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		<title>&#8220;We will eliminate VAT&#8221;- PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has promised Saint Lucians that his administration will fulfill their campaign promise of eliminating the Value Added Tax (VAT). In the United Workers Party&#8217;s 2016 manifesto, they promised &#8220;the reduction and ultimate elimination of the dreaded Value Added Tax,&#8221; and indicated that it would be replaced with a &#8220;restructured tax regime [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BREAKING: SLP issues statement on friction in Choiseul: No individual is bigger than the Party!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Saint Lucia Labour Party has issued a statement regarding developments in Choiseul, where some constituents have raised objection to the candidate selected by the party for the upcoming general elections. Individuals have signed a petition, pledging their support for Dr. Alphonsus St. Rose instead of endorsed Dr. Pauline Antoine-Prospere. (Read more about the aggrieved [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SLP supporters in Choiseul upset over candidate selection: The process was &#8220;flawed, contaminated and manipulated&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some Saint Luica Labour Party (SLP) supporters in Choiseul have not taken lightly to the endorsment of Dr. Pauline Antoine-Prospere over Dr. Alphonsus St. Rose, as the candidate for the constituency. (The party has not officially announced the selection but in a video posted to social media this week, Dr. St. Rose confirms that he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BREAKING: Greenwood Family issues statement: Justice has finally been served for our murdered Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relief of Greenwood Family at Justice for Mother’s Murder: On October 16th 2011 our lives changed forever. Instead of planning our mother’s 80th birthday celebrations, we had to plan a funeral, after our mother &#8211; Gloria Greenwood &#8211; was brutally murdered at her home at Marisule , St Lucia. Almost 8 years after our mother’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>52 more Saint Lucian farmers headed to Canada!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A group of 52 Saint Lucians are scheduled to leave the island on July 15 to take up employment in the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme. Today the farmers participated in an orientation session hosted by the Department of Labour. &#8220;This engagement exposed the workers to what they should expect when they arrive in Canada, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pointing to events in Trinidad and the USA, Senator Francis asks: &#8220;Is that what we want for Saint Lucia?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 21:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and National Security, Senator Hermangild Francis has warned that should &#8220;reckless and lawless&#8221; behavior continue in the country, all citizens will pay for it. During his contribution at today&#8217;s Senate sitting, Francis said that lately he has noticed a very &#8220;strange and dangerous&#8221; change in Saint Lucians. &#8220;Persons in our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PM Chastanet announces duty-free concessions on vehicles for public servants, bus drivers and taxi operators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Public servants, taxi operators and bus drivers in Saint Lucia are set to benefit from duty-free concessions on vehicles. During today's Budget Address, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said that the government has recognized the hard work of essential staff during mitigation efforts against the spread of COVID-19. These workers, he said, faced immense challenges in carrying out their duties.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PM Chastanet does not rule out elections in September</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 20:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During a radio interview with his attache Norbert Williams today, Pime Minister Allen Chastanet did not rule out elections being held in September. This week, a motion seeking an extension of the state of emergency in Saint Lucia to September 30, was passed in the House of Assembly and Senate.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Health Minister describes Royal Gaol as a &#8220;cesspool&#8221;, defends demolition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 21:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senator Mary Issac has added her voice to the debate surrounding Saturday's demolition of the Royal Gaol prison. The Saint Lucia National Trust has taken the authorities to task for breaking down the historic building, but at's today's Senate sitting, the health minister defended government's move. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Senator Issac says we are &#8220;not into the business of witchcraft in Saint Lucia&#8221;;  questions why persons would want to be out after 9 PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 20:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mary Issac has defended government's decision to keep a daily curfew of 9:00 pm- 5:00 am. At today's Senate sitting, Issac was speaking on a motion to extend the state of emergency in Saint Lucia from June 1 to September 30. She indicated that they do not know what to expect when the country's borders are opened, and that they have been told that there may be additional waves of COVID-19. Given this, she said the state of emergency must be kept in case there is a need to act quickly and change measures that are now in place, like the curfew.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pierre confident ahead of general election: The people will make us win!</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/pierre-confident-ahead-of-general-election-the-people-will-make-us-win/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Star Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 17:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Philip J. Pierre is confident that the Saint Lucia Labour Party will be win the next general election. During his presentation at Tuesday's sitting of the House of Assembly, Pierre brought up his party's 2016 general election loss. "We're not ashamed of saying that we lost the election, we're not ashamed. And we will not do anything like ya'll will do, to win the election. We lost the election free and fair… we lost and we are in opposition.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cannabis Commission&#8217;s report to be presented to Cabinet on Monday</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/cannabis-commissions-report-to-be-presented-to-cabinet-on-monday/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Star Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 15:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Commerce Minister Bradley Felix has announced that he is scheduled to make a presentation of the Cannabis Commission's report to the cabinet of ministers on June 1. The commission was established in August 2019 and was mandated to: "Consult and provide advice on the design of a legislative and regulatory framework for cannabis.”]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hail to King COVID!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Star Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 16:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The House of Parliament is currently debating the government&#8217;s proposal to extend the State of Emergency by 120 days from June 1st to September 30th as a result of the impact of Covid-19. Follow the live debate: https://youtu.be/-O2pa-xxIzM]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PM Chastanet asks: How much longer must police and justice officials wait for the home they rightly deserve?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Star Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 20:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["How much longer must our police and justice officials wait before they get the working home they so rightly deserve?" This was the question posed by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet today, a day after the government recommenced demolition works on the Royal Gaol prison — to pave way for a new police headquarters and halls of justice. The Saint Lucia National Trust has not taken lightly to the demolition, but in a statement today, the prime minister argued that the problem of poor working conditions must tackled once and for all.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: Joyce Auguste Dead!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Star Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 14:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The STAR has been reliably informed that Joyce Auguste has passed away. Ms Auguste, who reportedly lived alone, was a locally celebrated musician, a decorated public servant and leader of the hit folk singers group The Hewanorra Voices. According to reliable sources concerned neighbors reported to the police that she had not been seen for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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