Pierre explains that his administration will try to find a resolution to the findings of the report, which allegedly implicates some members of the RSLPF during Operation Restore Confidence.

“I will make a solemn pledge to the men and women of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force: I will maintain the separation of powers, but I will also see what I can do - and I will try, not promise. I have had discussions with several people about the IMPACS Report. I understand the plight of the men whose lives are in limbo,” Prime Minister Pierre announced on October 23, 2023.

The Prime Minister also scolds the Opposition UWP for its politicisation of the IMPACS saga. “But I can say to you that it is not easy, but we are trying. I hope we can resolve these issues. But for the cheap and desperate politicians and their surrogates, who want to use it as what they think is a whip against this government, it will not work. The people of Saint Lucia know that existed a long time before this government. I didn’t create it, but I’ll try to solve it,” Pierre said.

The resurgence of interest in the contents of the report came when a member of the press questioned the Prime Minister on the saga. “Are you aware of the contents of the IMPACS Report…..Are you concerned that a member of your cabinet is implicated in the IMPACS Report, and in one of these killings directly?” the reporter had asked on October 13, 2023.

On July 21, 2021, however, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Daasrean Greene gave his last official update to the public on the status of investigations into the report. “The final report (writer’s note: widely known IMPACS Report) provided by the Jamaican team does not amount to evidence or relevant material compiled in a criminal investigation that I am able to act upon. It, however, provided possible lines of inquiry and opinions all of which I believe should remain under seal to eliminate any possibility of unfair prejudice to anyone concerned,” the DPP had said in his official update.

So far, he revealed, five of the killings lack “sufficient evidence at this stage for any charges to be preferred against the officers concerned in these shootings.” The DPP also advised that “opinions, speculations or suspicions as to who committed a crime is clearly not evidence.”

Greene also assured the public that a follow-up update on the status of investigations will be made.