Saint Lucia
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Mother of St. Lucia PM dies
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The 93-year-old mother of Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has died after ailing for a short period. Press Secretary Jadia Jn Pierre-Emmanuel confirmed that Andrazine Anthony passed away at the Tapion Hospital, on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday. The ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) said “Andraz”, as she was affectionately known, had…
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Opposition party concerned about LIAT’s service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has expressed concern about the service provided by the regional carrier LIAT. UWP Leader Allen Chastanet says the operations of LIAT are critical to the tourism industry and the overall business market of St Lucia, notwithstanding, the dependency on LIAT for the delivery of professional and efficient service.…
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St Lucian opera singer dies
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St.Lucian Cultural Icon and International Opera singer Blaise Pascal, 38, died in New York on Wednesday after a ten week illness, family sources have confirmed. News of his illness was announced by the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) last month. Pascal, a well known international tenor, left St.Lucia for New York in July to perform the…
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Opposition party wants ban on gambling
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The small opposition Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM) is calling on the government to ban gaming facilities and slot machines which it claims are having a destabilising effect on the lives of St. Lucians. The LPM has accused both the ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) of hypocrisy…
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Business group wants reduction in VAT in order to spur economic activity
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia Employers Federation (SLEF) is calling on the government to lower the near one-year old Value Added Tax (VAT) so as to provide “some breathing space” to local business in the face of job losses and business closures. “This reduction will provide members some breathing space as the slowdown in the economy continues…
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ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-Opposition calls on St. Lucia government to state position on Syria
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) Tuesday called on the St. Lucia government to publicly indicate its position on the Syrian conflict saying that the island’s position should not be guided by recent statements by members of the Bolivarian Alliance of our People’s (ALBA). The UWP said that the Syrian regime of President Bashar…
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ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-Government accuses opposition of blame game over ALBA membership
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says the decision by the United States to prevent members of the local police service from participating in training programmes financed by Washington has nothing to do with the island’s decision to join the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance of our People’s (ALBA). Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, addressing supporters of the ruling…
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ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-UWP congratulates new opposition party leader in Dominica
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Allen Chastanet, Monday said he was looking forward to holding talks with Lennox Linton, who was elected un-opposed as leader of the UWP in Dominica. “We look forward to holding talks soon on regional issues of mutual interest,” said Chastanet, who himself was elected to the…
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CARIBBEAN-ENVIRONMENT-Caribbean environment experts to meet in St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Climate change experts from across the Caribbean begin a three-day meeting here on Tuesday to discuss ways of reducing the impact of climate change on the region’s agriculture and tourism sectors. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat will host its third climate change seminar from September 3 that will also focus on “strategies…
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ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-Minority opposition party supports ALBA in principle
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The small opposition Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) Wednesday said that it supports the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) in principle but, cautions the St. Lucia government about a long-term dependence on the organization. “While the government of St Lucia should have engaged in greater consultation with the people of St Lucia before joining ALBA,…
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