More than 160,000 registered voters are casting ballots on Monday to elect a new government in St. Lucia with the two main political parties confident they will be elected to run the affairs of the island for the next five years. Voting began at 6 a.m. (local time) and the polling stations will remain open for a 12-hour period. Both Prime Minister and leader of the ruling United Workers Party (UWP) Allen Chastanet, and Phillip J. Pierre, the Opposition Leader and leader of the main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) addressed the nation on Sunday night hoping to woo
