00:00The St. Lucia's government confirmed death following a U.S. military operation at sea
00:04and is now seeking answers throughout diplomatic and security channels.
00:08St. Lucia's Prime Minister Philip G. Pierre confirmed this Monday that people had been killed
00:14during a recent U.S. military strike in the Caribbean,
00:18while stating that his government was actively seeking details,
00:21having received no official notification on the circumstances of the death.
00:26This happens after the U.S. Southern Command announced a recent strike in the Caribbean
00:31for the ongoing assaults on alleged drug traffickers that are not following due to process
00:37and have been described as extrajudicial killings.
00:44I can confirm that people lost their lives until circumstances have got no official notification
00:53on the circumstances surrounding the death.
00:57I can confirm that people lost their lives, but have got no official notification on anything else.
01:06In this context, former St. Lucia's Senator and current operations manager of the Godwill Fisherman
01:13and Cooperative Guyana to send the salary addressed the impact of these U.S. strikes on the sector.
01:20Fishing is not a hobby for our people, she stated, while speaking to local outlet St. Lucia Times.
01:27It is the livelihood of many low- to middle-income families in St. Lucia.
01:33If they do not feel comfortable going out to the sea, you will see fewer trips.
01:38Then the question becomes what happens to their income and their ability to put food on the table.
01:45And she added, I feel the U.S. tends to operate as if it is a law upon itself.
01:51We are sovereign countries and there are more humane ways to deal with issues such as narcotics
01:57than disrupting families, livelihoods and entire economies.
02:01That's where we can live for life, we don't see it either.
02:02Does that mean that you want our status and your hands Together?
02:03Why don't we are in our refuge.
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