A GROUNDBREAKING AQUAPONICS FARM OPERATED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ST. LUCIA IS GETTING A MAJOR BOOST FROM THE ISLAND'S LEADING SUPERMARKET CHAIN. MASSY STORES' DONATION OF 5,000 BRANDED PACKAGING BAGS TO THE BUSINESS “ORGANIC ABLE”, COUPLED WITH A PLEDGE TO STOCK THEIR PRODUCE, MARKS A NOTEWORTHY STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM ACROSS ST. LUCIA COMPETED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS "YOUTH STAR" TITLE ON SUNDAY AT THE 2024 MUSIC FEST SENT LISI CONTEST HELD AT THE PHILIP MARCELIN GROUNDS IN VIEUX FORT. bTHE EVENT SHOWCASED A DIVERSE RANGE OF MUSICAL GENRES.

ARCHBISHOP OF CASTRIES GABRIEL MALZAIRE HAS ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING JUBILEE YEAR 2025, THEMED "PILGRIMS OF HOPE," WHICH WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND INVITE SPIRITUAL REFLECTION ACROSS DIOCESES WORLDWIDE. HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF THIS TRADITION, HE URGED THE FAITHFUL TO ENGAGE ACTIVELY IN THIS PERIOD OF RENEWAL AND FORGIVENESS.

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ROBERT INNOCENT PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO THE ISLAND NATION'S ANTI-CORRUPTION FRAMEWORK IN HIS MAIDEN NATIONAL ADDRESS, UNDERSCORING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC COOPERATION IN COMBATING GRAFT. INNOCENT REITERATED THAT HIS OFFICE FOCUSES STRICTLY ON INVESTIGATING ALLEGED CORRUPTION AND MISCONDUCT WITHIN THE PUBLIC SECTOR INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SENIOR BUREAUCRATS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

PRIME MINISTER PHILIP J. PIERRE URGED FOR CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE DURING ONGOING WAGE DISCUSSIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WHILE LAUNCHING A MOBILE POLICE STATION INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENHANCING COMMUNITY SAFETY IN SAINT LUCIA. HE REAFFIRMED HIS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING POLICE REMUNERATION AND HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY.

DURING HIS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE OF 2024, PRIME MINISTER PHILIP J. PIERRE EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED TO EXPAND THE ISLAND'S PORTS TO KEEP PACE WITH THERAPIDLY GROWING ECONOMY. HIS COMMENTS FOLLOWED A PLEA FROM THE SAINT LUCIA AIR AND SEA PORTS AUTHORITY (SLASPA) FOR RESIDENTS TO PROMPTLY COLLECT THEIR ITEMS FROM OVERCROWDED WAREHOUSES.

YOUTH IN THE SOUTH RECEIVED SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER THIS FESTIVE SEASON THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER AND BEACON INSURANCE.

PRIME MINISTER PHILIP J. PIERRE THIS WEEK ADDRESSED THE CHALLENGES FACING THE HEALTHCARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS. ENGAGING WITH RADIO 100'S STANLEY LUCIEN AND VANETTA PHILLIP, HE ARTICULATED HIS ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL PROGRAMS WHILE OUTLINING FUTURE INITIATIVES.

A RESURFACED VOICE NOTE MAKING SERIOUS CLAIMS ABOUT A TOXIC SUBSTANCE QUICKLY WENT VIRAL, BUT HEALTH AUTHORITIES SWIFTLY STEPPED IN TO DISPEL THE RUMORS AND ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THE CLAIMS ARE FALSE.

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AMONG THE CONTINUED HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR THE FESTIVITIES INCLUDE STAYING ON TRACK WITH MEDICATION, CONSUMING NUTRITIOUS FOODS, AND DISCOURAGING EXCESSIVE DRINKING.

SUPPORT FROM THE SAINT LUCIAN PUBLIC AND CORPORATE PARTNERS HAS ENSURED THAT THE SALVATION ARMY SAINT LUCIA CAN BRING FESTIVE CHEER TO THE LESS FORTUNATE THROUGH ITS ANNUAL HAMPER DISTRIBUTION AND TOY DRIVE.

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO FACILITATE THE HOLIDAY CONCESSIONS ON APPAREL AND FOOD ITEMS FOR BARRELS FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY 2025. OFFICIALS EXPOUNDED ON THE CRITERIA AND QUALIFICATIONS DURING A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SLASPA ON TUESDAY

WITH SAINT LUCIA'S HOMICIDE TOLL AT A RECORD HIGH IN 2024, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE LUKE DEFREITAS IN A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH NEWS4ORCE DISCUSSED THE ROYAL SAINT LUCIA POLICE FORCE'S RESPONSE TO RISING CRIME AND THEIR PLANS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY.

REPUBLIC BANK AND THE SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL CONSERVATION FUND ANNOUNCED OVER $200,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS ACROSS THE ISLAND. THE FUNDING SUPPORTS INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, BEEKEEPING, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN GREEN JOBS.

MASSY STORES SAINT LUCIA DELIVERED NEARLY $41,000 IN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HALF A DOZEN GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS DURING A CEREMONY AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN SAINT LUCIA. THE BENEFICIARIES, RANGING FROM A CHILDREN'S MUSIC ENSEMBLE TO A SCHOOL PLAYGROUND REHABILITATION PROJECT, EACH SECURED ALMOST $7,000 THROUGH MASSY STORES' "FORCES FOR GOOD" INITIATIVE, WHERE EMPLOYEES IDENTIFY AND SELECT DESERVING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO APPRECIATE LOVED ONES, SHOW GRATITUDE FOR LIFE, REACH OUT TO SUPPORT OTHERS DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON.

THE SAINT LUCIA AIR AND SEA PORTS AUTHORITY AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ARE IMPLORING CITIZENS TO CLEAR UNCLAIMED IMPORTED ITEMS FROM THE PORTS. THE AGENCIES HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR CLAIMING ITEMS.

THE ROYAL SAINT LUCIA POLICE FORCE (RSLPF) CONTINUES TO REFINE THE CRIME-FIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF LOCAL LAW ENRFORCEMENT. ON WEDNESDAY, THE RSLPF PROVIDED TRAINING TO THE FIRST COHORT OF CITY POLICE IN DATA MANAGEMENT.

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