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December 23, 2006.Indd Saint Lucia No. 169. Saturday, December 23, 2006 A publication of the Department of Information Services “Take 2 ” - A fi fteen minute news review of the week. Government Notebook A fresh news package daily Every Friday at 6.15 p.m. on NTN, Cablevision Channel 2. on all local radio stations 2 Saint Lucia Saturday, December 23, 2006 the Constitution, I have been invited by Her Excellency, the Governor Gen- eral to form a Government and by this simple ceremony I have been sworn in as Prime Minister. In the coming days I will appoint persons to hold the office of Minister in the various Ministries and departments of Government and will make appointments to the many Boards of statutory corporations that form part of the machinery of gover- nance of our country. In order to do this I expect the co- operation of members of these Boards and ask them to put their positions at the disposal of the Prime Minister. As we move to address the develop- ment agenda that is before us, we have an obligation to put behind us the years of political tribalism that have been so glaringly demonstrated in the events of recent weeks. We must renew our coun- try, based on the recognition that the national interest takes precedence over Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy welcomes PM to Government House individual or party political positions. I pledge that this Government will be the Government of all the people of St. Lucia. We must now harness our scarce human and material resources behind the common national cause and en- gage the energies of all Saint Lucians in the process of national development, Prime Minister Sir John Compton allowing each person to make the con- delivering address tribution of which he or she is capable. y People of Saint Lucia, As a nation, we must pursue this course Ladies and Gentlemen. or face the consequence of increasing Thank you for your sup- marginalization and decline in a world M where the priorities are being deter- port at Monday’s General Election. When I addressed you on the eve of mined more and more, by the dictates the Election I asked you to make an of globalization and where the needs of important choice. small countries such as our own may be overlooked. You have made that choice. You have chosen the United Workers Party. By The Promises of our Manifesto that choice you have placed a tremen- In our Manifesto we promised to dous responsibility on my shoulders structure the economy to achieve the and it is a responsibility that I accept high rates of economic growth that with humility and with a determination are necessary to reduce unemploy- to justify your confidence and that trust ment, to improve standards of living that you have placed in me and my throughout the society and to generate Party. the income required to finance the so- As I joined our jubilant support- cial and development programmes that ers in the William Peter Boulevard on will distribute the nation’s wealth equi- Monday night I could feel the joy of tably among all its citizens…. We will the thousands of persons who had been keep this promise. We have promised holding their breath waiting to exhale, to put an end to financial mismanage- and who could now do so with the con- ment and wastage of public funds that firmation of the victory of the United so outraged us all….We will keep this Workers Party at the polls. There is a promise. We have promised to target general feeling that a weight has been the creation of at least 7,000 new jobs in the growth sectors of tourism and in- lifted from the very soul of the people formation technology and this promise of St. Lucia. But, this is not the time too, we will keep. All of our efforts to to dwell on our triumph. It is a time to create new jobs will depend heavily on focus on the road that lies ahead and having a trained workforce and in this on the many challenges that confront regard, we will invest heavily in the Prime Minister Compton being sworn in and signing register our nation. training and re-training of our people to The Priorities enable them to meet the requirements Code that is acceptable to all parties, financial year 2007/2008 and our main You have made it clear, that the main for employment in this era of globaliza- so that labour relations are removed priority will be to find savings that will issues of concern to you are crime, un- tion and of the CSME. As we promised from a basis of conflict and confronta- enable the reduction of Government’s employment, and the restoration of in our Manifesto we will revisit the La- tion and placed on a firm foundation of annual recurrent expenditure from sound management of the finances of bour Code and will give adequate time conciliation and consensus. present levels and use such savings for the country and we therefore have no to the trades union and employers, as The 2007/2008 Budget the development of our country. These doubt as to what our priorities should well as the general public, to consult, Very soon, we will begin the process savings must be found, as it is not the be. In keeping with the provisions of with the view to introducing a Labour required to prepare the Budget for the intention of this new UWP Administra- Saturday, December 23, 2006 Saint Lucia 3 The Campaign Against Crime intention to make Castries, Vieux-Fort One immediate priority will be to and Soufriere duty-free shopping areas. start the campaign against crime, that We also intend to construct new cruise will be based on a zero-tolerance ap- ship berths in Castries, Soufriere and proach to crime at all levels in the so- Vieux-Fort and, by relocating all com- ciety, and we will give the Police a free mercial cargo to a new port to be built hand to do their duty within the law. at Cul-de-Sac, we intend to convert We will also establish an independent Castries into a dedicated cruise ship Police Complaints Commission to port and regional duty-free shopping safeguard the rights of the public. The destination. Planning for these initia- establishment of a safe and secure soci- tives will commence without delay. ety through the control of crime is nec- These, and the other initiatives that we essary not only for the growth of our propose, will create numerous new jobs economy but also for the development and investment opportunities for Saint of our society. We will put an end to the Lucians, and build the economic and day-to-day political interference in the infrastructural capacity of the country, Police Force, and make the Police and for long term growth and development the Courts fully responsible for deal- in a globalized world. ing with crime and criminals. A series On Returning To Public Life of consultations will be held with the As I have stated previously, my re- churches and all social partners to ad- turn to public life has only one purpose, dress the subject of the restoration of and that is to restore our country’s for- discipline in schools and the need to tunes and to ensure a bright and secure turn the tide of decline in the moral and future for our people and especially social fabric of the country. for our children. I thank you again for Supporting Local Businesses your vote of confidence that you have We will, without delay, initiate the so clearly demonstrated, by electing arrangements leading to the re-estab- the United Workers Party to office, and lishment of a National Development I ask you for your continued support. I Bank that will provide support for lo- also wish to thank my colleagues who cally owned businesses and for nation- have walked the long, rugged road als seeking to invest in new areas of with me. economic activity. Similarly, we will The road ahead is not one that can move to establish a Unit Trust com- be traveled by an elected Government pany to encourage investment b Saint alone… that Government must have Lucians. We will also move quickly to the ongoing support of the entire nation consolidate the various banana com- if its efforts are to be successful. panies into one strong entity that will My pledge to you, is that this Gov- be in a position to benefit from econo- ernment of the United Workers Party mies of scale and to take full advan- is committed to the cause of bring- tage of the opportunities for earning ing a meaningful improvement to the foreign exchange that still exist in that standard of living in St. Lucia and will industry. do everything in its power to justify Education And Health the confidence that you have resposed Work will start immediately on the in us. implementation of the Universal Sec- I thank God for giving me the health ondary Education System started by and the strength to carry out the task the UWP that provides comprehensive ahead. I am encouraged by the words academic, vocational and technical ed- of Isaiah the Prophet: “He gives ucation and we will initiate discussions strength to the wearied, The young with the University of the West Indies may grow tired and weary, Youth may aimed at transforming Sir Arthur Com- stumble and fall but those who hope in munity College into a full-fledged Uni- the Lord shall renew their strength, He versity within three years.
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