Good afternoon,We made an urgent application for an interim injunction to restrain the Speaker of the House from excluding Mr. Chastanet, as Leader of the Opposition and a member of the House, from sitting in the House when it next convenes. When the matter came on for hearing today, the judge’s attention was drawn to the fact that Mr. Ernest…
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Files Case Against Speaker of the House and Attorney General Leader of the Opposition and Parliamentary Representative for Micoud South Honourable Allen Chastanet is continuing to fight back against efforts to silence him and infringe on our Constitutional Rights. The Opposition Leader is heading to court again, just three months after the High Court ordered Speaker of the House Claudius…
Former Sen. Francis put it mildly. King’s unacceptable behaviour to me was much worse than stated. At times I marvelled at such terrible behaviour from a grown man, and worse, a so called Senior Parliamentarian. But Allen Chas showed him total respect and ensured that he always got whatever he wanted. King did as he pleased and reported to no…
The implementation of a new 2.5% tax on goods and services effective July 1st, 2023 has the potential to significantly impact the poor and vulnerable, particularly in the midst of an inflation crisis. With the government failing to provide any substantial support for those most in need, the additional burden of this tax will push many people further into poverty.…
By James Stanislaus We should recall that it took almost eighteen months before Richard Nixon finally confessed his wrongdoings and was finally kicked out of office similarly to what is transpiring at home. There was no necessity for the housing minister to follow the path he embarked upon, but similar to the watergate pattern, politicians enjoying a role of power…
By Anthony Serieux Repeatedly over the past 18 months of rule by the St Lucia Labour Party, there have been articles and suggestions in the media that civil society organizations need to speak out against some of the ongoing developments in our country. Conversely, when the United Workers Party was in power there was never any need to make such…