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Former prime minister faces challenge for leadership of opposition party

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Former prime minister Stephenson King faces a challenge from his former tourism minister for leadership of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) when it holds its annual convention in July. Both men were nominated to contest the post of party leader as the UWP, which was defeated in the last general election, gears for the July 28 convention. The UWP has for the past few weeks convened a series of constituency conferences, culminating with the conference of delegates over the weekend at which nominations for positions on the party executive were announced.

ST. LUCIA-COURT-Court rules St. Lucia needs no referendum before joining CCJ

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the St. Lucia does not require a referendum before becoming a full member of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) established in 2001 to replace the London-based Privy Council as the region’s final court. A number of eminent jurists and the St. Lucia government had sought the advice of the Court to determine whether there was an error in the Constitution that would allow for certain amendments to proceed with before joining the CCJ.

CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-CDB president issues warning to regional countries

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Board of Governors of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) began a two-day meeting here with a warning to regional countries that while they urgently need to address their fiscal and debt issues, a narrow adjustment programme will be unsustainable.

Tradewinds 2013 to encourage more regional co-operation

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – More than 260 law enforcement and military officials from 14 Caribbean countries and the United States have started a training exercise here focussing on increasing regional cooperation to counter illicit trafficking and eliminate threats to the region. “Our regional threat is not a particular country or specific ideology. I think that we can agree that the great majority of the Caribbean countries share the thought that freedom of country is incomplete without freedom of mind and spirit of the individual citizen,” said U.S. Marine Corps Col.

Debt crisis among issues to be discussed at CDB annual meeting

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Caribbean debt crisis will be among matters discussed here this week as the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) holds its annual meeting in St. Lucia. Vice President of Corporate Services Yvette Lemonias-Sea said the bank, the region’s premier lending agency, will stage a seminar “on debt and on debt sustainability, debt reduction. “What can we as small developing countries do about this? What should we be asking of the multilateral development partners and other development partners and other commercial institutions? How did we get here?

St. Lucia to host Tradewinds 2013

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - St. Lucia will host representatives from 16 partner nations and the United States for the multinational exercise Tradewinds 2013, from May 20 until May 31, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, the executive agent of Tradewinds 2013 for U.S. Southern Command, will conduct the maritime training exercise in collaboration with the U.S.

Prime Minister fails to keep election promise says opposition

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC-The Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), one of two opposition groups here is taking Prime Minister Kenny Anthony to task for stating that his government has delivered on an electoral promise to create thousands of jobs . "Not only is this far from the truth but also that Dr.

OECS policy unit conducts consultations on Trade facilitation

CASTRIES, St.Lucia , May 16, CMC-Specialists from the OECS Secretariat are meeting in Basseterre, St Kitts Nevis, this week for a consultation on national and regional measures to better facilitate trade in keeping with the emerging commitments being negotiated on Trade Facilitation in the World Trade Organisation. This will be the final in the current series of national consultations which began in February 2013. Programme Officer at the Castries based OECS Secretariat’s Trade Policy Unit, Alicia Stephen says the objective of the process is to simplify and harmonize international trade proced

Government presents budget reducing subsidies on basic food commodities

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government has presented an EC$1.32 billion (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) budget to Parliament late Tuesday reducing the subsidies on basic food commodities such as rice and flour and increasing the Value Added Tax (VAT) for the hotel industry. Prime Minister Dr.
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