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There is an old saying which warns us to “Be careful what you wish for….” In real life it has a lot of significance for us because often, wishes do not turn out to be as romantic as we would have hoped. I recall for instance the clamour that many of us, myself included, had made about the relegation of two important holidays on our calendar to dates of convenience. Workers’ Day (May 1 ) and Emancipation Day (August 1) had over the years been shifted from the original dates to the first Monday in May and August respectively.
What a great stink we made of it, clamouring for their reinstatement to May 1 and August 1 respectively! These dates were too sacred, we argued, not just “nice time holidays of convenience”. We wanted them restored so we could organise activities appropriate to such occasions. Well, we won and got the restoration but ah shame to say what has happened since. Whether May 1 or August 1, there is hardly any more significance that
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PM Skerrit congratulates St. Lucia Labour Party on overwhelming election victory
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 5:48 PM
Philip J Pierre, political leader, St. Lucia Labour Party
In what he describes as a resounding and overwhelming victory, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has congratulated Philip J Pierre and the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) on its landslide win over the United Workers Party (UWP) in the island’s general election on July 26,2021.
The SLP won 11 seats while the UWP gained only two – one by outgoing Prime Minister Allen Chastanet and the other by Choiseul representative by Bradley Felix. Two independent candidates – Stephenson King and Richard Frederick – both former UWP members, captured the two remaining seats.