SAINT LUCIA STANDS AT A CROSSROADS

PM Philip Pierre and Nicolas Maduro

On Monday, national elections will be held on the Eastern Caribbean island of SAINT LUCIA, a state whose ruling Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has taken the existing Citizenship by Investment (CIP) passport sales program, and turned it into a hot mess of corruption, fraud and money laundering, while openly affiliating the nation with Venezuela, Cuba and the Peoples' Republic of China, all declared adversaries of the present American administration under President Trump. SLC Prime Minister PHILIP J.PIERRE has such a close personal relationship with Venezuela's dictator, NICOLAS MADURO, that we are surprised we cannot find a photo of PJP kissing Maduro's ring, during their amicable meetings in Caracas.

Given the aggressive counterdrug approach the United States has taken towards Venezuela in 2025, moving its omnipotent military assets into the Caribbean, and using them, with talk of further action, The love affair that the current Saint Lucia government has with Venezuela, now a declared American enemy, may have serious consequences in the future, should SLC remain in power, for every Saint Lucian, with the imminent threat of the loss of USA visa privileges, and the imposition of economic sanctions, including tariffs, if the country's foreign policy does not change forthwith.

Enter the Opposition in the upcoming election. the UNITED WORKERS PARTY, or UWP, previously in power, but unseated in a prior election marred by bribery, massive election fraud, SLP intimidation of voters, and a host of human and civil rights violations. Our readers certainly remember the photograph of local attorney THADDEUS ANTOINE, paying off voters from the cab of his truck on election day, as well as similar election fraud committed by attorney LORNE THEOPHILUS. That was far from a free and fair election; we trust that Saint Lucian voters will abstain from taking cash and the promise of privileges, in exchange for voting SLP, or refraining from voting UVP last time.

Thaddeus Antoine

Voters must now choose between a dark future with Labour, which will personally affect each and every one of them in a negative manner after the expected American response to a continued Saint Lucian foreign policy favoring America's Caribbean opponents, and CIP reform, coupled with a new and friendly relationship with the United States by UWP. For the sake of Saint Lucia's future, we trust that that will make the right decision.c