BRUTALITY VICTIM?

Police officers are given special powers, unique in our society, to use force, even deadly force, in the commission of their duties. Along with that power, however, the responsibility of loyalty first to the public is absolutely necessary. That requires that police misconduct ought not to be condoned. But it appears that the greatest single barrier,

Education Ministry Watchmen To Get Paid

More than three hundred security personnel attached to the Ministry of Education and Culture are expected to receive outstanding payments owed to them. Last weekend, a considerable number of security officers withdrew their services in protest of the tardy payments. Reportedly, one school suffered the effects of vandalism,

Convicted Rapists freed!

It comes as no surprise that our justice system is in crisis. Miscarriages of justice are becoming the norm. Take for instance what happened recently to two young men who had been jointly charged with raping a young female way back in 2004. The virtual complainant then a school girl had told police that the two had raped her on the 2nd September.

St. Lucian representation at 17th International AIDS Conference

St. Lucia civil society working in HIV/AIDS is being represented at the 17th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) currently underway in Mexico City Mexico until August 8th 2008. The St. Lucia delegation comprises Dr. Marcus Day of the Caribbean Drug Abuse Institute, Ms. Veronica Cenac, and Ms. Joan Didier of the AIDS Action Foundation.

RBC Installs New Anti-Skimming Device

As part of ongoing efforts to maximizing client security and comfort while using ATMs, RBC has upgraded its ATM machines throughout Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean with an Anti-Skimming device designed to prevent would-be criminals from placing fraudulent skimming equipment over the ATM card slot. Card “skimming” occurs when the information,

CARE Volunteer Passes Away

The death has occurred unexpectedly in Cork, Ireland, of Mrs Lorna Cole who spent two years as a volunteer teacher with Care and the Presentation Brothers. She taught in Castries and Vigie where she was extremely popular with her colleagues and trainees. She is survived by her husband Andy who was also in St.Lucia at the same time, her sons and daughters one of whom Cathy also worked in St. Lucia.