SLP Calls for Full Disclosure from Govt on UK Variant in St. Lucia
February 26, 2021
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The Opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party is calling on the Saint Lucia Government to be more forthcoming on the presence of the UK variant of the COVID 19 virus in Saint Lucia. The call was made by the Party’s spokesperson on Health, Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste, the MP for Vieux Fort North, during a debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday 24th February on a resolution by the Government to borrow $80 million for its COVID 19 response programme.
In his contribution to the debate Moses Jn. Baptiste, asked the Government to give full disclosure on the UK Variant, “My second call is for full disclosure of the suspected prevalence of the UK variant in Saint Lucia. Since December, November, there were warnings from the UK Government about the UK variant, warnings from CARPHA about the UK variant, that it is 70% more infectious and deadly. We asked to close the borders but they didn�
SLP Calls for Removal of Fedee as Command Centre Chair
February 25, 2021
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PRESS RELEASE The Saint Lucia Labour Party spokesperson on Health, Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste has called for the removal of the country’s Tourism Minister, Dominic Fedee as the Chairman of the Command Centre- the body tasked with overseeing the Government’s response to the COVID 19 Pandemic in Saint Lucia.
During a debate in the island’s House of Assembly on Wednesday 24th February on a Government resolution to borrow $80 million for the Government’s COVID 19 response, Jn. Baptiste, the Vieux Fort North MP, launched a blistering attack on Fedee’s position as the person in charge of the Command Centre.