Adoptive Saint Lucian Michael Barratt giving back through sports

More than three decades ago, Michael Barratt made Saint Lucia his home, marrying a Laborie woman with whom he has a beautiful little girl. His older son’s mother is also of Saint Lucian heritage, deepening his ties to the island. But the engineer,...

Rising temperatures see Saint Lucians trying to beat the heat

“Wah, it really hot, I never feel it so!” a woman exclaimed on the Castries Boulevard as she struggled to open her umbrella against the midday sun. Moments later, when approached for comment, she added with a sigh, “My boy, these days, awa awa...

Foundation Laid for Saint Lucia’s New Halls of Justice

. Construction of Saint Lucia’s new Halls of Justice reached a major milestone last week, when crews poured the first section of foundation for the Annex Building, which will house six new criminal courts. The foundation represents months of...

Foundation work begins on Saint Lucia’s new Halls of Justice

Construction of Saint Lucia’s long-awaited Halls of Justice has reached a major milestone. On October 4, crews poured the first section of the foundation for the Annexe Building, which will house six new criminal courts. The pour marked the...

UWI Five Islands Graduates 200 Students; Valedictorian Urges Class to Embrace Technology Without Losing Caribbean Identity

By Briana Anthony | Antigua.news Correspondent The University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus was awash with pride and celebration on Saturday as nearly 200 students crossed the stage to mark the end of one journey and the beginning...

NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT KIOSKS UNVEILED TO SPEED UP SAINT LUCIA BORDER CONTROL.

Saint Lucia is taking a bold leap into the future of border control — unveiling ten high-tech passport kiosks equipped with biometric scanners and smart data integration, designed to make travel faster, safer, and more seamless for thousands of...

OECS KIOSKS BOOST SAINT LUCIA BORDER SECURITY, ACCELERATE AIRPORT PASSENGER FLOW

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has equipped Saint Lucia with new automated passport control kiosks, marking a substantial advancement in the nation’s border management capabilities. This technological enhancement is set to...

A space to write: Tiwé Listwa retreat gives Saint Lucian storytellers room to grow

In a country where opportunities for writers are few and far between, the Listwa Collective has continued its efforts to create space for Saint Lucian storytellers to pause, learn, and create through its three-day Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat,...

Profiles in power: A look at Saint Lucia’s election frontrunners

By: Keryn Nelson and Josiah St. Luce As Saint Lucia prepares for another election season, the contest is once again shaping up as a battle between two familiar faces: Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, leader of the ruling Saint Lucia Labour Party...

Saint Lucia Takes Bold Steps To Ensure Healthier School Food Environments

- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in collaboration with EU-Caribbean Nutrition (EU-CaN) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) recently hosted a two- day nutrition workshop at the Harbor...

Strengthening Biosafety in Saint Lucia

Photo credit: FAO A National Workshop on Biosafety Legislation recently took place, spearheaded by the Department of Sustainable Development. This initiative is crucial for consolidating stakeholder feedback on Saint Lucia’s legal and...

Saint Lucia Calls For Taiwan’s Representation In The UN

- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – In his address to the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Honourable Alva Baptiste, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation, and Diaspora Affairs of Saint Lucia, called for Taiwan to be...

St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis speak up for Taiwan at the UN

High-level officials from diplomatic allies Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis spoke out on behalf of Taiwan at the UN General Debate, calling for Taiwan’s “meaningful inclusion” in the organization. The General Debate of the 80th session of...

This U.S. paradise just beat Paris as the world’s most romantic getaway

Paris may forever be known as the City of Love, but a new study shows it’s been dethroned by none other than Maui, Hawaii. In a recent survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Talker Research in partnership with Funjet Vacations, 34% of respondents...

An Urgent Call to Discover, Preserve and Protect Saint Lucia’s Wild Side

Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet The trailer will haul you along a brief but exciting trail into a deepest parts of Saint Lucia’s unknown world you’ll never have seen or heard of. It’s called ‘Saint Lucia – The Wild...

Saint Lucia’s digital nomad potential undercut by cost of living and patchy internet

Saint Lucia has been ranked 41st out of 64 destinations in the Global Digital Nomad Report 2025, a survey that measures how well countries support remote workers who move from place to place. The ranking draws on official data and public datasets,...

World Bank Support to Reduce Flooding in Saint Lucia

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new project to reduce flood risk in Saint Lucia’s most vulnerable communities. The 25 M Saint Lucia Urban Resilient Flood Investment Project is...

Cambodia and Saint Lucia Forge Diplomatic Relations

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Saint Lucia's Minister of External Affairs Alva Baptiste sign a communique on September 26 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo from Cambodian Foreign Ministry:Facebook PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and...

Livingston Parish Library announces lineup of authors for 10th Book Festival

Check out the lineup for the Livingston Parish Library's featured authors for 10th annual Livingston Parish Book Festival set for Oct. 25 at its Main Branch in Livingston. Headlining this year’s Livingston Parish Book Festival will be Mari...

Saint Lucia and the promise of a Biosphere Reserve

Eric Falt is the Director and Representative of UNESCO for the Caribbean region, covering the English- and Dutch-speaking countries. (Photo credit: UNESCO) The global news cycle rarely spares us reminders of environmental decline: bleaching coral...