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COVID-19 continues to pressure our health system, our economy, our productivity. But, it has caused us to be more resilient and innovative. Productivity Awareness Week 2021, will focus on our resilience in healthcare and agriculture, opportunities in the circular and youth economy, innovation in our communications environment, and our local economy. We will also focus on increased access to finance, new procurement legislation, launch a new productivity tool and discuss solutions to close the digital divide. Join the discussions during Productivity Awareness Week, October 11 -15, under the theme “Saint Lucia – Resilient, Innovative, Productive.” Follow us Live on our Facebook and youtube pages at Stluciancpc. The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council, Embracing Excellence.

“Propelling business development through technology,” is the theme for the 14^th Annual Saint Lucia-Taiwan Partnership Trade Show scheduled for November 26-27, 2021. Minister for Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, Hon. Emma Hippolyte alongside her team for the Commerce Ministry met with Taiwanese Ambassador H.E. Peter Chen and his delegation to advance planning efforts for this year’s Trade Show.   The Trade Show aims to heighten awareness of ICT business solutions while showcasing unique products and services of Taiwanese and Saint Lucian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to a local and international audience.  Ambassador Chen explained Taiwan’s partnership in the Trade Show.

Minister of State for Business, Energy, and Clean Growth from the United Kingdom, Hon. Ann Marie Trevelyan visited Saint Lucia to witness first-hand some of the adaptation projects funded by the UK Government. One of the key projects she visited was the Millennium Highway and West Coast Road Reconstruction Project.

 “So I am really looking forward to seeing for myself exactly where this road will go and to understand just how important it’s going to be for so many of Saint Lucia’s residents but also off course for tourists as they come to visit your wonderful island.”

The Department of Finance has developed a Citizen’s Guide to the 2021/2022 Budget, which provides a clear, concise and simplified presentation of information on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure.  This forms part of the government’s communications strategy geared at fostering greater accountability and transparency of the operations of government through increased access to information in the public domain.