Soufrière, Saint Lucia Soufrière, Saint Lucia Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was founded by the French and was the original capital of the island. There were large estates run by plantation owners of French origin and their descendants still live in the area. The French Revolution of 1789 resulted in many Royalists being executed and the slaves freed. However, Napoleon reintroduced slavery when he came to power. The British invaded St Lucia shortly after, but the slaves and French deserters
Crime in Saint Lucia forensic evidence from the murder scene being contaminated. Robbery is an issue in Saint Lucia. In 2014, Saint Lucia was ranked as one of the top 10 most dangerous cruise destinations in the world, reporting instances of sixty nine cruise passengers being robbed at gun point on just two excursions. On December 14, 2015 an American couple was robbed by two men carrying a kitchen knife and a machete. Despite filing in a report, they have not heard from the police again and it is presumed that the perpetrators are still at large. In January 2014, a British couple was