Saint Lucia 2007
Yearbook 2007 Saint Lucia. After only four months in the post, Saint Lucia's new Prime Minister Sir John Compton, aged 81, suffered a series of strikes in April. He was then forced to hand over the helm to Stephenson King, who on May 1 became deputy head of government. According to CountryAAH, Castries is the capital city of St. Lucia. King had previously been Minister of Health. Later, King was also given responsibility for issues related to national security, government finances, foreign policy, domestic policy, the labor market and information and media. Compton sought care in the United States, but passed away September 7. Compton, the leader of the ruling United Workers' Party (UWP), was prime minister in the independent Saint Lucia for three periods: 1979, when the kingdom became…