Politics & Government

SCO accuses SLP of playing politics with “Windrush”

Senior Communications Officer (SCO)  for the Government, Nicole Mc Donald, has responded to the Saint Lucia Labour Party’s criticism of Prime Minister Chastanet on the Windrush issue, stating that the SLP continues to spread distasteful...

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SLP calls on Prime Minister to be sensitive to the plight of Saint Lucians and Caribbean Nationals in the United Kingdom

PRESS RELEASE: The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) welcomes the announcement by the UK Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, that the Windrush generation and descendants will be granted British citizenship. It was further announced yesterday that the Home...

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SLP says UWP must stop its 'lies'

Press Release:-  The Saint Lucia Labour Party is calling on the UWP to show proof of any statement made by the Saint Lucia Labour Party or the Office of the Leader of the Opposition on Sean Matthews. The Saint Lucia Labour Party in responding...

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SLP: PM embarrassed Caribbean people during UK interview

The  opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), has blasted Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, asserting that he embarrassed Saint Lucia and other Caribbean nationals during a television interview with Channel Four in the UK. According to an SLP ...

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SLP Begins Consultation on Values and Principles

PRESS RELEASE: The Saint Lucia Labour Party has commenced a series of consultations with its membership on Party Values and Principles with a view to adopting a Values and Principles Statement at its next Annual Conference in October this...

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Windrush: UK offers free citizenship to wronged immigrants

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK Government said yesterday that emigrants to Britain decades ago who have been wrongly targeted over their immigration statuses will be eligible for free citizenship as it tries to contain the continuing...

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Windrush scandal: Theresa May accused of racism

Sky News:-  A senior Labour frontbencher has personally accused Theresa May of racism and leading an "institutionally racist" government. Dawn Butler, shadow equalities secretary, told Sky News that Commonwealth citizens were being made to...

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Shawn Edward blasts hypocrisy of Levern Spencer detractors

Declaring that there are people in the current cabinet of ministers who had asserted that Levern Spencer’s time had passed, Dennery North MP, Shawn Edward, this week told a public meeting of the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), that the...

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North Korea 'halts missile and nuclear tests', says Kim Jong-un

BBC:-  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he will suspend all missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site with immediate effect. "From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,"...

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Mary Isaac says mostly SLP supporters backed her for CSA President

Former President of the Saint Lucia Civil Service Association (CSA), Mary Isaac, has declared that mostly supporters of the current opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), backed her bid to lead the Island’s largest trade union. Isaac quit...