Handguns, hollow point bullets seized by police; Bois Patat and Bagatelle men...
The handgun and ammo recovered in Bois Patat, Castries on Saturday (SNO) – Two firearms and a quantity of ammunition, including hollow point bullets, are now off the streets, thanks to law enforcement...
View ArticleElderly British drug couriers were in St. Lucia recently
The Clarkes (SNO) — Not everything is as it seems. This well-known phrase can be applied to a British couple in their 70s who, according to the Mail on Sunday, quoting court documents, were couriers...
View ArticleSaint Lucia police promise to get tough on criminals, increase patrols
(SNO) — As Saint Lucia heads into the busy Christmas season, the police are promising to get tough on criminals and criminal activities on the island. Police Commissioner Severin Moncherry said new...
View ArticleCastries Central MP takes aim at crime
Sarah Flood-Beaubrun (SNO) — Member of Parliament for Castries Central, Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, is taking aim at crime and is confident that when root causes of the problem, such as unemployment and...
View ArticleSaint Lucians convicted for drugs in Martinique argued that there was no...
(SNO) — Three Saint Lucian men have been sentenced to four years in prison by a Martinique court in connection with a drug trafficking matter, according to Martinique 1ere. The men, who are between 28...
View ArticleTime appropriate to recognize our own autonomy: PWA
Chicot (SNO) — The Police Welfare Association (PWA) has cut ties with the Trade Union Federation (TUF) saying the interest of its members are served better outside the organization. President of the...
View ArticlePierre describes burglary of Marchand Community Center “bizarre”
Pierre (SNO) — Castries East Member of Parliament Philip J, Pierre has condemned the burglary and the vandalizing of the Marchand Community Center, saying it is a bizarre thing that gives the Saint...
View ArticleSt. Lucian charged with double murder of Trinidadian and Venezuelan nationals
GUNNED DOWN: Trinidadian Richie Ramdass was killed on Old Year’s Night in St Lucia. (SNO) — A Saint Lucian man has been charged in connection with the shooting deaths of a Trinidadian and a Venezuelan...
View ArticleMinister says Saint Lucia’s judiciary too soft on criminals
Scene of a homicide in Castries. (SNO) — With Saint Lucia facing a rising gun crime problem, National Security Minister Hermangild Francis is of the opinion that the courts are too lenient with...
View ArticleMajor drug trafficking ring involving Saint Lucia dismantled in Martinique, 5...
Not the drugs mentioned in the story. (SNO) — Authorities in Martinique said they have dismantled a major drug trafficking ring following the arrest and indictment of five individuals in the French...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Drugs found on Saint Lucian shot dead in Martinique: reports
(SNO) — The Martinique national police is investigating the fatal shooting of a young man in Volga Plage, Fort-de-France on Wednesday night, and the deceased is reported to be a Saint Lucian national,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Saint Lucian among 5 arrested in major drug trafficking ring in...
Photo credit: RCI FM (SNO) — A Saint Lucian national is among five individuals arrested in Martinique earlier this week in connection with a major drug trafficking ring that was dismantled on the...
View ArticleMan injured in Choisuel Christmas Day shooting
(SNO) – A man is nursing a gunshot wound following a shooting incident in Mongouge, Choiseul on Tuesday, Dec. 25, according to emergency and law enforcement officials. The victim has been identified as...
View ArticleHermangild Francis: ‘police responsible to devise policies, methods to deal...
Francis (CMC) – National Security Minister Hermangild Francis has dismissed calls for his resignation as the island recorded its 43rd murder so far this year. “If the prime minister believes I am not...
View ArticleEarthquake felt in several Caribbean islands
(CMC) – Several countries in the region were rocked by a magnitude 3.4 earthquake early Sunday. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports that at 7:29am (local time) the tremor affected the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police investigating suspicious death in Piat
(SNO) — An investigation is underway into the suspicious death of a well-known senior male resident, according to sources. The dead body was discovered at a residence in Pat, Grand Riviere, Gros Islet...
View ArticleUPDATE: Death of British national ‘Bob’ Hathaway confirmed; first homicide of...
(SNO) — Police said the dead body discovered at a residence in Piat, Grand Riviere, Gros Islet on Sunday, Jan. 13 has been identified as that of British national Robert ‘Bob’ Hathaway, and a homicide...
View ArticlePM Chastanet defends performance of police
PM Chastanet (CMC) – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has defended the performance of the St. Lucia police force, saying that his administration has been seeking to provide the necessary resources for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot and killed at Water Works – homicide #2
(SNO) — Saint Lucia recorded its second homicide for 2019 following the shooting of a young man in the city on Monday evening (Jan. 14), according to law enforcement sources. Dead is Hendy Calderon,...
View ArticleSaint Lucia police take aim at cold cases
Giselle Georges (left) and Yana Auguste (SNO) — The Royal St. Lucia Police Force is taking aim at cold cases with the hope of bringing the perpetrators to justice and closure to the relatives of the...
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