Pierre Concerned Over Gang Violence, Cost Of Living And Youth Unemployment

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has expressed concern over gang violence, the cost of living, and youth unemployment during a radio interview. Pierre spoke last week on Rev-Up-SLU 97.1 FM. He said his administration inherited debt and massive deficits, mainly but not solely due to COVID-19. Nevertheless, the Castries East MP said he was pleased with where Saint Lucia is currently. However, he explained that things could be better, noting the need to strive for excellence. “We are striving more and more,” the Prime Minister stated. “We are hoping that some things would be better. We are very concerned about the rate of gang violence. We are very concerned about it. We are still concerned about unemployment among young people,” Pierre said. “And of course, we are concerned about the cost of living, and we make no excuses for the fact that there has been an increase,” the Finance Minister said. But Pierre observed that we do not live on Mars. He indicated that inflation, the cost of living, and food security had become issues worldwide. Pierre described food security and climate change as two global problems. Regarding the former, the Saint Lucia Prime Minister asserted that more people now...