6 | Invest Saint Lucia
actually see the scenic beauty from different
angles, you can also be able to see the under-
water habitats and learn about Saint Lucia’s
history and culture.
So on the tourism side, you can see the
things that we are doing, looking at high-
end value hotels. We’re looking at develop-
ing things in terms of creating a buzz about
our culture and our heritage. Saint Lucia has
a very rich heritage. Most countries do, but
Saint Lucia is unique in that, amongst all of
the islands, it is claimed to be the only fe-
male island, which is a joke part of our his-
tory, which if you know Saint Lucia’s history,
Saint Lucia was owned seven times by the
British and seven times by the French. So our
history is based on those battles, which have
actually shaped our culture and our country,
and what we find is that we’re seeing more
and more development happening that takes
that into consideration and we believe that it
is critical for us to be able to ensure that we
have that potential to push the country for-
ward. We need to embrace our history, our
culture, and that is what we’re actually look-
ing at. In terms of our investment through
us, our manufacturing sector, which is very
critical for us, we have very good companies,
we have award-winning companies in rum
and condiments. We also have the fashion
