NDC Stays On Course In Securing Additional Benefits For Local Business Sector

The National Development Corporation continues on course as part of a deliberate effort toward maximizing economic returns to the local business community. The latest endeavor in this regard came last week with the signing of a partnership agreement between the Corporation and Courtesy Taxi Co-operative Society.
With a membership of well over two hundred, the newly negotiated two-year agreement will ensure that members of Courtesy Taxi benefits substantially from projected increases in cruise ship passenger arrivals for the season, scheduled to open in October and for
years to come.

In addition to the economic spinoffs to the taxi sector, the 2009-2011 agreement will ensure the smooth and uninterrupted operation of taxi services to the benefit of hundreds of patrons, cruise passengers and others who utilize the Pointe Seraphine Duty Free Shopping Complex. Signing on behalf the Corporation, NDC's Acting General Manager Timothy Greene said, "At a time when the industrial climate on Saint Lucia is tense, it is heartening that a major statutory body like the NDC and one of its major stakeholders could recommit themselves to working together."

Greene went further to challenge members of the taxi co-operative to fulfill and up hold their commitment to operate within the framework of the newly sign agreement, which he says will add further impetus to the recently commissioned Operations' Manual.

President of Courtesy Taxi Co-operative Society Firmus Popo who signed on behalf of his association underscored the longstanding and harmonious relationship which has existed between the NDC and his association over the years. Popo says Courtesy Taxi will continue to strive to maintain order among its ranks while delivering an efficient and professional service to patrons of Duty Free Pointe Seraphine.