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Solar Farm, La Tourney Vieux Fort

Castries, Saint Lucia, August 10^th, 2018 – Invest Saint Lucia was pleased to witness the opening of LUCELEC’s 3 megawatt (MW) solar farm in La Tourney, Vieux Fort on Thursday, 9^th August.  

Invest Saint Lucia, the island’s investment promotion agency understands the importance of renewable energy. As a small island nation, we are reminded of our vulnerabilities to economic and environmental shocks, and as net importers of fuel, adaptation and resilience, including the introduction of renewable sources...

Jade Sea resort in St Lucia

A spectacular new development will be launched in 2020 in St. Lucia as the new sister resort of Jade Mountain will be unveiled. Jade Sea will be a dramatic property located on a ridge near the famed Jade Mountain and Anse Chastanet and offering up more direct views of the Pitons.

Located in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, Northwest of Barbados and South of Martinique, Owner, and architect Nick Troubetzkoy's legacy continues with the new Jade Sea property. A perfectly planned expansion from Jade Mountain,...

Sizzling Summer Nights

Duty Free Pointe Seraphine, a subsidiary of Invest Saint Lucia, will be putting on some sizzling summer fun over the next three months.

The first installment of this newly minted event, which will adopt a Carnival theme, takes place on Friday July 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Patrons of one of the island’s long-established malls, will be treated to major discounts from stores as well as prizes, giveaways and entertainment by a live band and DJ throughout the evening.

According to Operations...

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Saint Lucia continues to see a positive growth trend in tourism arrivals in 2018. The latest figures released by the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority indicate that visitor arrivals for the year-to-date are up by 10.1%. The destination experienced increases in all sectors, with yachting arrivals up an incredible 31.9%; cruise arrivals up 10.6%; and stay-over arrivals up 5.2% compared to the same period last year.

The increases have been spurred by greater confidence in the Saint Lucia product and economy...

Participants at Geneva 2018 at the WTO

Senior Saint Lucia Government officials met at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss opportunities for creating stronger linkages between international trade policy and key government development priorities. These discussions took place amidst growing tensions between major trading nations and against the backdrop of government efforts to increase export opportunities for manufacturers and service suppliers.

The OECS Geneva Mission convened a caucus of Senior OECS Trade Officials on...

Minister Bradly Felix

As of July 1st, 2018, Saint Lucia took up Chairmanship of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) for one year until June 30th, 2019. Prior to this, the twin island state of St. Kitts and Nevis served as Chair. The Chairmanship rotates annually, in alphabetical order, among the CARIFORUM States, thus making Saint Lucia next in line.

Minister with responsibility for Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs, Honourable Bradly...

Prime Minister Hon. Allen Chastanet

As the Thirty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM convenes in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Prime Minister Honourable Allen Chastanet has expressed plans to have in-depth discussions with counterparts about the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), among other concerns.

Ahead of the meeting, Prime Minister Chastanet explained that “Saint Lucia is going to this meeting with a clear agenda that it cannot be business as usual.”

Prime Minister Chastanet aims to discuss...

Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) began arriving in Saint Lucia this week for the 65th Meeting of the OECS Authority, which ends today June 19th, 2018 at the Harbor Club, Gros Islet.

At a press briefing Monday morning, OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules, announced that newly elected Prime Minister of Barbados, Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, would be making a special appearance at the meeting.

A caucus between Prime Minister Mottley and the heads of...

Saint Lucia's representatives at Global Meet Up

Invest Saint Lucia, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, and two local startups have just returned from a global pitching competition for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs. The Global Meet Up-2018, an event hosted by the Dutch Get in the Ring founders took place in Cascais Portugal, from May 30^th to June 1^st.

The three-day event brought together 150 selected startups from all over the world, with a special invite to innovation professionals, government officials and investors. The goal of the...