Revue de Presse du 18 avril 2016
AMBASSADE DE FRANCE A SAINTE-LUCIE
REVUE DE PRESSE DU LUNDI 18 AVRIL 2016
POLITICS
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Fraser : Gov’t makes history, is officially broke
BVI news
Leader of the Opposition Julian Fraser has claimed that the National Democratic Party government is officially broke, adding that he expects the premier to admit to the ‘simple fact’ today.
ANTIGUA
Massiah advised to do the honorable thing and resign
Antigua observer
Political analyst Denys Springer is advising Member of Parliament Joanne Massiah to do the honorable thing and resign from the United Progressive Party. M. Springer who is from St Lucia, said Massiah should bow out before being booted from the party.
The ABLP and the UPP trade blows over the Iraqi connection
Antigua observer
United Progressive Party (UPP) PRO Senator Damani Tabor says the party is not mocking Iraqi Muslims as has been suggested by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. The opposition UPP and Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party administration have been trading verbal blows over government’s decision to establish an embassy in Iraq and aggressively pursue Iraqi citizenship by investment applicants.
ST KITTS
St. Kitts-Nevis and Brazil sign cooperation agreement
Antigua observer
St. Kitts-Nevis has signed a technical cooperation agreement with Brazil that officials say will lead to a deepening of relations between the two countries.
ST LUCIA
Ernest Hilaire will work hard to win Castries South seat
St Lucia news online
Whilst making his debut speech at the St Lucia Labour party’s recent public meeting Castries South candidate Ernest Hilaire declared that he will work hard to secure the seat at the next general election, the place he was born and raised, and hope to represent.
SLP to launch John Charlery’s candidacy on Sunday
St Lucia news online
The Saint Lucia Labour Party’s Candidate for Castries North, Mr. John Charlery will be officially launched on Sunday, April 24, 2016.
UWP government will ditch LIAT
St Lucia times
The leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Allan Chastanet, says if his party is victorious in the next general election, it will appoint a new carrier as the island’s national carrier.
SOCIETE
ANTIGUA
Hotelier says LIAT bound to fail given the make up of the board
Antigua observer
Allen Chastanet is calling for changes to the structure of Liat’s board of directors following the resignation of CEO David Evans, last week. M. Chastenet said the regional carrier has a poor organisational structure that will continue to lead to its collapse.
CARIBBEAN
Forecasters predict ‘near-average’ hurricane season
St. Lucia News Online
Top meteorologists from Colorado State University forecast a near-average Atlantic hurricane season this year, predicting 12 tropical storms will form, with five becoming hurricanes.
SECURITE ET JUSTICE
ST LUCIA
Anonymous Sources Threaten to Release IMPACS Report to overseas Human Rights Organizations !
The star newspaper
In the link below you will find an article written by journalist Rick Wayne where he is insinuating that an anonymous source has threatened to release the IMPACS report to an overseas Human Rights Organization.
US 2015 human rights report highlights violations in Saint Lucia
St Lucia news online
The 2015 US Department of State Human Rights Report has highlighted a number of human rights violations in Saint Lucia, the most serious being the long delays in investigating reports of unlawful police killings.
FRANCE
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