BOUSQUET FOR GRENADA

OECS Heads of Government will open their 45th Authority Meeting in St Georges, the Grenada capital. The two day business session will be preceded by an opening ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, 23rd May, 2007. Addresses will be delivered by the host Country’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, outgoing chairman Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda, incoming chairman Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of the Commonwealth of Dominica and OECS Director General, Dr. Len Ishmael.

Sir John is Home

All the wrangling now going on about a successor for Prime Minister Sir John Compton could either cease or take on a new direction now that the Prime Minister is back on the island. Sir John came back to St. Lucia Saturday night from New York and was whisked away to his home immediately.

LUCELEC workers threaten strike

The Saint Lucia Seamen, Waterfront and General Workers Trade Union has taken a long-running wage negotiations with the Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) to the next level by threatening a worker strike. Union president Alexis Alcide, said up to yesterday Friday May 18, the company had expressed no reaction to the notice of strike served on the company on May 16. The two parties held their latest talks on Thursday May 15, and Alcide said there was no progress.

Choiseul Launches its Carnival

Choiseul Carnival Queen contestants

St. Lucia Distillers open for business

St. Lucia Distillers has remained open for business despite a major fire at its administrative offices in Roseau which affected operations. During the early hours of Wednesday morning 2nd May 2007, this fire destroyed the administrative office building which housed the administrative and sales offices, the blending area, a laboratory, raw material storage area and an export finished product bond. The cause of the fire is under investigation.