January
• St Lucia records first murder of the year. The body of 48-year-old Albert Walter is discovered on a construction site in Castries. Nineteen-year-old Lordon Dominic is also killed at a night club in the north.
• Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian makes visit to St Lucia. The Labour Party refuses to attend a dinner in his honor.
• A Vieux Fort police officer goes missing at sea.
• Opposition Leader Kenny Anthony makes a controversial New Year address to the nation warning the country of the dangers of the United Workers Party government.
• St Lucia welcomes the inaugural American Eagle flight to the Hewanorra International Airport which will connect San Juan, Puerto Rico to Hewanorra.
• Police officer charged with four counts of incest and one of indecent assault.
• Debate about the St Lucia Development Bank Act which was passed in December 2007 wages on.
• Acting Police Commissioner receives a “Red Evelope” from visiting Taiwan ambassador. Says he returned the gift but does not say what was in it.

February
• The STAR launches BINGO with great prizes and a winner every six weeks!
• Air Jamaica announces it will suspend three weekly flights to St Lucia.
• Questions arise over a $32,000 government check which was dishonored by a local bank.
• News breaks that Prince Charles and Camilla will stop in St Lucia.
• Questions raised about PM’s residence. PM’s office says he’s entitled to rent allowance because the official residence not good enough for King!
• St Vincent PM faces rape allegations.
• Julian Hunte is Chairman of SLP.
• Questions surround Nicholas John’s management of the NDC. His law firm ‘coincidently’ gets a major contract from an NDC client.
• Kenny Anthony’s guard hut reportedly built with government funds attracts attention.
• Reports of members of Cabinet being unhappy with Economic Affairs Minister Ausbert d’Auvergne.
• After tourists and a tour guide get attacked in Soufriere Ministers pay attention to crime in the area.
• Workers at Golden Hope threaten strike action after the horrible conditions there are exposed.
• Rituals Coffee House opens outlet at Caribbean Cinemas.

March
• Talk-show host Claudius Francis challenges acting Police Commissioner to prove that he lied on air and asks some pertinent questions about certain orders given to the police that could have ended in disaster.
• Policing in Paradise crew follow local police around and film their activities.
•  A police constable was charged with sexual assault against a 14-year-old boy.
• Donovan Joseph, age 25 of Ciceron met his death. Police arrest his common-law girlfriend, age 23.
• John Biroo of Marc was found burnt in his home. Police later revealed that he died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head and not as a result of the fire.
• Opposition Leader Kenny Anthony apologizes after he gets it wrong: The BOSL shares sold on the Eastern Caribbean Stock Exchange were not shares disposed by the National Insurance Corporation.
• SLBC-WIBDECO still in a war. SLBC chairman Eustace Monrose appears to not be backing down.
• First ever St Lucia Music Awards heralded a success.
• Prince of Wales visits Soufriere.
• Police officer shots at a man on High Street after he hits the cop off a motorcycle.
• Superintennent Albert Fregis is removed as host of the Police Force’s radio show Street Vibes after he makes comments criticizing the leadership of the force and speaking of the divisions that exist.
• The Wilberforce ‘Burt’ Norville trial came to a close with Shermond Rosemond being sentenced to seven years for his death.
• The STAR reports the findings of an investigation into Golden Hope: Nation’s mental hospital declared an example of man’s inhumanity to man!
• PM calls for a National Day of Prayer inspired by a “vision” by a woman named Beverley James.

April
• Micoud North MP and UWP member Jeanine Compton says “There is a serious lack of unity in this party. This lack of unity is to our detriment!”
• Pillars erected by Sandals on Pigeon Island beach cause a stir.
• Senators Allen Chastanet and Ausbert d’Auvergne take a major tongue-lashing at House Budget Debate.
• Hermangild Francis retires from the police force.
• President of the General Workers and Seamen Union, Alexis Alcide is fired.
• NDC property manager fired amidst rumors that he leaked information about the organization to the media.
• The corpse of a baby is found at Ciceron.
• Darrel Montrope will leave the Ministry of Health where he has been having issues with the Minister and will take up a post at the Ministry of Tourism.
• Tessa Mangal called “frosty” by Canada based St Lucians after her visit there to represent the prime minister.
• Man is believed to have been kidnapped. Was kept without food and water for almost a week.
•Staff at Health Ministry want PM to step in over dispute with Minister.
• SHE Caribbean Magazine nominated for fashion and photography award and later wins!
• STAR Publisher Rick Wayne begins to speak about Rufus Bousquet, inviting St Lucians to look at the record of Mr Bousquet in government and judge him accordingly.
• The Prime Minister presents his Budget to the nation. But the question of the day was whether MP Rufus Bousquet would support it. Bousquet would make a devastating contribution to the House citing the power that some senators have within the government.

May
• Karib Cable launches in St Lucia.
• Police Constable Lester Remy received his final farewell. He was shot at least five times by a man who he was pursuing in relation to a number of crimes.
• Electricity costs continue to rise with daily complaints from consumers.
• After troubles within his Cabinet the Prime Minister addresses the nation saying “I am not Superman!”
• Opposition Leader calls PM’s address a ‘cruel joke’ while Laborie MP Alva Baptiste says the King government is a government of wanjman!
• Minister for Economic Affairs Ausbert ‘Dove’ d’Auvergne is expected to throw in the towel!
• Rick Wayne responds to suggestions that he wrote a speech for Prime Minister Stephenson King: “So what?” He also takes on the issue of the PM in the speech comparing himself to Martin Luther King Jr.
• Tourism Minister Allen Chastanet tries to explain why Wyclef jumped  over Prime Minister at Jazz: “He was absolutely taken by our prime minister!”
• Richard Frederick’s Customs woes continue with an attempt to get the use of his two vehicles which were confiscated by the department. Comptroller Terrence Leonard sticks to his guns.
• After a closed meeting of the Police Welfare Association, almost one hundred police officers marched to the Chesterfield Headquarters in a protest to have the acting commissioner revoke the transfers.
• Telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless (C&W) announces plans to  build a single pan-Caribbean telecoms provider. Talk of hundreds of job losses.
• The Chamber of Commerce sends a strong message to the government “to immediately resolve its differences and demonstrate its ability to govern the country and fulfill its mandate.”
• Rufus vows to seek legal advice on the issue of his firing form Cabinet in 2007.
• EPA signing postponed again.
• High level UWP meetings to discuss internal problems achieve little.
• Rufus Bousquet accepts Prime Minister Stephenson King’s offer of the ministry of trade, commerce and industry.
• Acting Commissioner John Broughton and Superintendent Albert Fregis feud continues. Broughton also accuses other police officers of working against him.

June
• June 3 marked the official launch of the stylish Chevrolet brand at JQ Motor’s showroom.
• King officially announces changes to Cabinet; reinstates Bousquet to Cabinet. Bousquet was fired from the post of foreign affairs minister under the prime ministership of now deceased Sir John Compton.
• Fire burns down Dumy’s restaurant in Rodney Bay.
• King responds after Lady Janice appears on Russell Lake’s show, Bring it On, with several shocking revelations including that the prime minister had been present when Sir John signed the letter which gave instructions for the immediate dismissal of Bousquet from the Foreign Affairs Ministry over the China/Taiwan affair.
King’s response: “I am especially disappointed that by her most recent public comments Lady Janice has brought the matter of my credibility into sharp focus,” said King. Suffice it to say I have exercised my Constitutional prerogative as Prime Minister of St Lucia and invited Mr Rufus Bousquet to serve in my Cabinet.”
• Following that same talk show appearance of Lady Janice, the opposition lead Kenny Anthony called for the resignation of prime minister Stephenson King.
• Emotional Rufus takes Oath of Office, again! The resignation of Senator Ausbert d’Auvergne set things in motion and Prime Minister Stephenson King announced that Bousquet would help ease the load by taking over as Minister for Trade, Commerce, Industry, Consumer Affairs and Investment.
• Guy Mayers who was relieved of the Trade Ministry but was transferred to Home Affairs and National Security.
• Chairman of the St Lucia Banana Corporation, Eustace Monrose resigns after a dispute between the SLBC and Windward Island Banana Development Company (WIBDECO) for fair-trade bananas. Monrose had previously accused WIBDECO of financial wrongdoings in the company.
• Wanted man shot down! Adrian Paul is the latest of homicide on the island. The English native who went by the alias Smokey from New Development, Soufriere was shot by an unknown assailant at Palmiste, Soufriere.
• Suzette fever begins: Herb Black stole the show at Take  Over Tent and left the audience wanting more.
• Whether there really was ever any secret file on the Taiwan issue, like the one Janice Compton threatened to release if anything happened to her or her children, that did not deter Opposition Leader Kenny Anthony from demanding Janice turn “the file” over to the cops!
• Sexual abuse: A 34-year-old laborer was accused of having sexual intercourse with a minor, namely his stepdaughter. The girl was 15 at the time she appeared in court but said it had been going on since she was 12 but she’d been afraid to speak about it.
• A local med school made headlines after an article entitled, ‘Caribbean island medical university dupes Indians’ was posted on the CNN IBN. The school refuted claims from a disgruntled student who claimed the school’s facilities were inadequate.
• St Lucia organizations attend protest at White Hall! On Thursday June 12, organizations from around the region staged a protest in front of White Hall, the prime minister’s office in Queens Park Savanna, Port of Spain. A cabinet meeting was scheduled for the same day. The protest was one of many associated with the then controversial signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement.
• Broughton no-show in court! Then acting Police Commissioner John Broughton failed to appear in court after being served with a summons to answer charges of assault against Superintendent Albert Fregis.
• Students from the Bocage Secondary School, or ‘Smart Investments’ as they prefer to be called, were finally crowned with the prestigious title of St Lucia’s Junior Achievers’ 2008.
• Cable and Wireless mourns loss of former CEO and project officer! News of the drowning death of both Anthea Peter and John Boyle sent shockwaves through the country.
• Girl smuggles cannabis into Bordelais and joins boyfriend in jail! The young woman said she went to the facility to deliver a pair of slippers to her boyfriend, but that’s not all the bag contained! Evidence was brought to the court and the girl was sentences to four months in prison.
• Hotel workers strip-searched after money goes missing! Six women stripped down, to their birthday suits after someone claimed they were missing $1000.
• Brothers charged in Asher Glace killing! A year after her death, two imprisoned brothers have been charged in the slaying of 21-year-old Asher Glace, a St Lucian by birth.
• St Lucia’s first female Calypso monarch Lady Spice retires. Lady Spice announced that she was retiring to serve God in song.
• St Lucia maintains position on killing of whales! Dominica may no longer be championing the cause of whaling for food but Antigua, Grenada, St Vincent & the Grenadines, St Lucia and
St Kitts-Nevis are maintaining their support for the issue. “We see no need to change our policy,” said Vaughn Charles, St Lucia’s Chief Fisheries Officer.
• Student run over by car! Tragedy struck for a form two student of George Charles Secondary. 15-year-old Rickson Charles died after being run over by a car on the Millennium highway.
• Auntie Virgie passes away. St Lucia mourned the loss of an individual described by many as a cultural giant here. Virginia “Virgie” Alexander SLMM, MBE, affectionately known as Auntie Virgie passed away on Friday June 27 at the age of 60.

JULY
• A 23-year-old from Plateau, Babonneau is the island’s latest murder victim. Kevnic Edward was stabbed on Sunday morning at around 3am. The incident happened at the Choc bus stop.
• Herb Black who beats out twenty challengers for the top prize at Groovy Soca Monarch with a phenomenal performance of the hit “Suzette.”
• An accident on July 12 left one-man dead and two others nursing injuries. Police say the men were at a wedding and only left to get ice. Bexon resident Douglas Isidore died on the spot.
• Ricky T beats out 20 other Soca artistes at the St Lucia Soca Monarch competition. The artiste got the crown performing his song “Wheel and come again,” Coming in second was Superman HD (Mr Pringles) who was competing for the first time with his “Socaritis.” In third place was Ilah Man with “Mad so.”
• 17-year-old Marlon Boxill of Rockhall, Castries was stabbed to death at the Derek Walcott Square during the Mas on the Square celebrations after an altercation with unknown assailants.
• Herb Black wins the National Calypso Final performing the songs “What you Bringing” in the first round and the ever popular “Suzette” in round two.
• A stabbing incident at the Mindoo Phillip Park, Marchand, Castries which left 24-year-old McCartney Monrose of Maynard Hill dead. Monrose was stabbed while attending the Caribbean Soca Monarch Competition.

August
• Riley Graham had been sentenced to 10 years in a United States prison.
• History was created in the local education system as the first students graduated with their bachelors degree from the St Lucia campus of Monroe College.
• ACP raises concerns of police reputation after two police officers have been fingered due to alleged “unlawful sexual behavior.” One police officer from the Marchand police station was charged in 2008 for buggery of a 14-year-old boy.
• Police shoot wrong man in Bouton! 44-year-old Timothy St Luce was shot and killed by a police officer that responded to a request made by St Luce’s mother who later claimed that she’d made no such report. Police later revealed that the report they received had been against the dead man’s brother.
• Leaders want political union within five years! The leaders of Grenada, St Lucia,
St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago reached an agreement to establish a political union within five years and have invited other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to join the initiative.
• Accident claims life of Grita Jagroop! Jagroop was at the time driving with her son Shayill Jagroop and her father Gregory Johnny of Augier when she lost control of the car, which then ran into a utility pole.
• Justice of the peace Michael Lubin was shot in broad daylight on Clarke Street in Vieux Fort.
• PMA development controversy. Environmentalists feared that a development in the Piton Management Area could spell trouble for the areas UNESCO designation as a world heritage site. Minister blames DCA!
• Teachers demand 16 percent increase from government! Teachers flatly refusing government’s offer of a 13 percent increase in wages.

SEPTEMBER
•WASCO privatization! Public Utilities minister Guy Joseph said WASCO needed an injection of $264 million EC over a 20-year period in order to survive. The minister remained convinced that privatization was the way to go.
• Earthquake rocks St Lucia! An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, with the epicenter located east of Martinique, shook St Lucia.
• Nurses called on the authorities to provide more security after a frustrated patient, armed with a knife got violent and had to be taken away by SSU.
• Teachers threatened to strike if the prime minister did not step in and consider their demands.
• Members of the St Lucia Civil Service Association (CSA) and the St Lucia Teachers Union (SLTU) have accepted government’s proposal of a 14.5 percent salary increase, over a three-year period. The increase took effect at the end of October. The civil servants also received 18 months back pay, tax-free.
• Flavia faces opposition at Soufriere march! The Civil Society held a protest against a development taking place in the Pitons Management area as well as water privatization and signing of economic partnership agreement. At that same protest fifty-three employees working on the PMA project flooded the streets, shouting,  “who will feed our children” and “who will pay our bills,” as they held their placards high.
• Accident brings road fatalities to 15! Thirty-two-year-old Jose Clyne of Entrepot lost his life after sustaining injuries from an oncoming vehicle, which struck him alongside the John Compton Highway.
• Three young men are shot dead in the community of Vanard: Dwayne James, Marcus James (brothers) and Elias Justin.
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says although economic activity was “flat” in St Lucia in 2007, growth is likely to accelerate over the next two years.
• Government PRO Jeff Fedee pens article critical of the UWP government. His contract would not be renewed.
• There has reportedly been a meeting between the prime minister and members of the business sector to discuss the state of the  government.
• Teachers finally receive their benefits of a 14.5 percent increase in pay and back-pay.
• Another deadly domestic dispute: Alfred Jean Louis was 27 years old, a resident of La Pointe, in Dennery. The incident that took his life occurred in the early hours, around 3am. His live-in girlfriend was taken into custody.

October
• Martinique officials call on St Lucia to capture and extradite to Martinique three men wanted in connection with a murder in that country. Former Consul General to the French Isle says St Lucia’s relations with Martinique are at stake.
• After being shot by police in the town of Vieux Fort entertainer Yardie Haynes had to undergo surgery and is seeking government help.
• Kidnapper charged with 51 counts of rape! A young girl is found tied up in the house of a busdriver. Police charge the man for holding the 14-year-old girl captive and sexually assaulting her.
• After over a year on leave Police Commissioner Ausbert Regis returns to the job.
• The community of Dennery is in a state of shock and despair, as residents are coming to grips with the sad news of the suicide of 33-year-old Alton Satney of New Field. Satney was found hanging from the ceiling of an unoccupied house at Green Mountain, Dennery, by his brother Leslie Satney about 7pm on Sunday October 5.
• Jn Charles Duncan, alias Peppy, a 26-year-old man from Morne Dudon was sitting under the CDC in Castries with some friends when a lone masked gunman approached him and fired several times. He died on the spot.
• Regional leaders come together to sign the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement in Barbados. Guyana was the only country which did not sign on that day.
• A local lawyer is disbarred after several complaints against him.
• St Lucians start to see an ease in electricity prices as the fuel surcharges from Lucelec are decreased.
• The community of Soufriere is battered by waves and rain caused by Hurricane Omar.
• $25 million for civil servants! Stephenson King government made good on a promise to pay out 25 million dollars in back-pay and salary increases to its employees.
• CEO of Hess Oil John Hess makes announcement that his company has no plans in the near future to build an Oil Refinery in St Lucia.

NOVEMBER
• Cable & Wireless gets a facelift and will now be known as LIME
(Landline, Internet, Mobile and Entertainment).
• Two Customs officers are suspended for allegedly “under-invoicing” containers (not ensuring that all the items within are declared). One senior officer is also said to be under investigation.
• Labour Party plans protest really but questions surround whether they will get permission from the police. They cry foul and allege government interference. The rally needless to say goes ahead.
• The price of bread is increased after bakers allege they are operating at a loss.
• Two homicides: 18-year-old Jason Price of Chassin, Babonneau, was struck in the head with a cutlass allegedly by a 19-year-old during an altercation. Twenty-six-year-old Chris Theodore of Bruceville, Vieux Fort was shot several times while at home with his 18-year-old girlfriend.
• St Lucia courts order that two men be sent to Martinique to answer murder charges.
• A gas shortage causes many motorists to rush to gas stations.
• MP Richard Frederick and Customs Comptroller Terrence Leonard face each other in court. Frederick had sued his own government claiming million-dollar damages for wrongful arrest among other related matters.
• Prime Minister Stephenson King declares superstore Mega J
open for business. The store located at Choc vowed to offer shoppers a great experience!
• The multi-million dollar reconstruction of the Rodney Bay Marina in St Lucia is nearing completion and on schedule for opening in time for the Atlantic Rally for Crusiers (ARC).  Upon completion, Rodney Bay
Marina will feature 248 fully reconstructed slips and a refurbished upland component with retail and restaurant facilities.
• Thousands turn out for the Labour Party protest which focused on the inaction of the government.
• Police are puzzled by the death of an 11-year-old of Pierrot. The “partially decomposed body of Gervin James who lived with his sister at Commercial Street, Vieux Fort, was found about 7:15am.” The body was found at Tet Morne on a banana farm.
• Attorney General writes to Opposition Leader
Kenny Anthony asking him to repay the money used to build a guard hut on his property.
• Prime Minister marries long time companion Rosella Nestor.

DECEMBER
• Investigation launched into Massade Boys Training Center after more suggestions of abuse of the wards there.
• Government considers package to help the tourism sector in difficult times.
• The STAR receives word of several young people who are set to attend the Inauguration of Barack Obama come January.
• Sandals St Lucia lays off 200 workers.
• Blue Coral Mall finally opens its doors to the public.
• The STAR holds its staff awards at the Dolphins Restaurant at Bay Gardens Beach Resort.
• Twenty-nine-year-old John Garvey Alcindor is killed by police on Christmas Day in Soufriere.