SIGNED AND SEALED

Rufus Bousquet, St. Lucia's External Affairs Minister at exactly 10:20a.m.Monday, in the conference room of his Ministry signed a Joint Communiqué with James Chih-Fang Huang, Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Minister, a move that sealed the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and increased the wrath of China, which for months has been warning St. Lucia against doing just that.

Trade Unions Warn Government

Trade Unions on the island on Tuesday made clear to Government that any review of the yet to be enacted Labour Code will not be done at the expense of the workers of this country. Further, as trade unions, they are prepared to revert to whatever weapon that is in their arsenal to prevent government from withdrawing any of the gains workers have that are embedded in the draft document called the Labour Code that was passed in the House of Assembly under the previous administration late last year.

Celebrating With Steel Pan

Six steel –pan groups participated in the 5th Annual Panorama Competition held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Culture in conjunction with The Cultural Development Foundation this past Sunday at the grounds of the National Cultural Centre at Barnard Hill.

POLICE NEWS

Andre Etienne, age 39 of Chase Gardens, Castries, is the island’s latest road accident victim. About 2:15pm on Tuesday the 24th of April 2007, motor truck registration number: TE 2985, driven by Kenty Williams of La Bayee, Bexon quarter of Castries and motor omnibus registration number: PB 2248: driven by Andre Etienne of Chase Gardens collided along the Dennery bypass road.

Governor General Commends Volunteers

Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy has added her voice to the many showering praise on volunteers who served at the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 matches in Saint Lucia. Dame Pearlette joined volunteers on Tuesday May 1, as they were officially recognised for their work during the international sporting event. Almost a thousand Saint Lucians signed up for the National Volunteer Programme (NVP) in 2006,

St. Lucia Distillers Escapes Fiery End

An early morning fire at the St Lucia Distillers caused extensive damage to the facility, according to officials of the Fire Service. Senior fire officer Hilton Oculien says the country was saved from a major disaster, as fire fighters were able to control the fire and restrict it to the main administrative and warehouse building.