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The Taiwan-Saint Lucia Trade Partnership Exhibition will celebrate ten years of bilateral cooperation in November.

To mark this achievement, Saint Lucia’s Commerce Department plans to make the 2017 exhibition grander than its predecessors.

Jonathan Allain is a Business Development Officer with the Small Enterprise Development Unit. He said over the years, the objectives of the exhibition have been met.

“The objectives of the show is to give our businesspersons a face out there. So there are a lot of...

During a consultative forum with potential Taiwanese investors in Saint Lucia last week, the minister in the Department of Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs, Hon Bradley Felix, spoke on the positive impact such ventures could have on the island’s unemployment rates.

“Our intention at the Ministry of Commerce is to create as many small businesses as possible because every business we create, whether it is one or two people that they take on, provides...

Hewanorra International Airport

Saint Lucia’s tourism industry will benefit from infrastructural refurbishments aimed at enhancing the visitor experience.

During the opening of the fifth Saint Lucia - North America Showcase, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Hon Dominic Fedee, said plans to expand the Hewanorra International Airport are at an advanced stage.

“We realize that the capacity of the airport at peak times has been a chronic problem, and we realize...

Port Castries

The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) is making steady progress with its berth expansion project at Port Castries.

This was revealed at a meeting with the Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB) on Monday, Aug 7 when SLASPA provided an update on the project.

SLASPA is constructing an extension of the Cruise Ship Berth 1 at Pointe Seraphine in Castries to facilitate the successful and safe mooring of quantum class vessels in wind speeds up to 40 knots. The current berth will be extended by 160...

Members of the Taiwan delegation and local business community

A nine-member Taiwanese delegation arrived on Saint Lucia this week to seek business opportunities particularly in the area of manufacturing, consumer electronics, agro-processing and textiles.

Hosted by the Department of Commerce, Industry, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs, the delegation attended a consultative forum with potential joint venture partners from the local business community.

A number of local agencies including the Saint Lucia Manufacturers Association and Invest...

The Citizenship by Investment Board (“the Board”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nestor Alfred to the position of Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Citizenship by Investment Unit effective today, 8^thAugust, 2017. 

Nestor holds a BSc. Management Studies from the University of the West Indies and an MBA from Henley Management College/Brunel University. Prior to his current appointment, his former roles include Executive Director of the Gaming Authority; Financial Management...

Port Castries

Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship, Adventure of the Seas, is resuming calls to Port Castries.

Following a successful dredging exercise undertaken by the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA), the 310- metre-long voyager class vessel can again dock at Pointe Seraphine.

The ship had previously been unable to dock at the city’s port due to harbor depth concerns.

SLASPA closed Pointe Seraphine's berth number 1 to undertake major extension works, and reassigned Adventure of the Seas...

Representatives from Range Developments, Ritz-Carlton and the Government of Saint Lucia

Prime Minister Joins Commemorative Ceremony Celebrating Launch of Project

CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA – August 3rd 2017 – The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., part of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) has signed a management agreement with Range Developments to open a Ritz-Carlton property in Saint Lucia in 2021, bringing the award-winning luxury brand for the first time to the Eastern Caribbean island known for its lush, mountainous terrain and expansive beaches.

The 180-room Ritz-Carlton, Saint...

Natasha Edwin-Walcott, ISL

Representatives from Invest Saint Lucia this week attended a two-day workshop geared towards increasing productivity levels within the region; and supporting Caribbean firms’ contribution to economic growth.

The event which was organized by Compete Caribbean and Saint Lucia’s National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) was held under the theme, “Stimulating Private Sector Development and Economic Growth”. 

Executive Director of Compete Caribbean, Dr. Sylvia Dohnert, noted that this...

L-R Angela Alphonse, TEPA, Earland Labadie, ISL

Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) and the Trade Export Promotion Agency (TEPA) teamed up earlier this month to represent Saint Lucia at the annual Trade and Investment Convention (TIC 2017) which took place in Trinidad. 

Organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association, the TIC’s mandate is to foster intra and extra regional trade for businesses throughout the Caribbean. This multi-sectoral tradeshow brought together local, regional and international businesses, as well as exhibitors with a range...