As if the events leading up to IMPACS, and its expensive consequences, had not done enough harm to the image of Saint Lucia world-wide, a most frightening prospect now further threatens our crime-besieged nation. If a video clip on the internet, featuring Central Castries MP Richard Frederick, is anything to go by, then a new day has dawned for our once simply beautiful Saint Lucia.
The widely publicized story told by Richard Frederick suggests he had good cause to believe his life was in peril. While the nightmarish story triggers more questions than answers, it leaves concerned citizens to wonder why there has been no public reaction. Not by our security minister, not by the police, not even by the media several days following the incident that so far only Mr Frederick has addressed.
Is the government too embroiled in the scandalous accusations of sexual harassment against at least one leading member of the force to pay attention to the deadly prospects hinted at by Mr Frederick’s story? I stop here, perchance the authorities are preparing their own statement on this frightening latest development involving one of our most controversial members of government!
The Facts about the Citizenship by Investment Scandal
The US$1.4 Billion of Saint Lucia’s CIP funds which remains unaccounted for, can go a long way in helping to address many of the issues and challenges which plague citizens of this country. The issues at OKEU Hospital, the high cost of living, the shortage of medication at our health centres and hospitals, the deteriorating infrastructure across the country and…
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