The Group says it strongly objects to the manner in which Dr.Long also known as Pep was chosen. According to the group, the St.Lucia Labour Party and its leader, Dr.Kenny Anthony have treated the constituency like a garbage bin, discarding the opinions of supporters and constituents. According to the group, the SLP is responsible for the victory of Dr.Keith Mondesir at the last polls because the Party brazenly undermined former MP Cyprian Lansiquot by subjecting him to a run off. President of the Group, Hilary Frederick says it is unbelievable that the SLP by passed three sons of the soil, in the persons of Jude Regis, Hermangild Francis and Cyprian Lansiquot, all well qualified and respected, to bring in Dr.Long, a man who has no ties to the constituency. The group has vowed to vehemently protest the decision. He says Dr.Anthony has an insatiable appetite for Doctors and intellectuals ignoring the contributions of the ordinary man. Mr.Frederick says on Saturday 13th March, the Concerned Citizens Group of Anse La Raye/Canaries will hold a public meeting to sensitize residents in preparation for future protest action.
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Desiree Joseph, a 14 year old student of the Vieux Fort Comprehensive School remains in serious condition at Victoria hospital after a vehicle accident along the Vieux Fort Highway. A minibus registered to Felix Willie and a Suzuki jeep driven by Kirk Mathurin, collided as the bus was transporting students to the Vieux Fort Secondary. At least ten students and both drivers were transported by ambulance to the George Odlum Stadium where the St.Jude Hospital is operating from. Police are investigating the accident, however reports are that the minibus was swinging out of the Ti Rocher onto the main highway when it was struck by the jeep which was traveling to Vieux Fort.
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The St.Lucia Employers Federation has expressed concern about the effect the current water shortage is having on its members, particularly in the north of the Island. The Federation notes that the crisis is affecting all sectors of the economy but says it is especially costly to employers who must bear the burden of the additional cost of trucking water to their premises while being unable to adjust their prices to recover these costs. In addition, the organization claims, employers have been granting time off to staff on compassionate grounds, so that they can collect water at home when it is available. A situation, the Federation says that is further increasing the cost of operation for businesses. According to the organization, the situation is a wake up call because for too long the authorities have procrastinated over the future of WASCO. The country it says, must make a commitment to improving the operations of WASCO. The Employers Federation believes WASCO can be as viable as LUCELEC, if given the same kind of attention by government. The group has suggested that if government structures the deal right, St.Lucians will be more than willing to invest in WASCO, by buying shares. The Federation says while the government is still trying to figure out the solution to privatization and managing the drought, it calls on all employers to adhere to the water emergency declaration.
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A Military funeral will be held today at 2:30pm, at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Castries for the late S.P.C 32 Titus St. Juste, who passed away on Tuesday the 23rd of February, 2010
The body of S.P.C. St. Juste will be available for viewing at the Police Auditorium, Police Headquarters, Castries, from 11:00am. The Parade will commence at 1:30pm, and will take the following route:
BEFORE THE CHURCH SERVICEThe parade will march off from the police canteen yard; Left onto Hospital Road; Left onto lower Morne Road; Left onto upper Bridge Street, where the parade will stop in front of the department SPC St. Juste last worked, which is the Beat and Patrol Division (Central Police Station), for one minute of silence.
The Parade will then move down onto Bridge Street; Right onto Jeremie Street; Right onto Peynier Street; The parade will stop at the entrance of the Cathedral.
AFTER THE CHURCH SERVICEThe Parade will march in front of the church; Down Laborie Street; Right onto Jeremie Street; Parade falls out near the Vendor’s Arcade.
The parade will then continue from the junction of Rendezvous Hotel and Mandela Drive and continue onto Mandela Drive; Right into the Cemetery and concludes there.
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