Saint Lucia
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Remarks by Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Hon Philip Pierre to the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, Suriname, 3 July 2022
Salutations I bring you greetings from the government and people of Saint Lucia. I speak to you today as one of the ‘newly elected’ Heads of Government, grateful and honored for the opportunity to address this important body at such a critical time in our collective history. An Increasingly Uncertain World Colleagues, Madame Secretary General, I am sure you will…
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CARICOM SG wraps up official visit to Saint Lucia
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Her Excellency Carla Barnett ended her official visit to Saint Lucia on Wednesday during which she met with the Prime Minister Honourable Philip Pierre, members of Cabinet, the Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Allen Chastanet, the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors and paid a visit to the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School. “This was a very good and…
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CARICOM’s new Deputy Secretary-General set to take up office
Dr Armstrong Alexis of Saint Lucia has been appointed as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr Alexis takes up his post from 1 November 2021. Dr Alexis was previously at the United Nations Development Programme where he has had a distinguished career in the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa rising to the level of Deputy Resident…
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CARICOM SG congratulates Saint Lucia’s new Prime Minister
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated new Saint Lucia Prime Minister Mr Phillip J Pierre on his election to office, and his Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) for its resounding victory in the country’s 26 July General Elections. Prime Minister Pierre was sworn in two days after his SLP won 13 of the 17 seats contested in the Elections.…
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CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Saint Lucia General Elections, 26 July 2021 – Preliminary Statement
At the invitation of the Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Irwin LaRocque mounted a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections which was held in Saint Lucia on 26 July 2021. The Advance Team comprising the Chief of Mission and the CARICOM…
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Saint Lucians vote for change
Saint Lucians voted for a change of government in General Elections on Monday 26 July 2021. The opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), led for the first time by Phillip J. Pierre, captured 13 of the 17 seats at stake, according to the preliminary results issued by the Saint Lucia Electoral Department. The incumbent United Workers Party (UWP) of Prime…
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