Banana row
THE Labour Party wins by a landslide after 15 years out of office. The old prime minister loses his seat to a woman lawyer in her 20s. Another young woman defeats her uncle. There is all-night music and dancing in the streets. Every car, minibus and pick-up on the island is roaring up and down, horn blasting. And next morning, May 24th, St Lucia's new prime minister, Kenny Anthony, awakes to the real world and his biggest problem: bananas.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Banana row”
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