Kenny Anthony

Type: Person

Name: Kenny Anthony

Title: Party Leader - Saint Lucia Labour Party (St Lucia)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

PM Anthony removes subsidies on basic foods

Rice on display at a supermarket. - FileThe St Lucia government presented an EC$1.32 billion budget to Parliament late Tuesday reducing subsidies on basic food items such as rice and flour and increasing the value-added tax (VAT) for the hotel indust ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, White Sugar, Flour

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

St Lucia's economy shrank 0.8% in 2012

The St Lucia economy has contracted by nearly one per cent last year, Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has said.Delivering the EC$1.32-billion national budget on Tuesday, Anthony, who is also finance minister, said preliminary estimates suggest that the ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Construction, Gross Domestic Product, Saint Lucia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

V ieux Fort to be designated, the region’s University Town

Generating revenue is a top priority for government against rising debt and national deficit. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Dr.Kenny Anthony told Parliament during the presentation of the Appropriation Bill, more widely known as the budget ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucia, Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The St. Lucia economy has contracted by nearly one per cent last year PM Dr. Kenny Anthony has said

The St. Lucia economy has contracted by nearly one per cent last year, Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has said. Delivering the EC$1.32 billion national budget, Dr. Anthony, said preliminary estimates suggest that the local economy contracted by 0.8 ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucia, Construction, Transportation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Salary increases on the way for St Lucia public servants

Government said that the increase will be a one per cent in the first year followed by a 1.5 per cent hike for the remaining two years.CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thursday May 16, 2013 – The St. Lucia government says it will pay a four per cent increase to all ... [Published Caribbean360 - May 16 2013]

Entities: Saint Lucia, James Fletcher, Kenny Anthony, Castries (Saint Lucia)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

St Lucia budget aims at reducing subsidies on basic food commodities

Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony told legislators that the budget, which he described as “realistic” and meeting the socio-economic challenges of the country “head on.”CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thursday May 16, 2013 – The St. Lucia government has presented ... [Published Caribbean360 - May 16 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucia, Commodities

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Prime Minister fails to keep election promise says opposition

CASTRIES, St.Lucia , May 16, CMC – The Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), one of two opposition groups here, is taking Prime Minister Kenny Anthony to task for stating that his government has delivered on an electoral promise to create thousands of jobs ... [Published Antigua Observer - May 16 2013]

Entities: Saint Lucia, Kenny Anthony, Elections

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Prime Minister Anthony announces a review of subsidies on flour, rice and sugar

St.Lucians will have to pay more for the basic goods in the food basket. As part of measures aimed at reducing government’s recurrent expenditure, Prime Minister Dr.Kenny Anthony announced the review of subsidies on flour, rice and sugar.The move he says ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Flour, Sugar

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Reducing subsidies

Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony delivering budget statementCASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 15, CMC – The St. Lucia government has presented an EC$1.32 billion (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) budget to Parliament late Tuesday reducing the subsidies on basic ... [Published Caribbean News Agency - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Caribbean Development Bank, Saint Lucia

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

P.M. Anthony Delivers Budget Address Today

(Photo) Prime Minister Dr. Kenny AnthonyPrime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony will today present the 2013-2014 Budget Address to the nation in his capacity as the country’s Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning, National Development and Social ... [Published The Voice St Lucia - May 14 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Harold Dalson, Fiscal Year

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

St Lucia budget to be unveiled today

Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is intent on containing the island’s fiscal deficit, which currently stands at an estimated nine percent of GDP.CASTRIES, St Lucia, Tuesday May 14, 2013 – Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony will provide details of his administration’s ... [Published Caribbean360 - May 14 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucia, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Taxes, Gross Domestic Product

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Details of government’s fiscal plans for the country to be presented in the Budget this week

The details of government’s programs and policy direction for the country will be revealed Wednesday, when Prime Minister Dr.Kenny Anthony presents the Appropriations Bill in Parliament.The Bill commonly referred to as the Budget, is being presented against ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 13 2013]

Entities: Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucia

Quotes

...commodity prices have increased sharply over the years, the wholesale and retail prices have remained unchanged," Anthony said, adding that the "prices at which these commodities are sold on the domestic market have not been adjusted in almost 30 years"

PM Anthony removes subsidies on basic foods [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 17 2013]

"with the contraction of the world economy, many countries have sought to implement measures to curb expenditure for fear of plummeting into financial crises" said Anthony

St Lucia budget to be unveiled today [Published Caribbean360 - May 14 2013]

"the need to preserve one's turf is at the heart of organisational politics in the public sservice. we must therefore get agencies to consider the wider implications of its own policies beyond its mandate and to work across organisational boundaries to deliver a suite of solutions that best meet our needs. this will require closer policy coordination by the centre of government" Dr Anthony told delegates

Set good examples [Published Jamaica Observer - May 10 2013]

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St Lucia's economy shrank 0.8% in 2012 [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 17 2013]
The St. Lucia economy has contracted by nearly ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 17 2013]
V ieux Fort to be designated, the region’s Univ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 17 2013]
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Salary increases on the way for St Lucia public... [Published Caribbean360 - May 16 2013]
Prime Minister fails to keep election promise s... [Published Antigua Observer - May 16 2013]
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Prime Minister Anthony announces a review of su... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - May 15 2013]
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P.M. Anthony Delivers Budget Address Today [Published The Voice St Lucia - May 14 2013]
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St Lucia budget to be unveiled today [Published Caribbean360 - May 14 2013]
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