Philip J. Pierre: “We can emancipate ourselves from carelessness on the roads… the accidents on the roads [are] at an unacceptable level.”

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

“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.

But our programme benefits the people of Saint Lucia.