Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has been highlighting Saint Lucia’s achievements in the aftermath of the July 26, 2021, general elections which his Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won by a landslide.
He did so while calling attention to claims by the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) that ‘the sky is falling’.
But Pierre told Saturday’s annual general meeting of his Castries East Constituency Group that every child recently had their facility fees paid, and Saint Lucia has begun exporting bananas to England, the only country in the region to do so.
In addition, he declared that children had begun receiving laptops while the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) had declared that Saint Lucia has achieved eight percent economic growth.
“You are looking at a country that just waived rental fees for people in the CDC building,” the Castries East MP stated.
He also said Saint Lucia has the best tourism figures in the region and, since July, had a government with no smell of corruption’ and where Ministers do their work diligently.
“You are looking at a country on the verge of rebuilding St. Jude Hospital,” he asserted to applause from the audience.
And he observed that Saint Lucia had returned some confidence to the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF), which is about to get a new divisional headquarters.
“You are looking at a country like that and say: ‘The sky is falling’ because I am Prime Minister?” Pierre said.
He acknowledged that the crime situation was not good.
Nevertheless, Pierre declared that he, his Deputy, Dr. Ernest Hilaire, Anse La Raye-Canaries MP, Wayne Girard, or Senior Minister Stephenson King could not, by themselves, solve the crime situation in one year.
Yeah PM we are all aware! Thanks for stabilizing the economy and giving us hope. Meanwhile, UWP are like “it is us who made all this happen” while at the same time not taking credit for the negatives. Tell Chas, the baldheaded Forrunner or is it Fortuner, and the cocolorum to go eat Crow (😂😂).
Hurry & continue to finish the construction of the Brand New St. Judes Hospital then you can convince us that you are not bluffing with politics.
This should not be politics as usual, you were elected with that great victory, show us how magnanimous your Party is then you can gain our respects. With too many bad moves, you’ll can be flattened over night like Florida – who could help? not the Witches, not Dark money, non of your bluffs, not Putin, no one – be honest because the Lord above is Judging.
Man go sit.
Agriculture is a dead end for st. Lucia. We can only ustain our market- diversify and it the nation
That’s why we need investors to bring us the little tax money.
The same confidence from the US. Which Prime Minster went to the US and talk to the government? Wasn’t it Chas?v! Yal oppose the same headquarters when he mash up the old prison in town. Now yal want to talk about headquarters? Under Chas, police started getting back training. Marines got how many new engines for their boat. New vans start flowing.
CDC rent? LOL. Just playing with yal mind. Government know these people had never been paying their rent and will never. They need to break these old buildings down. Put better buildings to rent for the people. But not in the city center!
Mr. Pierre your government’s achievements can be listed as waiver of CDC rent, laptops for some schools, stop all road and other good projects that the previous govt started, release Mr Hilaire’s range rover from customs, allow our roads to deteriorate into the most deplorable condition. U cannot yet take credit for achievement in banana and tourism. Thank God u are reaping the product of the former govt. work and policies
Omg Pierre, is that your defense? St Lucia has a population of 180, 000 people and waiving CDC fees for about 50 people is an achievement? Giving children laptops have been ongoing before the last administration. St Jude has been under contruction for years, you didn’t just started it. Wow wow Pierre. It is like the citizens have 1000 pounds of loads to carry and you removed 50pounds and defend that he removed and done something magnificent. The burden is still heavy while our tax dollars is still being wasted. Have your party decided to cut down on government spending? Gas prices is high, yet still some government vehicles continue to be abuse uselessly. Perks are still being offered and used. Well Pierre all the initiatives that you say you’ve done, I have not benefited. I do not leave in CDC buildings, I’m not a student and I’m not a pensioner and I’m not a farmer. The roads in my community have not been fixed. So bye.
2022 SLP: HELP US SECURE THE VICTORY of 2021
2023 SLP: Please give us a chance we are now starting to clear the damage caused by THE UWP.
2024 SLP: We are still trying to clear it give us a chance.
2025 SLP: We are about to see some light behind the dark clouds THE UWP CAUSED.
2036 SLP: We so the light but we couldn’t maintain it long enough to bring it forward but please re-elect us cause THE UWP IS CORRUPT even if We never brought forward any evidence by way of THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR we know they are guilty and with the help of YA’LL THE PEOPLE WE’LL KEEP THEM OUT OF OFFICE AND MAYBE THIS TIME THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR WILL FIND EVIDENCE TO USE AGAINST THEM.
SLP WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP PARTY WITH DUMBART HACK SUPPORTERS.
2022 SLP: HELP US SECURE THE VICTORY of 2021
2023 SLP: Please give us a chance we are now starting to clear the damage caused by THE UWP.
2024 SLP: We are still trying to clear it give us a chance.
2025 SLP: We are about to see some light behind the dark clouds THE UWP CAUSED.
2026 SLP: We saw the light but we couldn’t maintain it long enough to bring it forward but please re-elect us cause THE UWP IS CORRUPT even if We never brought forward any evidence by way of THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR we know they are guilty and with the help of YA’LL THE PEOPLE WE’LL KEEP THEM OUT OF OFFICE AND MAYBE THIS TIME THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR WILL FIND EVIDENCE TO USE AGAINST THEM.
SLP WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP PARTY WITH DUMBART HACK SUPPORTERS.
Good grief, what drivel! This is what obtains when you sellout your own in favor of the high bidding turncoats. I’m ashamed to be labour today! The turncoats who financed you, are now digging out your eye, making demands, grabbing every post and penny, positioning themselves, making sure you neglect your own setting you up to fail and turn your base against you. Your own people who stood with you for years and who were victimized under the last regime are being victimized under you, too while turncoats feast to their hearts content. Then you want to ask me to protect the victory when you have forgotten me? Laughable indeed! GTH
You and your cabinet of ministers taught us how to be impatient, mainly by your words and actions for the past 5 years. So why should we treat you all any different?
Meme baton uh qui barte chien blanc uh ca barte chien nuair ya!
(Speaking figuratively before yall say I call anyone dog. Very old saying but still applies today)
Your achievements are NOTHING as nothing is happening in fair Helen and she sure isn’t fair anymore
What did Chastanet achieve with the 863 million dollars he borrowed? Name one project.
Hard to face the fact huh? There are more good news St. Lucians coming soon!
I only hope no one taped the nonesense from Pierre. This guy just continues to insult the intelligence of Lucians at all ages – young and old. What a shame for this PM to come out to beat his chest on achievements. Does Pierre even know what it means to achieve anything in government. Where are your signature projects. I do not expect them to have been completed but where and when did you start anything new as a PM. Everything is just continuation or a maintence. It would have been nice to start a conversation o Health Care or Unemployment Insurance or Minimum wage and see it to completion. You lame duck
Pierre the sky is falling yes maybe your dentures are falling to..all what you saying it was happening before no sense why the malayway are crying stop brainwashed the people mindset not nice
The SLP’s history is one of unstable management of the national economy. Their tenure is invariably one of managed DECLINE.
After one year in power their strategy is fritting away scarce money on a lot of small projects in all constituencies in the hope of pulling the wool over people’s eyes.
There is a trail of hopelessness in their management especially in light of a sluggish restart to the economy .
There is no plan to source funds and we are now in a major debt trap as a result of Covid and their mismanagement.
There is no long term development plan in any sector not any analysis of growth prospects and where borrowed funds can be used.
In tourism it is only the effort of local businesses in the hotel trade and tourism sector who are keeping us afloat with their efforts spending to attract visitors and cruise ships. Most of our people do not even know who or where is our tourism Minister.
Replacing any sensible developmental strategy are dubious characters running fron the Middle East to London to whereever looking for spurious sources of funds which we guarantee have ‘strings attached’
We have no reports in this bankrupt times of where money is being spent and the gains from the millions being spent on 1st class travel all over the world.
When last did we get a report on multiple trips to the Middle East, Miami, New York, Dubai, London, Toronto?
No surprise that we no longer hear from the ‘useful idiots’ in the upper middle class who were so quick to bleat with every condemnation of the UWP. I thought we would be hearing them on the airwaves lauding the achievements of pierre hillaire fredericks and king. Nothing but silence!
All we hear like a communist slogan is ‘Protect the Victory’ and ‘putting people first’ The kind of slogans I saw in communist Cuba.
I would say to Lucians ‘wake up and smell the coffee” but soon we will not be able to afford coffee!
Its only about the money for you I’m seeing.