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Saint Lucian Mov't to Counter Western Media Coverage of Region

  • Rossini Francois, founder of the Bolivarian Circle of St. Lucia

    Rossini Francois, founder of the Bolivarian Circle of St. Lucia | Photo: teleSUR

Published 24 November 2015
Opinion

A new movement has been launched in Saint Lucia to help bring a 'southern' perspective’ to issues and news emanating out of Latin America to the Caribbean.

The Bolivarian Circle of St. Lucia held its first event in the capital Castries this week and sought to educate the English-speaking Caribbean on the upcoming democratic parliamentary elections in Venezuela, and the threats, challenges and strides made in Venezuela that are not reported by the western media.

The group is made up of concerned citizens from all walks of life and is a socialist movement geared at exposing Caribbean nationals to a different perspective on Latin American issues.

On Dec 6, Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections. Officials of the recently registered Bolivarian Circle of Saint Lucia say the Caribbean is being bombarded by the western media's take on issues in Venezuela.

The members are hoping to change this by presenting information with a southern (third world) perspective on the news.

“Our media tends to reflect the views of the U.S. government and other such governments; the British, European ones, that generally stand against social movements in places like Latin America where their corporations have maintained a hold over the economies of the people of those areas,” said the Circle’s founder Rossini Francois.

Venezuelans living in Saint Lucia say they are concerned about a corporate media attack on the current administration in Venezuela. They are hoping to educate the people of the English-speaking Caribbean on what are the real issues at stake in the elections and on some of the allegations and rumors being reported as fact.

“It has become the norm now in recent years where international organizations like the OAS, other organizations are backing the U.S. They have been trying to portray these electoral processes as something that is not transparent. That has been going on for the last few years,” said Juan Echeverria.

The Bolivarian Circle of Saint Lucia aims to bring the south to Eastern Caribbean. The group plans to highlight issues such as the eradication of illiteracy in Venezuela and the advancements in areas like agriculture and medicine in Cuba. The organization is on a mission to provide a different perspective on the issues taking place in Latin America and members say the first item on the agenda is to debunk the allegations and rumors concerning the voting process in Venezuela that are now passing as fact in the western media.

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