old was ruled out of the remainder of the Caribbean Premier League season.
Auguste, 22, suffered a medical emergency that required surgical intervention at Tapion Hospital, his second health scare in less than a year after emergency surgery in Abu Dhabi in December 2025.
He was released from hospital on August 25.
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- AUGUST 31ST 2026 EPOLL
- Runtime
- 7:46
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Do you believe the government's back-to-school support will make the start of the new school year easier for Saint Lucian students and their families?
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- HOUSING MINISTER RICHARD FREDERICK PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Housing, Local Government, and Urban Renewal Minister Richard Frederick has been placed on administrative leave until further notice.
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre announced the decision today, explaining that the move aims to maintain transparency amid ongoing public questions surrounding the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund.
The decision comes roughly ten days after Police Commissioner Verne Garde disclosed that law enforcement found no sustained evidence against the Minister following a probe into a prior complaint.
However, Prime Minister Pierre stresses that placing the Minister on leave does not imply any wrongdoing.
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- SOUTHERN TAXI ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FUN RUN, FREE HEALTH CHECKS
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- 3:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Members of the Southern Taxi Association swapped their driver's seats for running shoes this morning, joining a 5,000-step fun run and free health fair to celebrate the association's golden anniversary.
Organisers say the early start carried a deeper message — urging taxi operators to prioritise their wellbeing as much as their livelihood.
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- SOUFRIÈRE-FOND ST. JACQUES SLP CONSTITUENCY GROUP HOLDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- Runtime
- 6:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Parliamentary representatives used THE SLP’S Soufrière Annual General Meeting to highlight themes of people empowerment and sustainable development, drawing contrasts between the SLP's platform and that of the opposition UWP.
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- ALLEN CHASTANET RE-LITIGATES "ROVERGATE" DEBATE MONTHS AFTER CCJ RULING
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Six years after it first surfaced, Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet is renewing his objections to a contested customs ruling, even though the Caribbean Court of Justice — the region's highest court — threw out his challenge back in October 2025.
Appearing on Fire FM's "Insight," Chastanet once again raised questions about how the matter was handled, months after the CCJ considered it settled.
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- MONCHY HOSTS SUCCESSFUL GRAND SÉYANS LA ROSE, CALLS FOR MORE FLOWER FESTIVAL INVESTMENT
- Runtime
- 5:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Monchy's staging of Gwan Fèt La Rose came off successfully over the weekend, though organisers used the occasion to press for greater backing of Saint Lucia's Flower Festival traditions.
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- SAINT LUCIA RECEIVES FIRST 6 THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES
- Runtime
- 5:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Saint Lucia is entering a new phase of its immigration cooperation with Washington, as the first six individuals arrive this week under the newly activated third-country nationals programme.
The island joins a growing list of Caribbean and Latin American nations accepting such transfers, part of the Trump administration's wider push to expand deportation destinations beyond migrants' home countries.
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- TERANCE MANN COMPLETE FOUNDATION GIVES BACK TO STUDENTS IN CHOISEUL
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A foundation built on giving has taken root in Choiseul, as the Terance Mann Complete Foundation rolls out back-to-school support for local families — continuing the NBA player's commitment to giving back to his homeland.
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- AUGUST 28TH 2026 EPOLL
- Runtime
- 8:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Do you believe Saint Lucia's underwater sculpture park will bring benefits to local people and communities.
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- NATIONAL DIVE SCULPTURE PARK EXHIBITION TO TELL ST. LUCIA'S STORY UNDERWATER
- Runtime
- 5:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A new chapter of Saint Lucian history is being written beneath the waves, where the island's legacy will meet art, tourism, and the sea.
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- DOUBLE TRAGEDY: BROTHERS KILLED IN SEPARATE ROAD CRASHES ONE WEEK APART
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A family is mourning a devastating double loss after 28-year-old Meshack Frederick died in an overnight crash — exactly seven days after his 27-year-old brother, Dane, was killed in a scooter accident.
The back-to-back tragedies have underscored growing concern over road safety in Saint Lucia, with law enforcement and fire officials renewing calls for greater driver caution.
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- AUGUST 27TH 2026 CARICOM CHAIR PM PIERRE GIVES UPDATE ON CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL DISPUTE CLIP X 2
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Prime Minister further emphasized that to maintain the integrity of the process, both the Secretary-General and the CARICOM Council have recused themselves.
He stated that an external council has been employed to handle all documentation and legal precedents.
