Female attempts suicide by drinking nail polish removal
Nail polish removers contain toxic substances such as: thyl acetate or nethyl ethyl. Ingesting this can cause poisoning. A female allegedly attempted suicide by ingesting a poisonous substance on...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR LAWS: Effect of contagious diseases
EFFECT OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (1) Subject to section 34, a student suffering from or exposed to a contagious disease shall not be admitted to or permitted to remain in any school. (2) Where the...
View ArticleBritish police foil St Lucian drug smuggling operation
CMC – British police say they seized more than six kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in food produce from St Lucia earlier this week. They said a search of the 93 box consignment by UK Border Force...
View ArticleCocaine in breadfruits: Ministry supports full investigation
The discovery of six kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in food produce shipped to Britain has put Saint Lucia in the spotlight and the government has now come forward stating its full support for the drug...
View ArticlePolice Town hall meeting in Belle Vue
Twon Hall meeting in Gros Islet. PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force will be hosting its “Meet The Commissioner” town hall Meeting at the Belle...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR LAWS: Duty of parent to enforce attendance
37. DUTY OF PARENT TO ENFORCE ATTENDANCE Subject to section 38, it is the duty of the parent of every child of compulsory school age to cause the child to receive education by regular attendance at a...
View ArticleLambirds students: “Nobody wants to meet with us”
Photo taken from Lambird’s Students Beg: “Please, Help Us!” video A group of Asian nationals who were allegedly scammed by an education institution which was given full approval status by the...
View ArticleCitizens urged to report police stations that claim they are without patrol...
Police Chief Severin Moncherry. Persons seeking the assistance of police have long complained that in many instances they are told that they are without vehicle and cannot respond to certain cases. But...
View ArticleHours spent to get rape victims examined hampers police investigation
The screening of rape victims in many cases takes hours and this hampers police investigations, Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Milton Desir has disclosed. Desir who was a guest on Police Insight on...
View ArticleUS military training meant a lot to RSLPF, says Deputy Police Chief
St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia coast guard interceptors pass each other near Castries, St. Lucia, during training as part of Tradewinds 2013 May 28, 2013. Tradewinds is a chairman of the...
View ArticleTop cop maintains there is no political interference in police administration
Saint Lucia’s Police Commissioner Severin Moncherry has again responded to claims of political interference at the Royal Saint Lucia Police (RSLPF), asserting that he will never allow this to happen...
View ArticleTop cop not opposed to having an Independent Police Complaints Authority
Calls for the establishment of an Independent Police Complaints Authority is something that Police Commissioner Severin Moncherry says he would welcome. However, the top cop said he has every...
View ArticleRSLPF to conduct audit to improve on resource management
An audit will be undertaken at the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) soon to determine how more effective its resources could be utilized for the benefit of the general public. This disclosure...
View ArticleTaiwan to assist City Council with setting up CCTV cameras
Taiwanese Ambassador to Saint Lucia Ray Mou has given a commitment to assist the Castries City Council (CCC) with setting up CCTV cameras along the streets of the capital to help reduce crime. During...
View ArticleEx-police officer reported missing almost two weeks
Denis Faucher is an ex-police officer #261. An ex-police officer who resides in Micoud has been reported missing since Saturday, August 20, 2016. Denis Faucher, alias Two-pence, originally from...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Body of missing ex-policeman found in Micoud
Denis Faucher is an ex-police officer #261. An ex-police officer who was reported missing since Saturday, August 20, 2016, was found by relatives hanging from a tree in Escap, Micoud on Sunday. The...
View ArticleFamily of man found hanging in tree believes he was murdered
The family of an ex-policeman, who was found hanging under mysterious circumstances on Sunday, believes he was killed somewhere and hanged in the forested area to fake a suicide. Denis Faucher, alias...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR LAWS: Compulsory school age and offences
47. COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE AND OFFENCES (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who employs a child of compulsory school age during the school year commits an offence and is liable on summary...
View ArticlePolice press release on suspicious death in Micoud
PRESS RELEASE – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 66 year old, Dennis Faucher aka “Two Pence” of Up The Line, Micoud. On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 police launched an...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting in Conway, Castries
PRESS RELEASE – Police have launched an investigating into a shooting incident which occurred on Monday, September 5, 2016 about 1:00pm in Conway, Castries. Preliminary enquiries revealed, 28 year...
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