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Comparing Costs: The St Lucia Labour Party’s Hypocrisy on Sports Facility Spending

The St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) previously criticized the UWP Administration for allocating EC$2.5 Million to International Sports Venue Design and Development Specialist, Don Lockerbie, for the design, procurement, and supervision of upgrades to five national sports facilities. These facilities included the Soufriere Mini Stadium, Desruisseaux Playing Field, Micoud Playing Field, Dennery Sports Complex, and the Saint Lucia Sports Academy.…

Opposition Leader Hon. Allen Chastanet writes to Prime Minister Philip J Pierre regarding concerns about the $80 Million Government guarantee to the National Lotteries Authority

On March 26th, 2024, I officially wrote to Prime Minister Philip J Pierre regarding major concerns with respect to the approval by Parliament of the Guarantee provided to the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) to secure a loan in the amount of $80 million from 1st National Bank Saint Lucia Limited to assist with the financing of a youth and sports…

Condolences to the family of Mr. Lambert Smith

The United Workers Party is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Lambert Smith, a true legend and loyal stalwart from Saltibus. Mr. Smith’s dedication to his family, community, our party and his unwavering commitment to the betterment of Saint Lucia will be deeply missed. He was a pillar of the community, and his passion and spirit were truly inspiring.…

Ministry of Infrastructure’s Budget cut by $50 Million in so called “Year of Infrastructure”

In what was supposed to be the year of infrastructure development for Saint Lucia, Leader of the Opposition Hon. Allen Chastanet has made the stunning revelation that the budget of Infrastructure Minister Stephenson King has seen a staggering reduction of $50 million reduction as per the Government of Saint Lucian’s Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2024/2025 The condition of…

Why hasn’t Saint Lucia Signed the Standardizing Citizenship by Investment in the Caribbean?

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, leaders from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St Kitts and Nevis convened virtually to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) aimed at standardizing Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs across the Caribbean. However, conspicuously absent from this gathering was a representative from Saint Lucia. This begs the question: why hasn’t Saint Lucia signed on to…