Former Speaker is New Ombudsman

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Saint Lucia has a new parliamentary commissioner. Former House Speaker Rose Mary Husbands-Mathurin took the oath of office on Tuesday this week. A former educator, she served as Speaker from 2006-2011 when she was replaced by Mr. Peter Foster QC. Mrs. Husbands-Mathurin is the sister of St Kitts-Nevis-based Justice Lorraine Williams, herself a former local magistrate and attorney general. (Pictured House Speaker Leone John and Parliamentary Commissioner Rosemary Husbands.)