Bordelais employees are represented by the Prison Welfare Association – a body that stated publicly on a number of occasions it would resist all attempt to return Herman to his post as Director. It was a stance the Minister says is currently being investigated by the Public Service Commission because it may have breached the Staff Orders governing the public service. Mayers says he is not worried since the Association has pledged to work with his Ministry in making Herman’s return to Bordelais a smooth one.

Our cameras caught a somber looking Felix ahead of the planned meeting with the Minister – held at Bordelais.
He had previously intimated the deal was done with Herman and appeared ready to move before the official announcement. Mayers says Herman’s return remains a date to be known in the future.

Herman remains the only Director to have been appointed to run Bordelais. He left the post after his contract expired.

The government will table the Commission of Inquiry report at the next sitting of the House of Assembly. That meeting of Parliament will take place on Tuesday October 27th. Among the papers to be tabled is the Report of the Commission of Inquiry. It will be done in a Motion that has two parts – the first has three sections.

The Motion states categorically the government’s stance on the report with the opening line – “The Parliament condemns” and goes on to list the items including the “Maladministration of the government of the former Prime Minister of Finance, Dr Kenny Anthony,” in relation to the Rochamel and Frenwell transactions. The motion also includes the NCA and the two road projects that were under investigation by the Ramsahoye Commission.

Tabling the report started off a heated Parliamentary sitting when last the body met. The Opposition has long called for the report to be released and tabled. It will be done on Tuesday alongside other Bills like the Counter Trafficking Bill.

rights of others. The Minister says that will be one of the first priorities for the soon to be appointed Director of Information Services. Saint Lucia tied with Jamaica for 14th place on the list that also included Saint Vincent in 21st place and Barbados, Saint Kitts and the Bahamas in 27th. The Minister says journalists and the public would readily see the merits of that position.

The list is compiled based on the questionnaire responses of hundreds of journalists and media experts around the world. Saint Lucia shared 14th place out of 195 surveyed countries.

Dr Frederick says the country continues to record a decline in the number of people who are experiencing flu like symptoms. And while the numbers of school children in the North who have symptoms have decreased – it appears to have gone in the opposite direction in the South.

The Senior Medical Officer has also issued an advisory to people ahead of Jounen Kweyol activities on the week-end. She says it is best to be safe and save your life to enjoy future events than to place yourself at unnecessary risk. Saint Lucia has recorded over 50 cases of the H1N1 virus but no deaths.

French says many people are still apprehensive about consuming pork and pork products even after the ministries of agriculture and health have deemed pork safe. She says despite the name ‘swine flu’, people must remember that the virus is spread from human to human and not from eating pork. The organization extended a bon Jounen Kweyol to the country and hopes for a healthy, safe and incident free Jounen Kweyol in all communities.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has collaborated with the Saint Lucia Red Cross to disburse donations to Saint Lucia’s needy. On Thursday – barrels of goods ranging from food to clothing items were presented to the Red Cross who in turn gave them out to a number of organizations. The Castries Branch President of the Church – Lambert Markie – says the goods were purchased from donations raised during the Church’s annual “Fast Sunday.”

The Red Cross Disaster Coordinator says the partnership is part of a new collaborative approach adopted by the organization. Hubert Pierre says it will ensure goods get to those who need them. Among the organizations that received donations were the Saint Lucy’s home and the Holy Family Children’s Home, Cornerstone and the Home for Battered Women. The donations took place at the Red Cross Headquarters in Vigie.

The Cultural Development Foundation is on a mission to revive the National Arts Festival and awards ceremony that replaced the M&C Fine Arts Awards. The M and C Fine Arts Awards remains the premier national awards ceremony that recognized the work of artists like painters, sculptors and performing artistes. The CDF is targeting the end of 2010 for the return of the National Arts Festival.

However, Executive Director of the CDF, Kennedy “Boots” Samuel says the organization plans to raise public awareness and revive public interest through the hosting of a series of activities through out the coming year. He says a renaissance is needed if the national awards ceremony is be successful and sustainable.  

The CDF says the rebirth of the arts will start this November with a mini-festival at the cultural centre grounds. Samuel says the entertainment venue will be transformed into a cultural village. Kennedy “Boots” Samuel is confident the rekindling of public interest will culminate with the re-establishment of the National Arts Festival and Awards Ceremony.     

La Place Carenage will be the venue this Friday for what organizers say will be informative lectures on the Creole Culture. The Folk Research Centre which is receiving support from the Alliance Francaise de Sainte Lucie is the driving force behind the lecture series. Executive Director of the FRC Kentry Jn Pierre says the first part of the conference will begin with a special on the work of Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott.

While, the FRC explores the dynamic nature of Jounen Kweyol in Saint Lucia the Alliance Francaise de Sainte Lucie through exhibitions, presentations and lectures will display the diversity of the cultural movement through out the Francophone Territories like Martinique and Guadeloupe.

The two entities say their symbiotic partnership in the promotion of Creole Heritage month spearheaded by the exhibitions and lectures are aimed at injecting research, analysis and intellectual debate on the vibrancy of Creole culture. The second part of the FRC lecture series takes place at the Alliance Francaise de Sainte Lucie on October 27th.

The Clendon Mason Memorial Secondary School will on Friday host a La Wen pageant as part of activities in observance of October as Creole Heritage Month. Seven female contestants will vye for the title of La Wen Creole. They will compete in four segments including creative wear and talent. It will be held at the Fond D’Or Heritage Park in Dennery from 10AM. Teacher Curline Celestin says the event promises to be a creole masterpiece of language, culture and talent. Admission to the pageant is $5 for children and $10 for adults.