St. Lucia’s Prime Minister announces election date

Allen Chastanet

In an inspiring National address last night, Prime Minister the Honourable Allen Chastanet outlined some of the many successes of his government over the previous five years, as he announced that St. Lucians will go to the polls on July 26, 2021.  With 21 days to go before the election, the Prime Minister wasted no time in revealing some of the progressive plans the United Workers Party already have in place.  Stressing the importance of the upcoming poll, the Prime Minister called it “an election for the ages”.

The Prime Minister referenced the government’s commitment to ensuring that every St. Lucian has the right to health insurance under the U.W. P’s 545 plan. He also shared his view “to build a brand-new progressive Saint Lucia where every child has the same opportunities for learning; a Saint Lucia where every citizen has access to world class, affordable health care; a Saint Lucia where, whether through tourism, agriculture or small business, every family can earn a comfortable living”. Apart from looking ahead, Prime Minister Chastanet was also proud to highlight his government’s positive progress in a time where the entire world is still grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic. He shared that “The past four months have witnessed a steady increase in tourism arrivals and our US numbers for June and July are even stronger than the same period in 2019” a clear indication that St Lucia is getting back on track.

The Prime Minister admitted he was cautious with setting an election date, but with good reason.  Prime Minister Chastanet’s message was also a calming one, assuring “My team is on the job and will keep working with you and for you to ensure that we come out of the pandemic stronger than before.

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5 Comments

  1. Lin clown
    July 8, 2021

    %,only a JACKA would post your comment.More than 3,000 people who used to rent dwelling houses are no longer renting,Dominica has 37,000 registered of a population of 72,000.More teachers,firemen,nurses and policemen are employed.More houses are being built Skerrit invented the NEP and YES WE CARE,a total of 3,500 employed for more that 8 yes now.Skerrit brought CLEAR HARBOUR to Dominica with employment of about 1,000.The money to build JAYS,BURTON,SMART,DO IT CENTER,where do you think it was made?where do you think the money to pay for all those vehicles came from.LIAR

  2. Thanks
    July 7, 2021

    I am looking forward the UWP apparatus copying or plagiarizing these documents. Remember the Lagoon speech . My dearest% views expressed 😢😤😰🥰

  3. Lin clown
    July 7, 2021

    UWP anywhere is a waste of time.A party of lazy,lying,corrupt TEEHT.

  4. Just asking
    July 7, 2021

    Make it clean Allen, remember Patrick John and Eric Gary?

  5. %
    July 7, 2021

    Dominica remains the last “”kar kar rat”” amongst the small islands of the Caribbean in terms of progress and advancement. For almost five terms a cabinet of 18 lazy ministers, cannot come up with a long term plan to propel the economy forward and to empower the citizens.Most citizens are poorer now than in year 2000. Everything seem to be in shambles, while liar Skerrit is enjoying EC$64 000.00 of the peoples money every month with a characteristic devilish smile on his face..
    Well done Chastenat. Don’t hold the election date in your back pocket… Work for country. Don’t lie, steal, cheat, help in kidnapping, steal election, get involved in money laundering, dont be a rogue because your future life will be a drag….!!!

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