Gov’t, Opposition at odds over airport taxes in St Lucia
From Jamaica Observer CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says the former St Lucia Government should be “embarrassed and ashamed” at its decision to rescind an airport development tax, which has cost the island in excess of…
St Lucia reports flooding, power outages as storm impacts
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thursday September 29, 2016 – Thousands were without electricity in St. Lucia, rivers overflowed their banks, and several communities were flooded last night and into today. And Tropical Storm Matthew which passed through the Windward…
St Lucia cabinet rejects bid to end live coverage of parliament
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — According to former member of parliament Richard Frederick, an unnamed member of the Cabinet recently brought an unsuccessful proposal to end live television coverage of parliamentary proceedings in Saint Lucia. This follows…
Alleged extrajudicial killings in St Lucia must be investigated, says US
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The allegations of extrajudicial killings committed by members of the Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) should be properly investigated, and any perpetrators should be prosecuted and, if found guilty, sentenced appropriately, the…
US will not lift sanctions on St Lucia without credible progress
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — The United States has made it clear to the new government in Saint Lucia that the ongoing failure to bring to justice those responsible within the local police force for gross violations…
Doctor raped on women-only Caribbean holiday
By ALISON SMITH-SQUIRE FOR MAILONLINE Doctor is raped during women-only Caribbean holiday… and then offered a MASSAGE as compensation by the trip’s organisers Georgina Mortimer booked ‘dream holiday’ to St Lucia with Girls for Sail Says she was attacked in…
Couple tell of nightmare Caribbean wedding with “dirty hotel and beach”
BY PHIL TODD From Mirror UK Kirstie and James Willett spent £5,000 on “dirty hotel” and beach littered with wood and seaweed for what was meant to be their dream wedding. When Kirstie and James Willett saw photos of a…
Bride is forced to miss her £1,000 Caribbean honeymoon after a fall on her wedding day left her in a wheelchair for TWO YEARS
By Amy Sharpe and Emily Chan For Mailonline Janice Williams, 49, from Croydon, married John, 62, in August 2014 Mother-of-three fell on her back while going to sit down at reception dinner She fractured her spine and was left in…
UWP wins St Lucia general election
From St Lucia News Online The United Workers Party (UWP) has been declared the winner of the 2016 general election, after claiming 11 of the 17 constituency seats. The ‘Flambeau’ will now form Saint Lucia’s new government, after the Saint…
Women’s Caribbean Motorcycle Club Makes Debut on International Female Ride Day
From Motoress Recently there has been a shift in the Caribbean island of St Lucia and the St. Lucian biker culture. Women are taking up motorcycle riding in record numbers. Now women are no longer interested in being just the…
