These are some of the key takeaways from Saint Lucia’s 2024/2025 Budget which Prime Minister Philip J Pierre tried to keep a secret:
1)Saint Lucia is now the slowest growing country in the OECS
2)Inflation in Saint Lucia is the highest in the OECS
3)Agriculture declined by a whopping 17%
4)The School Transportation subsidy has been reduced
5)The Government collected more Excise Tax on fuel and cooking gas!
6)Debt increased by almost $400 Million!
7)St Jude Hospital will now cost $265 Million!
8 )Over 2000 passports have been assigned to a CIP Developer to build roads
9)Not a word from the Prime Minister on any water supply improvement projects!
10)Saint Lucian taxpayers are now paying debt of $900,000 a day under Philip J Pierre #PierreEhCare#PuttingYouWorse#SaveOurSaintLucia#PeoplePower
Jeremiah Norbert: A Failure, A Hypocrite and a Blatant Liar
Micoud North MP Jeremiah Norbert has proven to be not just a failure as a parliamentary representative, but also a blatant liar who has turned his back on the very people who once stood by him. His hypocrisy has now been laid bare, and no amount of deception can hide the truth. In 2021, during the election campaign, Norbert suffered…
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