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St Lucia Minister Expands Legal Threat To Media

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Expanding on a press statement released on Friday, in which he announced that he was commencing legal action against a local journalist, Saint Lucia’s minister for legal affairs, home affairs and national security, Phillip La Corbiniere, told reporters that “a number of ministers have also instructed their attorneys to begin to take legal action of various kinds.”

Ironically, the foundation for the threatened action by La Corbinere and others for alleged damage to their reputation appears in turn to relate to allegations that so far unnamed members of the St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) tarnished the reputation of former housing minister Richard Frederick by supplying false information to US embassy officials.

In his formal statement on Friday, the minister did not elaborate on what that legal action was; what conduct or comment he found objectionable; or what others are going to be included in the threatened action.

However, he now claims that he will “not have his reputation destroyed by Caribbean News Now,” which he described as “a ragtag called Caribbean news because it’s nothing more than a ragtag.”

In saying this, La Corbiniere seems to be ignorant of the fact that Caribbean News Now, along with its predecessor publication, has been publishing regional news for over ten years and outranks any other regional website in every measure, usually by several orders of magnitude, with website visitors and page views measured in the millions annually.

Saint Lucia Justice Minister Tries to Silence Media- Takes Legal Action Against Tim Poleon of RCI

St lucia minister to take legal action against local media from Unitedpac Saint Lucia

Press statement saint lucia united workers party delegation visits uk (final)

Press statement saint lucia united workers party delegation visits uk (final) from Unitedpac Saint Lucia

UWP Appoints New Communications & Strategy Manager:

The United Workers Party (UWP) has announced the appointment of Elijah Anatole as its communications and strategy manager.
According to a press release, “Anatole will lead a team of experts in all aspects of communications to ensure that the Party’s latest news, views and concerns are shared with all citizens, both here and abroad. “His proven background as an author, journalist/reporter at the STAR newspaper and CHOICE TV, not to mention creative skills and ambitions will be an asset to the Party.”
Chairman of the UWP Ezechiel Joseph said: “Mr. Anatole is a respectable and talented young man and we (at the United Workers Party) welcome him with open arms. He has a great task ahead of him and we know that he is more than capable of delivering results.”
Anatole expressed thanks to the Party for having confidence in him.
He said: “This is a new turn of events in my life. I welcome this opportunity as one that will not only help me grow but also help the Party grow and evolve to be a more modern and appealing Party for both the young and the old. I am happy to be a part of the team and look forward to achieving great things together.”
Anatole’s appointment comes almost two months after Allen Chastanet successfully won his bid for leadership of the Party at July’s National Convention, with the installation of a new communications and strategy manager being one of his first objectives.

Wia ask when will forensic lab be adequately staffed

Wia ask when will forensic lab be adequately staffed from Unitedpac Saint Lucia

Was Emma Hippolyte Technically fired as Minister between August 23rd to 28th, 2013?

UWP CALLS FOR CLARIFICATION ON DR. ANTHONY’S DECISION TO ASSUME HON. EMMA HIPPOLYTE’S MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO

Castries, Saint Lucia – September 26, 2013 – In the August 26, 2013 Extra Ordinary Issue of the Gazette of Saint Lucia, the United Workers Party notes that the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Acted as Minister for Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs for the period August 23-28, 2013.
Our information confirms that during that period, the Minister for Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs, Hon. Emma Hippolyte was out of state on official business approved by the Prime Minister. In fact, based on information from a reliable source in the United States, Minister Hippolyte attended a number of meetings in her capacity as Minister with a number of State institutions and organizations.
The United Workers Party is baffled by the need for Prime Minister Dr. Kenny D. Anthony to assume the office of Minister for Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs while Minister Hippolyte was overseas conducting legitimate business in her capacity as Minister. It is also important to note that according to our information, Minister Hippolyte was not on vacation or medical leave.
As a result of these perplexed events, the United Workers Party wants the Prime Minister to provide answers to the following questions:
1. Is it a new policy of this Labour Administration for the Prime Minister to act as Minister for any Minister who travels overseas on Government business?
2. If the Prime Minister assumes a Minister’s portfolio, does the Minister who has travelled have full Ministerial responsibilities, authority and privileges while overseas?
3. Do we expect to see the Prime Minister assume other portfolios when other Ministers travel on official Government business?
4. Given that this Prime Minister has not assumed the portfolio of any of his Ministers in the past when they travelled on Official Government business, can he tell us why he found it necessary to act for Emma Hippolyte in this instance or was she technically fired as Minister for the period August 23-28, 2013?