BREAKING NEWS: Riot at Bordelais
Scene at the facility on Sunday morning (St. Lucia News Online) — The Bordelais Correctional Facility erupted in riot on Sunday morning with prisoners setting fire in several locations in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two ‘dangerous’ Bordelais prisoners still at large
(St. Lucia News Online) — Two prisoners are still on the run following a daring escape from the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) on Saturday around 6 p.m., according to law enforcement sources....
View ArticleUPDATE: Bordelais inmates threaten to burn down prison
BCF prisoners protest after fire was set to the facility. (Video-grab images) (St. Lucia News Online) — A riot that broke out at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) on Sunday is now under...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Bexon double murder
From left: Maingal, Soolal, and Joseph (St. Lucia News Online) — A man who was suspected of shooting three people in Marc, Bexon — killing two — has been charged in connection with the incident....
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Grenada reports first case of coronavirus
(St. Lucia News Online) — Grenada on Sunday reported its first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The island was among a few Caribbean countries that had not reported a positive case....
View ArticleUPDATED: Grenada reports its first coronavirus case
St. George’s, Grenada (St. Lucia News Online) –– Grenada on Sunday reported its first case of the now-infamous virus, coronavirus (COVID-19). The island was among a few Caribbean countries that had...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Dominica reports first coronavirus case
(DNO) — Dominica has reported its first positive case of the dreaded COVID-19 coronavirus. Minister for Health, Wellness and New Health Investment, Irving McIntyre, made the announcements in a media...
View ArticleBordelais escapee Dave Joseph caught; Markin Marquis still at large
A photo of escapee Dave Joseph (left) prior to his arrest for the murder of a teenager and a photo shortly after he was captured on Sunday after a daring escape from Bordelais Correctional Facility a...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: St. Lucia records third coronavirus case
(St. Lucia News Online) — Saint Lucia has confirmed its third case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The information was conveyed by Chief Medical Officer Sharon Belmar-George at a press briefing...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021
(DAILY MAIL) — Tokyo Olympics WILL be postponed until 2021, veteran IOC member Dick Pound says. The International Olympics Committee member confirmed that the competition will not take place this...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Bordelais escapee Markin Marquis killed
Markin Marquis (St. Lucia News Online) — Some five days after escaping the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) with five other prisoners — all others are back behind bars — murder accused Markin...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: St. Lucia police arrest 2 for breaking ‘coronavirus curfew’
(St. Lucia News Online) — Saint Lucia police have arrested two males for breaking the government-sanctioned 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus (CODVID-19),...
View ArticleVIDEO: St. Vincent and the Grenadines COVID-19-free
(St. Lucia News Online) — St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Health Minister Luke Browne announced Friday, March 27 that the island is to date, free of cases of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19)...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Guyana now has 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases
(NEWS ROOM GUYANA) — Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Saturday confirmed that three additional persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) bringing Guyana’s...
View ArticleTrinidad and Tobago records third COVID-19 death; positive cases now 76
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) — Trinidad and Tobago has recorded its third COVID-19 death and a spike in cases between Friday and Saturday. In its latest update, the Ministry of Health confirmed there had been...
View ArticleSaint Lucia’s 4th COVID-19 victim ‘doing well’; over 300 in quarantine
(not an image of any Saint Lucia COVID-19 patient) (PRESS RELEASE) — As of March 27, 2020, the World Health Organization reported a total of 509,164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, with 23,335...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Six lose home in Dennery fire
(St. Lucia News Online) — A midday house fire on Saturday in New Field, Dennery has left at least six people homeless, according to fire officials. There were no reports of injuries. A fire truck and...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Saint Lucia gov’t implements 24-hour curfew
PM Chastanet during his address on Tuesday evening. (St. Lucia News Online) — Confirming that there is now a “community spread” of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) after Saint Lucia confirmed four new...
View ArticlePM Chastanet said “mass rush” to shop would further spread COVID-19 in Saint...
PM Allen Chastanet (St. Lucia News Online) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has explained the reason behind his government’s elevation of the State of Emergency to a 24-hour curfew for the next seven...
View ArticleCall 311 for relief packages from NEMO
(Not an actual NEMO relief package) (St. Lucia News Online) — Following last evening’s announcement by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet of the seven-day shutdown commencing today, Wednesday April 1,...
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