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No Child Will Be Left Behind! NationWIDE THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAINT LUCIA NationSATURDAY AUGUST 22, 2015 WIDE WEEKLY No Child Will Be Left Behind! Photo by Marius Modeste The launch of the brand new $300,000 Children’s Park at Marchand last Sunday was a fitting start to a momentous week. It offered equal n opportunity to youth and students, children and parents across Castries East to access the park and its playing and IT facilities, to be used for Saint Lucia on Hurricane Danny Alert! - Pages 2 & 4 pleasure and/or learning. During the ceremony for the Taiwan-funded New Canaries School Bloc will be Ready for facility, Castries East MP and Deputy Prime Minister Philip J Pierre (with September - Page 3 Taiwan Ambassador James Chang and children above) promised that under the administration he is part of no child will ever be left behind in Students Doing Better and Better! - Pages 5 & 9 the national drive towards continuous education from cradle to grave (See Stories and Photos on Pages 3, 6 and 7). This week too, both Houses of the Saint Lucia at CARIFESTA 2015 in Haiti - Page 10 Saint Lucia Parliament met to debate the Report and Recommendations of the Constitutional Review Commission. Those two meetings too, were Taiwan Youth Ambassadors here, with Expo historic for many reasons (See Editorial on Page 2 and Report on Page 3). Coming! - Pages 3 &12 And still much more happened during the past seven days, including our young hotel and tourism top chefs doing us proud from Barbados to New Ministry Launching Debate York (Pages 3 and 11). As always, enjoy the following pages of updates on on New Land Policy - what the Government of Saint Lucia has been doing and saying, at home Page 12 and abroad, in the name of and to the benefit of, country and people. And remember not to forget you can also view NationwideTV on NTN and browse the Nationwide Website at stlucianationwide.com Happy Reading! Happy Viewing! Happy Browsing! WHAT’S INSIDE Page 2 NationWIDE Saturday August 22, 2015 Watch Hurricane Danny! Editorial he National Emergency Management Organization T(NEMO) in coordination To Each His Own! with the Saint Lucia Meteorologi- cal Services continues to monitor his week’s two meetings in both were not the only ones with funda- the development and progress of Houses of the Saint Lucia Parlia- mental disagreement with many of Hurricane Danny. Tment on the Reports and Recom- the recommendations. As it turns out, mendations of the Constitutional Re- there were dissenters among the Com- According to the Meteorologi- view Commission (CRC) were historic missioners themselves, one arguing, cal Services, as at 11am Thursday, in several respects: it was the first such most vehemently, that the whole ex- the eye of Hurricane Danny was Review here since Independence, the ercise was counterproductive, if only located near 12.5 degrees north, longest undertaken in the Caribbean nothing short of farcical. (almost seven years), the most volumi- And then there were those politicians 44.8 degrees west or about 1,100 nous (nearly 350 pages containing 190 on each side of the House who argued miles /1,760 kilometers east of the Recommendations) and it was present- that the current Constitution has served Lesser Antilles. ed in the House of Assembly on exactly us well. Some argued that we haven’t Danny is moving toward the the First Anniversary of the death of had any constitutional crisis it couldn’t west northwest at about 12 mph the Commission’s Chairperson, the late handle during the last 36 years, others The center of Hurricane Danny is expected to pass over the Madam Justice Suzie d’Auvergne. cautioned against ‘change for change or 19 km/h and this general mo- Leeward Islands on Monday However, another milestone was in sake’, while still others warned against tion is expected for the next cou- both Houses agreeing to take the nec- a renewed or revised Constitution ple of days. Office for the closest shelters. Have priate. essary time to discuss the Report and promising ‘un-deliverables’. Maximum sustained winds are evacuation routes planned to the 6. Make Arrangements for Pets Recommendations and accepting the And still we haven’t heard all… The about 75 mph or 121 km/h and Prime Minister’s invitation to feel free Prime Minister and some other par- emergency shelters near you. and Livestock: Pets may not be al- to be free, frank and open in their re- liamentarians are yet to speak. Dr An- some additional strengthening is 2. Have a Hurricane Survival Kit. lowed into emergency shelters for marks. He advised each Member on the thony has himself strongly signaled forecast during the next 48 hours. 3. Protect your Windows: Per- health and space reasons. Government side that all restrictions that he has his own reservations On this forecast track, the center manent shutters are the best pro- 6. Develop an Emergency Com- had been raised and removed and the about several recommendations, but of Danny is expected to pass over principle of collective responsibility he didn’t seek to prejudice or influ- tection. A lower-cost approach is munication Plan: Make sure that had been shelved for the occasion to ence the feelings and/or expressions the Leeward Islands on Monday. to put up plywood panels. Use all family members know what allow each to speak his or her mind of others. He will sum-up after all oth- Consequently, NEMO urges res- ½-inch plywood (marine ply- to do. Teach family members how on any and/or all of the Recommenda- ers on both sides have spoken, which idents and visitors alike to closely wood is best) cut to fit each win- and when to turn off gas, elec- tions, or any aspect of the Report. Each is understandably looked forward to monitor the storm and to listen dow. Remember to label each tricity, and water. Teach children MP was given a Vote of Conscience on by all. to advisories from the Saint Lu- this important national issue that af- All in all, however, the entire pro- panel according to its respective how and when to call police or fects each and every citizen. Each MP cess is positive and progressive, as it cia Meteorological Services and window. Pre-drill holes every 18 the fire department, and which was given a Vote of Conscience on this afforded the community the opportu- NEMO. inches for screws. Do this long be- radio station to tune to for emer- important national issue that affects nity to help craft a Constitution that The public is also encouraged fore the storm. gency information. In case family each and every citizen. will guide it at the end of the process – to take the necessary steps to be 4. Trim back Branches from members are separated from one [It wasn’t the first time Dr Anthony an opportunity the British never gave prepared for any severe weather had lifted the burden of collective re- us before bequeathing that which we Trees: Trim branches away from another during a disaster (a real sponsibility from his Cabinet colleagues. got on Independence Day in 1979. which may be experienced. your home and cut all dead or possibility during the day when He did the same (in previous adminis- It’s up to the two Houses to decide Here are a few measures to help weak branches on any trees on adults are at work and children trations) when it came to discussion of which of the recommendations should prepare you for this hurricane your property. are at school), have a plan for get- the Gaming (Casino) and Abortion (Ter- or will be adopted, if all or any, which season: mination of Pregnancy) Acts.] will be changed and to what – which 5. Check your Home and Auto ting back together. The storm's The historicity of the occasion apart, is where the parliamentarians have to 1. Know your Emergency Shel- Insurance: Confirm that policies progress can be monitored on however, the parliamentary debates ensure that this exercise continues to ters: Contact the National Disaster are valid and coverage is appro- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/. (thus far) have thrown-up some in- be a joint endeavor of both sides and teresting facts, including that every not presented or treated as a proposal MP who’s spoken on each side in both by one side to another. Houses had their own share of ex- The PM has offered sufficient rea- NEMO trained shelter managers long ahead of Hurricane pressed concerns. sons from other Caribbean jurisdic- Apparently having taken the PM’s tions to underline why this whole he National Emergency advice not to treat this like other House exercise cannot be allowed to ever Management Organization debates (where some in the Opposi- descend into a partisan political fray. (NEMO), this week hosted a tion see their ‘role’ as only having been To date, the group known as ‘Hon- T elected to always oppose), MPs spoke ourable Members of Her Majesty’s two-day training workshop to pro- their minds on the Recommendations. Loyal Opposition’ has not (in any vide designated shelter managers Some were cautious, others were sim- big way, at least) upset the bipartisan with the knowledge and skills nec- ply brutish. Some advised care, where applecart in either House. To each has essary to effectively manage emer- others expressed simple outright rejec- also been bequeathed the freedom gency shelters. tion. And in several cases, MPs from to speak his (or her) very own mind, Twenty-one persons from various different sides took similar positions which is what the nation – and the district disaster committees and re- for or against certain proposals.
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