The long-discussed demerit point system designed to track traffic offences and penalise repeat offenders, existing as a framework but never fully applied, will be implemented amid a rise in road accidents and fatal collisions in recent years

Recent St Lucia Times article reporting that, according to data from FAO, Saint Lucia ranks 6th in the world for pesticide use intensity, unleashed a wave of comments from the public linking the mews with a number of diseases

Saint Lucian Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred became the third-fastest woman ever in the 200m with her 21,51 seconds run at the Meeting Herculis in Monaco's Stade Louis II

Access to a reliable water supply is now guaranteed to farmers in Chassin, Babonneau, who have struggled with water shortages and a clogged irrigation system; the major rehabilitation project included clearing the dam and installing a filtration system

Saint Lucia is a model for public debt management among Small Island Developing States; the recognition comes from the Commonwealth Secretariat following reforms carried out by the Island's Department of Finance