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Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....
Appeal Court overturns decision barring prosecution of activist Luzette King
I Witness News
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July 10, 2025
The Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned the October 2021 decision of then Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne to stay permanently proceedings against activist Luzette King in connection with an incident at Argyle International Airport (AIA) on...
Saint Lucia Carnival enters final week with packed schedule
St. Lucia Times
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July 9, 2025
Carnival has entered its climactic final week, promising an unforgettable explosion of music, colour and culture. From the pulsating rhythms of Dennery Segment to the fierce battles of calypso and soca monarch competitions, the country is ready to...
OPINION: Brand New Jet For Flying To St Lucia: How Nigeria Became The 12 Poorest Nation On Earth
The Will
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July 9, 2025
July 09, (THEWILL) — A few months ago, I came across a video on Facebook that deeply troubled me. In the video, a young boy attempted to snatch a phone from a passenger on a moving bus. The passenger caught his arm, and as the bus slowed, the boy...
MASSY STORES DRIVES ENTHUSIASM FOR CPL SEASON WITH TROPHY SHOWCASE IN SAINT LUCIA
HTS St Lucia
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Driving anticipation for the 2025 republic bank Caribbean premier league, massy stores supported a recent CPL trophy tour in Saint Lucia. The event highlighted the company’s pledge to encourage regional growth in the game of glorious uncertainties...
Nigerian Connection Set to Establish Strong Links with Saint Lucia and OECS
The Voice
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July 9, 2025
. Following the landmark visit of President Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu of Nigeria to Saint Lucia, the government is actively implementing several strategic initiatives to strengthen ties with the country and the wider sub-region. In a media...
Nigeria and OECS Strengthen Ties During Presidential Visit to Saint Lucia
Win Media SKN
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July 8, 2025
The Government of Saint Lucia and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) warmly welcomed His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for an official visit from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The historic...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
President Tinubu’s historic visit to Saint Lucia: Renewing and expanding the Nigeria-Caribbean partnership
Business Day
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July 8, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official state visit to Saint Lucia this past week was a watershed moment in the relationship between Nigeria and the Caribbean. The only previous official visit to the Caribbean was that of President Goodluck...
Excitement builds as CPL Trophy Tour hits Saint Lucia
St. Lucia Times
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July 8, 2025
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) trophy returned to Saint Lucia over the weekend, the first time since the Saint Lucia Kings celebrated their maiden CPL title last September. This time, the tour was all about building anticipation...
Sea moss sustainable: Growing the future of Saint Lucia
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 8, 2025
March 2020. I remember standing on the beach looking out at the Caribbean Sea, terrified of what would lie ahead. I’d just heard on the news that the world was shutting down, and we didn’t know when it would start back up again. I thought of Saint...
Schools In Saint Lucia To Benefit From Renewable Energy Project
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia is spearheading a transformative resilience initiative through the deployment of a renewable energy microgrid and solar-powered water pump project at two public schools in Dennery. This...
FAO and the Government of Saint Luc...
SKNVibes
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The project aims to reach 75,000 beneficiaries in the fisheries sector over its five-year implementation period July 4, 2025 – Castries, Saint Lucia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Saint...
Emerle Tisson crowned Saint Lucia’s 2025 National Carnival Queen
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
In a dazzling display of poise, performance, and cultural pride, Emerle Tisson, Miss Bank of Saint Lucia, was crowned the 2025 National Carnival Queen on Saturday night at the Pavilion in Rodney Bay. The 23-year-old from Choiseul, a hospitality...
Saint Lucia to support Nigeria’s community tourism initiative
Nigerian Current
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July 7, 2025
Saint Lucia has pledged support for Nigeria in designing a robust community tourism programme, aimed at grassroots development and economic empowerment. The Caribbean tourism destination will also share expertise on certification standards and...
Hurting Hearts? Who You Gonna Call?
Catholic Herald
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July 11, 2025
“Does it get any easier?” My husband and I paused at this question asked by a friend with young children. “… or does it always hurt when your kids hurt?” I gave him an answer he probably didn’t want to hear, but it was born of my experience. “No,...
Taraji P. Henson in Bikini Is “Sun-Kissed”
Celebwell - Florida
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July 10, 2025
Taraji P. Henson is heating up the islands in her bikini. In a new social media post, the Empire star flaunts her fabulous-at-54 figure in a black bikini, wowing her followers. “St. Lucia owed me nothing and gave me everything. 🌴 Sun-kissed,...
MISS BANK OF ST LUCIA EMERLE TISSION IS NEW CARNIVAL QUEEN
HTS St Lucia
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On Saturday, June 5, seven talented young women vied for the title of 2025 National Carnival Queen at the Pavilion on Rodney Bay. After months of training and preparation, Miss Bank of St. Lucia, Emerle Tisson was crowned the 2025 National...
Saint Lucia moving speedily to deepen ties with Nigeria
St. Lucia Times
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July 6, 2025
Saint Lucia’s Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs, Alva Baptiste, has confirmed that the government is wasting no time in moving forward on a framework for deeper cooperation with Nigeria,...
Message from Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire- The Recent Homicides in Saint Lucia
The Voice
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July 6, 2025
Sponsored | Article continues below Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, It is with deep sadness and concern that we reflect on the recent multiple homicides in our beloved country, Saint Lucia. These acts of violence prompt us to examine the...