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Anse de Sable area

Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) is in the process of developing a master plan for the Anse de Sable area in Vieux-Fort, as part of the overall redevelopment plan for the southern town.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Roderick Cherry remarked, “Invest Saint Lucia owns a large portion of land in Vieux-Fort and it has always been the Corporation’s goal to enhance the area. From as far back as 2001, we had envisioned a mixed-use development for Anse de Sable."

Mr. Cherry continued, "Thus, the proposed...

Castries, Saint Lucia – January 25^th, 2019 – Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) is currently hosting a French delegation as part of its promotion effort to diversify the island's offerings.

Éthic Étapes, a French company created in 1979, is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 22^nd – 26^th January, in Martinique. As part of their week-long AGM, Éthic Étapes, having expressed an interest in discovering the neighbouring island of Saint Lucia, are currently on island as part of a familiarisation tour to...

Chief Executive Officer, Roderick Cherry

Castries, Saint Lucia, January 22^nd 2019 – The local media got a first-hand look at the plans being laid out by Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) for 2019.

Speaking at a press briefing Monday, ISL’s CEO Roderick Cherry, provided members of the media with the status of on-going projects; those pipeline projects that ISL continues to facilitate; as well as the initiatives that the agency will be undertaking over the next few months.

Chief among the on-going projects is the Pearl of the Caribbean, which is on...

Castries, Saint Lucia, January 9^th 2019 - For the past 3 years, Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) has been initiating contact with local and foreign investors as part of efforts to capture information on their respective economic contributions to the local economy, as well as to identify challenges within the business environment that could help guide policy makers in their bid to make Saint Lucia a more ideal place to do business.  

Given the feedback received thus far, ISL has been able to determine the...

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

KEY FUNCTIONS

• 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 industrial...

Left - Malcolm Burns of the Salvation Army; center – Roderick Cherry, Invest Saint Lucia CEO, and right - Gaspard Henry of Feed the Poor Ministry.

Invest Saint Lucia is once again spreading Christmas cheer by assisting three (3) local charities in their Christmas outreach to the marginalized and elderly. 

The recipients of Invest Saint Lucia’s goodwill - the Salvation Army, LucianAid Foundation and Feed the Poor Ministry - each received a donation of $2000 towards their end of year activities.

Representatives of the charities expressed appreciation to Invest Saint Lucia, and noted with admiration, the 100% increase in the level of support from...

L-R: Ian Richards (UNCTAD), Alana Lansiquot-Brice (ISL), Suzette Hudson (CAIPA)

Castries, Saint Lucia, Thursday December 6^th 2018 – Invest Saint Lucia (ISL), the island’s investment promotion agency, is expected to benefit significantly from the implementation of an online investment guide which is being facilitated by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA). The external organisations are collaborating to develop investment guides in a number of CAIPA’s member territories.

The UNCTAD...

Billboard erected near the Hewanorra International Airport

Saint Lucia has been named the 2018 World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination.

That announcement was made by the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) which indicated that Saint Lucia was bestowed the honour at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final 2018 programme in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday.

Chairman of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Nicholas John, received the award on Saint Lucia’s behalf, according to an SLTA release.

Saint Lucia was nominated among honeymoon destinations like Colombia;...

Angella Dalsou - Miss Universe Saint Lucia 2018

Castries, Tuesday November 27^th 2018 – For the second consecutive year, Invest Saint Lucia is sponsoring Cinnamon Productions as the agency gets set to accompany Saint Lucia’s representative at the 2018 Miss Universe Pageant taking place in Bangkok, Thailand on December 16th.

ISL has thrown its support behind 24-year old Angella Dalsou, the island’s representative at the 67th annual competition.

Saint Lucia has been represented at the international pageant at least seven times – the first in 1977 when...

PEMANDU Associates making a presentation to Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments

The Government of Saint Lucia has embarked on a strategic plan to improve effectiveness and efficiency when it comes to the implementation and delivery on key projects in Saint Lucia.

Through the Ministry of Economic Development, the Government is initiating a Medium Term Development Strategy 2019 – 2022 through the Social and Economic Labs.

Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation, Honourable Guy Joseph, at Monday’s pre-Cabinet press briefing, explained...