Almost two hundred people gathered at the Pigeon Island

National Landmark on Saturday, January 24, 2015 for the

Corporate Launch of the Walcott Place Project. The

project, which seeks to convert the childhood home of

Derek and Roderick Walcott and adjoining properties

into a museum, a space for art and writing workshops

and a theatre, is being championed by the Saint Lucia

National Trust (SLNT) in collaboration with the Ministry

of Physical Development, Housing and Urban Renewal.

This transformative and ambitious project is estimated at

US$7.5million (EC$20.2 million). This includes land

acquisition, construction costs, fitting and furnishing the

museum, theatre and café, and physical enhancements to

the community. So far, The Government of the Republic

of China (Taiwan) has pledged US $2.8 million towards

the project. While the Government of Saint Lucia will

meet the cost of the land acquisition, estimated at

US$750,000 (EC$2 million), leaving a funding gap of

US$3.91 million (EC$16.6 million). Considering this, the

primary objective of the event was to formally introduce

the project to Corporate Saint Lucia, and the general

public viewing the live broadcast.

The Corporate Launch came just one week after the Sod

Turning Ceremony on Chaussée Road which signaled the

official commencement of the project. Similar to the Sod

Turning Ceremony, details of which can be accessed at

http://slunatrust.org/assets/content/documents/WPPSo

dTurning.pdf, the proceeding was held under the auspices

of the Governor General of Saint Lucia and Patron of the

Saint Lucia National Trust, Her Excellency Dame

Pearlette Louisy. It was an evening laced with

heartwarming and melodious performances by Elra

Ermay, Barbara Cadet, Ronald “Boo” Hinkson and

Manmay La kay. A Tribute to Roderick Walcott by Mr.

MacDonald Dixon gave greater insight into the life and

works of both brothers. Mr. Dixon informed the

TRUST NEWS JANUARY – MARCH 2015

Volume 4 Issue 1

Walcott Place Project Corporate Launch

In this issue:

1. Walcott Place Corporate Launch

2. Reflections on Volunteering

3. SLNT Members Receive Updates

4. Strengthening our Advocacy on Access Rights

5. Mamiku Botanical Gardens- The

Experience

6. Partners in the Championship

7. Petroglyphs-Outstanding Universal Value

8. Pulling out the BIG Guns

9. Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean

gathering that the Arts Guild would have floundered if it

were not for Roderick’s zeal and tenacity after Derek’s

departure for University. Thereafter, an insightful Video

Biography of the Walcott brothers was shared with the

gathering. A concise PowerPoint presentation which

served to cement the information contained in the SLNT

Fundraising Prospectus given to the invitees was done by

SLNT Councilor, Mr. Calixte George Jr. Remarks were

also made by Taiwanese Ambassador, His Excellency,

James Chang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for

Infrastructure, Port Services and Transport, Honourable

Philip J. Pierre and Governor General Dame Pearlette

Louisy, who Chairs the Walcott Place Advisory

Committee.

In his remarks, the Acting Prime Minister encouraged

Corporate Saint Lucia and all citizens to step up and

donate to this worthwhile initiative. He said this

development, which is long overdue has the potential to

bridge the inequality that presently exists. He encouraged

everyone to support the project because of its potential to

stimulate the rebirth of Castries. Furthermore, he said

artistes will accrue direct benefits as a result of the

Walcott Place Project. Mr. Pierre announced that there

will be a tax relief for those contributing to the project.

Along the same note, Dame Pearlette Louisy took the

opportunity to thank the gathering and viewers in

confident anticipation of their contribution. She indicated

that one can donate by direct deposit to Bank of Saint

Lucia Account number 933313673 – Saint Lucia

National Trust – Walcott Place Account; on the SLNT

website: http://slunatrust.org/programmes-projects/pp-

the-walcott-place-project or by contacting the SLNT at

452-5005 or email natrust@slunatrust.org.

The Governor General told the gathering that she hopes

Walcott Place can become a space where the artistic

genius of our people can be nurtured and that it will

become a vibrant bustling cultural quarter of Castries.

Subsequently, SLNT’s Conservation Manager, Ms.

Shirlene Simmons delivered the vote of thanks. She

expressed heartfelt thanks to all stakeholders such as the

residents of Chaussée Road, Grass Street and environs;

the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force and the Ministry of

Social Transformation and Ministry of Physical

Development among others, who have given their

unwavering support to the project thus far. Ms. Simmons

also thanked Honourable Derek Walcott and his family

and Roderick’s two daughters, Carrie and Heather for

their assistance with the project and their presence at the

event. The event was adeptly guided by Master of

Ceremony, Mrs. Barbara Jacobs-Small who is also a

member of the Walcott Place Heritage Project

Committee.

Karetta Crooks Charles

Communications & Advocacy Officer, SLNT

“Volunteering is what it says: volunteering to give of ones time freely to

help and assist in whatever field of experience or talent that the volunteer

has to offer. “

These sentiments were expressed by Mr. Godfrey Weir, a Volunteer from

“People and Places” who recently concluded an eight week stint with the

Saint Lucia National Trust. During this period, Mr. Weir developed and

successfully executed a plan to remount the four canons which for decades

lay buried at the Apostles Battery on Morne Fortune.

His article, “Reflections on Volunteering in Saint Lucia” has been placed

on our website and can be accessed at

http://slunatrust.org/assets/content/documents/A_Volunteers_View_of_St

Lucia.pdf

Thanks for a job well done, Godfrey!!

Mr. Godfrey Weir

The first meeting for 2015 for members of the Saint

Lucia National Trust (SLNT) was held from 1:00 p.m. on

Saturday, 28th March 2015 at the Pigeon Island National

Landmark. Members present were encouraged to

continue attending membership meetings and to urge

others to do the same. At that meeting, members received

the following updates:

Pigeon Island National Landmark Redevelopment

Project: the Gift Shop and CO’s Quarters were scheduled

to commence in July 2015 and would be the first

component undertaken.

Walcott Place Project: This project was officially

launched in January 2015. The boyhood home of the

Walcott brothers was demolished and the first phase of

the project was scheduled to be completed by September

2015.

Access Rights: The SLNT was spearheading this

initiative which is directly linked to Principle 10 of the

United Nations Conference on Environment and

Development and is considered a key element of

sustainable development. It speaks to the participation of

all citizens in environmental issues by making

information widely available, granting appropriate access

to information and creating the opportunities for citizens

to participate in decision-making processes at a national

level.

Married Women Quarters: The property will soon be

vested in the SLNT to establish the National Museum.

Apostles Battery: The four Cannons on the site have been

mounted and will be de-rusted and coated.

Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA):

Under the Eastern Caribbean Marine Management Area

Network (ECMMAN), two rangers were hired to assist

with the monitoring and enforcement activities within the

PSEPA and a three-day training session on law

enforcement for agencies responsible for monitoring and

enforcement within the PSEPA was also hosted in Vieux

Fort.

A Caribsave Sustainable Seamoss Production project was

officially launched in January and has resulted in the

production of national standards for seamoss production.

A documentary of the project will also be produced.

SLNT is also implementing a project entitled “Building

sustainability of the coastal communities of Vieux Fort”,

funded by the Organization of American States. Under

this project a two-day stakeholder consultation was

convened at the National Skills Development Centre in

Vieux Fort to sensitize and to build stakeholder

participation and capacity to contribute to sustainable

development. A Project Assistant will be hired to assist

with this project by 1st April 2015.

A presentation on Land Tenure and Socio-Economic

Development in Saint Lucia was delivered by Dr. Brad

Walters, a Professor of Geography and Environment, and

Coordinator of Environmental Studies at mount Allison

University in New Brunswick, Canada.

Joanna Rosemond

Programme Officer- Natural Heritage, SLNT

SLNT Members Receive Updates

Twenty-four representatives of various Civil Society

Organizations (CSO) agreed that Saint Lucia should sign

on to the Latin American and Caribbean Declaration on

the Application of Principle 10 (LAC P10). This

consensus was made at an “Access Rights Consultation”

organized by the Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) on

Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Archdiocesan Pastoral

Centre, Marisule. The objectives of the meeting were to

raise awareness about Access Rights and the LAC P10

process; ascertain the views of CSOs on whether it would

be beneficial for Saint Lucia to sign on to LAC P10; and

create a strategy to strengthen our collective advocacy on

the issue. The meeting was held under the theme “You

have the right to information, participation and justice

regarding environmental matters”.

In his opening remarks, the Minister with responsibility

for Public Service, Information, Broadcasting,

Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and

Technology, the Honourable Senator, Dr. James Fletcher

applauded the Trust for the initiative. He highlighted a

few of the initiatives his government is currently

undertaking which are geared at improving access rights.

For example, he informed the gathering that the Draft

Freedom of Information Bill will be presented to the

Director of Legislative Drafting, then onto his Cabinet

colleagues before final presentation to the House of

Parliament in the next couple of months, and mention

was made of the Data Protection Act that was recently

passed. Dr. Fletcher also noted that he is part of the

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), which

is the highest level of governance of international

environmental affairs in the UN system. He stated that

one of UNEA’s challenges is to devise or agree upon a

strategy to engage stakeholders. Therefore, he declared

his intention to encourage the group at its next meeting in

Nairobi to consider the LAC P10 process which already

promotes public participation. Furthermore, he gave his

assurance that Saint Lucia will sign on to the Declaration

eventually, but pointed out that mechanisms must be put

in place to improve accurate collection and storage of

empirical data regarding the social sector and

environmental matters.

Following the Minister’s remarks, the Communications

and Advocacy Officer at the SLNT, Karetta Crooks

Charles delivered a presentation on the background of the

LAC P10 process and its potential benefits to Saint Lucia

and all other LAC member states. According, to Mrs.

Crooks Charles, although Saint Lucia still has a far way

to go regarding improving basic access rights issues, it

would be prudent for the country to sign onto the

declaration whilst it is still being negotiated. This, she

says will ensure that our issues are taken into account,

considering that although many LAC countries have

similar environmental challenges they are at different

stages on the development curve. She also pointed out

that participants have a responsibility to relay the

information to support the work of their respective

organizations and encouraged them to contact the Trust if

assistance is required in disseminating more information

to their wider groups. This, she said was important if

Saint Lucia is serious about improving how

environmental matters are dealt with and to enhance

CSOs’ active involvement in the decision making

processes. To date there are 19 signatories to the Latin

American and Caribbean Declaration on the Application

of Principle 10, 4 of which are Caribbean countries. The

Declaration is a political commitment by Governments in

the region to change the current state of decision-making

processes by ensuring that all people have a say in the

environmental decisions that impact them. The LAC P10

Declaration is one of the major outcomes of the United

Nations Conference of Sustainable Development

(Rio+20) in June 2012.

The full content of this article can be read at

http://slunatrust.org/assets/content/documents/Accessrigh

ts.pdf

Strengthening our Advocacy on Access Rights

Karetta Crooks Charles

Communications & Advocacy Officer, SLNT

On Saturday, 28th February 2015, the Saint Lucia

National Trust organized a hike which commenced with

the famous Mamiku Gardens then took the group through

the rain forest mountain ridge, down through the mango

grove to Mamiku River and terminated with a picnic

lunch in the Botanical Gardens.

Along the way the group was able to enjoy the

breathtaking views of the rugged East Coast, Praslin Bay

and the Atlantic Ocean. Hikers were also able to see and

learn about many different artefacts, birds and various

species of plants and flowers. Here are just a few

photographs of the expedition. Do enjoy!

Joanna Rosemond

Programme Officer- Natural Heritage, SLNT

Mamiku Botanical Gardens- The Experience

SLNT Upcoming Activities

World Wide Views on Climate and Energy-

June 6. You must register to participate

Registration is free, simply complete the

enrollment form at:

http://tinyurl.com/WorldwideviewsSaintLucia2015

Membership Meeting – June (TBA)

Membership Activity – June (TBA)

Our Mission

The Saint Lucia

National Trust

Champions Fair

Helen’s Patrimony.

Our Vision

The natural and

historical

patrimony of

Saint Lucia is

preserved for

present and future

generations.

Although the Saint Lucia

National Trust (SLNT) has been

expending a great deal of effort

and resources towards the

fulfillment of its mandate to

preserve Saint Lucia’s natural

and historical patrimony, it is

not immune to the challenges

and constraints that non-

government organisations (NGOs) encounter. Among

others, limitations in technical human capacity is one of

the factors that limits the SLNT from fully accomplishing

its mission. However, the SLNT has been able to

overcome some of these constraints through partnerships

with organisations that share our goals. One such

agency is the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Durrell is a British-based international wildlife

conservation charity. Their logo is based on the dodo, a

species driven to extinction by man, and symbolizes their

mission: saving species from extinction. Durrell’s

headquarters are on the small offshore island of Jersey

(less than a quarter the land area of Saint Lucia) in the

English Channel. At Jersey, their wildlife park is home to

a conservation breeding centre that focusses on rare and

endangered species. The wildlife park is one of the three

pillars supporting Durrell’s mission. The others are their

Conservation Academy and their field conservation

programmes. The Conservation Academy has, over the

last 50 years, trained 4,100 conservationists from 141

countries, including, the National Trust’s own Murlina

Murray who obtained her Diploma in Endangered

Species Management in 2013.

Durrell’s field conservation programmes have project

managers based in different parts of the world –

Madagascar, India, Mauritius and the Caribbean –

running projects in support of their mission. The

organisation is also able to show that this approach

works. Since the 1980s, it is estimated that 63

endangered species have benefited from major recoveries

as a result of conservation measures and Durrell has led

or supported projects on 11% of these. Saint Lucia is

fortunate to have been a beneficiary of some of Durrell’s

conservation work and

expertise since the

early 70’s. Durrell’s

first involvement with

Saint Lucia started

when Saint Lucia’s

endemic Amazona

versicolor was in a

perilous state

(endangered), thought

to number only 100

individuals (in the

World!) by 1980.

Durrell’s assistance

was solicited by the Government of Saint Lucia to start a

captive breeding programme for the species at its Jersey

headquarters. In 2009, Durrell worked with the Saint

Lucia Forestry Department in assembling a team of 36

wildlife surveyors who found that the population had

recovered to around 2,000 individuals – a remarkable

conservation success story when so often conservation

seems to tell us stories of loss and threat.

The current face of Durrell in Saint Lucia and the wider

Eastern Caribbean is Mr. Matthew Morton who works

very closely with the Forestry Department on a range of

wildlife conservation projects which include, among

others, the restoration of endemic species and the control

of invasive species that threaten them. Another example

is the Saint Lucia Whiptail lizard, now found only on

some of Saint Lucia’s offshore islands including the

species’ biggest population on the Maria Islands Wildlife

Reserve. Work on this species dates back to the 1990s

when Praslin Island, at that time used for guided nature

tours by the National Trust, was the site of the first ever

rat eradication in the Eastern Caribbean. This was done

to provide another safe haven for the whiptail. After the

removal of all rats (and one mongoose), 40 founder

whiptails were transferred from Maria Major to their new

home and the population on this small islet is now around

300.

The Saint Lucia National Trust has benefited

tremendously from its partnership with Durrell and just

before Christmas last year, one of our newer staff,

Partners in the Championship of Fair Helen’s Heritage

Matt Morton holding a Saint Lucia iguana in Iyanola, Saint Lucia’s

north east corridor, “the land where iguanas are found.”

© H O’Kelly / Durrell

Saphira Hunt, flew to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean for

training on conserving birds and reptiles on offshore

islands. Durrell has another programme in the Indian

Ocean and Saphira was able to pick up a range of skills

from Durrell’s staff and their Mauritian partners, which

she is soon to put to good use, leading her own project to

survey the whiptail population on Maria Major this April.

This builds on the progress made in a two-year project

(2012-2014) run jointly by the National Trust, the

Forestry Department, Durrell and another conservation

charity, Fauna & Flora International (FFI). That project

increased our capacity to maintain biosecurity at our

offshore island sites – keeping them free of invasive

Species- so that we can assist the Forestry Department

in this ongoing task that is critically important to some

of our most endangered and unique species such as

the Saint Lucia Racer and the Saint Lucia Whiptail.

As part of this conservation programme, the goats and

rats on Dennery Island were completely removed by the

end of 2012. The project saw the National Trust, the

Forestry Department, Durrell and FFI running workshops

and field training and also the construction and

installation of a boat landing stage on the Trust’s site at

Dennery Island. The new boat landing stage will now

allow conservation workers from the Trust and its

partners, including members of the Dennery Community,

to have safe access to the island year-round for ongoing

ecosystem restoration activities. If you are interested in

helping too, let us know!

For more information on Durrell see

http://www.durrell.org/

A petroglyph is a figure that has been deliberately engraved,

incised, pecked, carved, or scratched into a rock surface.

Very often, the term ‘engraving’ is used incorrectly to

describe all of these different types of petroglyphs.

Petroglyphs are generally made by cutting into the rock

surface with a hammer stone or a hard, sharp stone tool.

Alternatively, they can be made through indirect percussion

- using a hammer stone to pound against another rock,

placed on the rock surface as a chisel.

The petroglyphs, with their associated settlements, burial

grounds and altars, reflect the social and cultural life of the

early inhabitants of Saint Lucia, the Amerindians. These

sites are scattered island wide, mostly near fresh water

sources or on the coast where settlements had easy access to

exit routes in case of invasion.

In recent weeks, the Saint Lucia National Trust has

commenced an island wide inventory based on

foundation work carried out 30 years ago by Mr. Robert

Devaux, a founding father of the Trust.

The dense and coherent group of petroglyphs at Mon

Repos provide a substantial testimony to the lives and

beliefs of these early pastoral peoples of Saint Lucia.

Circular holes the rock layout the footprint of a village

with a central catchment area or pond with a

sophisticated drainage system and strategic location

inland to protect this settlement. A more rugged out post

was also built as a lookout with spectacular panoramas

of the east coast to monitor incoming vessels. In

uncovering these settlements of our early ancestors, the

Trust has a responsibility to list and protect them

according the Saint Lucia National Trust Act.

Germaine Joseph

Programme Officer -Built Heritage, SLNT

Petroglyphs- Outstanding Universal Value

The previous article on this subject, which was published

in the October to December 2014 issue of the Saint Lucia

National Trust (SLNT) Newsletter, concluded by

mentioning the approval a Global Environment Facility

Small Grants Programme planning grant for the project

entitled “An Endangered Species - The Conservation of

“Bothrops caribbaeus” on the small island developing

state of Saint Lucia” in July 2014.

The implementation of the project began with research

which was undertaken using both qualitative and

quantitative methods. The research was driven mainly by

the intention to seek ways of reducing the negative

interactions between humans and the fer de lance, to gain

insight into how the fer de lance impacted on the lives of

Saint Lucians and to investigate the status of the

treatment of snake bites in Saint Lucia.

The Forestry Department, which is the agency with the

legal mandate to protect all wildlife in Saint Lucia,

designed and administered a survey in some of the main

communities where the fer de lance is usually found.

Meanwhile, the Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) and

the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust conducted

interviews with medical practitioners and individuals

who handle the fer de lance regularly.

The information gathered from this research guided the

structure of the agenda and presentation for the

stakeholder consultation which was held at the Cardinal

Kelvin Felix Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre on 15th and

16th October 2014. The main objectives of the

stakeholder consultation were to develop the framework

for a Management Plan for the Saint Lucia fer de lance,

to validate the information that had been gathered prior

to the consultation and to begin sensitizing key

stakeholders.

Throughout the two days presentations were delivered by

several experts including Dr. Marie-Louise Felix, Dr.

Jenny Daltry, Dr. Martin Didier, Dr. Charles Greenidge

and Mr. Matthew Morton. These presentations inter

alias, increased participants’ knowledge about the fer de

lance, addressed medical concerns and misconceptions

held by participants and provided them with requisite

information for completing group exercises for the

management plan.

On the day after the two-day stakeholder consultation, a

technical working group consisting of the project

partners, the facilitators and other experts met to consider

the outcomes of the group work and agreed upon the

structure for the 5 year management plan for the fer de

lance. The group also considered some of the key

activities to be undertaken under the management plan in

an effort to develop a project proposal to seek funding for

the implementation of these activities.

Look out for the third part of this article in the next issue

of the SLNT newsletter to learn more about the findings

from the research conducted by the Forestry Department

and the SLNT and Durrell Wildlife Conservation.

Joanna Rosemund

Programme Officer – Natural Heritage, SLNT

Bothrops caribbaeus: A feared species with a fearless future (part 2)

Quote for the Quarter

“To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using

it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the

very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.”

~Theodore Roosevelt~

The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) successfully

excavated 4 cannons at the Apostles Battery located at

the Morne Fortuné Historic Area on Friday, March 6,

2015. The Apostles Battery, along with the batteries at

La Toc and Vigie, was an important part of the defenses

of the Castries Harbor and Saint Lucia generally during

the battles between the British and French. The cannons

which are 9” rifled muzzle loading guns, were

commissioned in 1892 and decommissioned in 1905 after

hostilities between the British and French ended.

This particular site is one of notoriety and the re-

mounting of the guns is part of the overall development

plans for the Morne Historic Area. Mr. Godfrey Weir, a

British civil engineer, seconded to SLNT as a Volunteer

from ‘People and Places’ developed and executed the

restoration plan.

With the help of a 50 ton crane supplied by Philgence

Transport the four guns, each 4 meters long and weighing

12.2 tonnes were lifted from their buried locations and

placed onto the redoubts originally constructed to

accommodate them. The guns will next be de-rusted and

protective coatings applied to preserve them.

This site will be further developed and public access

created to allow for the enjoyment of present and future

generations.

Mr. Godfrey Weir

Volunteer

People and Places

Pulling out the BIG Guns

Did you know that the original capital of Saint Lucia was called le Petit Carenage and occupied

what is now the Vigie Airport, but on account of the exposed nature of the terrain it suffered

severely from hurricanes. The hurricane of 1780 left only two houses standing. This gave

government no choice but to relocate the capital to its present site and named Ville de

Carénage. The name was changed to Castries in 1785 when Le Maréschal de Castries was

Colonial Minister in the French Government and Baron de Laborie was Governor of Saint Lucia.

On March 11, 2015, the Department of Sustainable

Development (DSD) of the Organization of American

States (OAS) and the Saint Lucia National Trust held a

seminar under the framework of the OAS’ “Sustainable

Communities in Central America and the Caribbean

Project” at the National Skills Development Centre in

Vieux Fort. The event was opened by Mr. Augustine

Dominque, Protected Areas Manager of the Ministry of

Sustainable Development, Energy, Science, and

Technology, with participation of representatives from

different government agencies and NGOs such as the Vieux

Fort Tourism Development Group. Different key topics

were covered during the seminar including coastal

sustainability, vulnerability reduction for coastal

infrastructure, energy efficiency and waste management.

The Saint Lucia National Trust is the recipient of one of 10

small grants awarded by the DSD with the support of the

U.S. Permanent Mission to the OAS under Phase II of its

Sustainable Communities Initiative. The project titled

“Managing risks to the coastal communities of Vieux Fort,

Saint Lucia and the Pointe Sable Environmental Protection

Area from natural hazards in the coastal zone and

vulnerability to climate change” seeks to improve the

sustainability of Vieux Fort’s coastal communities, coastal

resources (including Pointe Sable Environmental Protection

Area- PSEPA), local livelihoods, human health and

Area-PSEPA, local livelihoods human health

nationally-significant economic infrastructure in the

south of Saint Lucia. Other significant meetings and

visits were held during the week including a Meeting

with the Ministry of Sustainable Development

Energy Science and Technology on March 10, 2015

to explore the possibility of conducting a five day

sustainable cities training course in Saint Lucia, a

sustainable cities workshop on March 12th

, an ECO

12 Marine Turtle Monitoring and Conservation

Workshop on March 13th

and a field visit to Pointe

Sable Environmental Protection Area, where several

members of the decision making team and private

sector community from Vieux Fort reviewed beach

erosion and a road wash from flooding, deforestation

and cars driving on the beach vegetation. The sustainable community’s project will work

towards raising consciousness and placing no

parking signage and parking control and

enforcement, as well as re-vegetation with hardy

native beach berm trees such as sea grape and

mangroves.

Richard Huber

Department of Sustainable Development

OAS

Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean

Did you know that in 1796, Castries was grazed to the ground and all official and private documents

and records were destroyed. On that occasion, it is said that to have been set on fire deliberately during

a military engagement between the English and the French. In 1813 Castries suffered another heavy loss

by fire when most of the town was again destroyed and what left was finished off by a cyclone in 1817.

The Stork has Arrived!!

Vincent St. Ange - Feb. 6 Murlina Murray- Feb. 28

Eleanor Maurille – Feb. 19 Augustin Paul – March 12

Melissa Mc. Lauren - March 18

They say that age is all in your mind.

The trick is keeping it from creeping

down into your body!!

Staff Happenings

On 4th

December 2014,

Senior Customer Service and

Security Representative, Ms.

Adderla Francois, welcomed

a new addition to her family.

Congratulations Adderla, on

the birth of baby Mya Chery.

May your new bundle of joy

bring loads of happiness and

memorable times in your life!

We’re happy to welcome back,

Programme Assistant/Conservation,

Ms. Murlina Murray who was out on

three months medical leave.

Welcome back Murlina!

May you continue to grow stronger

with every passing day.

Welcome Back!

The Trust bade farewell to

Membership Officer, Ms. Janelle

Christopher and Messenger/Driver,

Mr. Andrew Lewis. We wish them all

the best in their future undertakings.

Saint Lucia National Trust, P.O. Box 595, Castries, T: 1 758 4525005. F: 1 758 4532791, E: natrust@slunatrust.org W: www.slunatrust.org

Farewell!