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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 – The Constitutional Reform Commission held
its first day of public consultations at the National Insurance Corporation's
Conference Centre on Tuesday, 17 March, 2009. A number of organisations and
concerned citizens including Helpage, S.L.H.T.A, Cornerstone, AIDS Action
Foundation, Mr. Henry Mangal, Mr. Claude Guilluame and MEND, among others made
presentations to the Commission and members of the public, and identified ways
in which the present Constitution could be improved to the benefit of all Saint
Lucians.
The presentations were well thought out, lively and substantive and the audience
was fully engaged in the questions and answers sessions which followed. The
suggestions for change ranged from basically keeping the existing system with
some modifications, to more radical ones of dramatically altering the
composition of the House of Assembly and the Senate; others sought to put more
emphasis on the social cohesion of the society in terms of our responsibility
towards each other. Everyone thought that the present Constitution did not
reflect present-day realities.
The presentations continue on Thursday, 19 March (3.00 pm to 900pm) and Friday,
20 March (10.00 am to 3.00pm), at the NIC's Conference Centre, 5th Floor,
Government Buildings, Waterfront
Members of the public are invited to attend. Copies of the presentations are
available to the Press.
The Commission is located at Poinsettia Road, Vigie, Castries, Tel No: (758) 453
2662, Fax No: (758) 452 7450, email:
conreform@candw.lc
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