PM PIERRE ANNOUNCES MAJOR RELIEF IN 2025/2026 BUDGET FOR ST LUCIANS
Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre has unveiled a budget packed with relief measures to ease inflation’s burden on St Lucians. Highlights include capping petrol at $16 per gallon, tax-free pensions starting January 2025, and free ten-year passports. Temporary teachers will also receive full August salaries. Budget debate begins Thursday and wraps up Friday.
EASTER TRAGEDY: YOUNG MAN KILLED IN FOND ASSAU SHOOTING
On a day meant to celebrate resurrection and hope, gun violence once again cast a dark shadow. A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in Fond Assau, Babonneau, on Easter Sunday—reportedly due to an issue involving his younger brother. Another man was also injured in the incident. As the community mourns, renewed pleas are being made for young men to put down the guns.
INFLUENCER ALLEGES GOV’T DISTRACTION FROM TRANSPARENCY DEMANDS
A local influencer has responded to the Governor General’s throne speech, claiming the Pierre administration is trying to shift focus away from itself amid public calls for greater accountability.
