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Police are actively pursuing a man seen making a series of threats in a video that has spread widely across social media, St Lucia Times can confirm.
In the recording, the man voices frustration about Saint Lucia while making statements that appear to suggest possible harm to himself and others.
His comments have quickly fuelled online speculation that he was among the third-country nationals recently transferred to Saint Lucia from the United States.
However, information provided to St Lucia Times by the Ministry of External Affairs confirms that the man is a Saint Lucian national by birth who was deported from the United States to Saint Lucia in March 2023.
He is therefore not part of the Third-Country Nationals (TCN) Programme.
In a subsequent statement, the ministry sought to address concerns raised by the video, reiterating that individuals accepted by Saint Lucia under the TCN programme are subject to the screening and eligibility criteria established for the initiative.
While the video has become caught up in the wider public debate surrounding the TCN programme, law enforcement is treating the man’s statements as a separate matter.
Polis ka sashé mèt on vidio ki poste asou midiya sosyal,
St Lucia times ja confimé ki polis dèyè on nom ki ja posté plizyè vidio asou midiya sosyal. Sé vidio a ka minasé pèp la ép yo ka sitjilé toupatou.
Nom lan wéjistwé koy ka di komkwé i pa plè ék lavi an Sent Lisi. La pawòli nom lan ka pawèt ki i vlé fè kòy èk lòt moun ditò.
Pawol nom lan fè moun ki wè sé vidio a flantjé ki, i sé yonn sé moun an péyi Anméwik vòye désann ki pa ni Sent Lisyen ni Anméwitjen.
Mé, mimis ki wèskonsab zafè lòtpéyi [ Ministry of External Affairs], za konfimé’y èk St Lucia Times ki nom lan sé on sitwayen Sent Lisi. Dépi lanné ven mil venn twa [2023] péyi Amméwik té voyé’y désann viyé an péyi’y.
La, i sé pa yonn sé moun an andan on ganyn moun ki désann anba on awang yo ka kouyé TCN [Third-Country Nationals].
Minis zafé lòtpéyé fé yon lòt stétman ka adwésé doutans moun pé ni konsèné agwéman TCN an. I di yo ja mété bagay en plas tout espwé, épi yo ka gadé fon ék séwyé en zafé tout endividi ki kay vivi isi anba agwéman sa la.
Padan vidio a ni lipép ka tiyémété asou awanjman TCN an, lé otowité polis ka twété pawòl nom lan kon on diféwan sijé entyèwan.
Translation and audio by Nintus Magre
If this individual is a St Lucian, I guess he has rights like the rest of us and, therefore, cannot be deported from St Lucia; however, I don’t think there are existing laws that prevent the authorities from transferring this St Lucia hater to Rat Island for a very long time.
His citizenship should be taken away for causing irreparable harm to his tourist-dependent island.
How about spending the rest of his days on Rat Island.
Wow! I am impressed with the Kweyol writing. Hots off to the gentleman who wrote it. I can only speak it – I would like to write it as well. It is so nice to see the Kweyol language being written. Kudos to Nintus Magre. Where are you from Nintus? Are you Lucian Haitian Dominican Guadeloupian? Which one of the Caribbean islands are you from?
You are doing a fantastic job in featuring the written form of our language. Keep up the good work. I have nothing but praise for you. I will have to tell my friend about you- He is planning a Kweyol festival in the UK and Europe. Kudos to you Ole chap! Keep it up – Keep it flowing!