TAIWAN PREZ DEPARTS

Taiwan’s President, H.E. Chen Shui-bian left St. Lucia yesterday following a two day state visit in which he strengthened his country’s relationship with St. Lucia following months in which Taiwan has worked closely with the Government and people of St. Lucia in developing areas like education, agriculture, sports and the like in St. Lucia.

A Story of Job Termination

“I am sorry to inform you that due to an increase in cost of goods, competition and over supply, which has resulted in low profits we have decided to, restructure the company. As a result we no longer require your services.” These are the contents of a letter of dismissal from Chuganis Industries Ltd. to two current former employees,

V/F Supports King

The Executive of the Vieux Fort South Constituency branch of the United Workers Party has thrown their support behind Prime Minister Stephenson King, making it clear it is their intention to introduce a resolution seeking support of delegates to allow the party’s political leader King to continue unchallenged in his present position. The move by the executive comes amid reports,

FRASER coming before Privy Council

Leonard Ogilvy, the African lawyer who was deported from St. Lucia last March spoke to The VOICE yesterday and noted that he is watching the Horace Fraser case coming up soon at the Privy Council, probably this month, to see how the court would rule in the matter. Fraser’s case has similarities to Ogilvy’s case. In the Fraser case a High Court Judge ruled,

Sandals St. Lucian Hotels shine at World Travel Awards

Two Sandals resorts based in St. Lucia have been named among the World’s best resorts, as the luxury included chain walked away with a whopping 15 awards, at the just concluded World Travel Awards in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The five-star diamond Sandals Regency was adjudged St. Lucia’s leading Spa resort,

SLP prepares for Conference of Delegates

The St. Lucia Labour Party is preparing for two major events in the second month of 2008. The party will be holding its annual conference of delegates in the north and south of the island this February. The first leg of the conference will be the closed session to be held at the Gros-Islet Primary School on Sunday February 3rd from 10:30AM.