Julien Alfred Blessed With $75K, Courtesy of Her World Championships Stint

Julien Alfred has long been the pride of Saint Lucia, but this weekend, the island’s golden girl proved that her impact reaches far beyond the track. She brought glory back home with a bronze medal in the 100m dash at the Tokyo World...

EC$7 million in First-Generation Scholarship awards

The Ministry of Education hosted its second First Generation Scholarship Award Ceremony on Friday, 10 October at the Grenada Trade Centre Annex, Morne Rouge, St George. Eighty Grenadian students received more than $7 million in First-Generation...

What we lose when we forget Creole

Creole and Saint Lucian culture always have a place far beyond the bounds of Mwa Éwitaj Kwéyòl, says Rhyesa Joseph, an educator, political scientist and cultural advocate. Her personal, academic, and professional pursuits reveal a deep cultural...

Anse La Raye/Canaries: A constituency at the crossroads

As another election cycle looms, two familiar faces, Wayne Girard and Dominic Fedee, prepare to make their case to one of Saint Lucia’s most competitive constituencies. Nestled along Saint Lucia’s scenic western coastline, the Anse La...

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Arrives For Its First-Ever Caribbean Season in Miami

A new chapter of Caribbean cruising has just begun in Miami. The recently refreshed Queen Elizabeth has officially made its PortMiami debut, marking the first time in Cunard Line’s 185-year history that one of its legendary Queens will homeport in...

Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World in 2025

See more visualizations like this on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World (2025) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 28 years of governance — the record speaks for itself

During 18 years of the past 28 years, Saint Lucia has been governed by the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP). That’s nearly two decades in power. Yet what do we really have to show? Roads still in poor condition, ports underdeveloped, agriculture...

Barbados Says “I Do” to Excellence Once More.

Barbados has once again been named the best place in the Caribbean to get married. The World Travel Awards (WTA) team confirmed this on October 4, 2025, during their Caribbean & North American Gala Ceremony. The island received the title of...

Golden Visa Due Diligence Requirements

WASHINGTON, DC — The surge of interest in Golden Visa programs across Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean has made one principle unavoidable: every legitimate residency- or citizenship-by-investment process now begins and ends with due...

Lessons from yesteryear: What the older generation want youth to know

They’ve lived, they’ve loved, they’ve lost, and they’ve learned. The older generation of Saint Lucia carries stories with them that echo both wisdom and regret, moulded by a different time but still deeply relevant today. In a conversation in...

US $15 Billion Crackdown on Cambodian Scams

By: Toh Han Shih Vincent Chen Zhi More assets are expected to be seized in the wake of the largest forfeiture action in the history of the US Department of Justice, involving a “pig butchering” online scam allegedly operated by a Cambodian...

Sprint sensation Naomi London signs with PUMA

Saint Lucia’s sprinting scene just doubled its international shine. On Friday, October 10, teen sensation Naomi London announced she’s officially part of the PUMA family, making her the second Saint Lucian track and field athlete to ink a...

UWP Should Wheel-and-Come Again!

Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet Elections are not just in the air everywhere in neighbouring Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent & The Grenadines (SVG), with similarities and differences driving the respective campaigns by...

Caribbean Airlines Named Caribbean’s Leading Airline Brand 2025

Caribbean Airlines’ Airport Representative, St. Lucia accepts award. Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago – Caribbean Airlines has once again been recognized for its excellence in regional aviation. It secured the title of “Caribbean’s Leading Airline Brand...

CCJ dismisses Chastanet’s appeal in Hilaire customs case

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed an appeal by Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet in a case linked to the withdrawal of customs charges that had been filed several years ago against Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ernest Hilaire. Deputy...

PH drops to 79th place in global passport ranking

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine passport dropped to 79th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index (HPI), six slots lower from last year's 73rd ranking The Philippines tied with Sierra Leone for the 79th place out of 199 passports reviewed for...

London inks sponsorship deal with PUMA

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, ( CMC )– Rising track star Naomi London has become the second Saint Lucian track and field athlete to ink a sponsorship deal with German sportswear giants PUMA. The 18-year-old London made the announcement on Friday, joining...

Israel Vows to Strike ‘Everywhere’ Against Iranian Regime

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at deadly strikes between Israel and Iran, day one of meetings at the G-7 summit, and a U.S. immigration crackdown. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Attacks on Tehran...

This U.S. paradise just beat Paris as the world’s most romantic getaway

Paris may forever be known as the City of Love, but a new study shows it’s been dethroned by none other than Maui, Hawaii. In a recent survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Talker Research in partnership with Funjet Vacations, 34% of respondents...

UWP Talks Visa Drought

Photo credit: UWP The United Workers Party (UWP) says it treats with grave concern the alarming number of US visa denials being reported by Saint Lucian citizens in recent months. The UWP referenced articles in the New York Times in March 2025 and...