Monday’s
press conference hosted by the Government of St. Lucia following
Prime Minister Stephenson King’s address to the nation
last Saturday on increasing high prices on petrol, food and
other commodities was nothing more than an attempt at damage
control. Yes, reasons were given as to the actions
taken by Government,
In
all my years of studying politics I have yet to meet an enigma
like Rufus Bousquet. Why? Because at times he can
be like the runaway train, a spoilt brat, an individual with
an inflated ego, an individual who cares of no one but himself,
almost selfish. Yet, if I had to describe a true politician
he would no doubt be high on my list. Why? Because he has
what it takes to be a true politician.
The
St Lucia Labour Party notes the visit of the President of
Taiwan to our country, immediately after Parliamentary elections
in that country. As St Lucians will now know, the
defeat of the Government party in that election has been largely
attributed to the Taiwanese people’s disgust with extensive
corrupt practices in the financial management of that country.
We’ve
been waiting for a whole year to find out when the price of
gas will go up and by how much. Now the time has come. Now
we know. We were being told – as if we didn’t
know – that the increase was inevitable. Now we know
the price of gas has moved up from $9.50 to $12.75. And the
price of diesel has moved up from $8.75 to $12.75 –
the same as gas.
Monday’s
press conference hosted by the Government of St. Lucia following
Prime Minister Stephenson King’s address to the nation
last Saturday on increasing high prices on petrol, food and
other commodities was nothing more than an attempt at damage
control. Yes, reasons were given as to the actions
taken by Government, 
In
all my years of studying politics I have yet to meet an enigma
like Rufus Bousquet. Why? Because at times he can
be like the runaway train, a spoilt brat, an individual with
an inflated ego, an individual who cares of no one but himself,
almost selfish. Yet, if I had to describe a true politician
he would no doubt be high on my list. Why? Because he has
what it takes to be a true politician. 
The
St Lucia Labour Party notes the visit of the President of
Taiwan to our country, immediately after Parliamentary elections
in that country. As St Lucians will now know, the
defeat of the Government party in that election has been largely
attributed to the Taiwanese people’s disgust with extensive
corrupt practices in the financial management of that country.
