SLBC Meets Farmers

The St. Lucia Banana Corporation (SLBC) will today hold a meeting with its core group of farmers to sensitize them of the other issues involved in the present impasse between itself and the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company Limited.
The impasse, though quiet today, is far from over despite a request from the SLBC Chairman Eustace Monrose for Prime Minister Stephenson King to sit with him to discuss the situation, which Monrose pointed out yesterday is not about the Fairtrade Labeling Organization certification of banana companies but rather of issues that involve the take over of the SLBC by other parties.

Monrose noted that the underlying issue in this impasse is not the certification issue WIBDECO is making a fuss about since WIBDECO still trades with uncertified banana companies in other Windward Islands.
Today’s meeting with farmers will be in La Caye.