BOUSQUET TO BELIZE

Prime Minister delegates him to attend Meeting of Gov’t Heads in his stead.
Prime Minister the Hon Sir John Compton has mandated the Minister of External Affairs the Hon Rufus Bousquet to attend the summit meeting of Heads of State and Government of CARICOM and SICA scheduled for May 12, 2007 in Belize.
Belize presently holds the Presidency Pro-Tempore of the Central American Integration System (SICA),

Safety of Food and Pharmaceuticals in Question

A call has gone out to the authorities to observe even more closely imports of food and pharmaceuticals entering the country following reports that a trail of poisoned medicine has been discovered which leads from China to Panama.
Andrew Antoine, former President of St. Lucia’s Consumer Association this week questioned the ability of the authorities in seeing to it that importations of food and medicines are safe, not counterfeited and comes from recognized and approved manufacturers.

POLICE NEWS

Homicide Update:
A post mortem examination was performed on the body of 22 year old Sheldon Javid Emmanuel Elibox, of Marc, quarter of Castries, on Monday the 7th of May 2007 and the result indicated that he died of Hemorrhagic shock secondary to a gun shot wound.
Elibox was shot in the head by a mask man on Friday the 4th of May 2007 about 8:20pm on Victoria Street, Castries. He died on the scene.

Rotary set for Annual Motor Treasure Hunt

The Rotary Club will host its Ninth Rotary Treasure Hunt across Saint Lucia on Sunday May 20th, 2007. The starting point is the Rodney Bay Marina, Gros-Islet.
The Rotary Club event is being championed by Rotary President Elect, Dr. Azmina Long, with vehicle sponsorships by Renwick & Co, as main sponsor.

CWC Trivia winner

Cecil James of Corinth was the recent winner of US $500 in the bmobile Daily Cricket World Cup Trivia. He was one of several bmobile customers throughout the Caribbean who won cash prizes, mobile phones and Brian Lara-autographed bats in the Cricket Trivia promotion.