(PRESS RELEASE) — The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority is proud to be associated with the second annual Mercury Fest slated for July 20, 2019.

The ultimate beach party produced by Epic Events is one of the most anticipated highlights of the summer.

Jamaican reggae and dancehall artistes Wayne Wonder and Kranium will headline the event along with local performances by Dennery Segment Megastars — Black Boy, Cooyah and Umpa. A Caribbean cultural mix of music will be infused by top deejays from Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago and St. Marten.

The event has piqued the interest of numerous visitors and owners of vessels with Mercury-installed engines, especially from the Caribbean market, who will drop anchor at the Pigeon Island Beach to be a part of the event.

Marketing Manager for Caribbean and Events at the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Christopher Gustave, said: “Last year the event welcomed foreign nationals from Martinique, France, the United States, Trinidad, Dominica, Guadeloupe, the UK, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, and we look forward to welcoming all the visitors who will grace our shores during the action-packed weekend.”

This year, the event promises lots of excitement with numerous additions including cabanas on the water, an expanded foam pit with beach toys, and a bikini boxing gym.

“Mercury Fest is proving to be an ultimate experience that has exposed its true potential as a major visitor attraction. With hoteliers, taxi and tour operators as well as vendors who directly benefit from the economic activity of this event eagerly awaiting its staging, we anticipate that this mega event will continue to progress as a global attraction, placing even more spotlight on Saint Lucia as the events capital of the Caribbean,” said Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee.

Tickets to the second annual Mercury Fest are priced at EC $150.00, and can be purchased online at www.eventbride.com; www.islandetickets.com; www.dealsdesiles.com; and locally at Sixt Car Rental at the IGY Rodney Bay Marina and The Cell outlets in Castries and at Bay Walk Mall.

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Francis

A young man of Saint Lucian heritage — one of two armed robbery suspects shot by an off-duty female police officer in a St. Maarten supermarket at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 — has succumbed to his injuries, according to police and media reports from the Dutch Caribbean island.

Police said Chadwyn Francis died on Friday morning, July 5 at the St. Maarten Medical Center and his body “has been confiscated for further investigation”. The second suspect remains in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, The Daily Herald has reported.

According to information gathered by St. Lucia News Online, Francis’s family hails from Canaries in Saint Lucia and that he lived in St. Maarten for a number of years. He is survived by a daughter.

People from both Saint Lucia and St. Maarten have expressed shock and support, via social media, following his death. Some have said he caused the incident on himself while a few others said the officer did not have to kill him.

“I eh care she didn’t have to kill de man,” a male individual wrote on Facebook while a woman said, “Still can’t believe he gone jred how am I gonna tell our daughter there is no more daddy.”

Francis (Facebook photo)

The Police Force of Sint Maarten – Korps Politie Sint Maarten (KPSM) said in a press release that Francis and another individual attempted to carry out an armed robbery at Econofood Supermarket on Welgelegen road in Cay Hill when they were confronted by the female cop who was in the supermarket at the time.

“The officer in question was in the establishment while the robbery was taking place and decided not to back down but instead confronted both armed suspects using the service firearm. During this confrontation, the officer managed to apprehend both suspects,” the KPSM said.

The second suspect, who remains in hospital, has not been identified.

The supermarket

According to the release, Police Chief Carl John and his management team will “give cooperation” to the Federal Detectives (Landsrecherche) in connection with the shooting.

The police chief said he will “definitely fully stand firm behind the heroic actions taken by the officer to protect those that were in the supermarket at the time of the robbery”.

One of the robbery suspects being attended to by emergency personnel and police. (Photo from St. Maarten News/Facebook page)

One of the robbery suspects being attended to by emergency personnel and police. (Photo from St. Maarten News/Facebook page)

“The officer’s action clearly shows that the job of a police officer is not as simple as it may seem and also shows how officers go beyond the call of duty by putting their life on the line to protect the community and the visitors to the island,” the release said.

It further stated: “KPSM is also sending out a very stern warning to those youngsters who are involved in any criminal activity to refrain from doing so because KPSM will do everything within boundaries the laws to arrest you and bring you to justice. KPSM will never stop. KPSM will without any doubt continue to serve and protect the community of Sint Maarten and the visitors to the island to the best of our ability.

Francis

“KPSM also warns that threatening the employees of the organization as a whole or an employee as an individual is unacceptable. This criminal behavior will not be tolerated and legal actions will immediately be taken against them.”

The KPSm said it is making sure that the officer involved in the shooting “receives all the necessary support and psychological treatment”.

Meanwhile, the Daily Herald has reported that the “Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday that the investigation has not been concluded, but based on the available evidence, there is reason to assume that the police officer was compelled to act according to the law”.

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In this video still image, Sly collects his winning trophy from the 2019 Carnival Queen

The 2019 Groovy Soca Monarch title belongs to Dennery Segment artiste Sly who represented the Vye Twizeen Boyz.

Sly, whose real name is Sylvinus Charles, is a 27-year-old fire officer attached to the Micoud Fire Station. He won the competition, held at the Sab Playing Field, with a total of 378 points.

Sly told reporters after collecting his trophy and crown that his winning song ‘Mix Up’ is not about a personal situation. He said he came up with the melody for the song while driving up to Castries one day.

Entering the competition for the first time and going up against more experienced competitors like Mantius, Invader and Ricky T, Sly said he told himself that he has to “push himself” and do his best. He said he normally wrote songs with storylines that people can relate to, and that’s what he did with ‘Mix Up’ — coupled with good presentation  — he was able to take home the crown.

Sly showing reporters a pic of his newborn in this video still image

“I am really grateful, I gave my best,” he told the media, adding that his team released a new song today.

The artiste has dedicated his win to his newborn baby. He showed reporters a photo of his baby.

FULL RESULTS:
Third runner-up (4th place): Cock Up (song), Invader (artiste), 367 points
Second runner-up (3rd place): Pretty on Purpose, Shemmy J, 369 points
First runner-up (2nd place): Just a Friend, Ricky T, 370 points
Winner, Monarch: Mix Up, Vye Twizeen Boyz/Sly, 378 points.

Last year’s competition was won by King Arthur (Arthur Allain) who didn’t participate this year.

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Video still image from the music video

Several hours after being crowned the 2019 Groovy Soca Monarch, Sly of Vye Twizeen Boyz has released the official music video for the winning song Mix Up. (SEE VIDEO BELOW ARTICLE)

“The moment you guys been waiting for!! Today is the right day to release this music video.. its official! #Mixupmusicvideo. Big up Wolf Art,” Sly wrote on his official Facebook page at 12:35 p.m. today.

The music video was directed by Derwin “Wolf” Modeste of Wolf Art while the Fuego Riddim for the song was produced by Lashly ‘Motto’ Winter. Island Tribe Carnival Band, Empire 758 Bar and Fortnite Bar were reportedly instrumental in the production.

Sly, whose real name is Sylvinus Charles, is a 27-year-old fire officer attached to the Micoud Fire Station. He won the Groovy Soca competition, held at the Sab Playing Field, with a total of 378 points.

Sly told reporters after collecting his trophy and crown that his winning song ‘Mix Up’ is not about a personal situation. He said he came up with the melody for the song while driving up to Castries one day. He dedicated the victory to his newborn baby.

It was his first time participating in the Monarch competition.

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Botham Jean (left) and Amber Guyger

(DALLASNEWS.COM) – Fired Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger’s attorneys asked a judge Monday to move her murder trial out of Dallas, citing “media hysteria” surrounding the fatal shooting of Botham Jean.

Guyger, 30, killed Jean on Sept. 6 inside his apartment when she was off-duty but still in uniform. Authorities said she mistook his apartment for her own. She said his door was unlocked and she thought Jean, a 26-year-old accountant from St. Lucia, was a burglar.

Guyger’s attorneys, Robert Rogers, Toby Shook and Michael Mowla, argued in their court filing that the “publicity surrounding this case has been prejudicial and inflammatory.” Jean’s death was international news and area media outlets published a stream of stories after his death. Guyger’s attorneys cited 297 articles about Guyger and Jean in their motion.

Whether potential jurors are qualified to sit on the jury isn’t about whether they’ve heard about the shooting or even whether they know Jean or Guyger’s name. To serve, jurors can’t have an opinion about Guyger’s guilt or innocence.

The trial is scheduled to start Sept. 23. Jury selection is slated to begin on the first anniversary of Jean’s death.

Prosecutor Jason Hermus has not responded to the motion. State District Judge Tammy Kemp signed a gag order preventing attorneys involved in the criminal case from speaking with the media.

Guyger’s attorneys requested that the trial be moved to Collin, Grayson, Kaufman, Ellis, Rockwall or Fannin County.

Public officials weighed in

Guyger’s attorneys argue that several prominent public officials’ comments on the case, along with media coverage, make it impossible for the former Dallas officer to get a fair trial in Dallas County.

Faith Johnson, whose tenure as Dallas County district attorney ended when John Crezuot took office in January, is accused by Guyger’s attorneys of having “perpetuated the pervasive, prejudicial and inflammatory publicity” in the case, they wrote in the motion.

The attorneys said Johnson “poisoned the jury pool” by commenting on the case publicly, pointing to news conferences she spoke at after Guyger’s arrest and indictment, along with Jean’s family.

The attorneys argue that Johnson interfered with Guyger’s right to a fair trial.

The motion also names former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, U.S. presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke and state Sen. Royce West as officials who “injected themselves into the case.”

The attorneys write that media outlets pushed the false narrative that “merely because … [Guyger] is white and Mr. Jean was black, the incident must have been racial in nature.”

They pushed back against that notion, saying Guyger mistakenly entered an apartment she thought was hers and had “no idea” who was inside.

“There is no evidence showing that defendant knew that a black man lived in that apartment,” they wrote in the motion. “There is no evidence showing that defendant knew that a person in that apartment was smoking marijuana. And certainly, neither defendant nor her attorneys had anything to do with the discovery of marijuana in Mr. Jean’s apartment or the dissemination of this fact to the media.”

The motion mostly cites area media coverage. But it also cites national coverage, which would have been seen locally, statewide and nationally, such as an episode of The View during one of the hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, said that if Jean had shot Guyger, Jean “would be somewhere hanging now,” according to the defense motion.

“This is inflammatory and utter nonsense,” the motion states. “There is no known situation in recent memory where a black man is alleged to have killed a police officer and the suspect was lynched.”

Most high-profile cases remain in Dallas

There aren’t a large number of cases that get moved in Dallas. Anecdotally, trials are moved out of the county more often when prosecutors seek the death penalty. But even the vast majority of death penalty cases remain in the county.

The Office of Court Administration, which collects statistics on Texas courts, doesn’t track changes of venue in criminal courts.

Area attorneys could recall only two changes of venue granted for Dallas County cases in a little more than 20 years. Darlie Routier killed her two young sons in Rowlett in 1996. Her trial was moved to Kerr County, northwest of San Antonio. The jury sent her to death row, where she remains.

The trial of one of the Texas 7 prison escapees, Michael Rodriguez, who killed Irving Officer Aubrey Hawkins on Christmas Eve 2000 was moved to East Texas. Rodriguez was executed.

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The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force is once again under public scrutiny after a video of a man being beaten by an individual dressed in military uniform normally used by the Force’s Special Services Unit surfaces on social media. SEE VIDEO BELOW ARTICLE

According to reports, the incident occurred Wednesday morning in Vieux Fort.

In the 11-second video, a man on his knees with his hands handcuffed behind him is surrounded by three males — two dressed in military fatigues and the other in normal police uniform.

One of the individuals dressed in military uniform lashes the man in his back three times with what appears to be a cutlass while repeatedly saying “what you doing with that?”

Based on reports, the man being beaten was allegedly caught with the deadly weapon.

“Because he had a cutlass on him he’s a bad man,” one source told St. Lucia News Online. “The officers just pull and started to beat him. I just know he did nothing.”

The police have been criticised harshly on social media since the video appeared on social media.

“Where’s the justice in this. Why are officers assaulting people whilst in handcuffed,” one person told St. Lucia News Online in an email.

Another person told us: “Police are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities. What is going on here? Is this officer responsible for carrying out justice too??? Was the guy in handcuffs posing a threat to the officer?”

The video called ‘Police brutality in vfort today’ has been uploaded to Youtube. See below:

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(CNN) — The treacherous weather system headed toward Louisiana intensified Thursday to become Tropical Storm Barry, the National Hurricane Center said.

As of 11 a.m. ET, Barry was hurling sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving at 5 mph.

The storm is expected to make landfall as a hurricane Saturday morning along the Louisiana coast.

A dangerous storm expected to become the first hurricane to slam the US this year is getting stronger, dumping intense rain and turning streets into lakes.

And it hasn’t even made landfall.

As of Thursday morning, the tropical system is still centered in the Gulf of Mexico, whipping maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it heads toward Gulf Coast states.

If those winds strengthen to 39 mph, the system will officially become Tropical Storm Barry. But by the time it makes landfall — possibly Saturday in Louisiana — it’ll likely be a hurricane, with winds topping 74 mph.

Even worse: This is a slow-moving storm, crawling across the Gulf at just 5 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. That means the system will hover over the same places for a long time, dropping relentless rain and adding to the widespread flooding.

In Grand Isle, Louisiana, the mayor and town council ordered everyone to evacuate Thursday.

“We are expecting a rain fall total that can range from 6″ to 10″,” officials said in a statement. “We will be experiencing unusual high tides that will range more than 3 feet above ground.”

Torrential rain and flooding are the biggest threats

Southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle are under the gun for extreme rainfall Thursday, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said.

And storm surge on the coast could be “life-threatening,” the National Hurricane Center said.

The rain and storm surge will cause the Mississippi River to swell to dangerous levels. The Mississippi River could crest at 20 feet in New Orleans, or 1.3 feet below the record. The city is only protected to a height of 20 feet.

In preparation for the onslaught, Louisiana officials have started closing flood gates. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority has about 250 flood gates, spokesman Antwan Harris said.

More than 200 flood gates in New Orleans and St. Bernard parishes are expected to be closed by Friday, local media reported.

New Orleans suffered the wrath of the storm’s outer bands Wednesday, when up to 9 inches of rain submerged entire neighborhoods under water.

Resident Dannie P. Davis said she saw enough and is getting ready to leave. She just doesn’t know where yet.

“I am evacuating. The water levels … were too high for my comfort, and my car nearly flooded,” Davis told CNN on Thursday.

“I haven’t seen this much rain and flooding before a hurricane in a while. While the evacuation isn’t mandatory, I am leaving as a precaution. Who knows what’s to come, how and whether the city will able to handle it.”

Davis said she’s packing up her car with her two dogs and will “head north” in hopes of finding safe, “torrential-rain-free accommodations.”

Governors say get ready now

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards warned “no one should take this storm lightly,” as 10 to 15 inches of rain could fall within 24 hours between Friday and Saturday.

He declared a state of emergency and urged residents to have a contingency plan for family and pets.

“This is going to be a Louisiana event with coastal flooding and heavy rainfall potentially impacting every part of the state,” Edwards said.

And just because the storm might max out as a Category 1 hurricane doesn’t mean it won’t be destructive. Hurricane categories only denote maximum sustained wind speeds, not rainfall or other factors.

“As we know all too well in Louisiana, low intensity does not necessarily mean low impact,” the governor said.
In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott told residents to make plans now.

“Begin preparing your property, your supplies, your lines of communication to your family members,” Abbott said. “Begin preparing to know exactly where you need to go if you need to evacuate.”

This storm could impact gas prices

Even if you live far from the coast, you could still get hit by the storm in terms of gas prices.

The tropical system is swirling near many of the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf are evacuating their facilities, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said.

The companies have evacuated employees from 15 production platforms and four rigs so far. Three of the 20 rigs operating in the Gulf have also moved out of the path of the storm, it said.

Unlike drilling rigs, which typically move from location to location, production facilities stay in the same spot throughout a project’s duration.

And even days before landfall. US oil rose above $60 a barrel on Wednesday amid worries that the storm system could derail crude production in the Gulf of Mexico.

CNN’s Dave Hennen, Monica Garrett, Darran Simon, Joe Sutton and Christine Sever contributed to this report.

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Building housing government offices.

(PRESS RELEASE) — I wish to advise all CSA members that negotiations with the Government of Saint Lucia was finalized on Monday, July 8th, 2019 and the CSA is happy to report that we have reached settlement on most of the proposals submitted on your behalf.

The CSA is aware that there are individuals or groups who are currently attempting to mislead our members and the public regarding the ongoing negotiations.

The CSA wishes to clarify the situation with the following facts:

1. The CSA has submitted to the Government of Saint Lucia the decision regarding salary increases through the TUF on July 1st, 2019.

2. The CSA completed negotiations with the Government of Saint Lucia on Monday 8th July, 2019.

3. All other Public Sectors in the TUF (with the exception of Police and Nurses) completed negotiations on Monday 8th July, 2019

4. The CSA intends to sign the Collective Agreement along with all TUF members on the same day, with the exception of the Police Welfare Association and the Nurses Association.

5. The CSA has informed the GNT of the plight of workers and the sacrifices made during the six-year period and the membership’s desire to get their back pay and increases in the month of July.

The CSA urges all members to remain vigilant and disregard attempts made by persons wishing to create division among us. CSA Members should only rely on information provided by Officials of the Union regarding the negotiations.

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Marley Williams

A 16-year-old female is currently in police custody being questioned in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Gros Islet man.

The deceased has been identified as Marley Williams, also known as Moon Head.

Reports are that Williams was stabbed at about 9 a.m. on Marie Therese Street in Gros Islet.

It is alleged that Williams and the 16-year-old female had a prior altercation before he was attacked and stabbed to death.

“The suspect walked up to him and stabbed him with a knife which the suspect twisted,” a law enforcement source told St. Lucia News Online.

“Apparently the suspect and the guy had issues before,” the source added.

The teen is currently assisting police with their investigations. And reports are that the suspect is ‘well-known’ to the deceased.

A post mortem examination was scheduled for Thursday.

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(AFP) — Major storm Barry made landfall in Louisiana on Saturday as it weakened back to tropical storm force, but authorities warned that the heavy rain and strong winds lashing the US Gulf Coast were far from over.

Barry, which briefly was listed as a category one hurricane, made landfall in Intracoastal City, which is located about 165 miles (265 kilometres) west of New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 70 miles per hour, the NHC said.

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Ti Carro speaking to the media. (HTS video still-mage)

Ti Carro has been crowned Saint Lucia’s Calypso Monarch for 2019, winning the competition with a total of 791 points.

The winners were announced shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday.

Ti Carro, the moment he is crowned Monarch. (HTS video still-mage)

Walleigh snatched the first runner-up spot (second place) with 765 points.

Last year’s Monarch, TC Brown, got second runner-up (third place) with 736 points.

And third runner-up (fourth place) with 728 points went to four-time Monarch Menell.

Immediately after being crowned, Ti Carro performed the song ‘Remote Control’ and dedicated his victory to Saint Lucians and his daughter: “Thank you, thank you. I love you, I love you with all my heart… this crown is for you.”

Asked by a reporter how he feels about winning the competition, the first-time Monarch replied: “I ready to sleep and get up to believe this.”

Nine finalists competed to try and dethrone TC Brown — Ambrose The Juice Man, Chocolate, Educator, Menell, Ready, Taker, Teddy Boy, Ti Carro, and Walleigh.

The competition was held at Carnival City, The Sab in Vigie.

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(NY DAILY NEWS) — Monroe College’s computer system was hacked by someone demanding a $2 million ransom in Bitcoin, the Daily News has learned.

A hacker crippled the Bronx-based school’s computer network by encrypting its files remotely at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Police sources say the attack affected each of Monroe’s campuses in Manhattan, New Rochelle and St. Lucia. Nearly 8,000 students are enrolled at the college.

The school’s website was completely inaccessible after the hack, though its Facebook page is still up.

A spokeswoman for Monroe said emails have also been compromised, but that classes remain in session. Their payroll system is handled by an outside firm and was not impacted, she said.

The school’s IT team is working on getting the computer system up and running, spokeswoman Jackie Ruegger said.

“The good news is that the college was founded in 1933, so we know how to teach and educate without these tools,” Ruegger said. “Right now we are finding workarounds for our students taking online classes so they have their assignments.”

“We are rolling up are sleeves and working to figure things out,” she said.

The school’s president, Marc Jerome, said Monroe will work to shore up its cyber security.

“We are taking very seriously,” Jerome said, “and have engaged our external experts to assist us.”

The school was told the system would be back up and running once it paid 170 Bitcoin. The digital currency is selling for about $11,530 per coin, putting the ransom at about $2 million. Bitcoin transactions are not linked to a person’s name, making it difficult to figure out who is involved.

Monroe officials have not said if the college will cough up the cash.

At the Bronx campus Thursday afternoon, students said the hack disrupted their classes because many of them take classes online. Now they are now talking to their professors about getting extensions, especially if they have term papers due.

“All the systems are down,” said student, Jeffrey Lopez. “It won’t let us log in our print our work.”

The NYPD and the FBI are part of a cybercrime taskforce looking into the attack and trying to determine if it is linked to several other hacks in Maryland and Florida.

Baltimore chose not to pay a Bitcoin ransom of about $76,000 when the city was hacked nearly two months ago. The hack has caused $18 million in damages in lost or delayed revenue and the cost to restore systems.

Two cities in Florida, Lake City and Riviera Beach paid a combined $1 million in Bitcoin as ransom to end hacks.

Security consultant Timothy Crosby told The News that hackers spend their time in cyberspace looking for vulnerable institutions, not necessarily those with big names or reputations.

“If you have an exposed service area, these guys, they’re scanning on a daily basis and sometimes they stumble on an area where there is vulnerability,” said Crosby, who works for Austin, Texas-based Spohn Security solutions, said. “And then they find their way in.”

How much Monroe is damaged by the hack, he said, will be determined in large part by its back-up security measures. The better the back-up, the less data compromised.

Despite a recent resolution by the U.S. Conference of Mayors that urges cities not to pay off cyber attackers, some victims feel they have no choice, Crosby explained.

“If they’re not at the point where they can operate again without paying, the odds are they’re going to pay it,” he said. “But they just won’t do it publicly.”

With Kerry Burke

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Police are investigating the death of a senior citizen who was found hanging in Monchy, Gros Islet on Sunday afternoon (July 14).

The deceased, identified as 65-year-old Serge Herman of Stony Hill, Monchy, was found hanging from the ceiling of his house shortly after 4 p.m., police said.

An electrical cord was found around his neck, police said.

Police are treating the case as a suspected suicide.

No additional information was available.

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Several people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Bexon on Sunday afternoon, according to reports.

Details are sketchy, however, based on preliminary reports the accident involved two sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in which one overturned and ended up in a yard, between two houses.

An eyewitness told St. Lucia News Online: “One SUV ran off the road, hit the blue SUV that was parked by the house, overturned and landed between the two houses.”

The incident occurred after 2 p.m.

The injured were transported to hospital by ambulance. Their condition is unknown.

No additional details were available.

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Multiple persons have sustained injuries in another motor vehicle accident in Saint Lucia. SEE VIDEOS BELOW ARTICLE

Reports are that a minibus ran off the road and overturned in Bexon, near the Cul de Sac bridge.

The accident occurred this morning, according to reports.

A video uploaded on social media shows injured passengers sitting on the grassy sidewalk, near the overturned bus.

Another video shows three ambulances and a fire truck at the scene. Reports are that at least eight people were injured.

A source told our newsroom that the vehicle is a “Dennery bus”.

A number of accidents have been recorded on the island over the past several days as the Carnival season gets into high gear.

On Sunday afternoon, two vehicles collided with one overturning and landing between two houses in Bexon.

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Police are investigating a shooting incident in Pavee, Castries that has resulted in the death of a man.

The deceased has been identified as Earl Emmanuel.

Emmanuel, 45, was reportedly shot in a house in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The motive for the shooting is not yet clear.

According to sources, Emmanuel had lived in Martinique for a number of years and returned to his homeland Saint Lucia recently.

More details later.

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They’re finally in!

Below are the 2019 Saint Lucia Carnival Parade of the Bands results provided Wednesday by the Events Company of St. Lucia Inc. (ECSL):

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Mitchell (right)

Sixteen-year-old Nadeije Mitchell of Gros Islet made her first appearance in the First District Court in Castries on Wednesday (July 17) for killing year-old Marjele Williams, also known as Marley and Moon Head, of Gros Islet, according to law enforcement sources.

Mitchell was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of murder, but the magistrate ordered that she be remanded in police custody until July 31, 2019, for an assessment and further case management.

The teen was charged with murder by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Gros Islet Police Station on Sunday, July 14, sources said.

She is accused of fatally stabbing Williams on Thursday, July 11, 2019, around 9 a.m.

Williams

A post-mortem examination conducted later the same day revealed that Williams died from a stab wound to the heart.

It is alleged that William and the 16-year-old female had a prior altercation/heated argument before he was attacked and stabbed in the chest area. The incident occurred on Marina Street in Gros Islet.

“The suspect walked up to him and stabbed him with a knife which the suspect twisted,” a law enforcement source had told St. Lucia News Online.

“Apparently the suspect and the guy had issues before,” the source added.

The accused, Mitchell

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Christopher

Police have identified the latest homicide victim as 34-year-old Curtis Christopher.

Christopher was reportedly to shot to death in Morne Du Don when he was on his way to buy bread around 6 a.m. Thursday.

A resident told St. Lucia News Online that they heard at least five gunshots and Christopher’s body was reportedly found shortly after.

Christopher, who worked at a restaurant in Castries, is the second shooting victim this week.

Christopher

Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, police reported that a 45-year-old man identified as Earl Emmanuel was shot in a house in Pavee, Castries. He later succumbed to gunshot wounds to his buttocks and abdomen.

Emmanuel had recently returned to Saint Lucia after living in Martinique for a number of years, according to reports.

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This pic is for dramatization purposes only, and not related to the wooden structure mentioned in the article below.

Two days after a fire destroyed a wooden structure in Talvern, Babonneau, police are reporting that the charred remains of a man were discovered in the rubble.

Police said the remains have been identified as that of Steve Bernard, popularly known as “Bico’.

According to police, a foul smell from the rubble led to neighbours to investigate. The body was discovered around close to 10 a.m. under the rubble.

Initially, emergency officials reported that the 16x20ft structure was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

Officials responded to the report at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday.

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