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MEXICO CELEBRATES SALCC Plays its Part in GEW 2018 T DAY OF THE DEAD

The Día de Muertos dates back thousands of years and has been recognised by UNESCO for its cultural heritage.

he business department of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College is set to stage a four-day Enterprise event to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which will run from 12 to 18 November 2018, under the theme 'Recognizing youth in Entrepreneurship'. GEW is a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people, stimulating the economy by unleashing their enterprising talents and turning their ideas into reality. It aims to inspire the next generation of future entrepreneurs and business leaders by building and developing their confidence and ambitions. Entrepreneurship is widely regarded as the pathway through which enterprises of all sizes are developed, empowering individuals to create value and wealth; thus generating employment for themselves and others, moving

beautiful 'ofrendas' set up in family households, which are typically decorated with flowers (particularly marigolds), candles, food and, most importantly, photographs of the deceased as a gesture of welcome to the spirits ransparency International, returning home. a global anti-corruption Additionally, families also organisation, has urged visit the cemeteries to place the European Union to review similar items on the graves its visa-free agreements with of their loved ones while those Caribbean jurisdictions recalling fond memories of the that operate Citizenship By past. Investment (CBI) programmes. Other common traditions In a recent report Transparency of these festivities include International said, “In light sugar art in the form of skulls, of the risks of admitting the face painting and, more corrupt and the criminal, the recently colourful parades. European Union must review its In 2008 UNESCO visa-free agreements with these recognized the significance of Caribbean jurisdictions and Mexico’s Day of the Dead by encourage governments to set including the festival in its list high due diligence and integrity of Intangible Cultural Heritage standards. Ultimately, if the EU of Humanity. is not confident in the ability of these schemes to identify and reject high-risk applicants, it should consider following Canada’s lead by suspending the visa waiver to golden visa schemes outside the EU.” In the Eastern Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and he Government of Saint Lucia has once again approved concessions with regard to the St Kitts and Nevis all run importation of barrels at Christmas. Concessions are from the period November 15, 2018 to Citizenship By Investment January 31, 2019. programmes where foreign The concessions on barrels are in accordance with the following terms and conditions: nationals can pay as little as • 100% waiver of import duty on personal items, food, clothing, toys and other household US$100,000 for citizenship, or consumables, contained in barrels. Electronics are explicitly excluded. invest in real estate. Citizenship • The number of barrels qualifying for concessions is 2 per household. can be granted within 90 days. • The upper limit on the value per barrel is EC $2,500.00 per barrel on the items qualifying for There are no requirements to concessions. reside in these countries, with • Qualifying items must be for personal use and not commercial use. the exception of Antigua and • The usual penalties and fines apply if the goods are used for commercial purposes. Barbuda, which has a five-day The House of Parliament on October 30, 2018 approved to allow for the exemption of Value Added residence requirement, and Tax (VAT) on all qualifying items (food, clothing, toys, household consumables, personal items) imported within barrels during this period.

rom November 1 to 2 anually, Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). This festive holiday marks a special time in which families all across Mexico, and Mexicans throughout the world, commemorate the lives of their deceased loved ones by honouring their memory through erecting altars (ofrendas), eating their favourite foods and spending time with close friends and family. The observance of the Day of the Dead dates back thousands of years to the indigenous cultures of Mexico, but its modern expression derives from the creole fusion of these cultures with the European culture brought by the Spanish that generated modern Mexico. During the time of the Aztecs, people would engage in annual festivities to pay

homage to their ancestors and all other close relatives who had passed away to Mictlan, their version of the afterlife. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century, these traditional activities were continued and, over the years, the rituals evolved through the synthesis of Spanish Catholicism and the Aztec worldview. The celebration is distinctive in the fact that it portrays death as a continuity of life and not as something to be mourned or feared, in stark contrast to other festivities associated with All Saint's Day, such as Hallowe'en. This year, the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico continued to embody the traditional symbolism of respect, honour and love for those who have lost their lives. This is evident in the

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from being job seekers to job creators. This year, the Global Entrepreneurship Network is excited to announce four themes for this year’s GEW 2018 celebration, recognizing women, youth, and inclusion in entrepreneurship, as well as connecting ecosystems around the world. As part of its contributions to GEW, the SALCC began activities with the official launch of GEW on Wednesday, 31 October 2018. The launch highlighted the achievements of GEW over the years and unveiled its new additions to the schedule of activities. Wednesday’s launch also featured a mini exhibition from up and coming student and independent entrepreneurs. GEW begins on Monday, 12 November 2018 with motivational talks by young entrepreneurs on their successes and challenges. The students will also participate

in the Business Idea Generation Competition (IGEN) on Tuesday, 13 November that will yield some attractive prizes. Wednesday, 14 November features an Entrepreneurship Exhibition from both student entrepreneurs and business partners who will display a variety of products and services. The week will culminate with the launching of “Get in the Ring” on Friday, 16 November on the grounds of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College. The aim of the four-day activities is to sensitize students, faculty and the general public of the existing opportunities and support services that are available for venture creation and sustainability within Saint Lucia. SALCC takes this opportunity to invite you to participate in this global movement with its students and faculty as they make their mark on the entrepreneurial global map.

EU urged to suspend Eastern Caribbean countries’ visa-waivers

applicants do not even need to pick up their passports in person. These passports give foreign nationals access to the EU Schengen Area and the UK without having to apply for a visa or undergo any enhanced checks by authorities in EU member states. According to Transparency International, recent events raise red flags regarding the due diligence process in some of these countries: “The opacity of these programmes compounds the risks. Caribbean countries publish limited information about due diligence checks carried out during the application process. There is also limited information regarding the number of applications received and rejected. None of the countries publish the names of individuals granted citizenship, thus preventing public scrutiny. "As the programmes become a fundamental part of the economy in these countries, there may be a greater desire to attract more applicants and consequently more funds, increasing competition in such a way that it produces a race to the bottom. Weak due diligence processes and lax control can result in security and reputational risks not

only to the countries running these programmes, but also to all countries and regions with which they have visa-free agreements, including the European Union.” The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) last week released a list of 21 countries flagged as operating citizenship schemes that potentially pose a high-risk to the integrity of the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standards. The CRS requires financial institutions to report financial information of account holders who are citizens of OECD member countries in an effort to fight tax evasion. All five Eastern Caribbean countries that operate Citizenship By Investment programmes were listed. According to the OECD, these CBI schemes can be potentially mis-used to hide applicants’ assets offshore by escaping reporting under the CRS and, in particular, the IDs or other documentation, such as passports, obtained through these schemes can potentially be used to misrepresent an individual’s jurisdiction of tax residence and endanger the proper operation of the CRS due diligence procedures. ---Curacao Chronicle

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Mother of two fatally shot at Chef Harry Drive!

Kimberly William-De Leon, 42, was shot to death in her home on Monday evening.

Force. Due to past domestic incidents which were reported to the force, where we took action, it was of necessity that the police officer become s if news of a fire that a person of interest. The flattened three buildings investigation is on-going and it in Castries were not is in a very active stage.” enough cause for pause early In answer to press Tuesday morning, reports of a questions concerning the homicide the night before also number of domestic abuse shook the nation. The victim reports against the officer by was Kimberly William-De Leon, his wife, O'Brian replied: “I can 42, a mother of two small recall there have been two children, ages nine and five. A incidents prior that police did neighbour, who asked not to respond to and had to quell be identified, told this reporter certain issues between the wife he and other members of the and the husband. But I can't go community on Chef Harry Drive, into the details.” in Morne Fortune, had heard the About the way the reports sound of gunfire. “It had to be were handled and their timeline, at least seven shots,” he said. “I he added: “Presently I know it checked on my family and made was dealt with by senior officers sure the house was secure, but I cannot tell you what the then I waited before going to action was. How recent? I do a window. After a few minutes not want to give information I looked out, up the road and that is not correct but it is down, but didn't see anything.” maybe between the region of The police said they six to seven months ago.” responded to reports of shots O'Brian promised to update being fired on Monday around the press as the investigations 10:30 pm and discovered continue. “Let me assure you Kimberly’s body at her address. the person carrying out the At a press conference on investigation is a senior officer,” Tuesday morning, Dorian he said. “One of the most senior O'Brian, Acting Deputy officers within the major crime Commissioner of Police department. I would also like reported: “The victim is the wife to clear the air that the police of a police officer attached to force, myself and the assistant the Royal Saint Lucia Police commissioner for crime, had a Keryn Nelson

proper briefing this morning to ensure that the investigation will not be biased just because the person of interest is a police officer.” At time of writing there has been no update on the case. Meanwhile, the unconfirmed word is that the officer O’Brian referenced is no longer a person of interest and has resumed regular duties. Kimberly William-De Leon was employed at the Ministry of Education. Her colleagues there described her as “quiet and amicable”. Her children have been placed in the care of Human Services. Many Saint Lucians have expressed anger generated by the police report that someone associated with incidents of domestic abuse had been permitted to keep his job on the force, never appearing before the courts. A group of concerned citizens on Thursday held a “moment of silence” in honour of the deceased at Constitution Park in Castries. According to organisers, the event was a “silent protest against the killing of our women”. At time of writing the police have offered no new word on the Morne homicide. By reliable account, no one has been arrested.

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Always it’s what you mean by Is! T

uesday’s House session started late. Who knows why? You might as well ask why the Pope is Catholic. Or why the sky is blue. No sooner had prayers been said than the obvious mismanagers of the people’s business got down to, er, business. The first item on the day’s agenda, read out by the finance minister, centered on a loan to pay for a waterrelated project in Dennery North, represented in parliament by opposition MP Shawn Edwards. He quickly expressed his enthusiastic approval of the project. But he had more to say. A lot more that had little to do with the motion itself. For close to an hour the Dennery rep prattled on about how he had initiated the project before his party was booted out of office, who deserved credit for the initiative, who was bending over backwards to steal his thunder. Others on his side of the table contributed ear-numbing echoes of the Dennery North MP. And then it was time for the agriculture minister and MP for Babonneau to deliver his

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rebuttal. Taking into account the incessant fish market crosstalk that seems beyond the control of the Speaker, a ritual that could easily have been over in fifteen minutes, thirty tops, swallowed up close to two hours. Or appeared to. Would it not have been enough for the Dennery North MP simply to have said he endorsed the project and the loan to pay for it? Did the agriculture minister and Babonneau MP have to waste the people’s time on a meaningless rebuttal of egoboosting schoolyard persiflage? Later on, the Castries Southeast MP, while addressing the always combustible issue of St. Jude Hospital, mentioned that he had made certain statements during a recent guest appearance on TALK. In his own turn the Castries South MP found cause to challenge his colleague on the other side. In effect, he implied that if the Castries Southeast MP actually said what he purported to have said on the TV show, then he lied. Again another timewasting cross-table exchange

ensued, with the now-yousee-him, now-you-don’t Vieux Fort South MP flinging from his seat his own share of explosive mud. As if from a stool at a Bois Patat bar, he interrupted the prime minister’s delivery to yell: “What the hell is that?” Quite atypically, the former prime minister quickly apologized for his demonstrated gross lack of self-control. Alas, he soon was back to his normal self. At another juncture, while feigning incredulity, he swiveled in his chair to face his partner in grime who had referenced the TV show TALK: “You watch that show?” “No, I don’t,” came the self-defensive response. “I only got a transcript.” My reaction from my living-room armchair: Ernest Hilaire—like most politicians including his once upon a time leader—may have the salesman’s ability to fool some of the people some of the time. But surely regular TALK viewers will easily recall the episode shortly before the SLP rally that promised the nation a new prime minister before

Obviously some people, perhaps out of habit, encourage Kenny Anthony in his delusions! Pictured left to right: Ernest Hilaire and the Vieux Fort South MP.

December. The featured guest on the occasion was none other than the Castries South MP, Ernest Hilaire. Several callers

had taken the opportunity to quiz him on a number of issues. Then again, perhaps it is viewing the show that in the

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Are We Moving In Circles and For How Much Longer? Peter Josie

n a booklet to be published titled “Reparations Conference” I attempt to portray a gathering of persons on an island in the Caribbean. Their purpose is to discuss reparations—claiming their ancestors’ wages for slave labour. In my readings I chance upon the following passage by William Lloyd Garrison (Boston, May 1, 1845) in his preface to “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas”. Garrison wrote: “It may, perhaps, be fairly questioned, whether any other portion of the population of the earth could have endured the privations, sufferings and horrors of slavery, without having become more degraded in the scale of humanity than the slaves of African descent. Nothing has been left undone to cripple their intellects, darken their minds, debase their moral nature, obliterate all traces of their relationship to mankind; and yet how wonderfully they have sustained the mighty load of a most frightful bondage, under which they have been groaning for centuries!” Nobel winner Sir Arthur Lewis and other intellectuals have elaborated on the observations

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by Garrison and fashioned appropriate models of economic development for the post-slavery colonial experience. Sir Arthur has postulated that if the wages owed to slave labour were to be paid to these Caribbean islands, they would be much further developed socially and economically. The distinguishing feature of the scholarship of Lewis and others is intellectual honesty and research. One perceives in Lewis a studious determination to answer questions of economic development fairly and truthfully. By constant research and by examining various development models, he developed theories that stood the test of time. Men such as Sir Arthur did not pander to popular political propaganda; neither did they confuse racism with economics, or the value of labour and savings, with political ideology. It is unfortunate that so little attention is paid to the works of such great thinkers, especially as we continue to observe our Creole heritage, seemingly without further study and research. Some may be tempted to criticize Sir Arthur and set aside his work because he was not versed in our Creole folkways. Neither is his nephew, the former Prime Minister Dr Vaughan Lewis. In fact, some short-sighted individuals, pretending to be more intellectually muscular than they are, tend to dismiss Dr Vaughan Lewis as just another prop for the failed Anthony government. These same people with their flawed thinking have turned the Jounen Kweyol celebrations into a cash cow for friends and relatives. I have examined these annual Creole festivals, and arrived at the same unsatisfactory conclusion: they seem in constant circular motion as regards our culture, our politics and other aspects of our lives. No demonstrable link is ever offered to the present. Politics always seems to intrude. A case in point: the proximity between the last Labour Party conference in Choiseul and Jounen Kweyol activities may have been mere coincidence. Still, a deeper comparative analysis would reveal the same flaws and suggest the same solutions from observing these two separate events: the party platform and Jounen Kweyol. If culture is the dynamic phenomenon that experts describe, then surely, some linear movement from the things of the past towards the present should point to progress in creative doing, seeing and feeling. The sad reality is that those charged with organising Jounen Kweyol are blind to the dynamism of culture. These celebrations are a repetitive annual affair, rather than a demonstration of the cultural adjustments and strides our grandparents made in moving forward with their hard-won freedoms—from slavery to the present. The coal pot and the home-made metal stoves and ovens take centre stage. That which has replaced them is hidden from view, perhaps because they expose our lack of mastery of simple technology—and thinking. There is,

What are we learning from Jounen Kweyol? Is it just another stuck-in-the-mud, meaningless festival?

I believe, a need to study why we have not fashioned more advanced agriculture tools that, for example, would lighten our work on the farm. The same lack of forward movement, or, improvement if you prefer, is demonstrated in our politics. There is a determined mind-set that suggests certain persons are endowed with more legitimacy for politics than others, due to their darker skin tone and mastery of the Creole language. Such foolish platform rhetoric also suggests that a businessman has no place in local politics. The lack of competence in Creole as disqualification for the job of prime minister is often twisted to confuse. Allen Chastanet’s opponents have suggested that he lacks Saint Lucian sensibilities and only knows private sector business. His accusers fail to point out that he once worked as a cadet officer in John Compton’s Central Planning Unit (CPU), as an economist with the likes of Sir Dwight Venner and Ausbert d’Auvergne. They fail to inform us that he worked in Washington DC as deputy director at ECIPS, under director Swinburn Lestrade. (ECIPS was a US government agency designed to assist East Caribbean States.) In 1988-90 he obtained a Master’s degree in Economics at American University in Washington. What

better preparation for a future Minister of Finance? There is no need for a Saint Lucian politician who professes superior intellect to emulate US President Donald Trump in his hateful diatribe. Those who call themselves progressive should distance themselves from such hateful and racist speech. And the people of Saint Lucia should be spared the dissemination of such crass and bigoted remarks. Lies and intellectual dishonesty (I refuse to call it fake news) need to be called what they are. To inflict them on

people still suffering from past abuse and neglect is wicked and immoral. When one looks at Jounen Kweyol activities against the backdrop of the recent Labour Party conference, one is immediately struck by the similarity of their circuitous nature. They both seem caught in the clay from which the Choiseul artisan fashions his beloved coal pot. We need to focus on removing the obstacles to creative effort, as the coal pot artisan does, and press forward with confidence as we repair the past and fashion the future.

FATAL ACCIDENT ALONG BEXON HIGHWAY

olice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of three individuals after a vehicular accident that occurred on Tuesday October 30, 2018, about 6:20 p.m. along the Bexon Highway, Castries. Ferguson Donnelly, a thirty-two-year-old resident of Barre Du Chaussee, was driving a pickup along the Bexon Highway, travelling in a southerly direction, and collided with a stationary motor truck. He was accompanied by nine-yearold Leilahi Beaubrun and three-year-old Kealeb Cotter, who also succumbed to injuries sustained. The fourth passenger in the pickup, a six-year-old male, has since been air-lifted to Martinique, for medical assistance, in critical condition. Post-mortem examinations will be scheduled for subsequent dates. This incident brings the number of road fatalities recorded for the year 2018 to twenty-one.

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National Symposium on Social Transformation via Strategic Youth Empowerment T he Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment, Youth Development, Sports, Culture and Local Government, in collaboration with MFH Ministries International, will host a National Symposium under the theme ‘Hope for the Nation — Creating a Unified Platform for Salvaging Our Youth’ slated for November 21-23, 2018 at the Entrepot Human Resource Development Centre from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The symposium will sensitize stakeholders on some of the parameters that are fundamental to the success of an upcoming integrated youth mentorship programme. The event will signal the start of a results–oriented national youth mentorship programme for communities throughout Saint Lucia; an intervention which is desperately needed for our youth at this time. It targets church leadership and a wide cross-section of other interests

which includes agencies such as media houses, along with private and public sector officials, especially those skilled and/or authorized to handle issues pertinent to our youths. The strategy, which takes a holistic approach, engages humanity on all fronts: physically, spiritually and emotionally, and paves the way to address a wide range of criminal tendencies and prevailing social ills permeating throughout our communities island-wide. A significant component of the mentorship programme is its focus on increased spirituality, such as building moral values, love for self and others, and respect for family and authority. The mentorship strategy is one which seeks to curb the development and spread of delinquent lifestyles and practices in the nation. MFH Ministries International is a not-for-profit, non-denominational faith-

THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE SAINT LUCIA CLAIM NO. SLUHCV2010/0417 BETWEEN: FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (BARBADOS) LIMITED Claimant and 1. WYCLIFFE ADOLPHUS PROVIDENCE 2. PETULA LEWIS-PROVIDENCE Defendants To: (1) WYCLIFFE ADOLPHUS PROVIDENCE and (2) PETULA LEWIS-PROVIDENCE, whose last known address was 141 East 21st Street Apt. #21 Brooklyn, New York 11226, USA NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that on the 27th day of February 2012, a Judgment in Default of Acknowledgment of Service was granted against you in the High Court of Justice (Saint Lucia) in Claim No. SLUHCV2010/0417) in favour of the Claimant, FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (BARBADOS) LIMITED. PURSUANT to the CPR Rule 5.13 service of the Judgment in Default of Acknowledgment of Service in this action being effected on you by this advertisement in two (2) consecutive issues of a local newspaper circulating in Saint Lucia and two (2) consecutive issues of the Official Gazette. A COPY of the Judgment in Default of Acknowledgment of Service can be obtained at the High Court Office, La Place Carenage, Jeremie Street, Castries, Saint Lucia, Telephone Number 468-7500, Fax 468-7543 or Email: stluhco@eccourts.org. The office is open between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Mondays to Thursdays and between 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Fridays except public holidays. THE Judgment in Default of Acknowledgment of Service can also be viewed and/or copies of same can be obtained from the offices of Peter I. Foster & Associates, Robin Kelton Building, Choc Bay, Castries, Saint Lucia, Telephone Number (758) 453-1100, Fax Number (758) 452-4940 or E-mail: contact@piflaw.com. The office is open between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays except public holidays. Dated this 25th day of October, 2018 PETER I. FOSTER & ASSOCIATES Per...................................................... Peter A.H. Marshall Legal Practitioners for the Claimant Presented for filing by: MESSRS. PETER I. FOSTER & ASSOCIATES, Legal Practitioners for the Claimant, whose address for service is: Chambers, Robin Kelton Bldg., Choc Bay, Castries, Saint Lucia or Suite #5, 1st Floor, 6 Bridge Street, Castries, Saint Lucia. Tel. No.: 758 453-1100, Fax No.: 758 452-4940, E-mail: contact@piflaw.com The Court Office is at La Place, Carenage, Jeremie Street, Castries, Tel. No.758 468-7500, Fax No. 758 453-2071, e-mail: stluhco@eccourts.org. The Court Office is open between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Friday except public holidays.

based organisation. The mission of the organisation is ‘Providing spiritual, moral and social support to individuals, groups, institutions, organisations and sectors, restoring hope and fostering safe and friendly environments.’ Its vision is: ‘Successful people, flourishing communities, a peaceful nation.’ The main objectives of the symposium for faith-based leaders are to: 1. Create a platform from which members of the body of Christ are better able to join hearts and hands together for a common cause; 2. Mobilize and equip church leaders, providing additional enablement in addressing the range of issues affecting church youth; 3. Initiate a strategy for

reaching and working with youth outside of the church. This refers specifically to youth who may be affected, or are at risk; 4. Set the stage for increased strategic interface between the church and key individuals, sectors/ institutions, authorities and expertise — those fundamental to the care and upkeep of our youth; 5. Introduce a holistic resultsoriented youth mentorship strategy that is capable of curbing the development and spread of delinquent lifestyles and practices throughout our nation; 6. Enable the Church in Saint Lucia in strategizing to increase its contribution towards the creation of a hopeful and peaceful nation and

safer and investment friendly communities; 7. Discuss the first draft of the Revised Policy for Faith Based Organisations. The main objectives for other stakeholders/custodians of youth are to: 1. Cause sensitization on some fundamentals of any approach needed to cause meaningful transformation and change in youth; 2. Create avenues for longterm partnerships, friendships, networking and synergies all in the interest of nation-building and assisting our youth; 3. Cause non-faith-based interest to recognize the significance of the mentoring methodology to be utilized and promoted; 4. Alert practitioners on a

results-oriented soft measure that can be utilized in crime fighting; 5. Sensitize experts on the workability of the formula capable of healing our land. The Directors of MFH Ministries International are seeking to recruit suitable volunteers, that is, interested persons who can be identified as role models for our youth, and who are also willing to contribute to their wholesome growth and development. Please submit names, telephone numbers, email addresses and skills of persons from your church/organisation who are interested in volunteering, to: Verna Marion Francis-Henry, Founder and Director of MFH, at marion212@gmail.com, tel. (758) 286 3762.

What’s in store for Castries Comprehensive? L

ately there have been several rumours bruited about concerning the future of the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School. Located in Vide Bouteille, alongside of the Castries-Gros Islet highway, the school doors opened in 1974. Recently talk has been circulating that the school would be relocated in the interests of private investors. As Prime Minister Allen Chastanet made his way to Tuesday’s House meeting, reporters brought up the subject. This is how he responded: “With the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School, the evaluation is that we would have to spend in excess of $13 million to repair it. It is in very bad shape. The million-dollar question becomes, if you are literally going to be building a new school, and knowing what we know today, would you build it in that location? So that’s the evaluation that government is undertaking.” In addition to the issue of repair costs, there was also the matter of location, location, location. Said the prime minister: “The fact is,

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says rumours concerning the immediate future of the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School are both premature and without foundation.

the school is on beach property and the site also has problems with traffic and safety concerns for the students. There is the option of possibly moving the Castries Comprehensive School, but nothing has been decided. I certainly think it would be irresponsible of my government if we didn’t give it due consideration.” He played down suggestions that family ties to the school’s present location would have any impact. “Whether my father or my father-in-law owns the lands

has never been a factor,” the PM insisted. “They’ve owned the land for a very, very long time.” He said an analysis would precede any decision. “The ministry of education will be undertaking this evaluation and I look forward to their presentation to Cabinet.” For her part, the education minister Gale Rigobert considers the evaluation necessary for several reasons. She told the STAR: “To be considered is the age of the school, the level of deterioration and our own strategic direction

regarding the establishment of smart schools.” A smart school, she explained, is one that is technology smart, energy smart, climate smart and caters for persons with disabilities.” She says that the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School is a good candidate to become a smart school but there have also been preliminary discussions on the Micoud and Soufriere Secondary Schools. “Whatever direction we take, it can only be borne out of consultation and engagement.”

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ALLIANCE FRANçAISE HOSTS ANNIUS-LEE BOOK LAUNCH

s the October full moon hovered over the Castries harbour on Wednesday October 24, guests trickled through the open doors of Alliance Française to take their seats. The occasion was the launch of another one of Jacintha Annius-Lee's literary contributions. The author was hard to miss, as she stood out in madras, in her way reminding one and all it was the season of Jounen Kweyol. Ms Annius-Lee is a well-known promoter of local culture. Her most recent work, a collection of local folk tales, is titled 'Once Upon a Time in Saint Lucia'. Bamboo Productions, a collective of young Saint Lucian actors, kicked off Wednesday’s launch with a hearty short play rendition of “The Great Wonders of Obeah”—one of the stories featured in Annius-Lee’s latest book. In attendance were the Alliance Française Saint Lucia Director, Evelyne Gasse; Mr. Stephane Dovert from the French Embassy, and OECS Director General Didacus Jules—all of whom share an

appreciation of storytelling. According to Director Gasse, Alliance Française considered it an honour to host the launch. “I always say a place without books is a place without soul,” Gasse told the audience, before announcing that next year the AF would open a library called 'Ti Mamai' dedicated to French, English and Creole children's books. Mr. Stephane Dovert treated everyone to a personal experience of his about an old folk tale. As a young boy, he recalled, he enjoyed reading a particular children's book, which explored themes of alienation and identity. Years later, he would serve as a cultural attaché in Vietnam, where he visited a library in a remote location. Among the books at the beat-up library he came upon the novel from his childhood. “I was so emotional to have rediscovered this book. This should tell you how important these books are, you never know what role they will play in a child’s life.” Dr. Didacus Jules, on the other hand, touched on

Author Jacintha Annius-Lee (right) with “Once Upon a Time in Saint Lucia” illustrator Najah Simeon at the book's official launch.

what the absence of cultural preservers can do to a society. “Cultural amnesia is a sociological process that is often accelerated by the pressures of modernization and the forces of globalization,” he

said. “Caught in this vortex, the societies that are referred to as primitive can easily disappear as the gap between their level of technology and scientific development and that of the wider world is too wide a chasm

to bridge. Caught in this vortex as well, our society may instead suffer the fate of the spiritual diaspora. As small islanders, we may lose conviction of our own capacities to navigate the global currents. We seek individual

mobility in wider foreign pastures and this too often happens at the expense of our original identity. We assimilate while shedding the baggage of original identity.” Dr. Jules encouraged ideas that seek to preserve and pass on tradition and heritage. He offered as an example Nina Compton's use of Saint Lucia's famous folk character Compère Lapin, after whom she named her renowned Louisiana restaurant. Of course, the popular character features in Annius-Lee's latest work. When finally she made it to the podium, Ms Lee thanked all who had contributed to the publication, including its illustrator, local artist Naja Simeon, her editors, her daughters Davina Lee and Esther Lee-Leach. She also announced that she will be working with Alliance Française to translate 'Once Upon A Time in Saint Lucia' into French. The book is now available at the Alliance Française in Pointe Seraphine and at amazon.com. ---Keryn Nelson

GARY ALLEN COCKRELL 1932–2018

ary Allen Cockrell, born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on December 4, 1932 passed away in Orlando, Florida on October 26, 2018. He left behind his Saint Lucian-born wife Marie Thecla Cockrell, presently residing in Florida, his children: Brett Cockrell, residing in the UK; Jake Cockrell, a former student of St. Mary’s College, presently residing in Orlando, Florida; Joey Cockrell and Jade Cockrell former students of Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary School, also residing in Orlando, Florida. At school, Gary was a gymnast and athlete who developed his interest in dance as a teenager after seeing the film 'The Red Shoes'. Moving to New York to learn dance, he was in the stage production of Damn Yankees and the 1957 Broadway production of 'West Side Story', travelling to Britain with the show the following year. He left 'West Side Story' for a straight acting role in 'Orpheus Descending'. Gary acted in many feature films and

Gary Cockrell who died last Friday.

television productions including The Saint, the Persuaders, Tarzan the Magnificent, Lolita (he played the role of her husband), The Rebel, Cross Trap, The War Lover with Steve McQueen and Robert Wagner, Man in The Middle, The Americanization of Emily, The Bedford Incident and many others. In 1964 Gary opened a

dance studio called The Dance Centre in Covent Garden, London, followed by a Dance Center clothing line with many retail shops around the world. He later expanded the business which ran for thirteen years until 1977 when he opened a ladies only health spa named The Sanctuary. Gary retired from acting and choreography around this time. After many years of running the business he retired and moved to Palm Springs, California and later to Saint Lucia to be the Artistic Director at The BodyHoliday, Le Sport Resort. After his marriage to Marie in 1989, the couple moved to Missouri where they lived a quiet family life for 13 years. In 2003 they returned to Saint Lucia. Gary had a great love for gardening and local wine-making, though he might be best remembered for his Sunday morning pancake breakfasts which often included his next-door neighbour, Derek Walcott. As Gary would say: “Another day in Paradise.” May his soul rest in peace.

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DIGICEL first to launch LTE network

elecommunications company Digicel, on Thursday launched its island-wide Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Saint Lucia; the only such network on island. The network is an upgrade to the previous 4G network and provides faster upload and download internet speeds. “Today marks a momentous occasion for not only us at Digicel, but most importantly for this country, as we bring to you its very first island-wide LTE network,” said CEO Siobhan James Alexander. “We have listened to the pleas for faster speed, improved service, better value, and we are committing to a transformational experience to our people of Saint Lucia,” she added. “The island-wide LTE network will deliver up to ten times faster than your current 4G service, affording you connectivity anytime, and anywhere.” The new network can only be used when on a prepaid, or a postpaid Digicel plan. The company is also introducing a new feature that offers

technology was 2G which was very analog.” Additionally: “There’s a built-in speed into the SIM; these SIMS can’t now interact with the new network and so it’s imperative that the first step is to get a new SIM. If you have an old SIM you won’t see the network.” Step two requires customers to own a smartphone capable of handling the network. “We are actually messaging persons to inform

Digicel CEO Siobhan James Alexander at Thursday’s press launch.

customers up to 50gigs of data with two hours of free video streaming every day. The process of joining the new network first requires users to upgrade their SIM cards at a Digicel outlet, free of charge. This change is required

as the outdated SIM cards are unable to handle the new network. “We have a lot of tenured persons on our network,” said the CEO, “customers who’ve been there fifteen years and ten years. Ten years ago the

how to get a mac address on their phone. We then send you to our website and it will let you know if your phone is compatible or not. “We recognize that there are customers who buy their phones from other carriers; we encourage them to visit the website to understand if their phones are not compatible.” The final step involves changing the network settings on your smartphone to the ‘LTE’ option. “Most of us probably

had 3G/2G; you need to change it.” Although the new network is now available, customers are not forced to make the switch and can remain on their current service. “We haven’t gotten rid of 2G or 3G, we won’t shut down the other two networks. The switch won’t be mandatory; we won’t force you but we would encourage you.” ---JSA

Artists Discover the Essence of a Woman

ast Saturday night two innovative, local art organisations brought visitors and patrons into the realm between paintbrush and canvas that no one usually experiences. The MeCurator art gallery, owned and managed by Buki Cahane, sought to not only display local art, but to also literally showcase artists at work, with the assistance of Decanté Sip & Paint. At MeCurator on Saturday, experienced and novice painters gathered for Essence of a Woman, hosted by Decanté Sip & Paint. A year ago, Rodesha Reid and Jean Kenny were looking for something new to do in Saint Lucia apart from the usual Rodney Bay lime. Reid said, “I participated in something like our paint and sip in Jamaica once and it was absolutely magical.” So, they started their own Decanté Sip & Paint. For every session participants secure their spots beforehand and the group arrives to the class finding tables already set up with canvas, paint, brushes, water and a glass of champagne or wine. There they meet the artist who will teach the class and the session’s inspiration is unveiled most times to a response of, “How am I painting this?” “This is all part of the experience,” Reid assures. And it did all work out on Saturday. The selected painting was a glorious concept of mother nature depicted by a tree with the silhouette of a female quenching the night’s theme, Essence of a Woman. The directing artist for the night

Decanté Sip & Paint, in collaboration with MeCurator, hosted a painting class, complete with glass of wine.

was Bianca Young and she led the entire group to paint their own unique versions of the selected piece. The idea is to do the activity with togetherness, so there were a lot of giggles, random bursts of “Wait for me!” and, of course, “Why does mine look like this?” In the difficult moments Young encouraged the group to take a sip from their glasses. The painting session was an hour long but it succeeded a cocktail hour for people to browse and patronize MeCurator, which had its own pieces reflecting the “essence of a woman”. The gallery opened in June this year with the founder aiming to create

an incubator for local artists to have the experience of selling their art in a formal gallery. Cahane invites Saint Lucians and others to appreciate the contribution the island has made to art and constantly relays to her clients the connection she feels with the pieces selected for MeCurator. Last Saturday’s class, which may not be the last, was yet another expression of Cahane’s passion for local art. But Reid made sure to emphasize, “We don’t call it a class though, that’s boring. Decanté Sip & Paint at MeCurator is an experience.” ---Claudia Eleibox

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MP says a Letter Written to him is not the same as a Letter Received!

rime Minister Allen Chastanet began Tuesday’s House session by introducing the first motion. His mission: to seek parliament's approval to borrow from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) US$11,228,000 for the purpose of financing the Dennery North water supply redevelopment project, expected “to provide a safe, reliable and climate resilient supply of potable water to residents and businesses in Dennery North.” Opposition MP for Dennery North, Shawn Edward was first to speak on the motion. “Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the motion presented by the honourable prime minister. It is of particular interest to me as the parliamentary rep for Dennery North. I also happen to be a resident of the constituency. It is an intervention that will impact me personally but, more

importantly, impact all the communities of Dennery North. They have waited for decades to have this water problem resolved once and for all.” After reminding the House that the project was initiated by the Labour Party, the MP said some members of his constituency had been appealing for long-overdue payments to be made. “I can tell you that many persons have come to my office asking that we stage protests and demonstrations because when the project was first conceived, the idea that was being tossed around was that we would’ve wiped out everybody’s outstanding water bills and, once the fresh supply had gotten to their homes, people would start paying for the new water. But I had to tell them that in order to get the better quality water, paying the bills for the old water is something that they have to do to ensure that we

Dennery-North MP Shawn Edward at Tuesday's House meeting.

move speedily to getting the clean water.” Minister for Agriculture Ezechiel Joseph, who is also the minister responsible for the island's water company WASCO, added his voice to the debate: "I heard the member for Dennery North say that persons came to him and there was a commitment as it pertains to the arrears of water bills, and that he had

ECSC Launches Court Online

he Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court hopes that the lengthy and timeconsuming processes in relation to court cases and matters will be eliminated in the near future. On Thursday October 25, 2018 ECSC Chief Justice, Dame Janice Pereia, made what she described as the most important “click” of her life at the official launch of the ECSC’s e-litigation portal, an online platform designed to manage the tedious parts of case filing procedures. Currently, for a lawyer to file a matter in the courts he would have to buy postage stamps, go to courthouse before 3p.m., wait in line and then go to the filing clerk, pay for filing the document and then stamp the date and time it was filed. The registry would then put in a hearing date on the matter and the lawyer would engage a bailiff to serve the document to every party involved wherever they may be. Dame Pereira also mentioned that currently judges have to travel with hundreds of documents for cases in other territories and that sometimes airlines reject to carry the whole lot in one trip. This has also delayed progress within the ECSC court system. But in the next eighteen months it is expected that this entire process will be wiped out. All a lawyer would have to

do is upload the document onto the e-litigation portal. From there the process is simple. All parties involved will receive an email and other lawyers will receive a notification on their ECSC e-litigation account, meaning that the document has been served. The system or registrar will put in dates for the hearings and otherwise. “Here you now have a vast difference. Our e-litigation platform is now accessible by all the stakeholders, all the users, anybody who has a particular interest in a matter,” said ECSC Chief Registrar, Michelle John-Theobalds. When asked if this new system is expected to cut down time to deal with cases, John-Theobalds said, “That’s our hope. There are rules with timelines. Sometimes people breach the timelines; they don’t file on time. That in itself will delay the system. But we’re making sure every angle of the system is available for it to work and we are urging users to make the best use of all of these capabilities.” Another feature on the ECSC e-litigation portal is a schedule on which lawyers, registrars and judges can see all cases listed on their personal roster. According to John-Theobalds, clashed appointments or a party being unable to make a hearing in

time because of a previous one are normal occurrences in the court system that delay the process. The calendar feature is meant to alert everyone involved of clashing appointments at the scheduling period of the process to avoid parties simply being unable to attend the scheduled date. “So, you can see the number of middlemen that have been eliminated,” said JohnTheobalds. But that doesn’t mean that the court doesn’t need staff anymore. People who represent themselves in court, or those unable to use the e-litigation portal properly, will be able to walk into a department to be assisted. John-Theobalds added, “It’s not that any jobs will be lost because people still need to reach staff, it’s just have a change in roles to assist in other areas.” ECSC staff and some lawyers have already been exposed to and practicing the e-litigation portal. The police force will follow, and all new cases will be recorded through this new platform. Older cases will gradually be inputted by court staff. Of the nine ECSC territories, Saint Lucia is the only member to have launched the e-litigation portal. The ECSC hopes to transfer all the other territories to this format.

advised them to pay the bills. I concluded that the member is

not aware of what is happening in his constituency." He said that on October 8, 2017 the government had advised the management of WASCO to seek to engage the Dennery North MP to discuss the matter of arrears. But there had been no response from the MP. For his part, MP Edwards insisted he was unaware of the referenced WASCO invitation, which prompted his opposite to produce the invitation. The Dennery North MP then claimed he never received the invite and would not debate whether or not the letter was written in the

first place. MP Ezechiel informed the House that a decision was taken that from April 2018 water consumers would not be required to pay arrears, “which meant WASCO has forgone $3.1 million”. The motion was passed with full support of the House. The day's sitting was prematurely adjourned upon receipt of news of a vehicular accident on the Bexon highway that left three people dead. By then the House had approved loans totaling some $140 million.

SLHTA Apprenticeship Programme — Enrolment Now Open!

he SLHTA Hospitality Apprenticeship Programme for Youth (HAPY) is an initiative by the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association Inc. which targets unemployed youth between the ages of 18-35 years with a keen interest in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Saint Lucia. The programme was launched on December 10, 2014 and has

enrolled over 550 youth over the past four years. This week, the SLHTA met with a new cadre of passionate, young persons trained under the Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) Basic Life and Employability Skills (BLES) training initiative. The support for the young persons trained under this USAID-funded project will ensure over a dozen youth

from the Marchand community can access apprenticeship opportunities at SLHTA member properties. If you know someone who is unemployed and interested in career exploration through HAPY, have them call SLHTA on 453-1811 for more information. The apprenticeship project is funded by the SLHTA Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

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Will Prime Minister Chastanet, like his predecessors, continue to pay for peace while ignoring the killer realities that confront the nation? Or will we suffer the obvious consequences of too much talking without follow-up action!

n times not nearly as bruising as present, Prime Minister John Compton often promised barely comprehending citizens that under his leadership Saint Lucia would never land in the jaws of the International Monetary Fund, “because two male rats cannot in the same hole coexist." With suspected malice aforethought, he delivered the quoted words in unprocessed kweyol! The line no longer has meaning at this time when same-sex marriages raise no eyebrows, even at the Vatican; when the planet’s most prominent women with their impeccably painted faces openly reference the assets of their similarly decorated wives; when macho superstar athletes can overnight turn into femmes fatales worthy of the covers of fashion magazines, and male couples produce and raise their own offspring. It would appear gender fluidity has caught on even in

the animal kingdom. Earlier this month “gay penguins Sphen and Magic made world headlines after they welcomed their own baby at a zoo in Sydney, Australia.” (This particular tidbit according to the BBC!) So who can say for certain what may be going on undetected in what rat holes? I recall without difficulty one of the reasons the earlier cited prime minister offered for pursuing independence from Britain: “We will be free to make our own decisions, among them the ability to borrow as we please from the IMF.” Yes, so said the very prime minister who would later swear never to share the quarters of a samegender fellow rat. In 1979 he had also implied the IMF was a panacea denied us, thanks to our relationship with our restrictive Mother Country. Speaking of rat idiosyncrasies: While Compton was campaigning for what he knew full well had already

been determined by Whitehall, the Labour Party, then inclusive of George Odlum and Peter Josie, did what opposition parties do best. Result? An ill-informed country at war with itself, ostensibly for the right to be or not to be free. We need not revisit the expensive fiascos that preceded 22 February 1979. It is worth mentioning, however, that it was not John Compton who showed up at the United Nations General Assembly to hear Saint Lucia officially declared an independent nation. No, that special privilege went to one of the leading protesters against the campaign for “freedom from British interference in our affairs.” Politicians are uncommonly chameleonic. In time George Odlum would say the Labour Party was never against independence from Britain, that what concerned them was independence while Compton was still leader of the island’s government. For his part, a straight-faced Compton in opposition revealed, during a lecture at the Central Library in Castries, that the so-called Mother Country had simply grown weary after so many

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w much longer we ignore the venient truth? years of breastfeeding her insatiable adopted children. Independence, said Compton, was just another euphemism for “you’re on your own now; learn to swim or drown.” (Another irony, when you consider England’s historic pirate relationship with the naïve leaders of islands of the Caribbean!) To return to the IMF. This is how it describes itself: “An organization of 189 countries working to foster global monetary

affairs of Saint Lucia was to Compton altogether anathema; a reflection of his managerial skills; tangible proof that he did not have the qualities demanded of the captain of a ship of state. Keeping Saint Lucia out of the hands of the IMF was for Prime Minister John Compton a personal ambition. It may well be asked: if one of the IMF’s advertised main functions is to lend

see who you owe the money to; why you’re in a bind; and we lend you money in a very short time-frame at full interest rate to get you out of the bind.' And then they impose on you tremendous restrictions on what you can spend. And you say to them, 'But if I do it that way, when I finish repaying you I’m gonna be in the bind all over.' They say, ‘Not our problem!’ ”

other agencies. The Barbados Defence Force’s sports program will continue, but without government funding. Scheduled to be sent home are workers from the government’s public affairs department, which comprises the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, the Government Printery and the Barbados Government Information Service. MCTV will remain but is being restructured.

Try as I might, I could not recall a time when the word most often thrown around the House was not “borrow.” Even from the earliest days of John Compton. Alas, while he had put down in words the future as he envisaged it—free of cosmetics—and rarely offered intelligence assaulting perfectstorm possible solutions, he too tended to take the easy road to nowhere; not

a government that year after year selfishly spends more than it takes in is on a fast track to the poorhouse. Inevitably, it will arrive at the IMF’s door. The question is: Which government will discover the courage to risk a confrontation with the CSA? Which government will find the strength to remind the people that since 1979, at least, we’ve been on our own aboard our

cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.” At first glance it would seem, save for the global dimensions, that our government and the IMF share the same aspirations: financial stability, high employment, economic growth, keeping poverty at bay. But seldom are appearances as they seem. Not for nothing was John Compton famously wary of any relationship with the IMF and its no-free-lunch policies. The idea of the IMF essentially running the

money to countries in financial difficulties, why was Compton so determined to avoid the organization? Michael Manley, in a 2001 documentary entitled Life and Debt, offers a hint of how the IMF process operates: “What you really need is to sit down with them and say, 'Look, can I work out a five-year program? And in the meantime I’m strapped for cash, so can you help me up-front get out of the cash bind and then put in the context of a long-term development plan?' And they say, 'No, long-term development is your problem. We are here to

Nevertheless, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominica, Grenada and Belize have all accepted IMF stabilization programs as a condition for receiving financing. The latest to join the club is Barbados under Mia Mottley, who recently announced that several state-owned entities will be restructured or shut down as part of phases two and three of the Barbados Recovery Plan, starting the next fiscal year. Several government departments including the Cultural Industries Development Authority, will be absorbed into

The list of changes is long. As I watched this week’s parliament in session, during which the finance minister sought approval to borrow close to $141 million for various purposes, I sensed in my living room the presence of John Compton. And I knew not whether to pray or cry for Argentina. Nothing I heard from the MPs on Tuesday, despite permitting myself some irrational exuberance, if only perchance to protect my sanity, suggested a guaranteed positive change in our circumstances any time soon.

the right road, regardless of attendant risks. While Compton talked incessantly about the Micawber formula—“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery”—he left in place the most voracious gobblers of government revenue. Although we face realities far more complex than existed in the time of Charles Dickens, there can be no escaping the bottom line:

rickety canoe, with only one or two lifebelts long past their shelf life—in increasingly turbulent waters. To invoke Compton one more time: “We cannot afford every year to keep paying for peace with the unions.” Who among our leaders will openly acknowledge it is high time we as a nation learn to swim, however late in the day. Count on it, what we refuse to do for ourselves will be done for us. Barbados is the most recent victim of this inconvenient truth too long ignored. Will Saint Lucia be next?

But seldom are appearances as they seem. Not for nothing was John Compton famously wary of any relationship with the IMF and its no-free-lunch policies.

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Taiwanese Investors meet with Saint Lucian Entrepreneurs understanding as to where we want to go. "If you get one or two businesses springing from such a gathering, you'll find that success brings success. When one is successful it inspires other people to go into such partnerships." Albert Charles is the owner of Envirocare, a local company that provides environmentally friendly products. He was thankful for the opportunity and said the experience was beneficial to him: "It was very informative. The information that I received has given me a Members of the Taiwanese delegation at the consultative forum. different mindset and way of thinking. I'm so comfortable now on how to be able to delegation of investors Hurbert Emmanuel served An occasion such as today’s source my raw material and from the Republic of as Saint Lucia's ambassador is really bringing people to packaging materials. One of the China, Taiwan was to the Republic of China meet with people. All the time things that I took from them is (Taiwan) from 2016-2018. He is recently on-island, where they we've been talking only on a the level of professionalism. I participated in a consultative currently managing director of government-to-government believe I can use it to enhance forum with Saint Lucian Paradise Foods Ltd., a jointbasis. Now that it has reached my business." entrepreneurs in hopes venture company operated by the stage where business Officials from the of forming joint-venture Saint Lucian and Taiwanese people are coming together, department of Commerce are businessmen. Mr Emmanuel partnerships. The event, at Bay that is taking it one step further. hopeful that the forum will Gardens Inn in Rodney Bay, was opined, "I think there are I think this is the way we need become an annual event. organised by the Department of tremendous opportunities for to go. People need to meet with Commerce. Saint Lucian business people. one another and get a good ---JSA

Understanding Dementia

I’M FINE!

By Regina Posvar

hen talking about illness, each condition has its own set of warning signs. For Alzheimer’s there are 10 of them. If you experience any of these signs see your doctor or contact the Saint Lucia Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association for more information or for a memory screening. Warning Sign Number Five: impaired judgement. Examples of this can range from a patient having a lack of ability to recognize a serious medical condition to giving excessively large amounts of money to charity. They can also not pay attention to safety in their environment like when walking away from the stove with burners on but not cooking anything or forgetting the stove is on. They may also over-dress or under-dress or put clothes on backwards or shoes on the wrong foot. Many times, this sign will seem subtle at first and as time passes things seem to become okay until something

more serious is noted. When family tries to address it with their loved one, the family will likely get resistance because the person is unaware that anything is wrong and when you point it out they may be offended by the accusation. The person still has some logic in the beginning so, if this is a concern, it is best to write it down and log it. Find a calm, kind way to bring it to their attention and tell them that you love them and are concerned and ask if they would see a doctor for you. Questions about warning signs:

A: It’s wise to be careful. For the neighbour, you will want to thank her for helping your mom and ask her in private if she has noticed any forgetfulness and any other behaviours that are out of character for your mom. Ask her directly if she can remember the items your mom has given her and let her know your concern. If you do not trust the person you have another situation on your hands. Take an inventory and, if possible, remove some of the heirlooms in the house. If the items are not a concern, then focus on the changes with your mom. The neighbour may be a wonderful help in getting her to the doctor.

Q: I am working with a patient who lives on her own. I was hired to keep her company. I Q: My mother lives alone. My have noticed that she pulls out sister, who lives near her, large amounts of money from stated that mom is forgetful the bank. She does this every and that she has a new couple of days. I don’t know neighbour friend that helps what she does with the money. her in her garden. She noticed I have told the family that she mom really likes her and gives goes to the bank a lot. They her things all the time. Mom don’t seem too concerned, is known for that, but she but I think something is going seems to be giving a little more on. She doesn’t spend much than usual. Is there a way money at all when we go out. we can talk to the neighbour But she keeps collecting the without offending mom or the money. I have asked her what neighbour? she does with all that money

and she says, “I keep all my money.” How should I deal with this? A: I would find out if all of her bills are being paid. If she is late more than two months, I would let the family know. Sometimes in early stages of Alzheimer’s or a related dementia, people will have a big issue with money. They want to have control of all of their money. This is something the family should be concerned about if the need to control her money becomes out of hand to the point that she does not pay bills or she may be thinking people are taking her money.

Regina Posvar is the current president of the Saint Lucia Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association and has been a licensed nurse for 25 years. SLADA is supported by volunteers and donations and aims to bring awareness and support by providing awareness public workshops, family support, memory screenings, the Memory Café, counseling and family training for coping skills and communication with persons living with dementia.

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The Rural Unknown

Breaking the 'Grass Ceiling' A By Keithlin Caroo

ome time ago I saw an article on agrienterprise training for farmers. Interestingly, but unsurprisingly, when looking at the photo in the article, most of the participants were men. Based on teh image, someone unfamiliar with the agricultural landscape in Saint Lucia might think that most farmers are men. Unfortunately, many of the developmental organisations that receive funding to put in place measures for gender equality in the agricultural sphere are of the same view. If most farmers are men, why is it that, on a Saturday morning, women are the ones selling produce, and not the men? Some will say that women are the vendors and men are the farmers. Coming from a farming household, I’ve seen women hold both roles. That is why when training that could impact the life of rural women farmers is targeted only at men, it reveals a problem that has been looming over the agricultural landscape for decades: the 'Grass Ceiling'. No different than the 'glass ceiling', women farmers are oftentimes excluded from commercial markets, in spite of their years of experience and aptitude. In the professional world, statistics show that while women do better in school and graduate at a higher rate than men, we are still less employed,

The grass ceiling, similar to the glass ceiling, keeps women excluded.

and the agricultural sector is no different: women have less access to training, technical support and financial incentives. How can we ensure that women farmers—often one of the most marginalized groups—are truly prioritized and not left behind when the very institutions entrusted with their development don’t count them in? Helen's Daughters is a Saint Lucian non-profit with a special focus on rural women’s economic development through improved market access, adaptive agricultural techniques, and capacitybuilding. It was formed in 2016 in a winning proposal for UN Women’s Empower Women Champions for Change Program. To learn more about the initiative, you can visit: Facebook: Helen’s Daughters Instagram:helensdaughters.slu Website: helensdaughters.org

SDA tackles Crime and Family Crisis

ccording to the Seventh-day Adventists: The societal ills that we are experiencing in our nation are a cause for concern and should be on the front burner of any national development agenda. We are experiencing an atmosphere of increased decadence with family crises and crimes at all socio-economic levels. It would seem that all is lost with nowhere to turn. However, the upcoming 'Amazing Truth Gospel Explosion Seminar' slated for November 11-December 15, 2018, along the Bois D’Orange by-pass road will prove that there is hope for Saint Lucia, our families and our youth. The five-week nightly seminar is being organised by the Northern District of Seventh-day Adventists. The seminar will be conducted by trained Family Life Educator Pastor Vincent Emmanuel who has over twenty years of pastoral experience. The seminar promises to be exhilarating, informative and life-changing and will cover a myriad of topics such as: Who is behind all the crimes in Saint Lucia?; Seven ways to handle stress and enjoy inner peace; Seven steps to resolving family

Pastor Vincent Emmanuel will conduct an upcoming five-week seminar.

conflicts, and The solution for our present decadence. “Our society needs to go back to what it once was—a place where families enjoyed the peace and love of each other. We need to inculcate a culture of prayer among families and teach our children, from young, how to cultivate positive character traits. During our nightly seminar I will be delivering from the Word of God His ideals for His children. I will also be showing how to live a transformed life. We will also have some of our outstanding gospel music artistes. We will also be engaging in intercessory prayers for our nation and deliverance services”, said Pastor Emmanuel. The services begin at 7:00 nightly. Free transportation will be provided. Everyone is invited to attend.

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‘Health is a right of the people and a responsibility of government,’ says PAHO Director

ealth is a human right, and it is governments’ responsibility to ensure that right, said the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, on October 26, during the closing session of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan. “Health is not a privilege, nor a commodity. It is a fundamental human right,” said Etienne, adding that “national governments must lead and own national processes towards universal health, in coordination with partners”. The Global Conference on Primary Health Care, held October 25-26, was organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the Government of Kazakhstan and was attended by representatives of governments, nongovernmental organisations, international agencies, academic institutions and youth organisations. “We know what works and what we need to do,” said Etienne, referring to what is known as the Primary Health Care (PHC) strategy. Based on the principles of equity and solidarity in health, the PHC strategy was first endorsed by global health leaders 40 years ago in the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata, signed in the city that served as Kazakhstan’s capital until 1997.

Dr Etienne, PAHO Director, Global Conference on Primary Health Care.

During the Astana meeting, delegates from more than 120 countries—including many from the Americas—reaffirmed their countries’ commitments to PHC and signed the Declaration of Astana, in which signatory countries pledge to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step toward achieving health for everyone, everywhere. Universal health is also called for in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). PHC is a strategy for human health and well-being and social development that is centred on people, their families and communities. “It is not merely the first level of care, nor it is the provision of a limited package of services for the poor,” said PAHO Director Etienne, who also serves as

WHO’s Regional Director for the Americas. Primary Health Care envisions universal access to comprehensive and quality health care services that focus not just on curing diseases but also on prevention, rehabilitation, and treatment. The strategy also calls for addressing social determinants of health such as poverty, education and housing. Etienne noted that PHC also requires breaking down barriers to access to health, including financial, geographic, and cultural and gender barriers. It also seeks to overcome the fragmentation and segmentation of health systems and services. All this “requires State action” said Etienne. “Without State action, there is no right to health, especially

for those living in situations of vulnerability.” She urged governments to listen to the voices of those who have lacked equitable access to health, to better understand their needs and to strengthen their participation and commitment to be able to develop a model of care centred on people and communities. PHC should be central to countries’ efforts to transform their health systems in order to advance towards universal access to health and universal health coverage. As a key step toward universal health, said Etienne, “we need a revolutionary first level of care” that offers comprehensive health services located where people live and work. That first level of care should make rational and efficient use of technology and organisational innovation, including interdisciplinary health teams with a new cadre of personnel and skills mix. It should be supported by an integrated health services delivery network, including hospitals and specialized services, and should be able to respond to risk factors, violence, mental health issues, sexual and reproductive health, chronic noncommunicable diseases, and disasters, among others, said Etienne. Everyone has a role to

LUCELEC DWIVÉ KWÉYÒL

he second annual Dwivé Kwéyòl was held on Saturday, October 20. The activity for team members of the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) was organised by the LUCELEC Club. Dwivé Kwéyòl is unique in that it pulls staff from across the company into a relaxed celebration of Saint Lucian food, games, music and Kwéyòl vibes. It is one of the HR initiatives aimed at enhancing team dynamics. There were also prizes for the Best Dressed Male and Female and live performances from the Secret Solo Band and kuduro stars Mighty & Subance. The activity was a fitting start to the food, hangout and Kwéyòl atmosphere LUCELEC spread on Friday, October 26 at all company locations. As has become tradition, the company treated customers at its offices to a breakfast treat with Kwéyòl music. Team members at Cul-de-Sac and the Administration office in Sans Souci feasted on Kwéyòl food and drinks before getting down to the business of the day.

play in advancing universal health, said Etienne, including governments, young people, women, the private sector, academia, development partners, community leaders and people everywhere. She urged all these actors to accelerate their efforts going forward. Etienne said governments should take the lead by adopting coherent policies and regulations and by investing in health. “Please do not reduce health to minimum sets of packages of essential services, when your peoples deserve so much more!” she told government representatives, adding, “Invest in your people and your systems; invest in health, not war.” PAHO’s Director challenged young people to become more involved in health, saying, “You are our future, the energy that will drive change.” She called on women to urge leaders to ensure that gender is central to decision-making in health. And she challenged academicians to invest in operational research

that is context specific and focused on the needs of countries and the health systems, to provide evidence that will guide and support policymakers to take the right decisions. Etienne also recognized the role of the private sector as health care providers and their importance in innovation and technological development. Emphasizing the principle of social responsibility, however, she urged that the private sector “innovate, but based on health needs”. Addressing development partners, Etienne said that the Declaration of Astana and the SDGs offer a “golden moment” that must be seized. “We cannot leave here and repeat the mistakes of the past” by reducing primary health care to minimum sets of poor services for the poor. “There is no other way” than PHC to achieve health for everyone, everywhere, said Etienne. “Primary Health Care is smart. Primary Health Care is right.”

THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT SAINT LUCIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

CLAIM NO. SLUHCV2014/0192 BETWEEN: FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (BARBADOS) LIMITED Claimant and JEREMIAH JN BAPTISTE Defendant TO: JEREMIAH JN BAPTISTE whose last known address was Babonneau, Castries, Saint Lucia NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Judgment Creditor FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (BARBADOS) LIMITED has filed an Application in the High Court of Justice, Saint Lucia, to Fix an Upset Price for the sale of the immovable property owned by you and situate at Babonneau in the Registration Quarter of Castries and registered as Block and Parcel Number 1247B 352. The Application will come on for hearing at the High Court of Justice, La Place Carenage, Jeremie Street, Castries on Thursday the 22nd day of November, 2018 at 9:00 am. AND THAT pursuant to CPR 2000 Part 5.13 service of the said Application is effected on you by advertisements of this NOTICE in two (2) consecutive issues of a local Newspaper circulating in Saint Lucia and two (2) consecutive issues of the official Gazette of Saint Lucia. The said Application and Affidavit in Support of the Application can be viewed and copies thereof can be obtained at the Court Office of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, High Court of Justice, Jeremie Street, Castries. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you fail to attend the hearing the Application will be heard and an Order made in your absence. Dated this 18th day of October, 2018 PETER I. FOSTER & ASSOCIATES

LUCELEC staff mix business with pleasure.

A member of the Caribbean Utilities Employees Association (CUEA), the LUCELEC Club is made of and managed by LUCELEC employees. Dwivé Kwéyòl is one of several activities hosted by the LUCELEC Club this year. The Executive also oversees staff participation in inter-commercial sporting competitions like FUTSAL and dominoes.

per..................................................... Peter A.H. Marshall Legal Practitioners for the Claimant Presented for filing by: Peter I. Foster & Associates, Legal Practitioners for the Claimant, whose address for service is: Chambers, Robin Kelton Building, Choc Bay, Castries, St. Lucia. West Indies. Tel. No.: 758 453-1100, Fax No.: 758 452-4940, E-mail: contact@piflaw.com. The Court Office is at La Place Carenage, Jeremie Street, Castries, Tel. No. 758 4687500, Fax No. 758 468-7543. The Office is open between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Friday except public holidays. Email stluhco@eccourts.org.

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Life After Stroke

troke can be a devastating life-changing event, not only for the person affected but also for family and close friends. Stroke leaves visible signs, whether it’s weakness on one side or difficulties with memory, speech and understanding. Every day you grieve for the loss of the person that you knew and loved; they are alive but no longer the same. There are times when you see a glimmer of hope and a glimpse of the person as he It takes time, effort and perseverence but the aim is to regain independence after a stroke. or she was before the stroke; but mostly you see a person who has lost independence. system, either from a bleed independence and build your Imagine waking up every day or a clot, but it’s important to life back after a stroke. with your mind intact but with understand that the brain and The first thing to know a body that refuses to conervous system are miraculous, is that a stroke, or cerebral operate. Or worse, with a mind adaptable organs; as well vascular accident (CVA), that is confused and foggy but as helping us progress and occurs when there has been desperate to move forward learn from birth, they are also disruption of blood supply and towards recovery. The most capable of repair and recovery. oxygen to the brain. Once the important thing about stroke is Although it may not be possible situation has been stabilised it not to give up hope. to achieve full function, with is time to start on the road to Stroke is a sudden attack hard work and determination recovery. Our nervous system is on the brain and nervous it may be possible to regain1 10/19/18 capable3:57 of healing and forming 18ICC067_ST-LUCIA_ARTISTE_AD-10-5X6-403-PRESS.pdf PM

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new pathways; there is not always one route to reach your destination, much like taking the backroads when the main roads are blocked. It may take you longer to reach your destination and there may be a few turns and bends along the way but. with patience and perseverance, you can get there. In order to recover and move forward you must take action. Remember the symptoms and after-effects of a stroke are a state of being, not an illness. Just because you have one-sided weakness it is not a reason to stay in bed and let people do everything for you. You must have heard the saying ‘Use it or lose it’. Well, you have lost it and it’s time to find it. Unlike a muscle injury or cold that respond to rest, the results of stroke do not. Your weakness is not caused by an injury to the muscle but to the brain, and we have to reteach the brain how to move and the only way to do that is to move. Do not just lay there and do not let people do everything for you. The more you try, the

better chance you have of recovery. If you have poor balance it will only improve by challenging your balance in sitting and standing. If you cannot move one side of your body it will not move if you ignore it and compensate with the other side. How you sit, lay and stand can all affect the quality of your recovery. Get up and tell your brain it’s time for action. It’s not an easy road (backroads rarely are—something you will know if you have ever driven the backroads from Castries to Rodney Bay) and you may need somebody to guide and lead you to your final destination.

If you are struggling and need a map to find your way, speak to a physiotherapist. Physiotherapists are healthcare professionals who can help you and your family move forward and find independence after a stroke. We cannot achieve the impossible but through various skills and a large knowledge base we can help you achieve independent living. The aim is to help you get back on your feet and regain the use of your body but when this is not possible we will show you how to move and transfer independently so you do not always have to depend on others. Kim Jackson is a UK-trained physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience. She specialises in musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction including back pain and sciatica, stroke and other neuro conditions plus sports physiotherapy, having worked with local, regional and international athletes and teams treating injuries and analysing biomechanics to improve function and performance. She is registered with the Allied Health Council and is a member of PASL. She currently works at Bayside Therapy Services in Rodney Bay, O: 458 4409 or C: 284 5443; www.baysidetherapyservices.com

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THE ART OF WAR OR JUST PLAIN DUPLICITY? issues facing our country are clearly highlighted in letters reproduced in the STAR of October 20 and demand an t has become necessary for explanation from the former me to express my deepest prime minister and current concern over activities MP for Vieux Fort South, who threatening to undermine the has been speaking negatively confidence of the local tourism about the proposed DSH project investment climate. A number and its developer—but only of these initiatives can be since July 2016. In his letters traced to the opposition St. Lucia Labour Party which seeks that appeared in the earliermentioned STAR edition, Dr. to justify its ever-changing Kenny Anthony comes across positions on various projects as totally committed to the for partisan purpose. Without developer Teo Ah Khing and his investment, it is extremely proposed project, which the difficult to grow the economy, create jobs, pay for our schools then prime minister envisaged as ‘a flagship resort’ that would and create opportunity for our be wonderful for Saint Lucia. To people; hence my decision to make this matter one of national quote directly from one of the letters: “Teo, rest assured that I priority. Narrow political possess an even greater desire positions by the opposition to see this project become a do not only threaten investor confidence but also confuse the reality for so many reasons. I will push to the limit. I ask local populace. that you consider my thoughts The opposition’s everwhich I have shared above. Let shifting opinions on a range of

By Dominic Fedee

us find solutions and make this a flag-bearer for a sustainable integrated resort development in the world.” The letter goes on to quote the former prime minister explaining that it would be political suicide for him to seek a parliamentary waiver of sovereign immunity in an election year. He adds: “It will really help me to understand what is the interest you seek to achieve so I may consider other ways in which we can assist to achieve the same objective.” From reading his letters as published in the newspaper, the message one gets is that less than a month prior to the June 6, 2016 elections, as prime minister Kenny Anthony was a committed supporter of the DSH project and its CEO Teo Ah Khing. The newspaper also cited an email from the prime minister, dated April 22 and copied to what appears to be

Breadfruit-sized tumour successfully removed from patient’s abdomen

s part of the recent laparoscopic training conducted with doctors and nurses at the Victoria Hospital, one patient was the beneficiary of this life-saving procedure. Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure in which a fibre-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or to permit surgical procedures. Flavia Florence, a resident from Micoud, had been suffering from an enormous tumour in her abdomen which caused her great discomfort and internal bleeding. Ms. Florence’s son-in-law, Benoit Michel, said he was extremely pleased with the outcome of the surgery and the care and attention she received at the Victoria Hospital: “I am very, very pleased; very happy, pleasantly surprised. When we found out about the tumour we were very worried. You didn’t know what to expect and you hear a lot of horror stories from persons having tumours and operations and so on, and even persons talking about going overseas because our original thoughts were to go to Martinique or somewhere else and, after meeting Dr. Kabiye and speaking with him and he explaining the procedure, and also because of the episodes that she had, we knew that she needed the surgery as quickly as possible.”

his private email addresss. It reads: “Dear Teo, It was good to hear from you! I continue to admire your commitment and passion for this investment. I understand that your proposal is on the way to cabinet for consideration.” The above suggests that had his party won the 2016 elections he would have moved hell and high water to establish the DSH project that since July 2016 he has been most unfairly attacking if emerged victorious at the polls for the 2016 elections. This posture of doublestandards and duplicity appears to be inspired by a quest to score political points at all cost. However, it significantly undermines St. Lucia’s reputation as an investment jurisdiction. Several projects and policy decisions continue to feel the wrath of opposition deception, ranging from the following: the previous administration’s decision to grant approval for the development of a dolphin park at Anse Jabet, while in government, then pivots to being against dolphin parks while in opposition; a decision to implement the Airport Development Tax to allow for the Hewanorra Airport Development Project but deviates from it once they assume the benches of opposition; a report by the Financial Times which rated St. Lucia’s CIP program as high political risk because of statements made by the opposition that upon reassuming office they would revoke citizenships granted under the reformed CIP regime approved by a democratically elected parliament. It has been 12 days since the STAR article was published and the silence of the normally vocal MP for Vieux Fort South is deafening.

Tourism minister Dominic Fedee. He issued the accompanying statement at a press meeting on Thursday.

PUBLIC NOTICE Patient with Laparoscopic Surgery at Victoria Hospital on October 17, 2018.

The ministry of health caught up with Ms. Florence four days after her operation. She was in high spirits, ready to be discharged and expressed her gratitude to the doctors for performing this life saving procedure. “I felt very strong before I went to surgery because I wanted to go for the surgery and I asked God to help me, give me the strength and the courage that I could have gone through it. So, when I walked in I had no fear. I was not afraid a bit,” she said. The breadfruit-sized tumour was removed during the operation by Dr. Kabiye, the lead surgeon performing the laparoscopic surgery at the Victoria Hospital.

Said Dr. Kabiye, “Her recovery has been really remarkable. Blood loss has been very minimal and her pain level is very low. The patient is already drinking and taking in fluids. It has been an eventful outcome compared to an open surgery which is completely opening the abdomen to be able to remove the tumour. This was no major cuts, basically small, to put on a device to be able to do the surgery. To remove the tumour or the mass is where you do the small cut.” Dr. Kabiye is hopeful for greater investment in laparoscopic equipment for performing surgical procedures through keyhole surgery as benefits to the patient and hospital are significant.

The public is advised that Sherlon Glasford and Diane Cadoo are no longer employed with the Royalton Hotel Resort at Smugglers Cove in Cap Estate and are therefore not entitled to transact any business on behalf of the hotel.

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Carib Beer part of Boundary-breaking Women’s World T20

ollowing on the celebratory aftermath in the Caribbean in 2016, when Caribbean cricket teams won three ICC world titles, the ICC Women’s World T20 is coming to the Caribbean this November. The Caribbean is hosting the ICC Women’s World T20 from 9-24 November. However, unlike the first time, when the event featured both men’s and women’s teams, the ICC Women’s World T20 will make history as a standalone women’s event this year. With the West Indies now renowned for turning cricket into a party, Carib Beer—the real Beer of the Caribbean, has been chosen to fuel this party. Carib Beer has signed on as the official beer partner of the ICC Women’s World T20, with matches to be played in Guyana, Antigua and here in Saint Lucia. “We at Carib Beer are really thrilled to be a part of yet another cricketing experience in the Caribbean, having recently been part of the CPL T20, again as the official beer,” said Germaine Serieux, Brand manager for Carib Beer at PCD in Saint Lucia.

The Carib Ladies are all set to start the party right for the ICC Women’s World T20 at Beausejour.

“As you can imagine, Carib Beer will be infusing its usual flavour and excitement to stimulate interest in the event and to turn up the party on match days, with some wonderful promotions and giveaways,” Serieux explained. Cricket fans and Carib Beer consumers can win all-access passes which will include free premiums, tickets and product ahead of the games. All one need do for chances to win is purchase Carib Beer at retail outlets across the island.

Supporting outlets are Massy Stores island-wide, House of Wines in Castries and Rodney Bay, Wet & Cold island-wide, Ultramarts island-wide, as well as Hypermarts, Total Auto and Sol Gas Station, Gros Islet. On match days, Carib Beer will arouse the party atmosphere at the grounds, playing a key role in the spectator experience for the upcoming ICC Women’s World T20. Patrons purchasing the first 100 tickets will each receive a free T-shirt and the

The Windies ladies will be hoping to retain the trophy they captured back in 2016!

first 100 patrons through the grounds gates will each receive a Carib beer. The Carib Beer promo girls will also help energize fans with paraphernalia and giveaways on match days, in the midst of the entertainment by artistes, DJs, cultural displays and food and drinks which the tournament will offer. “This is the sixth edition of the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament and the second time it is being held in the West Indies with our Windies

ladies being the defending champions. So I am urging all cricket lovers and all Saint Lucians and visitors who are looking for a good lime, to come out and show their support and be a part of this history-making event,” Serieux urged. Besides great cricket, the ICC Women’s World T20 will feature performances by Shensea of Jamaica, Patrice Roberts (Trinidad & Tobago), our very own Dennery Segment kings—Mighty and Subance, and Saint Lucia’s joint Soca

monarch champions Ricky T and Teddyson John. Carib Beer after-parties will be held at Bottle & Spoon, Keebees, Royal Palm and Jamrock, to name just a few venues. So, for the Saint Lucia matches, be at the Darren Sammy Cricket Grounds November 10-18, for the ICC Women’s World T20 with Carib Beer, the real Beer of the Caribbean adding more zest to your cricketing experience! Enjoy Carib Beer Responsibly!

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SLNT: RENEWED FOCUS NEEDED ON ST LUCIA’S BUILT HERITAGE

he Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) is saddened by the destruction of the colonial-era historic ‘Glasgow’ townhouse and other nearby properties, which were burnt by fire during the early morning of Tuesday October 30, 2018. The Glasgow House was located at the north-eastern corner of the junctions of Mary-Ann and Broglie Streets, in Castries. It was one of a small and dwindling number of pre-1948 structures found in the Castries City Centre. This year, in collaboration with the Castries Constituencies Council, the Cultural Development Foundation, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour, Mediazone and Ministry of Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation Survey & Mapping Section, the Trust put on an exhibition memorializing the 70th anniversary of the great Castries Fire of 1948 and created a documentary recording memories of a

number of those who lived through the experience. This fire led to the loss of much of Castries’ colonial era-built heritage, destroying over 24 acres of the city and displacing scores of city residents. Now, 70 years later, a building which survived that Great Fire has succumbed to yet another fire. Through the work of the Saint Lucia Archaeological & Historical Society, established in 1954, and the National Trust, established in 1975, numerous efforts have been made at attempting to conserve our island’s heritage, including its buildings of architectural merit. Sadly, however, the continued redevelopment of Castries and many of our built-up areas has happened at the expense of our traditional architecture. This architecture has immense value in terms of defining our sense of place and identity but is also important in providing value and character to the places in which we live, work and relax.

A very early attempt at listing such buildings was encapsulated in the National Trust’s publication of Saint Lucia Historic Sites in 1975, authored by the Trust’s founding Director, historian, Mr. Robert Devaux. In 2014, the Trust injected new life into its Built Heritage Programme by bringing onboard a full-time Built Heritage Officer. It commenced the Walcott Place & Grass Street Urban Enhancement Project, which had as one of its broader mandates the catalysing of urban renewal around the Lower Chaussée, recognising the value of conserving what is essentially Castries’ Historic Quarter. One of these structures included in that area was the Glasgow House. Concurrently, the SLNT collaborated with the Technical Department of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in which second-year students carried out risk assessments of 250 historic buildings island-wide to determine what was left of our Built Heritage.

Razmataz celebrates 25 years

wenty-five years ago, Sue and John Wright had the idea to introduce Indian cuisine to Saint Lucia. With a history of restauranteuring behind them in the UK and Saint Lucia, they recognised an opportunity to cater to locals and visitors with the hugely popular Indian dishes widely loved back in the UK. So, they set out to find a place and find a chef… And so began Razmataz, Saint Lucia’s first authentic tandoori restaurant. Sue and John found a young Nepali chef and made arrangements to bring him all the way from Nepal to Saint Lucia. Dipendra brought with him, family recipes he’d learnt from his grandmother and formal chef training he’d gained in the UK and soon the tables at Razmataz were filled with happy diners enjoying fabulous authentic dishes incorporating fresh local ingredients. Fast forward to today and Razmataz is celebrating an incredible 25 years in Saint Lucia, something not many restaurants on the island can claim! Over the years, a loyal clientele has kept Chef Dipendra

The popularity of Razmataz restaurant in Rodney Bay has endured for a quarter of a century.

inspired to keep on creating top quality dishes with exciting flavours and kept Sue and her staff happily welcoming old friends and new faces every evening. Sue and the staff would like to invite you to celebrate this huge milestone with them and are offering a superb special throughout the month of November—their summer favourite 2-for-1 Curry offer is extended throughout November and topped up with a half-price special on their new flavours of ice-cream: ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sue says, “Our customers are what keeps us

going. Over the years we’ve been through ups and downs and it’s the satisfaction we see on the faces of our diners that makes us go home happy at the end of the night! We really want to share this celebration with as many people as we can, so come on in and share this special time with us!” 2-for-1 Curry Special runs every evening (except Tuesdays when Razmataz is closed) from 5pm – 7:30pm. Happy Hour is from 5pm-7pm. Half-price on new ice-cream flavours runs all night long during November. Call 452 9800 to make your reservation.

Students carried out measured surveys and historic research on these buildings to determine whether they were suitable for being included on the Listing of Buildings register. As a result of this assessment the Glasgow House was included in the Trust’s register of historic buildings, based on its age and rarity, historic significance and architectural merit. The house was a rare example of a 2-level early 20th century wooden townhouse and showcased significant characteristics of this construction such as the double dormer windows, fretwork and wooden shutters. The importance of our country’s Built Heritage and other tangible heritage in general has been brought to the forefront of national interest and debate in recent times with the tragic loss of the historic building that housed the Folk Research Centre at Mount Pleasant, on March 25 this year, and ongoing discussions regarding both the fate of specific buildings in Castries and the revision of plans for the overall development of the capital. This new loss of the

Glasgow House has fuelled these flames and shows the fragile state of our heritage. The listing of buildings, monuments and sites is an ongoing and open-ended process. As time passes, buildings currently not considered of sufficient merit to be listed, may become so and others may be lost. The listing process alone will not ensure that these tangible assets are protected, particularly from abandonment. Long-term conservation requires a suite of policies and legislation that promotes use, particularly adaptive reuse of these properties, to fulfill the country’s development needs. There must be incentives and other benefits to encourage and assist the property owners and developers of properties with historic value to maintain and develop such properties. There is a need for guidelines to assist property developers in conceptualizing suitable development schemes that incorporate the built heritage. This should also be supported by access to generous concessionary financing, as building

conservation often requires specialized skills and expertise and can be quite costly. Such a framework for Built Heritage conservation would engender positive socio-economic development, particularly in the historic cores of our towns and villages. In 2016, the SLNT prepared and submitted to government draft legislation to strengthen the protection of buildings of historic and architectural interest. We await the next phase to engage the Ministry of Physical Development and other stakeholders as we look towards a surer future for our Built Heritage. The loss of the Glasgow House highlights the urgency that must be placed by all concerned in furthering this crucial aspect of a sustainable, balanced development agenda. Despite all the losses and challenges, the Saint Lucia National Trust believes that our island can profit from the current national concern if it commits to rebuilding and renewal that is inspired and invigorated by the valuable architectural and historical qualities of the past.

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BARBADOS PRIME MINISTER EXPECTS BEACHES PROJECT TO BOOST ECONOMY

rime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, expects the new Beaches project at Heywoods to play a key role in the Barbadian government’s plans to turn around the economy. Beaches is the family resort brand of Sandals Resorts International, and Barbados will be home to the first such hotel in the Eastern Caribbean. During a visit to the project site on October 26th, 2018 Prime Minister Mottley confirmed that her administration would ensure that all approvals were in place so that the project could get off the ground in time for the January 2019 groundbreaking. She said, “I am deeply conscious as was indicated, that subject to all of the relevant permissions being put in place that this project will start in early January for the benefit of both the owners and shareholders of Sandals, but equally as important to the people and workers of Barbados. I therefore am happy to be associated here this afternoon, and to say that I have every confidence that you are going to be in a position to start very shortly. The reality also is for us as we have indicated that this is part of the light that is necessary to bring hope and to help Barbados out of this very different set of circumstances.” Prime Minister Mottley also assured that her government will respect all agreements that had been negotiated with Sandals prior to assuming office. “We accept that those contractual obligations which

Front L-R: Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, PM Mia Mottley, SRI Director of Corporate Services Jeremy Jones.

were made are those which we continue to abide by, because this is a country who, above all else, abides by the rule of law. We want, however, to allow as many hotels as our fiscal circumstances allow to enjoy the exact benefits that you currently enjoy.” Meantime Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), Gordon “Butch” Stewart is confident that the planned US$400 million property will play a major role in attracting more visitors and airlines to Barbados, therefore helping the Barbados economy to recover. Mr. Stewart indicated that during the 27-month construction phase, the resort will employ close to 1,800 men and women, with some 700 to 800 permanent jobs after completion. “This is easily the most modern property that we will have. It will be, in my view, the finest family resort anywhere in

the entire world.” In fact, mere months after Sandals opened its newest hotel, the Sandals Royal Barbados, the company has already invested in and is preparing to open 50 more suites at that property. Barbadian minister of tourism, Kerrie Symmonds, also welcomed the new development and the impact it will have on positioning Barbados as a key investment destination. “I think that it sends a very positive signal to all who have ears to hear and eyes to see, that the investment potential of this country is alive and well, and that there is still an elasticity of demand. I want to be very brief today, to say, 'Thank you very much Mr. Stewart, we warmly welcome the partnership,' and we are looking forward to building on that as we go forward.”

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Storm impact on St. Lucia creates opportunity for Vincy bananas

he impact of Tropical Storm Kirk on banana cultivation in Saint Lucia is creating more opportunities for Vincentian bananas on the regional market, Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar told Parliament on Thursday. Caesar said he has noted on several occasions that the main focus of Vincentian traders is to explore fully the regional market and to secure greater market share in the region. “We never closed the door on the UK market and this is clear from our continued support in actively engaging farmers and farmers' organisations in pursuing the certification necessary for extra-regional trade in bananas. And we will

continue to assist,” he said in response to a question tabled by Member of Parliament for East Kingstown, an opposition lawmaker. Eustace wanted to know if shipments of bananas from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Kingdom would resume at the end of 2018 and about the projected exports for January to June 2019. The minister said that in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Kirk in Saint Lucia, that country has seen an approximately 40 per cent reduction in the export of bananas to the region. He said that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has contacted Winfresh to assess the situation of supply and demand from the Windward Islands and the issue of emerging opportunities for

SVG. “We are awaiting a response,” he said, adding that at the same time, the reduction in Saint Lucia’s ability to supply the regional market because of the cyclone has opened another opportunity for SVG to increase its export to the regional market. “In fact, farmers have noted that traders who trade on the Barbados market for bananas, since tropical Storm Kirk in Saint Lucia, that they are seeing greater take-up in that market,” the agriculture minister told lawmakers. He said that the projection for January to June 2019, based on the trend for the past years, is between 1,000 and 1,500 tonnes.

New law banning under-13s from social media proposed by UK health secretary

new law banning under13s from social media has been proposed by health secretary Matt Hancock. He said Facebook, What's App and other social media giants should be legally required to stop under-aged children joining their sites. He accused the companies of doing “absolutely nothing” to stop under-13s getting onto sites like Facebook or under16s using What’s App. Asked if there should be a minimum and enforced legal age requirement in an interview in Parliament’s House magazine, he said: “Yes, yes there should. Absolutely.” Ofcom estimates a quarter of eight to 11 year olds have social media accounts, often gaining access by lying about

their age. But Mr Hancock said: "The terms and conditions of the main social media sites are that you shouldn’t use it under the age of 13, but the companies do absolutely nothing to enforce against that. And they should, I think that should be a requirement.” “You shouldn’t be on WhatsApp, according to their own terms and conditions, before you’re 16. “And yet, the pressures that people feel under when they’re on a WhatsApp group to respond, to wake up in the middle of the night to get back to messages – this is teenagers or young kids who aren’t even teenagers yet. “So, if the company say that you shouldn’t be on it till

16, they should do something about that and they should empower parents to allow it to happen.” He said a legal ban would be considered as part of the chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies’s investigation into ensuring “age-appropriate” use of social media. She is also reviewing the impact of social media on children’s mental health. Mr Hancock suggested the companies may have contributed to a rise in self-harm which had been seen in teenage girls but not teenage boys. “That implies that something happened in the last decade to increase the pressure on teenage girls,” he said. ---The Telegraph

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INVITATION TO TENDER Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) invites suitably qualified firms/individuals to tender for the Retrofitting of Factory Shell - DY1 at the Dennery Industrial Estate. The scope of works document is available at a cost of EC $200.00 and can be purchased at Invest Saint Lucia’s head office at the Waterfront in Castries.

FOR RENT

Furnished house for rent at Beausejour Phase 2. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, master bedroom, hot and cold water, cable, internet and parking.

1 unfurnished downstairs apartment, 2 Bedroom, 1 bath for rent at Ciceron, after the Baptist Church, fence and parking.

1 unfurnished one bedroom spacious apartment for rent at Beausejour, Gros Islet $850.00 monthly. No utilities included.

2 Bedrooms one bath fully furnished house with laundry room downstairs and storage situated in Phase one, Beausejour, Gros Islet. Lovely view of the stadium.

Call: 518-6208

Firms/individuals who have not been contracted by ISL for similar works in the past, will need to include at least two (2) references from previous works undertaken. Tenders MUST be submitted in a sealed envelope and clearly marked: “Tender for Retrofitting of Factory Shell DY1 – Dennery Industrial Estate” C/O Mr. Jeremiah Edward Senior Manager, Finance and Administration Invest Saint Lucia First Floor, Heraldine Rock Building P. O. Box 495 Waterfront, Castries

Call: 452-7552

$1,650.00

Contact: 724 7747/ 722 8563/ 520-1444

Deadline for submission of tenders is Monday 19th November, 2018. Proposals will be treated confidentially, and Invest Saint Lucia reserves the right to conduct interviews and reference enquires for short-listed firms/individuals.

$900.00 monthly.

water included

Tel: 520-1444

FOR SALE 2012 Kia Sorrento CRDI 2.2 Turbo AWD ,Leather interior, Automatic/ Sport 6speed

PROPERTY FOR SALE Property for sale in Soufriere 2600 Sq ft. 4-Bedroom, 1 bath, laundry/ utility extension. Great location close proximity to all available amenities. Potential for commercial use Serious buyers/ enquirers only

Call 519-0590

Invest Saint Lucia is under no obligation to accept the lowest bid.

Call:

286 6190

JOIN OUR TEAM!!!!! Du Boulay’s Bottling Company Ltd. invites talented and enthusiastic professionals to apply for the following position:

Delivery Driver - North Role:

The Delivery Driver will be responsible for delivering products, payments and empty bottle collection.

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Diploma or Associate Degree

Experience:

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Interested applicants should apply to: The Human Resource Manager Du Boulay’s Bottling Company Ltd

P. O. Box 1271 Union Industrial Estate, West Indies Fax: 1 758 453-7210 Email: recruitment@wlbl.lc

For further details on this employment opportunity, visit our website at http://www.wlbl.lc Deadline for Submission is Friday, November 9th 2018 Please note that only suitable applications will be acknowledged

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