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2019 turned out to be a good year for St. Lucia with regards to economic investments, largely thanks to Invest Saint Lucia’s effective negotiations with several local and foreign investors that resulted in new business ventures being established here. ISL is now gearing up for more big wins on the investment front, a number of which are expected to come on stream this year. At a press conference held Thursday last, ISL CEO, Roderick Cherry detailed the progress the agency made last year and also...

Itelbpo Smart Solutions was founded in 2012 in Jamaica. Nearly eight years later, it is now a global business, and the region’s largest home-grown business process outsourcer. The company is running eight facilities in four countries namely Jamaica, The Bahamas, Mexico and the USA.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 itelbpo Founder and Chairman, Mr Yoni Epstein signed an MOU with Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) to begin operations in what would be the fifth territory for the company.

At Wednesday’s MOU signing,...

INVESTMENT SERVICES OFFICER

Invest Saint Lucia is seeking an Investment Services Officer to promote Saint Lucia as an investment destination and facilitate the investment process.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate new investment leads through research and active targeting.
• Guide investors through local requirements and approvals such as licenses, concessions, interpretation of local laws and post approval services.
• Evaluate and disseminate investment and economic data.
• Keep abreast of...

PROPERTIES OFFICER

Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) is seeking a Properties Officer to provide technical support to the Properties & Projects Department in project planning, design, costing and construction supervision.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitoring and oversight of maintenance and construction projects
• Monitoring of contractors to ensure work is undertaken in accordance with drawings, specifications and approved construction practices
• Completion of routine inspections of properties including...

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) is seeking a Research Assistant to undertake research and data analysis to achieve the agency’s objectives and to inform the business strategy.  The Research Assistant will report to the Lead Research and Development Officer in the Investment Services Department (ISD). 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Compile investment statistics, economic indicators and relevant data and provide to stakeholders in a timely manner
• Work closely with the Central Statistics Office...

Marketing and Communications Manager Shirlyn Elliodore (left) presenting the grand prize to Aliyah James on the Deyondre Louis’ behalf.

Following a thrilling judging period of over 100 entries, Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) is proud to announce the winner of its recent Logo and Name Contest for the upcoming business incubator and accelerator programme. A grand reveal was hosted at ISL’s head office on Thursday, December 12, 2019 when Deyondre Louis of Mon Repos was awarded the EC $5,000 prize.

Making the official announcement, Project Coordinator Dave Headley, said, “Today marks one step closer to a programme envisioned to provide the...

Invest Saint Lucia would like to thank all 126 participants of the logo and name competition for the business accelerator and incubator programme. We are proud of our youth for reaching out and taking this opportunity. However, due to the deadline extension and the volume of quality submissions, we are unable to announce the winner today, December 5, 2019.

ISL assures all participants that your hard-work is being evaluated carefully so that most deserving submission will be awarded the prize at a...

itelbpo in partnership with Invest Saint Lucia is developing a 20,000 sq ft factory shell located in the Hewanorra Free Zone in Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia, which will house more than 300 employees in the global services sector. It is a strategic move aimed at expanding its geographical footprint, ultimately diversifying its workforce and further enriching its global talent pool as the company pushes aggressively towards its 5-year goal of 5,000 new seats in its contact centre operations. itelbpo & Invest...

Invest Saint Lucia presents an opportunity to interview for a Lease Abstractor position at Grow Resources Inc. Grow Resources Inc., a division of US based lease management software and services pioneer, Property Works, is actively recruiting to staff its new headquarters in Gros Islet.  This highly specialized team of lease abstractors will be trained to interpret commercial real estate leases and input relevant data into a proprietary software management platform.  All positions are full time and offer...

In its continuing efforts to launch its Business Incubator and Accelerator Programme, Invest Saint Lucia (ISL), undertook a 3-day workshop from Tuesday 8^th to Thursday 10^th October, 2019, targeted at agencies providing business support services to the local business community.

Invest Saint Lucia’s Project Coordinator Dave Headley explained the purpose of the workshop. “The objective of the workshop was to bring in all the key players and stake holders within the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, so they can...