AN INITIATIVE TO CURB CRIME AND PROMOTE UNITY IN URBAN IS REPORTEDLY GAINING MOMENTUM AFTER BROKERING PEACE BETWEEN RIVAL FACTIONS AND SECURING FRESH SUPPORT FROM KEY COMMUNITY FIGURES.

OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CULMINATED THEIR 2025 PROJECTS PROGRAM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, AT A CLOSING CEREMONY. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (CAD) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND UVM PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS FOR THE FACILITATION OF VARIOUS RESEARCH AND PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS ISLANDWIDE.

THE GOVERNMENT IS PRESSING ON WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO CITIZENS. PRIME MINISTER PHILIP J. PIERRE OUTLINED THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS TO ACHIEVE THAT MANDATE DURING HIS RECENT NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS ON SUNDAY.

IN CELEBRATION OF THE NOBEL LAUREATE FESTIVAL, ARTISTS OF ALL AGES GATHERED AT THE MORNE LE BLANC NATURE PARK IN LABORIE FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL "PAINT THE VILLAGE" EVENT. THIS YEAR'S FOCUS TURNED TO A NOSTALGIC SYMBOL OF CARIBBEAN LIFE - THE PUBLIC STANDPIPE.

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THE PHILIP J. PIERRE ADMINISTRATION BOASTS THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH DESPITE IMPORTED INFLATION, AN UNSTABLE WORLD ENVIRONMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, AND THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE BERYL ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.

A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD IN RURAL LABORIE IN MAJOMEL HAS TRANSFORMED DAILY LIFE FOR HUNDREDS OF FARMERS AND RESIDENTS, WHO PREVIOUSLY NAVIGATED TREACHEROUS DIRT TRACKS TO REACH THEIR PROPERTIES. THE $3.2 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE, WHICH LINKS THE AGRICULTURAL BELT OF MAJOMEL TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY, REPRESENTS THE FIRST MAJOR ROAD WORKS IN THE REGION IN OVER THREE DECADES.

MEANWHILE AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALFRED PROSPERE EXPLAINS THAT SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES AND DELAYED SHIPMENTS FROM THE U.S. AND THE CARIBBEAN HAVE AFFECTED THE DISTRIBUTION OF THAT VITAL BANANA SPRAY OILS FOR SAINT LUCIA'S BANANA GROWERS.

FARMERS IN CASTRIES SOUTH EAST CLAIM THEY ARE GRAPPLING WITH A GROWING CHALLENGE, AS A SPECIAL OIL SPRAY SHORTAGE FUELS THE SPREAD OF LEAF SPOT DISEASE, THREATENING THEIR CROPS AND LIVELIHOODS.

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THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT USHERED IN THE NEW LAW YEAR ON JANUARY 10, 2024, WITH ITS CUSTOMARY CEREMONIAL GRANDEUR. THIS YEAR, THE COURT IS FOCUSED ON AMBITIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AIMED AT STREAMLINING LEGAL PROCESSES, ENHANCING EFFICIENCY, AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACROSS THE REGION.

GRIEF AND ANGUISH CONSUMED THE TEMPLE OF FAITH CHURCH IN ODSAN WEDNESDAY AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO MOURN THE TRAGIC LOSS OF STEPHAN "TALL BOY" EUDOVIQUE. THE YOUNG MAN WAS FATALLY SHOT DURING A ROBBERY IN BELAIR, CASTRIES, IN DECEMBER 2024.

CASTRIES NORTH MP STEPHENSON KING SOUGH TO SPREAD HOLIDAY JOY BY CONTINUING HIS ANNUAL TOY DISTRIBUTION INITIATIVE, DELIVERING GIFTS TO PRESCHOOLERS ACROSS HIS CONSTITUENCY AND BENEFITING SEVEN PRESCHOOLS AND DAYCARE CENTERS FROM CEDARS TO ARMONDALE.

OPPOSITION LEADER ALLEN CHASTANET DELIVERED A SCATHING NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS, CRITICIZING THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT'S HANDLING OF HEALTHCARE, CRIME, AND THE ECONOMY WHILE CALLING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN 2024.

THE FUTURE OF THE ANNUAL CREOLE AND INDEPENDENCE HORSE RACES HANGS IN THE BALANCE. CHOIX MELCHOIR, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN EQUESTRIAN ASSOCIATION, SAYS THE OLD RUNWAY, POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE CACA BEF, IS UNAVAILABLE AS IT IS BEING LEASED TO RUBIS BY THE SAINT LUCIA AIR AND SEA PORTS AUTHORITY (SLASPA).

THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECCB) HAS APPOINTED AN OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (FICS) TO PROTECT DEPOSITORS' INTERESTS AND ENSURE THE STABILITY OF THE INSTITUTION. KEY LEADERS AT THE INSTITUTION SPOKE TO RADIO 100/HELEN FM ABOUT THE WAY FORWARD IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW THURSDAY, SEEKING TO ALLAY CUSTOMER AND CLIENTELE CONCERNS.

THE VICTIM OF A RECENT BRUTAL STABBING INCIDENT IS COUNTING HIS BLESSINGS FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL SURGERY AND SLOW RECOVERY BACK TO HEALTH. SOUTHERN CORRESPONDENT DESMOND COLLYMORE WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE YOUNG MAN WHO SPOKE TO HTS NEWS4ORCE THURSDAY.

LOVED ONES AND FAMILY GATHERED AT THE SACRED HEART PARISH IN MARCHAND, CASTRIES, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025, TO BID THEIR FINAL GOODBYES TO COLUMNIST, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, AND PAST TEACHER SYLVESTER PHILLIP.

A RESEARCHER FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS FORMED A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH A TEAM OF MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCHERS BASED IN SAINT LUCIA. THIS ENDEAVOR AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF INDIGENOUS PLANT SPECIES WITH MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IS TO COMPILE AND PUBLISH A COMPREHENSIVE BOOK THAT DOCUMENTS THE FINDINGS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.

THE ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT (UVM) PROJECTS PRESENTATION CLOSING CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 2025. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (CAD) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND THE UVM PARTNERSHIP FACILITATES VARIOUS RESEARCH AND PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS ISLANDWIDE.