Revue de Presse du 9 septembre 2015
AMBASSADE DE FRANCE A SAINTE-LUCIE
REVUE DE PRESSE DU MERCREDI 09 SEPTEMBRE 2015
POLITICS
ANTIGUA
Lovell says Massiah declined meeting to decide UPP spokesperson role
Antigua Observer
Political Leader of the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell has sought to rationalize Member of Parliament All Saints East & St Luke Joanne Massiah’s exclusion from the party’s list of spokespersons which was released to the media on Monday.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Opposition Gone Soft ? Our Style Has Changed – Fahie
BVI Platinum news
Hon. Andrew Fahie has shut down the notion that the opposition has gone soft on Government Ministers, particularly during the House of Assembly, following their major blow at the polls on June 8.
ST KITTS
St Kitts PM to initiate process to realise a ‘full functioning’ OECS Assembly
Antigua Observer
Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Timothy Harris has revealed plans to write to the chairman of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) regarding the seemingly non-functional OECS Assembly.
IMF meeting with Local Private Sector and Government
SKN Vibes
At a private dinner meeting held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the St. Kitts Marriott, the visiting IMF delegation had the rare opportunity to interface with approximately 36 local private and public sector leaders on a number of pertinent issues.
DOMINICA
No politician involved in relief supplies distribution -Linton
Dominica News online
Opposition Leader Lennox Linton says he is satisfied that there is no political interference and no politician is involved in the distribution of relief supplies to areas affected by Tropical Storm Erika.
ST LUCIA
The voice newspaper
The united workers party is preparing to launch a massive campaign in an effort to cause a change in the economic situation of the country and bring relief to school children who cannot afford the cost of attending school.
LPM executive council decides on date for protest march
St Lucia news online
A date has been decided on by the executive council of the Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM) for the protest march against the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) government. Leader of the political minority party, Therold Prudent told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that the council has decided to hold the protest march on Thursday, October 8, 2015.
ECONOMIE
DOMINICA
US continues support to Dominica
Dominica News online
As Dominicans work to regain a sense of normalcy following Tropical Storm Erika, the Embassy of the United States of America has released an additional USD$100,000 to expand its disaster-relief support to the island.