Monday, 2 November 2026UK editionUpdated every morning
Hotels, flights, festivals and island life, reported for UK travellers
St Lucia
St Lucia's national Kwéyòl song competition, Chanté Kwéyòl, returns on Saturday evening at Serenity Park, with a free public show crowning the 2026 Kwéyòl Monarch.
Reported by St. Lucia Times
Hotels and resorts
Condé Nast Traveler's editors have picked their favourite hotels in Saint Lucia, with Jade Mountain, Windjammer Landing and BodyHoliday among the top picks.
Sport
The Under-19 school basketball tournament tipped off at the Beausejour Gymnasium, with St Mary's College, Soufriere Comprehensive, Leon Hess Comprehensive and Beanefield Comprehensive all winning their openers.
Culture and events
Philomene 'Eldica' Nicholas, Saint Lucia's eldest known resident, marked her 112th birthday at home in Monchy, with celebrations continuing at a thanksgiving Mass in Grande-Rivière.
Business and travel trade
Bay Gardens Resorts' ten-year school feeding initiative has been credited with better attendance and a 70 per cent pass rate at Monchy Combined School, with more support planned.
Sport
The Saint Lucia Football Association and the Babonneau Football League staged a Girls' Football Festival, aiming to build an under-13 girls' team for national competition.
Business and travel trade
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre says his government will sit down with utility LUCELEC to try to bring electricity prices down, while continuing to subsidise fuel and cooking gas as a global energy crisis drives costs up.
Sport
Team Saint Lucia returned from the ECGA Amateur Golf Championship in Anguilla with three wins and three top-five finishes, though the men's open side struggled and Golf Saint Lucia says there is room to grow.
Culture and events
The inaugural Seamoss Sent Lisi festival takes place at Derek Walcott Square in Castries on 22 October 2026, celebrating the island's growing seamoss industry, its coastal farming communities and Creole Heritage Month.
Culture and events
Saint Lucia has opened this year's Kwéyòl Heritage Month with a ceremony at Laborie Market, naming La Caye, Vieux Fort South and La Clery as hosts of Jounen Kwéyòl Day in October.
Culture and events
Saint Lucia's Cultural Development Foundation is urging islanders to wear blue or purple for La Magéwit Colours Day on 16 October ahead of the Gwan Fèt in Dennery on 17 October.
Culture and events
Conscious reggae musician Jah Destiny, real name Keith Waldron, has appeared on Saint Lucian radio during a visit to the island, sharing a career spanning more than ten albums and stages across Europe and the Caribbean.
Hotels and resorts
The Saint Lucia Kings have named Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase as captain for the 2026 Caribbean Premier League, with the tournament opening on 9 August and home games at the Daren Sammy ground.
Sport
Saint Lucia face Guadeloupe in Barbados on 2 October in CONCACAF Nations League Group B, with bookmakers tipping Guadeloupe to win. Match form, odds and what it means for the island.
Sport
The Saint Lucia Kings have confirmed their five-man overseas roster for the 2026 Hero Caribbean Premier League, bringing back Noor Ahmad and Tim Seifert and adding Theekshana, Asalanka and van Schalkwyk.
Sport
Saint Lucia's men's national football team will face Bermuda in the Concacaf Nations League, a fixture that keeps the island active in regional international football.
Culture and events
Artisanal soap producers in Saint Lucia have taken part in Commonwealth-backed training in Castries to meet product standards and reach export markets, with a Commonwealth Trade Portal due to launch in November.
Sport
Keegan Caull scored a perfect hat-trick in 35 minutes as Saint Lucia thrashed Bermuda 5-2 in a Concacaf Nations League League B Group B match, leaving Bermuda bottom without a point.
Flights and cruises
Signature Aviation is operating a fixed-base operation at Hewanorra International Airport, giving private aviation a branded gateway to Saint Lucia, with prior permission required and limited ramp space currently available.
Edited by Peter Joseph, StLucia.co.uk editorial team. We read news from around the world overnight, in many languages, and writes each story in its own words. Every story names the outlet that first reported it and links to the original.
