Environmentalists call for end to pro-whaling
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD (CMC):
Regional and international environmentalists have called on Caribbean countries to end their support for commercial whaling and adopt a position linked to "non-consumptive utilisation of whales".
Dr. Joth Singh of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that the delegates to the two-day meeting, that ended here on Thursday, agreed on a "clear recommendation" requiring regional governments to reverse their position and support the development of the whale watching sector.
St Lucia reappoints La Corbiniere as AGCASTRIES, ST LUCIA (CMC):
Victor La Corbiniere, the unsuccessful candidate of the ruling St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) in the recent Central Castries by-election, has been re-appointed Attorney-General of this Caribbean nation.
La Corbiniere, who resigned the post in February to contest the election, took the oath of office on Thursday.
Lawyer sues radio personality CASTRIES, ST LUCIA (CMC):
A prominent media personality has been sued by a lawyer who is facing charges of fraud and perjury in St Lucia.
Attorney Leonard Ogilvy, who is currently on bail, has also filed a constitutional motion against the Attorney-General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and Justice Sandra Mason seeking redress for what he says were "misleading" and "pre-judicial" statements made about him by public officials and sections of the media.
Police probe murder of young personCASTRIES, ST LUCIA (CMC):
St Lucia police were questioning one man in the death of 27-year-old Shervy Bernadine, who was shot in the head on Thursday.
Police said that Bernadine, the tenth person murdered here so far this year, was clutching a toy gun after he was shot in the back of the head, as feuding gangs engage in criminal activities in the capital with obvious disregard for the law.
