PM Anthony and Taiwanese Ambassador to St. Lucia Ray H. W. Mou. Photos: Office of the Prime Minister.
The Government of Saint Lucia today received a cheque worth EC$9,837,886.88 which will go towards the second phase of 2015 Constituency Development Programme (CDP).
Out of this amount, EC$53,806.07 (US$20,015.65) is for purchasing a conference system for the House of Parliament, to replace the former one that was damaged by Hurricane Tomas.
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony expressed his government’s gratitude to the people of government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and reiterated the benefits of the CDP.
Newly-appointed Taiwanese Ambassador Ray Mou said the CDP programmes have provided construction services to all 17 constituencies’ residents, such as concrete roads, footpaths, drainage and human resource centres.
“Since 2012, 480 various Constituency Development Program projects have brought benefits to the communities around Saint Lucia, including the creation of nearly 6000 opportunities of employment,” he added.
Ambassador Mou said he firmly believes that more and more people will benefit as a result of the meaningful cooperation programmes between Taiwan and Saint Lucia.
“I would like to emphasize, once again, our strong support to St. Lucia through mutual cooperative projects including the CDP will continue to create jobs for the people, bring benefits to the communities, and further strengthen the relationship between Saint Lucia and Taiwan,” he ended.
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