At 12:57 a.m. today (Monday November 9, 2015) the island experienced a total shut down of the power system.

The shutdown was linked to an earlier lightning strike that broke two high voltage lines on a major circuit in Augier, Vieux-Fort. That incident occurred at 12:26 a.m. and led to three generators at LUCELEC’s Cul-de-Sac facility shutting down resulting in a loss of power to some parts of the system. In attempting to restore the network from that initial fault, the power system shut down at 12:57 a.m.

Every two years, the St Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) holds a training session for its shareholders. The aim of the exercise is to educate shareholders, keep them abreast of the affairs of the company, and remind them of their rights and responsibilities.

This year, the session has been scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2015 and will discuss “Regulatory Reform of the Electricity Sector”. 

The Vieux-Fort Primary School is now home to a brand new greenhouse and kitchen to facilitate a School Feeding Programme it has been trying to establish since 2008. The lone school in District Six without a feeding programme, some students did not attend classes because they had nothing to eat. School Principal Francis Moonie says this will change with the garden and kitchen facilities provided by the LUCELEC Trust.