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The
Saint Labour Party town hall meeting train makes its second stop, this time
under the gaze of the iconic Pitons.
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| SLP'S GENERAL SECRETARY, LEO CLARKE |
The
second in a planned island-wide series of town-hall meetings will be hosted in
Soufriere at the Soufriere Primary School starting at 7.00 p.m., on Thursday
April 18th, 2013.
Deputy
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre along with Soufriere/Fond St. Jacque Parliamentary
Representative Harold Dalson will be present to discuss issues of both national
and constituency interest.
The
first town hall meeting was held on Thursday 4th April in Bellevue where
hundreds of residents from Vieux-Fort North turned out to dialogue with their
Parliamentary Representative, Moses Jn. Baptiste and Prime Minister Dr. Kenny
D. Anthony on issues related to Vieux-Fort North in particular and Saint Lucia
in general.
During
the course of the meeting, residents raised a number of issues such as the need
to urgently address damaged community infrastructure, as well as the need to
create new opportunities for employment, given the decline in the banana
industry.
Among
other things, the Prime Minister pointed to potential opportunities which can
spring from the Coconut Industry. Given that Vieux-Fort North is primarily an
agricultural community; the growing demand for coconuts and its by-products
offers an opportunity for diversification.
Representative
Moses Jn. Baptiste gave an account of his stewardship and outlined plans to
continue to improve the lives of the people of Vieux-Fort North.
Dr.
Anthony gave an update on the state of the economy, the situation existing
between the government of Saint Lucia and the CSA, the on-going Saint Jude’s
Hospital project, among other matters of public interest.
During
the session, the Government came in for praise on its handling of the affairs
of Saint Lucia in such difficult times and for the introduction of new
programmes such as NICE.
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