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ST. LUCIA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

EDUCATION of berthing, loading and unloading and bulk The Office of Private Sector Relations
St. Lucia offers a high level of quality educational cargo storage. Port Castries in the north is a 2nd Floor, Hewanorra House
opportunities for everyone. There are five levels multipurpose port that provides facilities and Pointe Seraphine
of education: pre-school, primary (universal), services for both passengers and cargo. The Castries, St. Lucia
secondary, tertiary and adult. Primary education southern port at Vieux Fort has been upgraded Tel: (758) 468 2145
is free and compulsory, secondary education and caters primarily to the needs of transshipment Fax: (758) 452 4606
is also free. The stipulated compulsory school container operators. The port is located 2.5 E-mail: info@tepa.org.lc
age in St Lucia is 5-15 years. As a result, St. miles from Hewanorra International Airport, the Website: www.opsr.org.lc
Lucia’s working-age population is graduates with Industrial Free Zone, the goods distribution free
secondary and post-secondary education from zone and the Vieux Fort Industrial Estate. St. Lucia Industrial and Small Business
accredited technical colleges and universities Association
from the Caribbean, USA, Canada, and Europe. AIR La Panse, Castries
Currently, St. Lucia’s post secondary education Airports: There are 2 airports on the island: St. Lucia
offers a community college (Sir Arthur Lewis George Charles Airport in capital Castries and Tel: (758) 452-3146
Community College) and one university Hewanorra Airport in Vieux Fort. Fax: (758) 453-1023
(University of the West Indies through their E-mail: slisbaslu@gmail.com
Distance Education Centre) with a full range of TELECOMMUNICATION Website: www.SLISBAstlucia.com
There is a stable competitive environment
diploma and under graduate programmes in the within the communications sector. The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry
fields of management, arts, technology, science, telecommunications network features: and Agriculture
and engineering.
• Two mobile services providers PO Box 482,
INFRASTRUCTURE • Efficient internet provider (fibre optics, DIA Vide Bouteille, Castries
TRANSPORTATION and wireless networks) St. Lucia
LAND • GSM, 3G, & 4G networks Tel: (758) 452-3165
Saint Lucia has an extensive road network Fax: (758) 453-6907
connecting all regions of the country. There is a • GPRS & EDGE capabilities E-mail: info@stluciachamber.org
two-lane main road that forms a ring around the • Metro Ethernet and MPLS services
island. All towns and villages are connected to • International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC) IN THE U.S.
Embassy of St. Lucia
this main road. • Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Railroads: None Washington, DC 20016
Highways: 1,000 km. (626 mi.) total: 816 km. CONTACTS Tel: (202) 364-6792
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
(510 mi.) paved: 184 km. (115 mi.) otherwise Fax: (202) 364-6723
improved. P.O. Box 89,
Basseterre, St. Kitts
SEA Tel: (869) 465-2537
Sea Ports: The Island has two major multi- Fax: (869) 465-9562
functional seaports, equipped with full facilities E-mail: info@eccb-centralbank.org

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