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Ministers Emma Hippolyte (right) and Victor La Corbiniere (centre) at the scene of the Soufriere Friday. GIS – An early Friday morning fire in the picturesque tourist town of Soufriere on Saint Lucia’s...
View ArticlePolice officer injured in hit-and-run accident
Officer Fraser A police officer sustained minor injuries Tuesday afternoon after he was involved in a hit-and-run collision on the Bexon Highway. Police Constable 779 Bryan Fraser was reportedly...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Death of mother and unborn child at St. Jude Hospital under...
The Ministry of Heath has announced that an investigation is underway into the death of a mother and her unborn child at St. Jude Hospital in Vieux-Fort on Saturday evening. Chief Medical Officer (CMO)...
View Article“Woman arrived at our Emergency Room in critical condition”– St Jude Hospital...
The deceased has been identified by a family member as Sylvina Emmanuel, also known as Tootie, of Shanty Town, Vieux Fort. St Jude Hospital wishes to confirm the incident which occurred on the evening...
View ArticleUPDATE: Three rescued from La Clery house fire
A Good Samaritan rescued three people from a burning home in La Clery on Thursday morning. Ricky Raynold was taking a break from painting when he noticed smoke coming from his neighbour’s house and...
View ArticleElectricity pole burst into flames in Soufriere
The electricity pole on fire. Thick black smoke was seen rising up into the sky in New Development, Soufriere, when an electricity pole burst into flames today. The incident occurred sometime around...
View ArticleVIDEO: Father of 4 dies trying to save cow; video of failed rescue effort...
Cletus Estaphane Thirty-nine-year-old Cletus Estephane who was swept away in a river in Odsan/Cul De Sac on Friday, Nov. 6, died trying to save a cow, relatives and police sources have confirmed. The...
View ArticleSmall aircraft crash-lands at Vigie airport
A small aircraft crash-landed at the George F.L. Charles International Airport in Vigie, Castries Sunday morning, Nov. 8, 2015. The pilot was the only person on board. He was not injured. Fire...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hummingbird Air plane veered off runway, SLASPA says in official release
PRESS RELEASE – The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) wishes to confirm at approximately 8:46 AM on Sunday, November 8, 2015, a BE99 Aircraft of Hummingbird Air encountered difficulty...
View ArticleHummingbird Air launches internal investigation, cancels all flights
PRESS RELEASE – There was an incident involving a Hummingbird Air aircraft on landing at the George F. L. Charles airport in Castries, St. Lucia this morning November 8, 2015. The only soul on board...
View ArticlePHOTO: Backhoe overturns
The driver was able to escape before this backhoe overturned earlier today, Nov. 11 in Cap Estate, Gros-Islet while doing “grading” works on a road to The Body Holiday, Les Sport. The accident occurred...
View ArticleHouse fire in Vieux Fort
Not photo of the incident in Vieux Fort. Fire officials quickly contained a fire that broke out in a plywood structure on New Dock Lane, Vieux Fort Sunday evening, Nov. 15. Fire officials have...
View ArticleStudents injured in Belle Vue bus crash
A minibus taking students to school was involved in an accident Friday morning that sent several of them to the hospital with injuries. The incident reportedly occurred at around 7 a.m. at Fond Coolie...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police investigating death in Babonneau
The man’s body at the scene. Police are investigating the death of a man in Fond Assau, Babonneau Sunday evening, according to a senior police official. Inspector Terry Bradley of the Babonneau Police...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Bakery bus overturns
A Morne Bakery bus crashed on the Ti Colon, Castries road between 11:30 p.m. and midnight on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. According to an eyewitness, the bus appeared to have hit a wall/embankment before...
View ArticleHummingbird Air to resume flights late December
Hummingbird Airline, which was crash-landed in St. Lucia in November, will resume flights late December, according to its owner Sam Raphael (inset photo) ANTIGUA OBSERVER – The airline which crash...
View ArticleThree injured after vehicles collide, overturn in Union; ambulance carrying...
Three people including a school child sustained injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Union this afternoon, Nov. 25. Reports are that between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., an SUV with a woman and her daughter on...
View ArticleHorse killed in Beausejour accident
A farmer escaped serious injuries in a vehicular accident today, Nov. 26, but a horse was not so lucky. Reports reaching St. Lucia News Online (SNO) are that a Nissan two-door pick-up collided with a...
View ArticleSt. Lucian dies tragically in Taiwan
St. Lucians at home and in Taiwan, as well as family and friends, awoke to the sad news this morning that one of their own died tragically. Roney James, also known as ‘Slim’, a 28-year-old father of...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Freak accident near Castries market
A man is seriously injured following a freak accident on Jeremie Street, near the Castries market, just before 8 a.m. this morning, Nov. 30. An eyewitness told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that a car...
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