Grade Six Teacher Roane Magloire says the structure – a kiosk for use in the school feeding program - is catastrophe waiting to happen. Already her five year old son has been its first victim. Magloire says on Friday her son required a visit to the hospital after he injured himself on the structure.

Samantha Joseph is speaking in her capacity as an affected teacher. She also teaches a Grade Six class at the Ave Maria Primary School. Joseph says her classroom had to be moved on Monday because of the inconveniences caused by the kiosk. These include dust pollution brought on by construction.

Her classroom is located under the kiosk. Joseph says that has presented a number of challenges including a darkened classroom and noise pollution. And although –according to her - the Ministry promised to address the issue of lighting – it has not done so to date.

Joseph says the kiosk is a place of recreation for students and parents – a characterization that is leading to a number of problems for her class. Magloire is even more forthright – she says she never supported the construction of the structure and believes something should be done before it causes a string of injuries.

Two people died as a result of a vehicular crash in the Cannelles-Vieux Fort area Saturday morning.

Square. Saint Lucia will join the rest of the world in observance of November 25th as “purple ribbon day” – a day dedicated to the elimination of violence against women. Sandra Murray – the Director of the Saint Lucia Crisis Centre – says Saint Lucians must never ignore the real threat of gender violence. Murray says the different avenues available for the reporting of these types of crimes may lend itself to misconceptions about the prevalence of the phenomenon.

The Saint Lucia Crisis Centre is also focused on the elimination of violence against men – in the gender context. Murray says although these types of crimes tend to be under-reported – they do exist.
She says the Crisis Centre wants to see an end to all gender violence.

development and the issues that affect them – the organization felt it necessary to host a series of national consultations to gain feedback on that demographic. CARICOM Youth Ambassador Nintus Mc Greer was one of the participants of the exercise. He says it is necessary to engage CARICOM youth on the findings in the draft report since it is supposed to be an accurate reflection of their reality.

Officials also took the opportunity to raise awareness on the benefits and challenges of CARICOM and the CSME. Reynolds says students were very vocal about what they think it will take for the region to progress in a unified manner. One student of the International School said she found the exercise very edifying.

The CARICOM teams will travel throughout the region presenting the findings of the draft youth report to the representatives of the youth population. The Commission, comprising eight youth and seven technocrats, will submit its report at a special Summit of CARICOM Heads of Government, set for Suriname in January 2010.

Souci based primary school. The school is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. School Principal – Noelina Joseph was very grateful for the present she says will restore the school to the condition it was when it first opened in 1989.

Mega J is a 50,000 square foot warehouse that is located on the Choc Roundabout. It cost over 30 million dollars to build and offers a range of services including a bakery, bank and eye care center.

Director - Louis Lewis - says things got off to a great start on Sunday with participation from private and public sector groups. Louis says a range of activities have been organized to make this year’s ARC festival bigger and better than last year. He says the event has significant potential to contribute meaningfully to the economy of the country.

Tourism officials say the goal is to see the ARC gain the same sort of following and hype as the St. Lucia Jazz Festival. The Tourist Board with main sponsor Digicel, is putting a lot of effort into raising the profile of the event and to encourage locals to have a greater participation in the upcoming activities.

opened in 1982 and seeks to promote both pastoral and spiritual development. The open house session will be hosted from 10am to 6pm and will come to a close on Tuesday.