Man jailed for fatally stabbing teen in UK; victim had ties to St. Lucia
The victim, Shaquan Sammy-Plummer (left) and Jemal Williams, who was slapped with a life sentence. BBC/SNO – A 20-year-old man was last month jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a...
View ArticleCommissioner of Police visits Desruisseaux Combined School
PRESS RELEASE – The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force continues to engage in constructive community activities, particularly where youth outreach is concerned. On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 it was the turn...
View ArticleMary Francis concerned by increase in sexual crimes
Mary Francis Human Rights activist and Attorney-at-Law, Mary Francis, has reiterated that there is need for swift justice in the many sex crimes being committed on the island. Francis’ comment comes in...
View ArticlePolice Force promises to crack down on rapists
Crime Chief Milton Desir In light of the alleged rape of two teenage girls at the Derek Walcott Square on Friday, Crime Chief Milton Desir has promised to take stern action and hunt down the alleged...
View ArticleBandits break into Digicel
Digicel was forced to close their Bridge Street outlet on Thursday following a break-in. Bandits reportedly burglarized the store early Thursday, leaving with a number of merchandise. It is not clear...
View ArticleSt. Lucian flight attendant charged with bringing cocaine into Barbados remanded
BARBADOS TODAY – The LIAT flight attendant charged with bringing cocaine into Barbados has been further remanded, this time until May 19. Deann Pat Porsha Palmer of LaClery, Castries, St Lucia was not...
View ArticleGuard tied up during burglary at La Croix Maingot Combined
Police are investigating a burglary at the La Croix Maingot Combined School, where masked bandits forced their way into the school, leaving with several pieces of items. Reports are that the bandits,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Teenager shot in Castries
A teen was reportedly shot multiple times on Chaussee Road in Castries early this morning. The teen, identified as Gregory Stephens, was shot sometime after 2 AM. He was taken to Victoria Hospital. His...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man shot and killed in Vieux Fort
DEAD: Amos McFarlane Police have arrested a young male for questioning in relation to a fatal shooting in Vieux Fort on Sunday evening. The victim in that shooting has been identified as Amos...
View ArticleThieves targeting primary school children, says parent
A concerned parent has written St. Lucia News Online (SNO) to warn other parents who have children going to primary schools from Vide Bouitelle to the Castries basin, to be more vigilante with their...
View ArticleWilton’s Yard youth was executed by two gunmen – Police
PRESS RELEASE – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 15 year old, Gregor Steven also known as “Boyo” of Wilton’s Yard, Castries. According to reports, on Monday, May 16,...
View ArticlePolice press release on Vieux Fort homicide
DEAD: Dwight Amos Mc Farlane PRESS RELEASE – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 25 year old, Dwight Amos Mc Farlane of Christoph Rowe near Garvey Street in Vieux Fort....
View ArticlePost-mortem for suspected drowning victim
Anthony Octave PRESS RELEASE – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 49 year old, Anthony Octave of Massade, Gros-Islet. According to reports, Anthony and a relative went...
View ArticleCastries Central MP ‘disappointed’ by recent shooting
Richard Frederick The recent execution of a 15-year-old male on Chaussee Road, Castries indicates that a few people seem hell-bent on continuing the perpetration of violence in the constituency....
View ArticleMan stabbed on bus while heading to political rally
A man in his early 20’s was stabbed while in a bus heading to Micoud North, for the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) political rally held on Sunday. Reports are that a man, identified as Imbert (only...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR LAWS: Employers to allow prescribed period to vote
PRESS RELEASE – 73 (1) An employer shall, on polling day, allow every elector in his or her employ a reasonable period being not less than 2 hours or such other period as may be prescribed for voting,...
View ArticleRSLPF mourns death of female police officer, fire official
Cymatha Mitchel The Royal St. Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has extended condolences to family and friends of Cymatha Mitchel, a female police officer from La Fargue, Choiseul, who recently passed away....
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspected suicide victim identified
Police are investigating a suspected suicide in Morne Ciseaux near Jacmel, after a man’s body was discovered hanging from a tree. St. Lucia News Online (SNO) has confirmed with police that the...
View ArticleTwo school boys robbed in broad daylight in Castries
Two male students from the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School were robbed in broad daylight by two armed men, in Castries around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday (May. 24). One of victim’s mother, who asked...
View ArticleUPDATED: Monchy man’s death marks 13th homicide for 2016
Samson Polius Police are investigating a homicide in Monchy, Gros-Islet, where a 23-year-old man was brutally chopped, resulting in his untimely demise, on Thursday evening. The victim has been...
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