DALLAS, Texas — A white former Dallas police officer who said she fatally shot her unarmed, black neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own was found guilty of murder last Tuesday. A jury reached the verdict in Amber Guyger’s high-profile trial for the killing of Botham Jean after six days of witness testimony but […]
By Stephen Weir in St Lucia How does Charmaine Desir do it? Her food shack on the edge of Castries Central Market doesn’t have a sign, has only a bench for three and one seat at the dinner table. Oh yes, it doesn’t appear to have power and the roof leaks over the visitors when […]
By Stephen Weir in St Lucia There wasn’t a dry eye at a very special St Lucia wedding held last Thursday. A well-known scuba diving Canadian travel agent Julie Gilchrist and her beau Sean Gillian decided to get hitched underwater and in doing so set a record for the Caribbean! This past weekend the third […]
No major incidents, damage or injuries were reported across Barbados following the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian last Monday night and into early morning. And the public service is set to resume operations, while the Transport Board will resume a staggered servicel. In addition, all polyclinics and 24-hour services in the health care sector will […]
Fusarium wilt of bananas, commonly known as Panama disease, is a destructive soil borne fungus that poses a threat to the production of all banana and plantain crops. Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 has reappeared and is now a priority pest threatening the region’s banana industry with serious economic, livelihood and food security repercussions. There […]
António Guterres was among some very distinguished guests invited to participate in the 40th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting held in Saint Lucia. And Dr Gale T. C. Rigobert, Minister with responsibility for Sustainable Development and Parliamentary Representative for Praslin, used the opportunity for him to witness firsthand the impact the stinking seaweed is having on […]
Lawyers for Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer accused of fatally shooting St Lucian Botham Jean in his own apartment last year, filed a motion for her murder trial to be moved away from Dallas County. The lawyers wrote, “Almost immediately after the incident, acting as an echo-chamber the size of the Grand Canyon, the […]
It has been reported that the electorate has asked that MP for Castries Central Richard Fredrick, come back to the United Workers Party. However, Fredrick says he refuses to be a part of the team if UWP Political Leader Allen Chastanet remains in it. He stresses that he will not work with Chastanet. He insists […]
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia — The Saint Lucia Labour (SLP) continues to demand that Prime Minister Allen Chastanet reveal details of Citizenship by Investment (CIP) funds as required by law, and to stop “misleading parliament and the people of Saint Lucia on the use of CIP monies.” “If you don’t answer, the opposition will table a […]
Dive enthusiasts seeking certification as a Open Water Scuba Instructors can receive professional training in a scenic and ecologically rich location in St. Lucia. Anse Chastanet, one of the best resorts in the Caribbean, as rated by leading travel outlets, and its in-house dive shop Scuba St. Lucia, are offering instructors-in-training opportunities at the 600-acre resort estate. […]
