Stronger police presence for District Three
This St. Joseph Convent School student sustained stab wounds while she was being robbed of her cell phone recently. In light of recent concerns about robbers preying on students in District Three,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Stabbing suspect turns himself in
An 18-year-old man from Pavee, Castries is now in police custody in connection with the stabbing of a 15-year-old George Charles Secondary School student in Pavee on Thursday afternoon. The suspect...
View ArticleWas Serena ill treated? “Hell no!”
A “very close family friend” has come out in defense of the guardians of Serena Cox amid criticisms that the 13-year-old ran away from home because of possible ill treatment. Serena was found unharmed...
View ArticleUPDATE: Grand Riviere man injured in shooting at karaoke bar
The victim of a shooting at Bexon in the wee hours of this morning has been identified as 28-year-old Miguel Edward of Grand Riviere, Gros Islet. Police Public Relations Officer Aniel Innocent told...
View Article19-year-old man accused of harbouring Serena Cox
Serena Cox. A 19-year-old man is now in police custody, accused of harbouring 13-year-old Serena Cox, who allegedly ran away from her Gros Islet home last month. A source close to the family said that...
View ArticleSchool principal reacts to student stabbing
Principal of the George Charles Secondary School Walstau Alfred said he is deeply saddened by Thursday’s stabbing of one of his Third Form students at Pavee, Castries yesterday afternoon. Alfred told...
View ArticleAlleged burglar shot in Castries
Police have confirmed that an alleged burglar was shot in a house on the Morne, Castries on Sunday evening (June 15). The man was shot in the leg by the owner of the home when he reportedly unlawfully...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Teenager charged for attempted murder of school girl
Pavee residents surround Felicity Florton after she was stabbed multiple times. PRESS RELEASE - Eighteen-year-old Stephon Joseph of Pavee, Castries has been charged for the attempted murder of...
View ArticleMan accused of harbouring Serena Cox to be charged today
Serena Cox A 19-year- old man from Union, Castries, accused of harbouring 13-year-old Serena Cox, is expected to be charged today. Sources told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that the man was expected to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man fatally shot by police in Vieux Fort
Simon Gabriel. A man fatally shot by police in Vieux Fort this morning has been identified as Simon Gabriel. Gabriel is reportedly mentally-challenged. Residents reported to police that he was being a...
View ArticlePavee stab victim and her attacker shared a relationship – victim’s mother
Stephon Joseph. Fifteen-year-old Felicity Florton – a student of St. Georges Secondary School – who was brutally stabbed by a young man in Pavee, Castries had shared a relationship with her accused...
View Article“Simon was killed cold-bloodedly” – relatives
Simon Gabriel Relatives of Simon Gabriel, a mentally ill man, who was shot and killed by police earlier today (June 16) at La Ressource, Vieux Fort, claims that he was killed “cold-bloodedly”. The...
View Article“This is madness”– Mary Francis speaks out on killing of mentally ill man
Human rights lawyer Mary Francis Human Rights activist and attorney-at-law Mary Francis has condemned the killing of a mentally challenged man in Vieux Fort on Monday (June 16) by police, saying that...
View ArticleJamaican arrested for drugs
Cannabis A Jamaican national was yesterday (June 16) granted $1,500 bail for drug charges when he appeared in a Magistrate’s Court. Police said Brian Stephens James was charged for for possession of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Stabbing victim identified
Laporte The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force has confirmed the death of 39-year-old Lucius Laporte of New Village, Castries. Information suggests that about 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, whilst at...
View ArticleSlain gov’t driver had altercation with his killer
Scene of the crime. The slain driver attached to the government’s Statistics Department had an altercation with the killer, investigations have revealed. Eyewitnesses told St Lucia News Online (SNO)...
View ArticleBurglar targets Pentecostal Church
A burglar on an apparent cash hunt broken into the Zion Hill Pentecostal Church in Choiseul last Friday (June 13), but only left with $20. Staff were the first to realise the building had been...
View ArticleCommunities march against elder abuse
A scene from the march. Hundreds of Saint Lucians took to the streets of Vieux-Fort, Friday, with placards and slogans to raise awareness on the issue of elder abuse, and to recognise the contribution...
View ArticleShooting at Morne Du Don
A drive-by shooting took place near the Morne Du Don Combined School this morning (June 18), however, no word yet regarding any injuries. Residents told a Saint Lucia News Online team currently in the...
View ArticleRSLPF denies claims that 14 year old was assaulted by police
PRESS RELEASE - The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is categorically denying claims that a 14-year-old resident of La Pansee, Castries was assaulted by police officers on Saturday June 14, 2014....
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