Sitting of parliament in Saint Lucia is scheduled for Tuesday, in what is commonly regarded as the final session for 2018; however, the anticipated motion of no confidence in the prime minister and minister of finance, Allen Chastanet, filed by leader of the parliamentary opposition and leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), Philip J Pierre, is not on the order paper distributed to members of parliament.
Absent a reversal of fortune, this reinforces the belief that the planned vote of no confidence has the government on the defensive, albeit the prime minister’s thinking “to ensure greater synergy, efficiency and improve responsiveness to the needs of Saint Lucians” in the adjustments to ministerial portfolios effective November 1, 2018, and that he is not convinced of his authority amidst internal and external dissidents co-ordinating efforts behind the scenes. Saint Lucia’s “unsustainable debt path” and “careless” borrowing that is expected to exceed EC$4 billion by end of this fiscal year and a debt to GDP projection of 81.3 percent by 2023, is also weighing heavy on the minds of many parliamentarians and citizens alike.
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