“John Paul for All”: SLP Candidate for Babonneau Attracts Large Turnout in Choc

. Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate for Babonneau John Paul Estephane made his official debut on Sunday, addressing a massive gathering of over 10,000 supporters in Choc. Estephane outlined several initiatives aimed at uplifting the community,...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid put Madeira on the global map

For centuries, sailors and wine merchants knew Madeira as a remote stop between Europe and the New World. Its steep green cliffs, laurel forests and terraced farms shaped the lives of those who lived close to the sea but far from global attention....

Swansea man jailed for smuggling cannabis hidden in machinery

ShareSave Karl Richter was jailed for 11 years for drugs offences A man from Swansea has been sentenced to 11 years for drugs offences including trying to smuggle cannabis from South Africa. Karl Richter, 52, from Fourth Avenue, Clase in Swansea...

Estephane says he’s ‘for all’ as SLP candidate for Babonneau

Supporters from all 17 constituencies descended on the Caribbean Cinemas Parking Lot this past weekend as the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) officially launched John Paul Estephane as its candidate for Babonneau ahead of the next general election....

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 20, 2025- Cayman’s Monique Hamaty-Simmonds featured

All Aboard: San Juan welcomes cruise community The countdown is over — tomorrow the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show kicks off in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Today, delegates from across the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States and beyond are...

Montserrat Formalises Membership in Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism

Montserrat has officially joined the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), deepening its commitment to regional collaboration in the sustainable management of marine and aquatic resources. The milestone was marked during the Sixteenth...

Toronto man who shot 2 strangers was NCR at time, forensic psychiatrist testifies

A Toronto man who shot and killed two strangers in April 2022 was likely suffering from a mental disorder that rendered him unable to know the moral wrongfulness of his actions, a forensic psychiatrist argues. Dr. Lisa Ramshaw made those remarks...

Guyana’s Attorney General criticizes Caribbean nations for failing to adopt CCJ as final court

Guyana Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has criticized Caribbean countries that have not yet made the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) their final court of appeal, calling the situation “a travesty” and a contradiction...

Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

CARDI Saint Lucia joins the Ministry of Agriculture and the global community in celebrating World Food Day 2025 . Each year on October 16th, the world comes together to reflect on one of humanity’s most fundamental needs, food. This year, under...

Caribbean Spirit Returns to Congo Square: Bayou Bacchanal 2025 Marks 23 Years of Carnival In New Orleans 

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2025: The rhythm of the Caribbean will once again pulse through the streets of New Orleans this November as Friends of Culture presents the 23rd Annual Bayou Bacchanal Caribbean Carnival, a two-day...

Customs porter charged with drug importation and document offences

A customs porter has been charged in connection with the alleged importation of controlled drugs through the Vieux Fort Port. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, through its Gangs, Narcotics and Firearms Unit (GNF), has formally charged Christian...

Dutch cricket goes in search of a new leader

A visionary leader with experience in change management, someone with strong financial acumen and strong interpersonal and communication skills, experience in managing complex stakeholder environments, ideally a speaker of Dutch and English with a...

T&T, Caricom, Venezuela plus—Part 1

A di­vid­ed Cari­com is not in the Caribbean’s best in­ter­est. But no one is feel­ing the heat in the re­gion more than Trinidad and To­ba­go be­cause of mi­gra­tion un­der the Nico­las Maduro regime and the prox­im­i­ty of T&T to Venezuela. This...

Mecca, Dupes score credits on Mahalia’s new Luvergirl EP

Saint Lucian artists Dupes and Mecca are featured writers on Luvergirl, the latest EP by Mahalia, the British MOBO-winning and Grammy- and BRIT-nominated singer. Dupes is credited as a writer on two songs on the seven-track project, released in...

Estephane, Preville: Fresh faces, high stakes in Babonneau’s election

Babonneau is a constituency set for change. The area is on the verge of township, with various economic and social developments scheduled for the next few years. These developments will be overseen by one of two men, as the area is set for a...

Agreements Promoting Community-Based Tourism Signed

- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The ongoing Community Business Revitalization Project (CBRP) marked a significant milestone on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, with two simple yet profoundly important signing ceremonies in its partner communities: Fond...

One from 15 leaves nought

145 When Dr Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, pronounced in 1962 that “one from ten leaves nought” to mark his nation’s withdrawal from the West Indies Federation, he gave voice to an era-defining fracture — an...

OPINION: What cannabis legislation can teach us about foreign direct investment (Part 2)

It is a known fact that in the ecosystem of foreign direct investment, investors in Saint Lucia and other Caribbean countries receive significant tax concessions such as but not limited to: VAT relief on building material, furniture, equipment,...

Destination golf comes to a chilly corner of northern Scotland

James Ludden For anyone working through their bucket list of must-play courses in golf-obsessed Scotland, dozens of venues line the eastern seaboard-with St. Andrews invariably at the top of the pile. But Inverness, the nation’s northernmost city...

ST. KITTS & NEVIS’ GDP SLOWS SHARPLY: FROM STRONG POST-COVID REBOUND TO REGIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

Basseterre — The latest IMF Western Hemisphere economic outlook delivers a sobering verdict on St. Kitts & Nevis’ economic trajectory. After recording a strong post-COVID rebound in 2023, the Federation’s momentum has faltered. GDP growth stood at...