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Monday, February 26, 2007 – Prime Minister the Right Honourable Sir
John Compton has vowed to erect a home for the performing arts in St. Lucia.
Sir John made the announcement after he was wowed by several cultural
performances by students at the Annual National Schools Rally at the Vigie
Sports Complex on Independence Day last week. The rally followed shortly after
the National Independence Day Parade on the Vigie Playing Field.
“The Government will take the lead in this. I pledge to them that there will be
one million dollars in this year's budget to start the organisation of this. We
cannot allow our flowers to blush unseen. We can't allow our gems , our purest
ray serene, not to be seen by the world. We are going to do it and we are going
to start from today,” the Prime Minister said.
Speaking on secondary school placements and the issues that it poses in terms of
location, the Prime Minister also vowed to reintroduce school subsidized
transportation to help relieve parents of the financial burden.
“We shall transport the children to the schools to which they are assigned and
take them back home safely. The loitering on roadsides will be a thing of the
past,” said Sir John.
The Prime Minister also encouraged the hundreds of students in attendance to
take their work seriously and to ensure they are are armed with the tools to
achieve success in this globalised world.
Activities marking the 28th Anniversary of Saint Lucia's Independence were held
under the theme “Rising to the Global Challenges”.
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