Press Release:- The United Workers Party expresses deep concern over recent statements by External Affairs Minister Alva Baptiste disrespectful of Saint Lucia’s longstanding international and regional partners. At a recent press briefing, Baptiste referred to the LIMA group— comprising countries such as Canada, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru and other Latin American and Caribbean countries, as being a “morally bankrupt mongoose gang.” While the United Workers Party respects a new administration’s right to review foreign policy, we consider such egregious statements potentially harmful to Saint Lucia’s foreign relations, especially when our country is grappling with a worsening world