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		<title>CARICOM Judases</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne Kublasigh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[irfan ali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kamla Persad-Bissessar]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that Cuba is in crisis, its distress aggravated by sixty years of sanctions, blockades, military threat and incursion, a recalcitrant minority of Caricom Judases are bad-mouthing it.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The UK’s Asylum Charade: When Convenience Trumps Convention</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliana Caesar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is highly improbable that individuals wealthy enough to invest hundreds of thousands in the CIP would then arrive in the UK to claim asylum and seek State support.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From St. Lucia To Soweto &#8211; Pamela Robinson Inspires South Africa&#8217;s Next Generation of Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pamela Robinson, global speaker, corporate trainer, and founder of Fusion Force, is making an impact across South Africa with a series of engagements that blend professional excellence with community empowerment. Born and raised in Fond St. Jacques, Soufriere, St. Lucia and now based in the United States, Pamela brings leadership experience across North America, Asia, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The More Things Change&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Wayne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our tendency is to take the easy way out and force ourselves to forget depressing thoughts, as a survival mechanism. But even as we fool ourselves]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>St. Lucia Works with IICA to boost Regional Agriculture and Reduce Dependence on Food Imports</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Outside Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 16:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Belize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ibrahim]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jawahir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muhammad]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We need cooperation to promote innovative, science-based techniques, in order to ensure that agriculture is more attractive to the next generation.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Who Will Part Our Red Sea of Hate So We Can Escape Ourselves!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Wayne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, who better to name STAR Person of the Year 2025? When he was still new to the mined field of local politics, he had learned that the best politicians seldom decorate newspaper covers.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OECS Heads Meet on Urgent Regional and Geopolitical Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OECS &#8211; The Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in Saint Lucia on 13th January 2026, hosted by the Honourable Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, and under the chairmanship of Honourable Dr. Godwin Friday, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in his inaugural Heads of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Freezes Immigrant Visa Processing for St. Lucians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St. Lucia among 75 Countries facing Immigrant Visa Processing Freeze.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veteran Journalist Lissa Joseph Dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Saint Lucian media landscape is in mourning today following the heartbreaking news of the passing of Lisa Joseph.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2025 General Election: Same 16–1 Result as 1997, Very Different National Message</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Roserie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By contrast, the 2025 election, led by Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, was far more measured. It was neither a protest vote nor a leap]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saint Lucia Is Not at a Crossroads: It Is at a Breaking Point</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Joseph]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Will we accept a government that hides money, hides deals, and hides the truth while the nation collapses around it? Will we pretend that handouts, and political manipulation are signs of progress?]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Flip Side Of Philip Pierre’s Counterfeit Coin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jules Frederick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Although oil prices have been trending downwards this Pierre Administration has not passed on any of the savings to the consumers of Saint Lucia.]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">90115</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Selective Statistics and Convenient Storytelling Do Not Make an Economic Success Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Minerva Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When governments selectively highlight numbers, hide methodology changes, or use seasonal fluctuations to create the illusion of success, the public is not informed they are misled.]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">90113</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>At the Crossroads Again: Why Saint Lucia Must Choose Progress Over Partisan Reflex:</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[McHale Andrew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Caribbean electorates often vote governments out due to frustration..]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Open Letter to Ministry of Education</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/open-letter-to-ministry-of-education/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Minerva Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Were school kids used as SLP cheerleaders?]]></description>
		
		
		
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