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
Saint Lucia’s Crime Crisis: Three Years of Record-Breaking Homicides and Government Inaction
The escalating crime situation in Saint Lucia has reached an alarming and unsustainable level. Over the past three years, our nation has recorded consecutive years of record-breaking homicides, a grim reminder of the government’s utter failure in managing this crisis. In 2024 alone, 58 homicides have already been recorded, placing us on track for yet another tragic milestone. This escalating…
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