Tag: Failure

The Failed Promises of the Government of Saint Lucia and Stephenson King’s Infrastructure Year (2024–2025)

Philip J Pierre and Infrastructure Minister Stephenson King, declared boldly that 2024–2025 would be Saint Lucia’s “Year of Infrastructure,” promising transformative improvements island-wide. However, as we reflect on this pledge, the reality starkly contrasts their rhetoric. The Millennium Highway, three years overdue remains incomplete, becoming a frustrating symbol of mismanagement and unmet expectations. Similarly, the West Coast Road project, critical…

An Assessment of Philip J Pierre’s 3rd Year in Government: F Minus (Failed)

As the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) government celebrates three years in office with fanfare and pomp, touting a list of accomplishments that seem to impress only themselves, the harsh reality for most St. Lucians is a stark contrast. These have been dark, trying times of financial hardship, where the few have been enriched at the expense of the many,…