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Man battling for life after sustaining multiple chop wounds in Vieux-Fort
A Belle Vue, Vieux-Fort man is now battling for life in hospital almost one week after he was found suffering from chop wounds in a banana plantation in Vigier, Vieux-Fort. Donovan Fontenelle, 36, is...
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Two denied bail in Ravine Poisson chopping case
Two men accused of a brutally chopping a man’s leg at Ravine Poisson were denied bail, when they made a court appearance on Tuesday (May 19) in Castries. The unidentified men are said to be 37 and...
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Local entertainer denies domestic violence allegations
Andrew ‘Yardie’ Haynes. Popular entertainer and radio talk show host, Andrew ‘Yardie’ Haynes, has been accused of abusing his wife of 12 years, causing her to flee the country. His in-laws told HTS...
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Drug bust duo makes court appearance
The accused. Photo credit: HTS News Force. Two men who were nabbed with cocaine in their possession along the Bexon Highway on Saturday (May 16) made their first court appearance on Tuesday in...
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UWP calls for initial investigators in Lambirds scandal to be reinstated
PRESS RELEASE - The handling of the Lambirds Academy scandal continues to be a great cause for concern. In light of this, I am calling for the immediate reinstatement of the two senior police officers...
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Canadian accused in boy’s drowning seeks to have charge dismissed
Sahab Jamshidi. CANADIAN PRESS - A Canadian man accused in the drowning of a four-year-old boy in St. Lucia is hoping his name will soon be cleared as he makes one last bid to have the charge...
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Vieux Fort chopping victim still critical; no arrest made
A 36-year-old man who was discovered last week in a banana plantation in Vigier with chop wounds to several parts of his body, remains critical at the St. Jude Hospital. Donovan Fontenelle of Belle...
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St. Lucia law enforcement officers get training in human rights sensitisation
PRESS RELEASE - Following a very successful human rights sensitisation with the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force in 2014, United and Strong is extending efforts to other law enforcement and community...
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Canadian doctor to wait one more day to learn if he’ll face trial
Sahab Jamshidi. A sufficiency hearing for the Canadian doctor — charged in the Feb. 22 drowning death of a four-year-old boy — has been adjourned until May 22. This is the fourth time that the hearing...
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BREAKING NEWS: Driver arrested and charged in Bexon fatal accident
Kerison Joseph (centre) was killed after his motorcycle collided with the pickup (right) driven by Franklin. A senior citizen was granted $10,000 bail or suitable surety when he appeared in Castries...
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Young men throw rocks at each other near Chaussee
Sources have confirmed a rock-throwing incident in Castries city Friday morning which had persons running for cover. The incident occured sometime after 8 a.m. with young men throwing rocks at each...
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‘Gangster Rat’ and ‘Cyborg’ still not captured one month after arrest...
Police are yet to apprehend two men from Wilton’s Yard (also known as Graveyard) wanted for attempted murder in Castries. Yannick Alfred, also known as “Yannick Albert” or “Gangster Rat” and Dane...
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Suspected drug discovered in abandoned minibus on Rodney Bay Marina compound
PRESS RELEASE - On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 about 9:45 p.m. officers attached to the Gros-Islet Police Station were notified of a parked Toyota omnibus, registration number TX 284 suspected of...
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After 56 stabs, Marvin’s killer is still out there
Marvin Anthony Augustin Exactly one month after the body of Marvin Anthony Augustin of Grand Riviere, Gros-Islet was discovered with 56 stab wounds, police are yet to arrest anyone, even though a...
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Saint Lucian-born pastor wounded in brutal drive-by shooting in the US
Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy. DAILY MAIL - A Saint Lucian-born religious leader who resides in Hartford in the US was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting as he decorated the lawn outside his church...
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BREAKING NEWS: Vieux Fort chopping victim passes away
A 36-year-old man, who was discovered last week in a banana plantation in Vigier with chop wounds to several parts of his body, passed away at about 11:00 p.m. Sunday (May 24) at the St. Jude Hospital....
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BREAKING NEWS: Chopping in Ravine Chabot
An alleged altercation between two Rastafarian men in Ravine Chabot, Castries at about 2 p.m. on Monday, May 25 resulted in one sustaining several chop wounds. The man was treated at the scene by EMT...
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Cuban migrants say they’re under US pressure to discuss smuggling
MIAMI HERALD - About 20 Cubans who arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands on a migrant boat two months ago have been unable to travel to South Florida because immigration authorities refuse to grant them...
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Invest Saint Lucia breaks silence on Lambirds Academy scandal
CEO of Invest Saint Lucia, Mr. McHale Andrew. PRESS RELEASE – ‘Over the last few weeks, Invest Saint Lucia has listened with concern to the plethora of commentary and conjecture pertaining to the...
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US doctor who died during hike on Gros Piton took a “back door tour”
Samyka Harris Edwin. The Soufriere Foundation has said the trip involving a US doctor who met her demise while hiking on the world-famous Gros Piton, about two weeks ago, was not authorised. Chief...
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