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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
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Seiveright welcomes strides made by ADSC in supporting local businesses
January 9 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
January 9 08:03 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
January 9 07:58 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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January 9 07:53 AM
Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
January 9 07:48 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says it has been closely monitoring the geopolitical developments...
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
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‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo says
January 9 07:42 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was "back in vogue" and highlighted the "ambition of belligerents", as his own coun...
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EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal
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EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal
January 9 07:25 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) gave Friday a long-delayed go ahead to a huge trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur champione...
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January 9 12:20 AM
Objection, Your Honour
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts St Lucia
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts St Lucia
January 2, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted St Lucia on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries....
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Derek Walcott Library added to UNESCO world register
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Derek Walcott Library added to UNESCO world register
November 20, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Derek Walcott Library at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in St Lucia has been officially inscribed on the United...
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OECS launches first of a kind student census in the region
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OECS launches first of a kind student census in the region
November 12, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has launched a student census that it says will provide the opportunity...
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Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
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Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
October 3, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 rattled several cities in the Caribbean on Friday, but there were no immediate r...
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St Lucia urges diplomacy, multilateralism in solving crisis facing global community
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St Lucia urges diplomacy, multilateralism in solving crisis facing global community
September 29, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—St Lucia on Monday urged diplomacy to deal with the various wars across the world, reiterating that the Caribbean region must rem...
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
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St Lucia rattled by two earthquakes days apart
August 25, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Three days after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled St Lucia, the island was jolted by a 4.4 tremor on Sunday ni...
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IACHR welcomes St Lucia’s move to decriminalise gay sex
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IACHR welcomes St Lucia’s move to decriminalise gay sex
August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has urged Caribbean nations that continue to uphold laws crimi...
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St Lucia introduces 10-year passports
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St Lucia introduces 10-year passports
August 5, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Government of St Lucia has officially started issuing 10-year passports, moving away from the previous five-year validity per...
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St Lucia PM urges cooperation with Africa
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St Lucia PM urges cooperation with Africa
August 1, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says together St Lucia and Africa can be a powerful voice for climate justice, reparative a...
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St Lucia signs two agreements with CDF
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St Lucia signs two agreements with CDF
July 25, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia has signed two agreements with the Barbados-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Development Fund (CDF) to support ...
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Nigeria wants to nurture seeds of solidarity with OECS region
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Nigeria wants to nurture seeds of solidarity with OECS region
June 30, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday laid the “seeds of solidarity” with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean Sta...
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OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
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OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
June 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Didacus Jules, has praised the work of Grenadi...
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St Kitts gov’t reiterates no US travel ban communication received
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St Kitts gov’t reiterates no US travel ban communication received
June 24, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Prime Minister Terrance Drew has reiterated that his government has received no official communication from the United St...
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Nigerian president to pay official visit to St Lucia
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Nigerian president to pay official visit to St Lucia
June 17, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — St Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, is to pay a weeklong visit to the isla...
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St Lucia gov’t announces reduction in airport service taxes
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St Lucia gov’t announces reduction in airport service taxes
June 5, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The St Lucia government on Thursday said it has agreed to reduce the airport service charge by 50 per cent and that the new...
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Taiwan providing funds for development projects in St Lucia
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Taiwan providing funds for development projects in St Lucia
June 3, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Taiwan is providing seven million dollars (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) to St Lucia to address various social and developme...
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St Lucia to host Caricom IMPACS meeting
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St Lucia to host Caricom IMPACS meeting
May 13, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will hold a three-d...
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New learning resource centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in St Lucia
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New learning resource centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in St Lucia
April 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) -A new learning resource centre is offering opportunities for academic and personal growth to vulnerable children and youth ...
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ICE nabs Jamaican fugitive wanted for murder in St Lucia
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ICE nabs Jamaican fugitive wanted for murder in St Lucia
April 20, 2025
GEORGIA, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has apprehended a Jamaican-born fugitiv...
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Regional consultations underway to address new tariffs imposed by US
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Regional consultations underway to address new tariffs imposed by US
April 4, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The government of St Lucia says talks are now being held with public and private sector stakeholders to develop appropriate...
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St Lucia to develop national migration policy
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St Lucia to develop national migration policy
March 11, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The St Lucia government says it is collaborating with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the development...
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CDB pumps US$17m into bold overhaul of St Lucia’s education system
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CDB pumps US$17m into bold overhaul of St Lucia’s education system
March 6, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$17 million loan to support the Government of St Lucia’s mission to...
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Minor earthquake felt in Kingston and St Andrew
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A minor earthquake rattled parts of Kingston and St Andrew late Thursday, according to a preliminary bulletin from the Earthquake ...
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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Kingston East police renew appeal for wanted man Kerrin ‘Bones’ Bailey
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston East police have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 30-year-old Kerrin Bailey, otherwise k...
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix cops nomination for iHeartRadio Music Award
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Global hit Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea, is nominated in the category Best Music Video of the 2026 i...
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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CTO reaffirms regional resilience and operational stability
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