The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is pleased to announce that retired Family Nurse Practitioner – Lelia “Astride” Harracksingh – has been selected as its endorsed candidate to contest the Micoud South constituency at the upcoming general elections. Nurse Harracksingh who is affectionately known in the constituency as “Astride,” still actively provides free nursing care [...]

Labour Party (SLP) is intensifying its campaign to unseat the United Workers Party. Last weekend, the Labour Party held Annual Constituency Conferences in two constituencies, Anse La Raye and Dennery South. In Anse La Raye, supporters were in high spirits and turned out in large numbers to cheer on their new man, Dr. Desmond Long, [...]

A news item on last Friday’s HTS Evening News (August 27, 2010) indicated that the Embassy of Taiwan in Saint Lucia had provided sponsorship to the United Workers Party’s Gros Islet Constituency Group for “a Water Sports Programme.” This is in direct contravention of the principle of non-interference in the domestic politics of independent states. [...]

The Government of Saint Lucia has undertaken a review of some political and sovereignty issues to which support has been rendered in the past. It has examined various positions taken by past administrations on a number of issues, with a view to bringing consistency to the foreign policy of the State. In that respect, it [...]

Prime Minister Hon. Stephenson King has announced decisions by his Government geared at immortalizing the work and name of Saint Lucia’s late Queen of Culture, Dame Marie Selipha “Sesenne” Descates. During his tribute at the funeral service of the late cultural icon held on Saturday, August 28th, 2010, Prime Minister Stephenson King announced the decision [...]

Residents of Castries East were treated to an educational event of international standard when Member of Parliament for the area – Hon. Philip J Pierre – hosted his 2nd Annual Spelling Bee competition at the Entrepot Human Resource Development Centre on Saturday August 28th, 2010. Some eighteen (18) contestants ranging from 8-11 years and coming [...]

As the challenges confronting young people continue to grow, the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is getting involved in a hands-on and head-on approach to the issues. The Party’s Candidate for Babonneau, Ms. Alvina Reynolds, facilitated two sessions with the Youth of Fond Assau and surrounding communities, as part of their 2010 Summer Camp. Ms. [...]

Exactly, three (3) months ago, the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) alerted Saint Lucians to the fact that the receiver for a collapsed German Bank (Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Ltd), was trying to sell several hundred acres of prime local lands that it held as security for a US$23,000,000.00 (US$23 million) loan, in respect of [...]

The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) says that it notes with keen interest the headline story in The Weekend Voice dated August 14, 2010 titled: “The A&M/Hewanorra International Airport and Road Contract Saga: ENTER HERZOG!” The story indicates that Herzog International – one of the major players in the so called A&M Consortium that is [...]

The Government of Saint Lucia has moved quickly to appoint a Planning Committee for the purpose of formulating recommendations regarding funeral arrangements for the late Dame Marie Selipha Descartes, popularly known as Sesenne. The committee met for the first time on Friday, August 13th, 2010 under the Chairmanship of Minister of Culture, Senator Hon. Gaspard [...]