Saint Lucia News

Hundreds of delegates and supporters turned out on Sunday in Dennery to participate in the second leg of the Saint Lucia Labour Party's Annual Conference of Delegates.

Vigie is Castries' Airport. There is also the international airport - Hewanorra - in the south.

Police Commissioner Ausbert Regis says there isn't much the Police can do to prevent the type of homicides that have shaped the start of the year.

Washington, Jan 29 Porthole Cruise Magazine, the leading North American consumer magazine in the field, has named Saint Lucia the Best Caribbean Island for 2010.

Martalie Gustave turned 18 Tuesday, but instead of cake and a party she is receiving treatment at the Tapion hospital following a gun attack on a highway in the south of the island.

Saint Lucia's Chief Epidemiologist Dr Gemma Cherry is one of the medical personnel currently in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. She says the country is on the verge of a medical disaster in the wake of a devastating earthquake there just over a week ago.

The Foreign Affairs Minister is a member of the United Workers Party Cabinet that modified the Casino laws introduced by the former SLP government.

The government of Saint Lucia is looking for a deputy police commissioner. Hermangild Francis who retired from the Force in 2008 - was the last appointed Deputy Police Commissioner.

Like Peter the Prime Minister denied knowledge of Therold Prudent and Frank Mc Donald.

Prime Minister Stephenson King on Wednesday commiserated with the nation of Haiti after the country's capital Port-au-Prince was devastated by a 7.0-magnitude earth quake.

Crime Chief Vernon Francois says deteriorating relations between the police and the public is of foremost concern to the police force and one of the biggest issues on the police agenda for 2010.

The leaders of the Fellowship of Gospel Preaching Churches huddled together at the Nazarene church at Water Works Road Wednesday to devise an official response to the looming introduction of legalized casino gambling on the island.

Donovan Lorde has been granted bail in the sum of $500,000 just shy of two hundred thousands dollars more than he is accused of embezzling.

Havana, Jan 6 Saint Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King will arrive on Wednesday in this capital, in an official visit to fulfil an invitation by Cuban President Raul Castro.

During his New Year's address, Prime Minister Stephenson King alluded briefly to infrastructural projects sanctioned by the government to stoke development in the coming year.

Both sides agree constitutionally there is no reason to deny the accused bail. Donovan Lorde the former Chief Financial Officer at the Saint Lucia Tourist Board appeared in court on Tuesday for a bail application hearing.

Former Tourist Board Financial Controller Donovan Lorde was extradited back to his St Lucian homeland yesterday afternoon, after appearing before a Port of Spain magistrate.

Saint Lucia may lose its Norwegian Cruise Line business. So says the Tourism Minister who along with the Internal Security Minister recently attended a meeting with the Cruise Company in Miami.

To hear the Dennery North constituents tell it the question on the lips of people in the area is "Where in the world is Marcus Nicholas?" The Dennery North Constituency Office of the Opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party issued a press release to that effect on Wednesday.

By Bevan Springer CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- A landmark announcement on declaring certain Caribbean destinations "climate friendly" will be made at the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism meeting in Saint Lucia from December 3 to 7, 2009.