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		<title>Hilaire’s ‘silence’ at Budget Debate deeply concerning  </title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre formally presented before parliament the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.&#160; Valued at approximately $2.1 billion, this represents the largest national budget ever introduced by any administration in the history of Saint Lucia. In outlining the rationale behind his government’s expansionary [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Holy Family Children’s Home Receives Generous Donation from Anisa Schrader Charitable Funds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[STAR Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anisa Schrader is a woman on a mission. In a world filled with challenges and adversity, she has opted to be a beacon of light, hope and compassion. The 25-year-old recently announced the launch of her non-profit organization, Anisa Schrader Charitable Funds. Founded by Schrader, this non-profit organization embodies the belief that there is incredible [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>National Library and Information Week: There’s More to the Story!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[STAR Reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Libraries and Information Units around the island gear up to celebrate National Library Week, from 23rd April to 29th April 2023, under the global theme “There’s More to the Story.” This theme seeks to dispel the notion that libraries are no longer relevant. It is an explicit call for a more nuanced understanding of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Equal Opportunity offered Locals, Friends and Families—as  well as Foreigners!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Outside Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allen Chastanet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eden Harrington]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jallim eudovic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday this week the Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club (RSLTC) convened a press conference and offered a tour of the horse racing facilities in Vieux Fort. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SLP SAYS DARK CLOUDS THREATEN  CBI PROGRAM: WHO’S TO BLAME?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean Nestor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ernest Hilaire]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who would have thought that the drab, dull and damp affair that was Saint Lucia’s Tuesday morning weather, could have been the prelude to the utter chaos that ensued at the September 17 Sitting of the House? Wading through the endless accusations of theft, dishonesty, nastiness, wickedness and corruption, to find a modicum of coherence [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sculptor Ricky George Revisits the  Freedom Monument’s Long Road to Soufriere</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/sculptor-ricky-george-revisits-the-freedom-monuments-long-road-to-soufriere/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean Nestor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It seems every man and his dog has had his say about the Soufriere Square and its centrepiece, the Freedom Monument, nearly all of it dripping small-mind politics. &#160; No sooner had the opening ceremony been announced than political hatchet-men invaded the narrative. Little was heard about the local talent that had produced the beautiful [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Eco-friendly’ Could Be Harmful</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Eleibox Mc Dowell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On August 1, we will no longer be able to import plastic and Styrofoam food service containers. On a small island largely invested into food, we need to find alternatives quickly before the next, say, Jounen Kwéyòl. So, what will we import? Plastic has been a cheaper, lighter alternative. Now that it’s non-degradable nature has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cathy Advises from Taiwan on St Lucia’s Food Security</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Eleibox Mc Dowell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Pingtung University in Kaohsiung is Taiwan’s largest, with a special focus on agriculture, green energy and the blue economy. Currently, it accommodates 306 international students in various departments and faculties, and the institution takes special pride in training students to consider innovative solutions for social change. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Urinary Tract Infection:  A Burning Issue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some topics are hard to talk about but it is vital that we do discuss them. One such topic is Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), a common condition that does not always have obvious symptoms. UTIs can affect your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra, but most often it is the bladder and the urethra that are affected. 
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		<title>Polio and its aftereffects</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Underwood]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the 60s and 70s emphasis in medical care was to develop vaccines against the rising number of childhood diseases. One of the diseases that received attention at that time was polio, also known as poliomyelitis or infantile paralysis. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KIM’S KORNER: These Boots are  Made for Walking</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Walking has become an activity in which young and old participate, but it wasn’t until the Independence weekend that I realised just how popular it had become. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>40th Independence Proved What A United St. Lucia Can Do!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean Nestor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What was most breathtaking about Saint Lucia’s celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Independence was not the fireworks display, or the midnight flag-raising or even the popular military parade; it was the fact that, for a brief moment, the people were truly united as proud Saint Lucians.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>We Gatherin’  2020</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keithlin Caroo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In coincidence with this year’s Independence Day on February 22, a hundred miles away, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced huge plans for Barbados in the year 2020. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sunbilt Fire Family Coping With Loss of Home</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean Nestor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For mother of four Kysia Stephen and her sister, the afternoon of Wednesday, February 2019 will not soon be forgotten. It was on that day that they experienced their worst nightmare: ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can you guess what was Derek Walcott’s favourite breakfast?</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/can-you-guess-what-was-derek-walcotts-favourite-breakfast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Eleibox Mc Dowell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sigrid Nama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sir Derek Walcott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Lucia Nobel Laureate Festival]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sigrid Nama was arguably Derek Walcott’s closest companion for just over thirty years. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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