ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-Government accuses opposition of blame game over ALBA membership

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says the decision by the United States to prevent members of the local police service from participating in training programmes financed by Washington has nothing to do with the island’s decision to join the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance of our People’s (ALBA).
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, addressing supporters of the ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) following his visit to the United States last week, dismissed the position taken by the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) on the matter.
"We speak to the Embassy on issues on a regular basis, and nearly every time they speak to us, you know what they say? Prime Minister we know it is not your government that was in power when this happened. Whether it was not your government, the responsibility is now yours to clean it up,” Anthony said.