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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...

Prime Minister Honourable Allen M. Chastanet gave an extensive presentation to the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce on Thursday November 15^th 2018 as he addressed a packed room of members of the local business sector. The broad discussion touched on a variety of areas including infrastructure, health care, education and economic development.

The Prime Minister began by updating the Chamber on current and proposed development projects for Saint Lucia, starting from the north to the south of the island....

Castries Waterfront

Castries, Saint Lucia, November 12^th, 2018 - Over the past few weeks, Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) has made its presence felt at various investment-related overseas functions in its bid to attract investors to our shores.

Newly appointed CEO Roderick Cherry and Chairman of ISL Pinkley Francis, along with representatives of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), have just returned from the 12^th Global Residence and Citizenship Conference which took place in Jumeirah Mina A’Salam, Dubai.

The CEO remarked...

Duty Free Pointe Seraphine

Prime Minister Honourable Allen M. Chastanet participated in a special Heads of State Forum on Wednesday, November 7^th 2018 at the 25^th Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference and Trade Show, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Along with Heads of State, the forum included FCCA Member Line presidents and CEOs for both a networking reception and a meeting on ways to work together on destination and region-specific topics, including year-round traffic, employment opportunities,...