Special forces personnel across the island cast the first ballots of the 2025 general election on Thursday, with voting described as largely smooth despite long lines at several locations.

The 2025 General Election, which will shape the nation’s future for the next five years, is now just days away. But what factors will drive voter behaviour across the country, even in traditional party strongholds?

The UWP says transforming agriculture will be a top priority if it wins the next general election, with party leader Allen Chastanet pitching cocoa as Saint Lucia’s “next big crop.”

Saint Lucia is heading into another election year but this time, the political field looks more female than ever before. Six women — three from each major party — are vying for candidacy in 2025, perhaps a rare moment in the island’s political history. Yet…

Ever since Prime Minister Philip J Pierre rang the proverbial election bell on November 9, political campaigning has taken over social media, the airwaves and the streets. Besides the meetings, rallies, political messages, posters and slogans plastered on…

dennery segment historian sant justin cautioned the genre against political dependence, urging it to maintain its "rebellious" independence and frequent output, despite the uwp promising a dedicated event and expanded carnival. the slp countered with its…

By this time next week, it will all be over: the political campaigning, the chants, the songs, the maypwis, the mudslinging.Wounds will have deepened, tears will have been shed, and in the end, there will be winners and losers. There will be celebrations…

Over the past week, the United Workers Party (UWP) and Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) have each released their manifestos, outlining their vision for the next five years and making their case to form the next government of Saint Lucia.

saint lucia's business month 2025, themed "securing tomorrow, powered by sustainability, built on resilience," celebrated its 10th anniversary with 25 activities, including the expansion of the msme loan-grant facility to aid bakers and producer cooperatives…

st lucian surfers sebastián (16) and daniel (14) rambally-ambler will make history competing at the 2025 isa world junior surfing championship in punta rocas, peru (dec 5–14). the canaries surf club members, who received pre-competition training in costa…

hurricane melissa caused us$6.5 billion in damage to jamaica, revealing that even innovative mechanisms like the cat bond and ccerrif only covered 3.5% of losses. the article demands cop30 deliver climate justice, grants for adaptation, automatic debt relief…

The leaders of Saint Lucia’s two main political parties made their final appeals to voters tonight, urging the electorate to entrust them with the country’s leadership for the next five years.

The Electoral Commission has sought to reassure the public that voting tomorrow will proceed smoothly and without the kind of delays experienced during advance polling for essential service workers. In a statement issued earlier today, the Commission said…

One of the pioneers of rugby football in Saint Lucia has died at the age of 85. British national John Eric Lucas, who worked to develop the sport on the island with which he fell in love in the seventies, was commemorated by his family, as well as members…

saint lucians are voting today, december 1, in the general election to elect representatives for all 17 seats in the house of assembly. the contest pits the incumbent slp, led by philip j. pierre, against the uwp, led by allen chastanet.

uwp deputy leader guy joseph confirmed police seized us$12,000 in cash from him near a polling station following allegations of voter bribery on election day. joseph denied the claims, insisting the incident was politically motivated, while police officials…

the 2025 saint lucian general election vote counting is currently underway (dec 1), and no official preliminary results have been declared for any of the 17 constituencies, including the leaders' seats of castries east (pierre, slp) and micoud south (chastanet…

micoud north saw an encouraging level of voter turnout on election day, with both incumbent slp candidate jeremiah norbert and uwp challenger elisha norbert noting steady lines. the uwp candidate highlighted confusion over id requirements and advocated for…

the slp, led by philip j. pierre, won re-election with a projected 13+ seats, breaking a two-decade cycle of one-term governments. the outcome represents a decisive mandate, while the uwp opposition was left with potentially only one seat after bradley felix…

Prime Minister Philip J Pierre used his victory speech on Monday night to thank the people of Saint Lucia for what he described as a renewed vote of confidence in his leadership and in the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP). Speaking from the verandah of his…