Here is an exclusive interview with Sedale from St. Lucia, courtesy of the squad over at islandtempo.com. According to Sedale, "I think there's a lot of talent in the other countries besides Trinidad and Tobago; however, they don’t get as much exposure. I think the industry will be a little more balanced in the years to come." A free download of Roll Deep by Sedale is at the end of the article.

Australia trounced South Africa by seven wickets yesterday to move smoothly into the final of the World Cup, chasing down a paltry target of 150 with 18.3 overs to spare. Australia bowlers blew away South Africa, reducing it to 27-5 before the Proteas rallied to reach 149 all out, Justin Kemp top scoring with 49 not out.

CASTRIES, St Lucia (AP) - Two more slayings have put this small island nation on track to break last year's record number of homicides, officials said Tuesday.

New York, NY?Reggae recording artists Taj Weekes and Adowa will release their debut album, Hope and Doubt, on AlphaPocket Records/Jatta Entertainment on Tuesday, August 16, 2005.

CASTRIES, St Lucia (AP) - Thousands of fans are flocking to tiny St Lucia to hear UB40, the Isley Brothers and American idol winner Fantasia Barrino among other stars at the 14th annual jazz festival, an event that has become almost as popular as carnival in the Caribbean.

Jamaica and reggae music will be highly represented at this year's St Lucia Jazz Festival by three musical stalwarts, each a generation apart as well as from different genres.

CASTRIES, St Lucia (AP) - Former UN General Assembly president Julian Hunte has been reappointed St Lucia's ambassador to the world body, the Caribbean island's government said.

St. Lucia's 2004 Calypso Monarch, Janny Williams is dead. The Calypso Queen was killed on Sunday morning when her car veered off the West Coast Road near Anse la Raye and plummeted off an embankment reportedly over 300 ft.

Castries, St Lucia: The Jamaica-based Sandals Resorts International on Thursday 30 September said it plans to spend an estimated 80m US dollars constructing a new 300-room upscale facility on Pigeon Island, north of here.

CASTRIES, St Lucia (AP) - Three men were arrested yesterday and charged with robbing an armured truck in St Lucia's largest-ever cash heist, police said.