A team from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank is holding talks with the Allen Chastanet Government today
CDB President Dr. William Warren Smith is leading the delegation at a meeting to be held at the conference center of the Ministry of Finance, Bridge Street, Castries.
Dr. Smith will meet with senior government officials, including Prime Minister Hon. Allen M. Chastanet, cabinet ministers and members of the public sector.
The premise of the President’s visit is for the reinforcement of the CDB’s commitment to Saint Lucia in offering assistance in creative ways which will assist the country to achieve its developmental goals.
The meeting will present an opportunity to evaluate CDB programmes with the Government of Saint Lucia. The meeting will focus largely on the presentation of the Government’s main objectives and priorities; and how best the CDB can support such priorities through its social and economic development programmes, a statement from the Prime Ministers’ office said.
(More details in THURSDAY VOICE)