People dying of pancreatic cancer in Trinidad because of late detection
November 18, 2020
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) – More people are dying from pancreatic cancer in T&T than in the United States, although the rate of incidents for the disease
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PAHO: Diabetes underlying condition that increases risk of severe COVID-19 illness
November 18, 2020
By PAHO On the eve of World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urges better control of diabetes to prevent
Saint Lucia records cases #174 to #178 of COVID-19
November 17, 2020
By Ministry of Health (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, Tuesday, November 17, 2020, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of five new cases of COVID-19. This
Saint Lucia records COVID-19 cases #157 to #160
November 13, 2020
By Ministry of Health (PRESS RELEASE) — The Ministry of Health today Friday, November 13, 2020, received confirmation of four new cases of COVID-19. This
West Indies set to travel to Queenstown; all COVID-19 tests negative
November 13, 2020
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – All members of the West Indies team have returned negative results from their third and final COVID-19 tests, conducted on Day
6 a.m. November 13, 20202 Saint Lucia weather update
November 13, 2020
6:00 am Weather Report Date: 13th November 2020 Forecaster: Avlon Charlery Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy. Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C
Cuba leads race for Latin American coronavirus vaccine
November 13, 2020
(Reuters) – As Latin American nations test experimental coronavirus vaccines from across the globe and economic heavyweights such as Brazil and Mexico jockey for supply
6 p.m. Nov. 12, 2020 Saint Lucia weather update
November 12, 2020
6:00 pm Weather Report Date: 12th November 2020 Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby. Present weather at GFL
Sandals La Toc employees receive fire safety training
November 12, 2020
By Sandals (PRESS RELEASE) — In line with its commitment to continuously enhance and upgrade the skills of its team members, Sandals Regency La Toc
St Lucia Zouks, Indibet present USD$10,000 cheque to Minister Rigobert
November 12, 2020
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Zouks and title sponsor, Indibet, today handed over a cheque of USD$10,000 to Minister of Education for St. Lucia, the Hon.
Jamaica: First-time dad killed seven days after child’s birth
November 12, 2020
(JAMAICA STAR) — All his life, 35-year-old Radre ‘Kayle’ Hunter dreamt of one day being called ‘Daddy’. However, only a week after this became a
BREAKING NEWS: Saint Lucia records eight new COVID-19 cases
November 12, 2020
By Ministry of Health (PRESS RELEASE) — Today Thursday, November 12, 2020, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of eight new cases of COVID-19. This
12 noon Nov. 12, 2020 Saint Lucia weather update
November 12, 2020
12:00 noon Weather Report Date: 12th November 2020 Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy. Present weather at
Body recovered offshore Praslin
November 12, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — The body of a male was recovered from the sea in Praslin on Thursday, according to law enforcement sources. The
Importers of price controlled goods encouraged to email calculations to Consumer Affairs Department
November 12, 2020
By Ministry of Commerce (PRESS RELEASE) — The Consumer Affairs Department of the Ministry of Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs reassures
UNICEF, PAHO launch COVID-19 vaccine tender
November 12, 2020
By PAHO UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today the launch of a tender inviting all COVID-19 vaccine developers to submit a
PAHO outlines best practices to control COVID-19 pandemic
November 12, 2020
By PAHO The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today outlined best practices in a guide to help countries decide which measures to implement to control
Gov’t ‘working overtime’ to improve Respiratory Hospital — Chastanet
November 12, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — The government is “working overtime” to improve the structural and operational plans for the Respiratory Hospital. That’s
Player in the north wins record $113,257.26 CAGE St. Lucia Jackpot!
November 12, 2020
By CAGE (PRESS RELEASE) — On Saturday, November 7, 2020 CAGE “Caribbean Cash” progressives recorded its largest jackpot hit when a player at one of
Guyana: 16-y-o teen stabbed to death by 34-y-o married ex-lover (update)
November 12, 2020
By Indrawattie Natram (GUYANA CHRONICLE) — Residents of Richmond Housing Scheme, Region Two, were thrown into a state of shock on Wednesday morning when they
Chastanet expresses condolences in connection with second COVID-19 death
November 12, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Saint Lucia’s second COVID-19
New water tank installed in Lombard, Patience
November 12, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Residents of Patience, Micoud can now expect an improved supply of water in their community as time
PWA President Chicot won’t seek re-election
November 12, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — Travis Chicot has announced that he will not seek re-election in the Police Welfare Association (PWA) of the Royal Saint
Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective
November 12, 2020
(Reuters) – Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said
‘I’m so sorry’ says Trinidad doctor over his racist, abusive comments
November 12, 2020
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) — Dr Avinash Sawh, the doctor heard in a leaked telephone recording using racist remarks and abusive language towards a now former employee
Trinidad: Indian national ‘with a heart of gold’ killed
November 12, 2020
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) — An Indian national working in Trinidad was shot dead in his vehicle on Tuesday night. Shrikanth Iyer, 36, was shot twice around
Trinidad: Man gunned down in panyard
November 12, 2020
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) — Relatives of murder victim Nigel “Jahlo” Carimbocas, 38, are angry and saddened over his death, saying the gunmen who took his life
Jamaican man, 65, found guilty of gun crimes, robbery dies in custody before sentencing
November 12, 2020
(JAMAICA GLEANER) — An elderly man who was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for gun-related crimes has died in police custody. Dudley Watt, 65,
Trinidad: Elderly woman beaten, strangled
November 12, 2020
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) — Ramjewan Mungroo looked bewildered as he sat outside his home yesterday, explaining to police how he left his wife in the comfort
Largest laparoscopic gallstone removal gets Trinidad doctors global acclaim
November 12, 2020
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) — Imagine living with a gallstone the size of a large avocado in your abdomen, causing nausea and severe pain every time your
Nowhere to call home: Jamaican senior citizen’s house destroyed by floodwaters
November 11, 2020
(JAMAICA STAR) — Clutching his black bag closely, Joseph Pounall lay on his back staring at the ceiling in a classroom that serves as an
Pooran, Chase named vice-captains for New Zealand Tour
November 11, 2020
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday named the vice-captains for the upcoming series in New Zealand. Nicholas Pooran will be vice-captain
6 p.m. Nov. 11, 2020 Saint Lucia weather update
November 11, 2020
6:00 pm Weather Report Date: 11th November 2020 Forecaster: Thomas Auguste Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy. Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is
Biden vows to ‘get right to work’ despite Trump resistance
November 11, 2020
(AP) — Vowing “to get right to work,” President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump’s fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as “inconsequential,”
St. Lucian quarter-miler heads to Kansas University
November 11, 2020
By Terry Finisterre Congratulations to Michael Joseph on his move to Kansas University. Originally from Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, Michael attended Corinth Secondary and then
Dredging works begin at John Compton Dam
November 11, 2020
By WASCO (PRESS RELEASE) — The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. WASCO is pleased to announce the commencement of dredging works on the John Compton
PM Chastanet calls out “disgusting behaviour” of the Opposition
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has blamed the “opposition” for causing “panic” and “undermining” every effort of the
One COVID-19 patient in ICU; over 700 persons being monitored: CMO
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Saint Lucia’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Sharon Belmar-George on Wednesday disclosed that one COVID-19-positive patient is
Head of OECS Permanent Delegation to United Nations in Geneva presents credentials
November 11, 2020
By OECS Head of the OECS Permanent Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva presented credentials to the Director General of the United Nations Office
‘More accurate’ COVID-19 rapid antigen tests arriving in countries
November 11, 2020
By PAHO The Pan American Health Organization has deployed 190,000 new COVID-19 antigen diagnostic tests donated to four countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
Another Jamaican charged in Trouya homicide
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Another Jamaican has been charged in connection with the homicide of Cleus Alfred, police disclosed on Wednesday.
Guyana: 16-y-o stabbed to death by jealous ex-boyfriend
November 11, 2020
(GUYANA STANDARD) — A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in her Essequibo Coast home today. Dead is 16-year-old Sanesha Subrina Lall
Chastanet welcomes vaccine news but says “stop thinking you’re Superman”
November 11, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — On Monday, November 9, news broke worldwide that Pfizer’s vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. The
St. Lucia police warn bar owners
November 11, 2020
By RSLPF (PRESS RELEASE) — On Monday, November 9, 2020, over twenty (20) establishments within the city were closed by officers attached to the Special
St. Lucia police solve four homicides
November 11, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — In a press release on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force disclosed that it has solved
12 noon Nov. 11, 2020 Saint Lucia weather update
November 11, 2020
12:00 noon Weather Report Date: 11th November 2020 Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby. Present weather at GFL
BREAKING NEWS: SLASPA employee tests positive for COVID-19
November 11, 2020
By SLASPA (PRESS RELEASE) — The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority has received confirmation that an employee at its southern port has tested
Black Friday deals all month as Unicomer demonstrates COVID-19 best practices
November 11, 2020
By Unicomer (PRESS RELEASE) — Retail giant Unicomer opened the month of November announcing that instead of focusing on one day of deep savings for
Interruption in telephone service at St. Lucia Fire Service HQ
November 11, 2020
By SLFS (PRESS RELEASE) – The St. Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) hereby informs the public of an interruption in the telephone service at the Fire
St. Lucia’s second COVID-19 fatal victim identified
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Saint Lucia’s second COVID-19 fatal victim has been identified as Oswald Wilkinson Larcher, the Saint Lucia Labour
St. Lucia’s FRC mourns Dominica’s Felix Henderson
November 11, 2020
By FRC (PRESS RELEASE) — The Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre (FRC) joins the people and government of Dominica as they mourn the passing
‘Dangerous’ Jamaican who escaped from Babonneau jail still not caught
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — A Jamaican murder suspect is still at large, exactly one month after he escaped from the jail
Statement from Lancers Sports Club on death of Oswald Wilkinson Larcher
November 11, 2020
Below is a statement from Vilan Edward, president of the Lancers Sports Club, on the passing of Oswald Wilkinson Larcher. According to the Saint Lucia
BREAKING NEWS: Millet resident charged for Renato Venturi murder
November 11, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — Police have formally charged a 60-year-old suspect in the murder of restaurant owner Renato Venturi, 70, and the attempted murder
COVID-19 keeps British high commissioner’s cats out of Trinidad
November 11, 2020
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) — The new British High Commissioner’s two pet cats will have to wait a while to join her in this country since pet
Suspected drowning in Vieux Fort
November 11, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — Police are investigating the suspected drowning of a man whose body was recovered from a river in Vieux Fort on
Alex Trebek took care of us, says Jamaican ‘Jeopardy!’ ex-staffer
November 11, 2020
(JAMAICA GLEANER) — The months following Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek’s announcement that he had pancreatic cancer were tough for Jamaica-born Terry Gayle, who was an
CWI statement on players’ breach of COVID-19 protocols in New Zealand
November 11, 2020
This morning, Cricket West Indies (CWI) was informed that some members of our New Zealand touring party had contravened the strict COVID-19 protocols within the
West Indies players barred from training after breaching bubble protocols
November 11, 2020
(ESPNCricinfo) – The West Indies squad has been barred from training for the rest of their managed isolation period in Christchurch after breaking protocols including
Police shut down over 20 bars in Castries
November 11, 2020
(St. Lucia News Online) — More than 20 bars in Castries were temporarily shut down by the police on Monday evening for breaching the COVID-19
Tourists not cause of COVID-19 spread in St. Lucia: Chastanet
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet strongly believes that the cause of the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 cases
6 a.m. Nov. 11, 2020 Saint Lucia weather update
November 11, 2020
6:00 am Weather Report Date: 11th November 2020 Forecaster: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy. Present temperature at Hewanorra
BREAKING NEWS: Saint Lucia records second COVID-19 death — 78-y-o Gros Islet man
November 11, 2020
By Ministry of Health (PRESS RELEASE) — Tuesday night, November 10, 2020, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of its second death of COVID-19. The
St. Lucia gov’t considers imposing stricter COVID-19 protocols
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — With a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Saint Lucia due to its first community-spread,
St. Lucia police arrest suspect in Renato Venturi murder
November 11, 2020
By Sharleene Lindsay (St. Lucia News Online) — Police sources have confirmed that the suspect in the murder of 70-year-old restaurant owner Renato Venturi and
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