St Lucia News – Caribbean Life

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred reacts after winning the women's 100m at the Diamond League, Monaco, Stade Louis II, on July 12, 2024.

Sports

Alfred takes home two awards at CANOC ceremony

By Devika Ragoonanan

Former Prime Minister of The Bahamas Hubert Minnis.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Saint Lucia appoints the World’s Fastest Woman, Julien Alfred as Tourism Ambassador. She can be seen here waving to the crowd during a welcoming parade.

Sports

Alfred receives special award on holiday named in her honor

By Devika Ragoonanan

St. Lucia's Julien Alfred and Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji in action during the women 100m at the Diamond League, Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland on Sept. 5, 2024.

Sports

St. Lucia gears up to honor Olympic hero

By Bert Wilkinson

Representation of an illegal drug warehouse.

Guyana

UN warns: Crime-fighting efforts in CARICOM backfiring

By Dawn Plummer

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred reacts after winning the women's 100m at the Diamond League, Monaco, Stade Louis II, on July 12, 2024.

Sports

Olympic 100-meter champ can’t wait to head home

By Bert Wilkinson

Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Physical Development, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation and Minister for National Security, Home Affairs, Public Administration, Information and Disaster Management of Grenada, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Bo Shakira Harris of UNODC engaging with workshop participants

St Lucia

Seeking to strengthen human rights-based, gender-sensitive policing in St. Lucia

By Nelson A. King

Permanent Representative of St. Lucia to the OAS, Elizabeth Darius-Clarke, at microphone, in black blazer, assumes chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

St Lucia

St. Lucia assumes chair of CIDI

By Nelson A. King

Women's 100m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 03, 2024. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia celebrates after winning gold.

Sports

St. Lucia makes plans to declare holiday after Julien Alfred’s gold medal win

By Bert Wilkinson

Dominica

Dominica fighting to reclaim visa free travel to UK

By Bert Wilkinson

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

Antigua

OECS heads increase prices for golden passports, citizenship

By Bert Wilkinson

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne.

Environment

CLIMATE ADVOCACY VICTORY

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Lucian Dona Regis-Prosper, first female secretary-general, CEO of Caribbean Tourism Organization.

Grenada

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

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