During today’s sitting of Parliament, Prime Minister Philip J Pierre will do the following borrowing:
1)$10 Million US
2)$80 Million EC for the National Lotteries Authority: He did this a few weeks ago, why is he coming back with this same loan? Something is fishy!
3)$64.1 Million EC in Government bonds
4)$477.3 Million EC in bonds and treasury bills will be reissued!
This means that Philip J Pierre would have borrowed more in the first 5 months of 2024 than he did for the whole of 2023!(In 2023 he borrowed $380 Million!)
Saint Lucia’s Opposition Excluded from National Emergency Management Advisory Committee Meeting Ahead of Tropical Storm Bret
Castries, June 26th 2023 – The Government of Saint Lucia has come under scrutiny for excluding the Opposition from the National Emergency Management Advisory Committee (NEMAC) meeting held in preparation for Tropical Storm Bret. This decision has raised concerns about the government’s commitment to inclusive and collaborative decision-making processes during times of crisis. The Opposition, as a key stakeholder in…
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