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Suspicious death in La Retraite, Gros Islet (police report)
(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Nereus Francis alias “Cosol”, a fifty one (51) year old resident of La Retraite, Gros Islet, originally of...
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UPDATE: Man killed in Castries shooting
Eugene (SNO) – A young man who was wounded in a shooting incident in the city of Castries earlier Wednesday afternoon (July 11), has succumbed to his injuries, according to law enforcement sources. The...
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BREAKING NEWS: Nereus ‘Cosol’ Francis was murdered – post mortem confirms
(SNO) – A post mortem examination conducted on the body of taxi driver and tour operator Nereus Francis alias “Cosol” on Thursday, July 12 has revealed that he died from a gunshot wound, according to...
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National Security Minister visits 9-year-old victim of May 29 Castries shooting
(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and National Security Senator the Honourable Hermangild Francis on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 visited the nine year old victim who has been...
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SLHTA mourns Nereus ‘Cosol’ Francis’ passing
Francis (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – THE St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of Nereus Francis who passed away tragically this week. The membership...
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Shooting incidents in Gros Islet and Castries
(SNO) – Two people sustained gunshot wounds in separate incidents in Bonne Terre, Gros Islet and Marc, Castries in the wee hours of Sunday, July 15, 2018, according to reports. Law enforcement and...
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Stabbing incident in Castries
(SNO) – A man sustained stab wounds in the Grass Street area, Castries on Friday, July 13, according to information reaching our newsroom. The victim has been identified as Jn. Pierre Newtown, 24. He...
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UPDATED: Body discovered on bench in Canaries
(SNO) – Police are investigating the death of a man in Canaries. The body, identified as 47-year-old Petrus Prospere of High Street, Canaries, was discovered on Monday, July 16 after 5 a.m. Reports are...
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Two injured in stabbing incidents reported in Pavee and Trough Rouge
(SNO) – Two males sustained stab wounds in separate incidents in the Castries communities of Pavee and Tro Rouge earlier this week, according to reports. The first incident occurred after 7 p.m. on...
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UPDATE: Security guard shot in Castries
(SNO) – A security guard attached to the Castries Constituency Council (CCC} has been injured as a result of a shooting incident that occurred in the city of Castries on Wednesday night, July 18, 2018,...
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332kg of marijuana seized off Martinique in go-fast boat
(SNO) – Three people have been arrested after authorities intercepted a go-fast boat off Martinique and seized 13 bales of marijuana totalling 332 kilogrammes, according to media reports. According to...
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Saint Lucians being blamed for spike in violent robberies in Martinique: “The...
(SNO) – People from neighbouring islands, particularly Saint Lucians, are being blamed for the recent spate of robberies with violence and robberies under the threat of firearms in Martinique,...
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Motor vehicles stolen from Barre St. Joseph and Sunny Acres
(SNO) – Two motor vehicles – one of which has been found – were stolen from two communities across the island between last Thursday and this weekend. A Kia Rio car (registration #PD9498) was stolen...
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Cocaine 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...
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UPDATED: Three arrested in connection with shooting death of Nereus ‘Cosol’...
(SNO) – Law enforcement sources have confirmed that three men have been arrested in connection with the death of popular taxi operator Nereus Francis, better known as ‘Cosol’, who died from a gunshot...
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Bad news for family and friends of ‘Cosol’– alleged suspects released from...
Nereus ‘Cosol’ Francis (SNO) – The investigation into the shooting death of well-known taxi and tour operator Nereus ‘Cosol’ Francis has hit a snag. Law enforcement sources have revealed that the three...
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“Venezuela is still our friend”– Minister for Home Affairs and National...
St Lucia’s National Security Minister Hermangild Francis (PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – The Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Senator the Honourable Hermangild Francis will lead a contingent...
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Babonneau man accused of killing ‘Cosol’ said he and his friend are innocent:...
Delice (left) says this picture is being circulated on social media by persons claiming that he and his friend (left) killed ‘Cosol’ (centre) (SNO) – One of the men who was held by police then released...
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Shooting, car chase and assault of alleged bandit in Martinique
Scene of the accident and assault at Rivière-Salée on Friday. (SNO) – Rivière-Salée on Friday night (July 27) in Martinique was the ending scene of a dramatic chain of events that included a shooting,...
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Vehicle stolen at Pigeon Island event
A Toyota Cami A blue Toyota Cami motor vehicle, registration # PE8961, was stolen at the Live N Colour event on Pigeon Island between Saturday night, July 28 and Sunday morning, July 29. The vehicle’s...
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