The Briefing Room (March 16, 2026)
March 17, 2026
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2:13:42Now PlayingThe Briefing Room (March 16, 2026)
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as posted by the channelSpeakers in order of appearance:
1. Hon Kenson Casimir - Minister for Education, Youth Development & Sports and Digital Transformation.
Topics covered: Island Champs; Drag Racing & Alternative Sports; Report on engagements with various de[partments within the Ministry of Education; Constituency development updates; Responses to reporters' questions.
2. Hon. Emma Hippolyte - Minister for Equity, Labour, Gender & Elderly Affairs, Social Justice and Consumer Welfare.
Topics covered: Report on attendance at OAS–RIAL Hemispheric Workshop on Just Transition, Green and Blue Jobs in the Americas, held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 26–27, 2026; Tribute to the late Thecla Deterville; Attendance at Conference of International Fire Engineers of the Caribbean and South America; Attendance at the70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the United Nations; Responses to reporters' questions.
3. Hon. Dr. Ernest Hilaire - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Commerce, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Heritage.
Topics covered: Government's recent parliamentary motions to provide guarantees and borrow after two years; St. Lucia's water security; Reconstruction of Berth 4; Ongoing efforts to improve St. Lucia's ease of doing business and The Ease of Doing Business Forum (April 9th, 2026); Beach safety fence controversy; Responses to reporters' questions.
4. Hon. Philip J. Pierre - Minister for Finance, Justice, National Security, Constituency Development and People Empowerment.
Topics covered: Public reminder to harvest rainwater; Statement on the Water & Sewerage Company, WASCO; Private sector initiative to barge water from Dominica; People Empowerment policies; Cuban medical personnel in St. Lucia; Impact of the Middle East war on the price of domestic fuel; Brief preamble to the Budget presentation.
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