Philip J. Pierre sworn for in second term as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

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In Saint Lucia on Friday, Philip J Pierre was sworn in as Prime Minister for a second straight term, following his Saint Lucia Labour Party's (SLP) resounding victory in the December 1st general election. teleSUR

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00:00We go to St. Lucia, as on Friday, Philippe J. Pierre was sworn in as prime minister for a second street term

00:07following his St. Lucia Labour Party's resounding victory in the December 1st general election.

00:13Speer took the oath of office at the government house in Mourn Fortune

00:18in the presence of several regional heads of states and governments,

00:22among them Prime Minister of Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Granada, St. Kitts and Nevis,

00:28and also the former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Rolf Gonsalves.

00:34During his speech, Pierre outlined his government's priorities for this new term,

00:39including confronting youth unemployment, also accelerating digital transformation

00:44and further modernizing the educational system.

00:48Furthermore, he pledged that his administration would continue prioritizing vulnerable groups

00:53and vowed to march forward with purpose and discipline.

00:57as his administration strives to make the island the best place to live and work.

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