Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere has explained that Saint Lucia diverted banana shipments to Trinidad and Tobago after trade with the United Kingdom was suspended. Prospere recently announced the UK trade suspension, citing significant economic viability challenges. However, on Monday, he told reporters on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting of his concern that what was making the rounds was that the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and he as Minister had killed bananas. 'But they never said the important part of my statement, which was as soon as this decision was taken, the very same quantity of bananas was diverted