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\u201cI think it’s within my right for all of us young people, whether you’re a politician or whether you’re not a politician, whether you’re a banker, whether you’re a physician, a doctor, a lawyer, I think that every single one of us here can go to a banking institution and get a loan<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d said Gros Islet MP Kenson Casimir as he rebuffed allegations of corruption following a land purchase he made in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The controversy came to a head on January 26th, 2025, \u201cUnitedpac Saint Lucia\u201d questioned Casimir\u2019s purchase of a parcel of land at Massade, Gros Islet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, Casimir confirmed that he, indeed, purchased the land, but denied any allegation of wrongdoing, clarifying that he took a loan to pay the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a Saint Lucian, I feel that it’s within my purview that if I have a particular amount of savings or a particular amount of connection with banking institutions, I can take out a loan<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d he said to inquiring journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MP expressed his disappointment in the efforts of his opponents to tarnish his name and says this sort of political conduct can discourage youth from entering elective politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn me going to a bank, applying for a loan and being granted a loan to purchase a piece of Saint Lucia, for UWP to take that document and to post it on social media as if something untoward is happening, I think it’s disgraceful and it’s an element that can discourage young people from getting involved in politics<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casimir says he is exploring the avenues available to him to find redress against what he calls malicious posts: \u201cI have explored all my options and I continue to explore all my options in terms of how I deal with this going forward because my personal information has been published in the public sphere<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casimir confirmed that the purchase of the property was finalised in October 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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