Philip J. Pierre: “So it’s a very difficult proposition that we have. But we’re going to work with them to see if we can come to a…”

“Sales are not profit… When you have a good day, and you see things looking nice, don’t push your hand in it. You have to pay rent, you have to pay for the goods that you sell… You must treat it [vending] as a business,”

The facility also exists to assist existing home owners with financing for home repairs, extensions, renovations, drainage, retaining walls and the implementation of renewable energy solutions and rain water harvesting.

The position is we’re going to protect the people of Saint Lucia…We’re going to protect our financial system.

It’s a programme that we would not like to lose because it has done quite a bit for our country. But we are going to try to protect it.