Will 2011 be Kenny’s Year?

By Crusader Correspondent

December 11, 2010 marked the end of four years of the UWP government, four year of sole and total UWP control. But it’s also been four years during which St. Lucians made a clear comparison between Dr Kenny Anthony as Prime Minister of a Labour Government and the UWP government -- whether led by Sir John Compton or by Stephenson King.

Costly Lessons

But it’s also been four years of very costly lessons for St. Lucia. We have lost out pride of place in the Caribbean and have instead become the laughing stock of the region. From the break with China for Taiwan to the death of Sir John; from the dismissal of Cabinet Minister Rufus Bousquet to his return at the cost of Cabinet Minister Ausbert d’Auvergne; from the arrest of Cabinet Minister Edmund Estephane and Deputy Speaker Marcus Nicholas on traffic violations to the disappearance and dismissal of their respective cases; from the arrest of Cabinet Minister Richard Frederick on tax evasion charges to the legal rulings by High Court judges against Cabinet Ministers Keith Mondesir and Allen Chastanet (also relating to tax evasion), St Lucians have been made to bow our heads in shame everywhere else in the world.

But it’s not just the criminality of the government that’s been exposed these past four years. Their lack of ideas, their incompetence and their failure to understand even the first things about governance has also been laid bare. They have borrowed enough to double the country’s national debt by the time they leave office. They have not only failed to deliver on their promises, but have engaged in lavish spending on senseless projects like the Daher Building and rental of the American Drywall Building and the Baywalk Mall, while failing to deliver one house at the Marigot or Monchy where poor people were promised access to homes.

Crime is out of hand. The UWP cried to Heaven and Hell when the murder rate reached 46 in election year 2006. They won the election on a platform promise of addressing and reducing the crime rate, but after just four years the murder rate under the UWP has set a new all-time record, approaching 50 as the 2010 came to an end. We have lived to see someone shot dead in the Prime Minister’s constituency office and to hear him tell us that “No one is safe in St. Lucia.”

We have seen this UWP government, under Stephenson King, fail and bungle from crisis to crisis, disaster to disaster. They can’t start rebuilding the St. Jude Hospital, can’t bale Dennery out of is water and flooding woes and still can’t do anything about Hurricane Tomas’ damage. It took the Prime Minister one month to address the nation on Tomas, six weeks to observe a moment of silence for the dead -- and two months later people are still living in tents.

Responsible Opposition

On the other hand, the past four years have seen Kenny Anthony and the Labour Party lick their wounds and bide their time. Dr Kenny Anthony and the SLP have spoken out on every issue affecting St. Lucia and St. Lucians. Every week has seen and heard a statement either criticizing government stupidity or offering sound advice. They have offered sound advice on everything from parliamentary procedures, to proper financial management and regulation, to judicial and legal practices.

In the past four years, Dr Anthony and Labour have refrained from saying or doing anything that can be considered irrational or politically irregular. Instead of crying vengeance on the UWP for everything they’ve done to St. Lucia and to Labour supporters, they have been tending to their constituencies and laying the basis for organizing their supporters ahead of the next general elections. They have held their conventions and political meetings, a few rallies included, but have behaved responsibly as the political opposition.

St. Lucians in the past four years have been able to compare governance under the SLP and under the UWP. They have been able to distinguish between the millions of dollars spent by the UWP trying to prove allegations of impropriety in the Rochamel and NCA affairs, and the millions being lost to the Treasury as a result of the sort of impropriety that UWP Cabinet Ministers are being accused of.

Missing Kenny

St. Lucians and Caribbean people have come to miss Kenny Anthony. Regional Caricom governments continue to tap on his legal skills while the UWP administration continues to treat his legal advice as not worth considering.

Dr Anthony’s stature as a Caribbean statesman continues to grow as the laws he drafted for Caricom and the issues he championed take form and bear fruit. His role in promoting and defending the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is again coming into focus even today, as Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago try to water it down to nothing. His role in creating aviation legislation for the OECS and the importance of the advice he offered the UWP administration in Tourism Minister Allen Chastanet’s senseless spat with the St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has also come into focus in the Caricom Airways affair, now that the airline has been grounded by the OECS aviation authorities.

Kenny Anthony’s experience in handling several tropical storm and hurricane disasters and landslides and floods and his knowledge of how to approach international and regional financial bodies for assistance has been terribly ignored by this administration, while the government side-tracked NEMO and ministers took over and politicized the distribution of aid and supplies. As a result, recovery and repair after Tomas is still a wild dream for thousands across the country.

Beginning of the end

December 12th marked the beginning of this government’s last year in office. They may choose to call the elections early or late, but, constitutionally, it must be called in one year.

All signs are that St. Lucians of all political stripes and colours are fed up with this Stephenson King government. Even UWPees are increasingly abandoning their party as they find it impossible to defend this government ahead of the next genera elections. The government is batting on the back foot, unable to do anything that will make it look any better in the eyes of the electorate between now and Election Day.

As a result of all the above, it’s clear that 2011 is set to be Kenny Anthony’s and Labour’s year, when they can benefit from the people’s disgust with their government. All signs are that Labour can replace the UWP at the next general elections, whenever they are called.

But will they? Who can say for sure? Remember December 2006?

Labour can say that the foot is on the other foot now, but it also knows that he lection s never won until the final vote is counterd.

It’s now for the SLP and Dr Antony to start 2011 with the continuation of their mobilization and organization across the country to ensure that every available vote is won and counted at the next general elections.

In keeping with its responsible level of leadership, the SLP and its leaders must now begin to tell and show the nation, in even greater detail and in more frequent ways, how ready it is for the task of rescuing St. Lucia from the rut it will be in by the time the next elections are called.

So great will be the task of recovery that, even from now, Labour will have to start thinking of a Five Year Plan to rescue the country and recover our pride.

The SLP cannot and should not wait until the election date is set to show how ready it is to bring good governance back to St. Lucia. It must take no chances and leave nothing to chance. It must start 2011 on an election footing and keep on marching until Election Day. That’s the only way it be able to stop the slide and restore our nation’s pride.

Complete Speech by Dr. Robert Lewis

SAINT LUCIA LABOUR PARTY

[ESTABLISHED SINCE 1950]

STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT CRIME SITUATION IN SAINT LUCIA

By Honourable Dr. Robert K. Lewis – Parliamentary Representative for Castries South

SLP Spokesman on Crime & National Security

December 22, 2010

Fellow citizens of Saint Lucia at home and overseas, it gives me no joy whatsoever to have to address you on the crippling crime situation in our country. The current Government came to office promising to take a tough stance against crime, and in particular, to bring the murder rate down. However, we are witnessing a new record with some forty six (46) murders for the year so far. This represents a stunning rebuke of Prime Minister Stephenson King’s rhetoric on crime, and a recognition that the Government’s crime fighting strategy has failed.

It is worthy of note, that under the watch of Prime Minister Stephenson King some of the most gruesome criminal activities have taken place in our country. This includes the shooting and attempted murder of a Magistrate, the killing of two (2) Police Officers, the multiple execution style murders in Vanard, the bloody gangland multiple murders of Anse La Raye and the latest senseless murder of Castries businesswoman, Mrs Vanita Murpuri affectionately known as Mama. Mama’s brutal and premature death is a sad commentary on the state of crime in our country. The Government, therefore, cannot afford to ignore the deep social issues associated with crime.

Prime Minister King and his Cabinet seem to believe that they are the sole repositories of wisdom on fighting crime. Time and time again, the Government has rejected calls from the Opposition for a joint Parliamentary approach to dealing with the crime issue. I have myself on occasion stood as a lone voice urging the Government to have a full Parliamentary session on crime, only to be greeted by a wall of silence from the Prime Minister and his colleagues. I continue to believe that fighting crime is not a partisan issue and needs to be a collaborative approach that engages all sectors of our society Obviously, the Stephenson King administration does not believe this, yet has absolutely no response to crime, unlike the Saint Lucia Labour Party which has a plan that was being implemented while in office and which will be fine tuned before it returns to the seat of government. Additionally, there seem a disturbing closeness between prominent members of the criminal underworld and certain members of the UWP government ... a situation which may very well be providing these elements with a sense of protection from the ruling party and which helps to embolden them.

Today the Government’s irresponsibility has caught up with them and regrettably it is the Saint Lucian people who are paying the price. Hundreds of families have lost loved ones, many of whom were breadwinners or potential breadwinners. Those left behind are now left to struggle even more to make ends meet, but our Government has shown no genuine concern for the cries of the people. Some citizens are now locked up in their homes afraid to go out while others are fearful of working night and walking the streets late. That state of fear is a direct consequence of our Government’s failure to act appropriately, properly and decisively to arrest the growing crime rate.

So there is no point in the Prime Minister talking tough for public relations purposes but doing nothing to stop illegality by his Cabinet and Party colleagues. Saint Lucians have heard the Prime Minister make tough pronouncements on how he intends handling crime and other illegalities before. Example is the greatest teacher especially from our leaders; but if our Governmental leaders are poor examples, then, our children will value and learn the wrong things. Our young people must see and discern congruence between what is said and what is practiced by our leaders. The Prime Minister has not been tough on, or taken action against, any of his colleagues who have been chastised for illegality or found wanting by the courts, Therefore, the criminal elements in our country do not take him seriously. Prime Minister King should stop playing to the cameras and get real. Prime Minister King needs to set the example by taking the appropriate action against those in his Government who have broken the laws of the country.

The time for action is overdue. The prime minister must respond to the crime situation with the utmost urgency, not in words only but being decisive in his actions. We must hold him to his words. We cannot continue to talk tough. It is time for action!

This Government has not approached the crime problem in any logical, rational, structured, systematic or strategic way. All we get are knee-jerk reactions when the levels of violence and murder increase. That is not how you fight crime or any societal problem. Where is the vision? Where is the strategy? Where is the plan? Where are the resources? Where is the commitment? Where is the LEADERSHIP?

There is no vision in peace and love football which ends up in war! There is no strategy in high level government officials meeting with gang leaders at the SSU headquarters, and not coming out with a plan to end the war between rival gangs in our country. There is no plan in firing a Police Commissioner only to put his deputies in charge without providing the requisite resources and enabling systems. Adequate resources have not been allocated in fighting the root causes of crime! Where is the commitment to fighting crime by this Government when the Cabinet Task Force on Crime has never reported to the Saint Lucian people on its plans and successes to date? Where is the leadership in the fight against crime when our Prime Minister, faced with a murder in his own constituency office, can tell the world, so vociferously “NO ONE IS SAFE IN SAINT LUCIA.”

Finally, in speaking about this reckless abandonment of government’s obligation to demonstrate that it is pursuing the criminals, the Prime Minister cannot escape blame for the continuing incompetence of Minister of National Security in coming to grips with his portfolio. For it is, indeed, the height of recklessness for Mr King to allow Minister Mayers, a nominated and not elected member of Parliament, to spend most of his time campaigning in the constituency of Castries East, begging the citizens for their vote.

If Mr Mayers wishes to proceed on his election campaign, the Prime Minister has a duty to us, the citizens, to relieve him of his functions as Minister responsible for dealing with crime, the issue of greatest concern to Saint Lucians , and give the job to someone who can do the work.

There is grave concern in and out of Saint Lucia about the crime situation and everyone, from entrepreneurs to representatives of external agencies and governments, is hoping for a solution. The Labour Party is preparing to be part of that solution. Saint Lucians have lost confidence in the Stephenson King Government which has demonstrated serious double standards and a glaring lack of leadership on the issue of crime. We all must be gravely concerned at the unprecedented manner in which Saint Lucia’s international reputation for law enforcement in accordance with standard international practices is being damaged.

If the Government is serious about fighting the crime menace, it needs to abandon the cosmetics and go to the heart of the problem. The so called Cabinet Task Force which serves no useful purpose must be immediately replaced by a bipartisan Select Committee of Parliament on Crime. The Saint Lucia Labour Party is willing to make members available to serve on the Select Committee. However, that Committee must have the necessary powers to subpoena information and make binding recommendations to the Government.

The Government must also show its commitment to crime fighting by releasing to the public the Report on the Prison break out in August 2010. If the people are to be partners in fighting crime, they need to know why failures in the national security system occurred and what has been done to correct those failures. They also need to trust law enforcement personnel and this would require the purging of our security forces of political plants and corrupt officers. We are aware and concerned that since the changes in the leadership of the Police Force some months ago, the intelligence arm of the Police force has been compromised and certain co-operative foreign governments have lost confidence in our Government’s commitment to fight cross-border crime like drugs and money laundering.

The record number of murders, most of them gun related, is symptomatic of the prevalence of illegal firearms on our streets. Yet firearms surrender was not included in previous initiatives such as the Peace and Love initiative which was aimed at reducing violence and murder. We need a serious gun amnesty and a cash for guns programme similar to the ones initiated during the tenure of the Labour administration and which were very successful in reducing the number of illegal firearms in the country. This Government has not shown much commitment on fighting the crime scourge. Getting guns off the streets is one of the measures in successfully reducing the crime rate in this country. And this Government has done nothing substantial in reducing the flow of guns on our streets.

There must be a plan for real social transformation and ensuring equitable social justice particularly for people living in deprived communities. The present government has done virtually nothing about low cost housing, as for example, the people of Conway, promised so much and receiving so little, have been constantly complaining. Employment creation, as distinct from projects given on a political basis must be high on the agenda. Community organisation and development must be a priority. And education and sustainable livelihoods have to be the political imperative. We cannot be giving generous concessions to the few who are already well endowed, while there is no money for basic health, education and recreation for majority of Saint Lucians. Concessions must be linked to employment, economic contribution or social development.

Our Government also needs to open its eyes and study what is happening in other countries which have a similar problem. There is research on crime available, there are best practices that have been employed in other jurisdictions, but why hasn’t our Government sought to learn from those experiences? In Trinidad for example, new gang legislation has been introduced. Is our Attorney General aware of this or is he, another minister, too busy trying to campaign in Castries South? We will never get any respite from crime as long as our Government remains closed and privatised. We will not get the desired results in the fight against crime when critical portfolios – National Security, Justice and Attorney General – are in the hands of persons who are more interested in campaigning for votes than working to resolve some of the pressing issues that undermine the social and economic well being of our country. Those critical portfolios are being used to provide funding for UWP endorsed candidates with no regard for the need to bring effective and competent management to the leadership.

The failure of this administration to continue the twice yearly recruiting of Police Officers has resulted in a grossly under-staffed Police Force. This needs to be reinstated immediately, so that the capacity of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force can increase dramatically in the shortest possible time.

Additional resources in terms of equipment and basic policing tools and supplies must be provided with urgency. However, much more fundamentally, there needs to be a major overhaul of the management systems of the Police Force to ensure that a top quality security service is delivered to every Saint Lucian citizen on a 24-hour basis. Lack of staff, equipment or transportation cannot continue to be an issue if we are serious about fighting crime.

The Stephenson King Government has failed to deliver on its mandate on crime and the people of Saint Lucia are annoyed and disappointed. They have lost all hope in the empty talk and promises of this Government and the Saint Lucia Labour Party is ready to continue its fight against crime.

Consequently, early in the New Year, our Party will be convening an internal retreat to review our crime fighting policies to be followed by a National Symposium on Crime. At that National symposium we will invite experts and ordinary citizens alike to come in and share their ideas and experiences with us, on how to address the crime problem in a holistic manner. The recommendations of the Symposium, along with the measures that we have announced previously and in this address, will form part of a national consensus on crime going forward.

Therefore, I should like to reiterate that a Saint Lucia Labour Party and Government will:

● convene a National Symposium on Crime;

● Seek a bi-partisan approach to fighting crime by encouraging or appointing a Select Parliamentary Committee on Crime;

● Institute incentives for the surrender of illegal firearms and a gun amnesty with the aim of reducing the number of guns on our streets;

● ensure that the enabling management systems of the Royal Saint Lucia police Force are in place, the requisite resources are provided and the intelligence gathering capacity of the Force is not compromised;

● demand of Government leaders that they set the example by upholding the laws of the land;

● Make use of knowledge on best practices in crime fighting;

● work to alleviate some of the social and economic conditions - for example providing low cost housing that will alleviate the growing crime problem; and

● provide leadership that does not condone illegality and law breaking within its ranks.

Fellow citizens, we in the Saint Lucia Labour Party appreciate your concerns about the crime situation in our country. The Saint Lucia Labour Party understands your pain and despair at the gross incompetence of the Stephenson King Government in dealing with crime. We assure you that we have the vision – a vision that was unfolding before the elections of 2006 – a plan, the strategy, the commitment and the Leadership to tackle the problem of crime from its core. We are determined to tackle this problem with the fullness of our national energy, intellect and experience. You have heard, this evening, about some of the ways in which we, as a Government intend to proceed. And we are confident that change will come when the Stephenson King Government is removed and replaced by one which understands that you must build upon a solid foundation like the one laid by the previous Labour administration.

Let me call on all Saint Lucians at home and overseas to come together to fight the crime menace that seeks to destroy our country. This country belongs to all of us. Therefore, we need to make our contribution in fighting all the ills that affect us as a people and nation.

I pray that Almighty God will give us the will to unite in our fight in reducing the high level of crime that presently engulfs us

STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT CRIME SITUATION IN SAINT LUCIA by Honourable Dr. Robert K. Lewis – PART I

STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT CRIME SITUATION IN SAINT LUCIA by Honourable Dr. Robert K. Lewis – PART I

by Labour Saint Lucia on Thursday, 23 December 2010 at 10:30

december 22, 2010Fellow citizens of Saint Lucia at home and overseas, it gives me no joy whatsoever to have to address you on the crippling crime situation in our country. The current Government came to office promising to take a tough stance against crime, and in particular, to bring the murder rate down. However, we are witnessing a new record with some forty six (46) murders for the year so far. This represents a stunning rebuke of Prime Minister Stephenson King’s rhetoric on crime, and a recognition that the Government’s crime fighting strategy has failed.It is worthy of note, that under the watch of Prime Minister Stephenson King some of the most gruesome criminal activities have taken place in our country. This includes the shooting and attempted murder of a Magistrate, the killing of two (2) Police Officers, the multiple execution style murders in Vanard, the bloody gangland multiple murders of Anse La Raye and the latest senseless murder of Castries businesswoman, Mrs Vanita Murpuri affectionately known as Mama. Mama’s brutal and premature death is a sad commentary on the state of crime in our country. The Government, therefore, cannot afford to ignore the deep social issues associated with crime. Prime Minister King and his Cabinet seem to believe that they are the sole repositories of wisdom on fighting crime. Time and time again, the Government has rejected calls from the Opposition for a joint Parliamentary approach to dealing with the crime issue. I have myself on occasion stood as a lone voice urging the Government to have a full Parliamentary session on crime, only to be greeted by a wall of silence from the Prime Minister and his colleagues. I continue to believe that fighting crime is not a partisan issue and needs to be a collaborative approach that engages all sectors of our society Obviously, the Stephenson King administration does not believe this, yet has absolutely no response to crime, unlike the Saint Lucia Labour Party which has a plan that was being implemented while in office and which will be fine tuned before it returns to the seat of government. Additionally, there seem a disturbing closeness between prominent members of the criminal underworld and certain members of the UWP government ... a situation which may very well be providing these elements with a sense of protection from the ruling party and which helps to embolden them. Today the Government’s irresponsibility has caught up with them and regrettably it is the Saint Lucian people who are paying the price. Hundreds of families have lost loved ones, many of whom were breadwinners or potential breadwinners. Those left behind are now left to struggle even more to make ends meet, but our Government has shown no genuine concern for the cries of the people. Some citizens are now locked up in their homes afraid to go out while others are fearful of working night and walking the streets late. That state of fear is a direct consequence of our Government’s failure to act appropriately, properly and decisively to arrest the growing crime rate.So there is no point in the Prime Minister talking tough for public relations purposes but doing nothing to stop illegality by his Cabinet and Party colleagues. Saint Lucians have heard the Prime Minister make tough pronouncements on how he intends handling crime and other illegalities before. Example is the greatest teacher especially from our leaders; but if our Governmental leaders are poor examples, then, our children will value and learn the wrong things. Our young people must see and discern congruence between what is said and what is practiced by our leaders. The Prime Minister has not been tough on, or taken action against, any of his colleagues who have been chastised for illegality or found wanting by the courts, Therefore, the criminal elements in our country do not take him seriously. Prime Minister King should stop playing to the cameras and get real. Prime Minister King needs to set the example by taking the appropriate action against those in his Government who have broken the laws of the country. The time for action is overdue. The prime minister must respond to the crime situation with the utmost urgency, not in words only but being decisive in his actions. We must hold him to his words. We cannot continue to talk tough. It is time for action! This Government has not approached the crime problem in any logical, rational, structured, systematic or strategic way. All we get are knee-jerk reactions when the levels of violence and murder increase. That is not how you fight crime or any societal problem. Where is the vision? Where is the strategy? Where is the plan? Where are the resources? Where is the commitment? Where is the LEADERSHIP?There is no vision in peace and love football which ends up in war! There is no strategy in high level government officials meeting with gang leaders at the SSU headquarters, and not coming out with a plan to end the war between rival gangs in our country. There is no plan in firing a Police Commissioner only to put his deputies in charge without providing the requisite resources and enabling systems. Adequate resources have not been allocated in fighting the root causes of crime! Where is the commitment to fighting crime by this Government when the Cabinet Task Force on Crime has never reported to the Saint Lucian people on its plans and successes to date? Where is the leadership in the fight against crime when our Prime Minister, faced with a murder in his own constituency office, can tell the world, so vociferously “NO ONE IS SAFE IN SAINT LUCIA.”Finally, in speaking about this reckless abandonment of government’s obligation to demonstrate that it is pursuing the criminals, the Prime Minister cannot escape blame for the continuing incompetence of Minister of National Security in coming to grips with his portfolio. For it is, indeed, the height of recklessness for Mr King to allow Minister Mayers, a nominated and not elected member of Parliament, to spend most of his time campaigning in the constituency of Castries East, begging the citizens for their vote. If Mr Mayers wishes to proceed on his election campaign, the Prime Minister has a duty to us, the citizens, to relieve him of his functions as Minister responsible for dealing with crime, the issue of greatest concern to Saint Lucians , and give the job to someone who can do the work. There is grave concern in and out of Saint Lucia about the crime situation and everyone, from entrepreneurs to representatives of external agencies and governments, is hoping for a solution. The Labour Party is preparing to be part of that solution. Saint Lucians have lost confidence in the Stephenson King Government which has demonstrated serious double standards and a glaring lack of leadership on the issue of crime. We all must be gravely concerned at the unprecedented manner in which Saint Lucia’s international reputation for law enforcement in accordance with standard international practices is being damaged. If the Government is serious about fighting the crime menace, it needs to abandon the cosmetics and go to the heart of the problem. The so called Cabinet Task Force which serves no useful purpose must be immediately replaced by a bipartisan Select Committee of Parliament on Crime. The Saint Lucia Labour Party is willing to make members available to serve on the Select Committee. However, that Committee must have the necessary powers to subpoena information and make binding recommendations to the Government.

LPM on Bosquet

The Chairman of the LPM says that Minister Rufus Bosquet?s statement about the luxuriating accommodations of the Foreign Ministry?s new offices in the Bay Walk Mall, coming at a time when many St. Lucians are still suffering from the ravages of Hurricane Tomas, reflects the sensitivities of a government that is totally out of sync with the plight of its people and a minister who civic consciousness seems completely divorced from the anguish and pain of the people of this country.

The chairman, Mr. Franklin McDonald, says that St. Lucians ought to get as mad as hell about Mr. Bosquet?s statement that, ?the Ministry needs an office that reflects its stature?, in his veiled attempt to justify the five million in rent-security Prime Minister Stephenson King paid out of the Consolidated Fund and the additional $114,000.00 in monthly rents it is going to pay out for years to come, when the victims of Tomas are still looking for a place to shelter their family and celebrate Christmas.

Mr. McDonald says that the country or the Foreign Ministry does not need an office to reflect its stature, it needs a Foreign Minister that reflects the character, uprightness and integrity of its people, and not one with a record for wrong doing in the United States who testified some years ago at the United Nations Commission of Inquiry held in St. Lucia that he falsified his application to get a United Nations job by stating that he had earned a degree when he did not.

Mr. McDonald says that St. Lucia is not only rotting at the head, with shameless and reckless government spending, but it is also rotting at the roots with forty-plus homicides in one year with a population of only 160,000.

What kind of government Mr. McDonald asks, that would, on one hand pay five million dollars of the people?s money in rent security for office space; but, on the other, stretch out its mendicant hand to take five thousand dollars for the Taiwanese government to help the people at the Marian Home, who have already made their contribution to this country and are now living out their twilight years.

Chairman McDonald says that Mr. Bosquet even went so far as to insult his workers and perhaps the ambassadors at the Ministry when he said that the Foreign Ministry has been used for too long as a ?dumping ground? for itinerant public servants and party loyalist.

Is he by any chance referring to Ambassadors H.Es. Brendon C. Browne, Dr. Jovita St. Marthe, Dr. Keith D. St. Aimee, Dr. Michael Louis, and or Consult General Stephen Julien among others as itinerant public servants or party loyalist. These men have served their country well and have earned the right and privilege to represent St. Lucia at the highest level, something one would be hard -pressed to say about Minister Bosquet

The SLP ask PM King to step up and say something anout Thomas

sometimes the labour party demands too much from king ... honestly what u expect him to say,... king like most of the other government MP's are in hiding the cant say shit the only thing i remember Richard Fredrick coming out of hiding to ...say was that kenny causing problems thats it, then he went back into hiding u see that happens when u place grossly unqualified ppl to run such important business the thing is that this THOMAS was unexpected and even if it was pray tell me how these guys who just go out in the media to blast an opposition ( thats all they do and they do it well) who has been out for the past 4 years... dam it just shut up and reassure the ppl.. what u wanna bet st lucia after we the ppl clean up the streets the will be back talking politics again I'm so sick of this politics shit

Wasco (cuasglo) WTF

St lucia is this a wasco problem or a government problem, i am tired of these dam wasco and government officials telling us about water harvesting where the PORK am i going to harvest water i have no frigging idea, these fat bastards just sit there on DBS and HTS telling us its a crisis i think everyone knows that, again they are playing on our ignorance, what u ppl want to bet the all have their fridges full of water they probably watering their lawns at midnught when ppl cant see, they have clean clothes and they talking about being patient while st Lucia resembles Haiti, mr prime minister they say u rule from the heart maybe from the gut also can i have a drink of water please