Spice Isle victorious in Windward Islands Schools Games athletics; Saint...
(SNO) – Grenada won the CBN/WINLOTT Windward Islands Schools Games track and field competition on Sunday at the George Odlum Stadium in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia. Grenada amassed 281 points whilst St....
View ArticleUPDATED: Lions roar as Flow SPL T20 champions! (awards results added)
Photo: Bryan Calixte / SPL T20 (SNO) – Thanks in no small part to a masterful half-century from West Indies opening bat, Andre Fletcher, and fine bowling by Keygan Arnold, Xavier Gabriel and Sherlon...
View ArticleSaint Lucia’s sambo athlete Thierry Augustine creates history at Pan Am...
Thierry Augustine (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – Sambo athlete Thierry Augustine of the Sports and Combat Sambo Federation St Lucia has made history for our island and club. Mr Augustine has won two medals...
View ArticleNWU warns the UWP government
(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – The National Workers Union (NWU) has warned that the present United Workers Party Government at this time cannot engage in any form of social and cultural adventurism. The...
View ArticleNo foul play in Choiseul man’s death – post mortem reveals
Simon Modeste was found face-down under a breadfruit tree. (SNO) – A man who was found in bushes in the community of River Dorée, Choiseul died as a result of injuries consistent with a fall, according...
View ArticleSaint Lucia commits to Declaration of High Ambition on Climate Change
(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – On the heels of the Second Ministerial on Climate Action held in Brussels, Belgium on June 20 and 21, 2018, a group of countries have come together to sign a Declaration of...
View ArticleUWP condemns SLP fear tactics
(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – The United Workers Party condemns the callous attempt by Philip J Pierre and the Saint Lucia Labour Party to sow fear with the pensioners and people of Saint Lucia by...
View ArticleSaint Lucian riders prepping for World Junior Champs
(SNO) – Saint Lucia’s young riders are proceeding apace at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, as they prepare for the World Junior Track Cycling Championships, that will be held...
View ArticleWindwards Games day 2 – 2x wins for Saint Lucia, Dominica
(SNO) – Day two results of the 2018 Windward Islands School Games being held in Saint Lucia. Women’s volleyball: Saint Lucia 25-16, 25-20, 25-23 over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Dominica 25-14,...
View ArticleLeader of the Opposition responds to UWP government explanation on the use of...
Hon. Philip J. Pierre (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – As expected the United Workers Party responded to my query on the use of the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) funds with the usual name calling and...
View ArticlePrime Minister addresses Annual Judicial Conference
Prime Minister Chastanet addressed Annual Judicial Conference (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – At Monday’s Opening of the Annual Judicial Conference, Prime Minister Honourable Allen Chastanet called the...
View ArticleUrgent action needed to safeguard Saint Lucia’s biodiversity
St. Lucia is exceptionally rich in animals and plants. The island is home to more than 2,000 native species, of which nearly 200 species occur nowhere else. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS (IPS) – Wildlife...
View ArticleUnion calls on the Minister of External Affairs to lead Diaspora affairs
Minister Sarah Flood Beaubrun (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – At its 18th Biennial Convention being held in London this week, the Union of Saint Lucian Overseas Associations called on the Minister of...
View ArticleSt. Lucia to upgrade international airport passenger capacity to over one...
Chastanet said a loan for the airport project has been approved (DNO) – Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Chastanet, has revealed that a loan for the construction and establishment of new...
View ArticleWindwards Games day 3 – Saint Lucia wins netball, loses basketball
(SNO) – Host nation Saint Lucia earned a narrow win in women’s netball on Tuesday, day 3 of the ongoing CBN/WINLOTT Windward Islands School Games. Saint Lucia beat Dominica 27-25, with both sides...
View ArticleCocaine worth 60 million euros seized off Martinique
(SNO) – Two men have been arrested after French Customs officials seized 1.5 tons of cocaine valued at 60 million euros in a sailboat off Martinique, according to Martinique 1ère. Reports are that on...
View Article4 for Saint Lucia at CAC Bodybuilding
(SNO) – The next IFBB International championship will be the main event for all the countries affiliated to the Central America & Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (CACBBFF). And one...
View ArticleAlleged Indian billionaire fraudster is CIP citizen
Mehul Choksi, an Indian billionaire businessman, wanted for alleged fraud in India, was granted Antiguan and Barbudan citizenship in November 2017. (ANTIGUA OBSERVER) – Several reports surfaced online...
View ArticleConfirmed: Youth leader and entrepreneur Cornelius George has died
Cornelius Georg (SNO) – Saint Lucians from all walks of life are today mourning the untimely passing of the well-known charismatic youth leader, Cornelius ‘Emz’ George, also known as the ‘Dapper...
View ArticleOpen letter to Chairman of the NIC Isaac Anthony
Isaac Anthony Below is an open letter written by longtime NIC contributor Andrew Antoine to Isaac Anthony, Chairman, National Insurance Corporation Board. TO: ISAAC ANTHONY – CHAIRMAN – NATIONAL...
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