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1st National Bank of St Lucia <=SEP=> 1st National Bank St Lucia Ltd is a St Lucian bank formed in 2005. It was originally established as the St Lucia Cooperative Bank in 1938, making it the oldest indigenous St Lucian bank.

Allen Montgomery Lewis <=SEP=> Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis GCMG, GCVO, K.St.J (26 October 1909 – 18 February 1993) was a barrister and public servant from Saint Lucia who twice served as the country's Governor-General. He was born in Castries and was educated at the Castries Anglican Infant and Primary Schools and Saint Mary’s College, Castries. He then studied law at London University and the Middle Temple.He became a member of Castries City Council in 1941, acting as Chairman six times.

Battle of St. Lucia <=SEP=> The Battle of St. Lucia or the Battle of the Cul de Sac was a naval battle fought off the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies during the American War of Independence on 15 December 1778, between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy.

Capture of St. Lucia <=SEP=> The Capture of St Lucia or the Battle of Morne de la Vierge was a battle fought on the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies during the American War of Independence between 18 and 28 December 1778, between British and French forces. The British landed on St. Lucia and defeated a French landing force that had come to reinforce the garrison. The island then capitulated.

Castries <=SEP=> Castries /ˈkæstriːz/, population 20,000, aggl. 53,639, is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, a country in the Caribbean. The quarter with the same name had a population of 70,000 on 22 May 2013 and stretches over an area of 30.5 square miles (79 km2).Castries is in a flood gut and is built on reclaimed land. It houses the seat of government and the head offices of many of foreign and local businesses. The city's design is in a grid pattern.

Elections in Saint Lucia <=SEP=> Elections in Saint Lucia gives information on election and election results in Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia elects on national level a legislature. The Legislature has two chambers. The House of Assembly has 17 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 11 appointed members.

Flag of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> The flag of Saint Lucia consists of a light blue field charged with a yellow isosceles triangle in front of a white-edged black arrowhead.  Adopted in 1967 to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the colony, it has been the flag of Saint Lucia since the country became an Associated State of the United Kingdom that year. Although the overall design of the flag has remained unchanged, specific aspects of it have been altered over the years.

Foreign relations of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> Saint Lucia maintains friendly relations with the major powers active in the Caribbean, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France. Saint Lucia has no extant international disputes, aside from tension resulting from the island's status as a transit point for South American drugs destined for the United States and Europe.Saint Lucia's Permanent Representative (or ambassador) to the United Nations is Anthony Severin.

Geography of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> Saint Lucia is one of many small land masses composing the insular group known as the Windward Islands. Unlike large limestone areas such as Florida, Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula, or the Bahamas, which is a small island group composed of coral and sand, St. Lucia is a typical Windward Island formation of volcanic rock that came into existence long after much of the region had already been formed.St. Lucia's physical features are notable.

George Mallet <=SEP=> Sir George William Mallet GCSL GCMG CBE (July 24, 1923 – October 20, 2010) was a politician who held a number of high offices in Saint Lucia, one of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean. Sir George served as the Minister for Trade, Industry, Agriculture and Tourism in the first post-independence government of St Lucia beginning in 1979.

Governor-General of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> The Governor-General of Saint Lucia is the viceregal representative of the Monarch of Saint Lucia, currently being Queen Elizabeth II. The official residence of the Governor-General is Government House.The position of Governor-General was established when St Lucia was granted independence on 22 February  1979, prior to which there had existed the equivalent position of Governor of St. Lucia.

Hewanorra International Airport <=SEP=> Hewanorra International Airport (IATA: UVF, ICAO: TLPL), near Vieux Fort Quarter, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, is the larger of the country's two airports, the smaller being George F. L. Charles Airport, and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA). It is located on the southern cape of the island, approx.

History of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> According to some, Saint Lucia was first inhabited sometime between 1000 and 500 BC by the Ciboney people, but there is not a lot of evidence of their presence on the island. The first proven inhabitants were the peaceful Arawaks, believed to have come from northern South America around 200-400 AD, as there are numerous archaeological sites on the island where specimens of the Arawaks' well-developed pottery have been found.

ISimangaliso Wetland Park <=SEP=> iSimangaliso Wetland Park (previously known as the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 275 kilometres north of Durban. It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St. Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280 km2 of natural ecosystems, managed by the iSimangaliso Authority. The park includes: Lake St. Lucia St.

Index of Saint Lucia-related articles <=SEP=> The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Saint Lucia.

Islam in Saint Lucia <=SEP=> According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, Muslims constitute approximately 0.1% of the population in Saint Lucia.

Julian Hunte <=SEP=> Sir Julian Robert Hunte, SLC, KCMG, OBE (born 14 March 1940 in Castries) was the foreign minister of Saint Lucia from April 2001 to 26 October 2004, when he was succeeded by Petrus Compton.  He is the Permanent Representative (or Ambassador) for Saint Lucia to the United Nations, after presenting his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 7 December 2004.Hunte was the President  of the United Nations General Assembly during its 58th regular session (2003–2004).

Lake St. Lucia <=SEP=> Lake St Lucia (Lake Saint Lucia) is an estuarine lake system in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the largest estuarine lake in Southern Africa, covering an area of approximately 350 km 2, and falls within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (a World Heritage Site). The lake was named Santa Lucia by Manuel Perestrerello on 13 December 1575, the day of the feast of Saint Lucy. It was later renamed to St.

List of cities in Saint Lucia <=SEP=> This is a list of cities in Saint Lucia:Anse La RayeAu TaborBabonneauBocageCastries - CapitalCanariesChoiseulDenneryDesruisseauxGros IsletLaborieMicoudMon ReposMonchyPraslinRavine PoissonRodney BayRoseauSoufrièreTi RocherVieux Fort

List of colonial governors of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> This is a list of viceroys in Saint Lucia from the first French settlement in 1650, until the island gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.

List of schools in Saint Lucia <=SEP=> This is a list of schools in Saint Lucia.There are 73 primary schools and 26 secondary schools in Saint Lucia.   Sir Arthur Lewis Community College caters to students preparing for Cambridge post-secondary examinations. All but three of the secondary schools in Saint Lucia are run by the Government of Saint Lucia through the Ministry of Education. St. Joseph's Convent and St. Mary's college are jointly run by the Ministry of Education and the Catholic Board of Education.

Lucia St. Clair Robson <=SEP=> Lucia St. Clair Robson is an American historical novelist. She was married to science fiction novelist Brian Daley.

Miss St. Lucia <=SEP=> Miss St. Lucia is a national beauty pageant that selects St. Lucia's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. This pageant has officially become national franchise for Miss Universe and Miss World. The Miss St. Lucia is unrelated to Miss Earth St. Lucia pageant.

Monarchy of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> The monarchy of Saint Lucia (the Saint Lucian monarchy) is a system of government in which a hereditary, constitutional monarch is the sovereign of Saint Lucia. The present monarch of Saint Lucia is Elizabeth II, who is also the Sovereign of the Commonwealth realms.

National symbols of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> The national symbols of Saint Lucia are the symbols that this Caribbean nation identify with. The most recognizable national symbols of Saint Lucia are the flag and the coat of arms.

Outline of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Lucia:Saint Lucia is a sovereign island nation located in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the eastern Caribbean Sea adjacent to the North Atlantic Ocean.  Saint Lucia is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique.

Pearlette Louisy <=SEP=> Dame (Calliopa) Pearlette Louisy GCSL GCMG (born 8 June 1946) is the Governor-General of Saint Lucia. She is the first woman to hold this office, into which she was sworn on 19 September 1997.

Postage stamps and postal history of Saint Lucia <=SEP=> St. Lucia a British dependency in the Windward Islands began using stamps in 1860. It achieved Associated Statehood on 1 March 1967.

Radio St. Lucia <=SEP=> Radio St. Lucia is a radio station on Saint Lucia, located on the Morne Castries. For a long period of time it was the only radio station on the island. Its  programming features a mixture of news, music, talk. They were once wholly owned and operated by the Government of Saint Lucia but has since been privatised.

Roxanne Didier Nicholas <=SEP=> Roxanne Didier Nicholas (Born 1992 in Castries) is a St. Lucian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss St.Lucia 2014 and represented her home country at Miss Universe 2014.

Saint Lucia <=SEP=> Saint Lucia (/seɪnt ˈluːʃə/; French: Sainte-Lucie) is a sovereign island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238.23 sq mi) and has a population of 174,000 (2010). Its capital is Castries.The French were the island's first European settlers.

Saint Lucia Football Association <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia Football Association is the governing body of football in Saint Lucia. The FA was founded in 1979, the same year the island gained independence, and is headquartered in Castries, the nation's capital.

Saint Lucia amazon <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor) also known as the Saint Lucia parrot  is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to Saint Lucia and is the country's national bird.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species had declined from around 1000 birds in the 1950s to 150 birds in the late 1970s.

Saint Lucia black finch <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia black finch (Melanospiza richardsoni) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Melanospiza. It is endemic to Saint Lucia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Saint Lucia national cricket team <=SEP=> The St Lucia national cricket team represents the country of Saint Lucia in cricket. The team is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board. Players from St Lucia generally represent the Windward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level.

Saint Lucia national football team <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia national football team is the national association football team of Saint Lucia and it represents that country in international football matches. It is controlled by the Saint Lucia Football Association and it is part of CONCACAF.

Saint Lucia oriole <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia oriole (Icterus laudabilis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Saint Lucia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.

Saint Lucia racer <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia racer (Liophis ornatus) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.

Saint Lucia warbler <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia warbler (Setophaga delicata) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family.It is endemic to Saint Lucia. It was once considered a subspecies of the Adelaide's warbler.

Saint Lucia whiptail <=SEP=> The Saint Lucia whiptail or Vanzo's whiptail (Cnemidophorus vanzoi ) is a species of lizard in the Teiidae family.  The species is endemic to Saint Lucia, where it has been extirpated from the main island and is now only native to the small islets of Maria Major and Maria Minor, with fewer than 1,000 individuals estimated.  A third population has been established on nearby Praslin Island through translocation.  It is the only species of Cnemidophorus found in the Caribbean.

Saint Lucia–United States relations <=SEP=> Saint Lucia – United States relations are bilateral relations between Saint Lucia and the United States. Larry Leon Palmer is the U.S. Ambassador to St. Lucia.

Saint Lucy <=SEP=> This article is about the Christian saint. For other meanings, see Saint Lucia (disambiguation)Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also known as  Saint Lucy, or Saint Lucia (Italian: Santa Lucia), was a young Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Churches. She is one of eight women, who along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.

Saint Mary's College (Saint Lucia) <=SEP=> Saint Mary's College is an all-male Catholic  secondary school located at Vigie, Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. The school is the only St. Lucian secondary school to have produced a Nobel Laureate, producing the island's two Nobel laureates: Sir William Arthur Lewis and Derek Alton Walcott. The jurist and politician Sir Vincent Floissac was also a pupil at the School, as was the former Prime Minister of St.

Sounds of St. Lucia: Live <=SEP=> Sounds of St. Lucia: Live is a live album released by Image Entertainment, on both CD and DVD, of a performance by Acoustic Alchemy at the tenth St. Lucia Jazz Festival in 2000.The band line-up on this album consists of Greg Carmichael (nylon guitar), Miles Gilderdale (steel guitar), Frank Felix (bass), Tony White (keyboards) and Richard Brook (drums).The DVD version is released in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and contains two additional tracks not on the CD: "Catalina Kiss" and "Casino".

Sport in Saint Lucia <=SEP=> Cricket and football are the most popular sports in Saint Lucia.Darren Sammy was the first and only St Lucian to be called up to the West Indies Cricket Team. Darren Sammy was the first St Lucian to play Test cricket in the West Indies and his figures were the second best by a West Indian debutante after Alf Valentine took eight wickets in 1950.

St. Joseph's Convent (Saint Lucia) <=SEP=> St. Joseph's Convent is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls located in Castries, Saint Lucia.The school was founded in 1854 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny.

St. Lucia's Cathedral <=SEP=> St. Lucia's Cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The Cathedral is located at Kotahena, in the north east of Colombo, on 18,240 sq. ft. of land, and is dedicated to Saint Lucy. It traces its origins to a small structure for worship built during Dutch occupation.

St. Lucia's College Colombo 13 <=SEP=> St. Lucia's College (commonly known as St. Lucia's or Lucia's) is a Roman Catholic school located in Kotahena area of Colombo, Sri Lanka. This school was founded in 1880 and it is a Government School, managed by Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka), which provides primary and secondary education.The School Motto both "Pro Deo et Patria" written in Latin phrase and "मेरा देवाय स स्वदेशाय।" (Swa devvaya sa swadeshaaya) written in Sanskrit phrase having same meaning as "For God and Country".

St. Lucia's flood <=SEP=> St. Lucia's flood (Sint-Luciavloed) was a storm tide that affected the Netherlands and Northern Germany on 14 December 1287 (the day after St. Lucia Day) when a dike broke during a storm, killing approximately 50,000 to 80,000 people in the sixth largest flood in recorded history. Much land was permanently flooded in what is now the Waddenzee and IJsselmeer. It especially affected the north of the Netherlands, particularly Friesland.

St. Lucia Airways <=SEP=> St. Lucia Airways Limited was a privately owned company founded in 1975. General and tourist flights were operated mainly to Martinique and Barbados, but also extended throughout the Caribbean and South America. There was also a shuttle service between the two St. Lucia airports of Vigie and Hewannora. A Boeing 707 was acquired in 1982 for cargo charter work. Head office was listed as PO Box 253, Castries, St.

St. Lucia Botanical Gardens <=SEP=> St. Lucia Botanical Gardens, also known as the Diamond Botanical Gardens, is home of the Diamond Waterfall and the oldest botanical gardens on the island of St. Lucia. The botanical garden is located in the town of Soufrière, in the South-Western region of the island St. Lucia.Pictures took in St. Lucia Botanical Gardens :

St. Lucia F.C. <=SEP=> St. Lucia F.C. is a football team from the small urban locality of Santa Luċija in southern Malta. Founded in 1974,  but there is also a small country football club named after the country.it is currently competing in the Maltese Third Division. The club was also known as Santa Luċija Net Stars for a short period of time, where it was the subject of a reality show with the name of Net Stars aired on NET TV, known as a copy of Campioni, il Sogno, where the subject was A.S.D.

St. Lucia threadsnake <=SEP=> The St. Lucia Threadsnake (Leptotyphlops breuili) is a species of blind snake endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.It can reach a length of 119 mm.  It is dark brown with two yellowish lateral stripes, like the closely related L. bilineatus (Martinique) and L. carlae (Barbados).  It differs from those two species by having two spots behind its head, and a dark tail.

St. Lucie County, Florida (1844-1855) <=SEP=> St. Lucie County (also St. Lucia County) is the historic name of a county that existed in Florida from 1844 to 1855 when it was renamed Brevard County. The present county of St. Lucie was founded in 1905 covering a part of the same area. After Andrew Jackson received authority to take possession of the Florida territory ceded by Spain in 1821, he divided the whole territory into two counties, along the Suwannee River. All of the area west formed Escambia, and all of it east formed St.

St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal <=SEP=> St Lucia is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The small town is mainly a hub for the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park.

St Lucia, Queensland <=SEP=> St Lucia is an exclusive suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb sits on a peninsula, bordered on all three sides by the Brisbane River, and is home to some of Brisbane's finest homes. It is home to the main campus of the University of Queensland.St Lucia is mainly a residential suburb and is generally regarded as one of the most affluent suburbs in Brisbane.

St Lucia Barracks, Omagh <=SEP=> St Lucia Barracks, Omagh is a former military base in Omagh, Northern Ireland.

St Lucia Game Reserve <=SEP=> St Lucia Game Reserve, is part of the St Lucia Estuary and with that the focal point of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in the KwaZulu-Natal, province of South Africa. The Game Reserve was established in 1895.

St Lucy's Day <=SEP=> Saint Lucy's Day is on December 13, in Advent. Her feast once coincided with the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year before calendar reforms, so her feast day has become a festival of light. St.

Tara Edward <=SEP=> Tara Edward is a St. Lucian fashion model and a beauty pageant titleholder from St. Lucia who was crowned Miss St.Lucia 2012 and represented her home country at Miss Universe 2012 in the USA .Tara also went up for miss carnival queen 2011 where she placed second runner up.

Tourism in Saint Lucia <=SEP=> Saint Lucia, an island in the Caribbean islands, has a relatively large and lucrative tourism industry, attracting an estimated 350,000 visitors per year. Due to the relatively small land area of the country, most of the governmental promoting is performed by the state operated Saint Lucia Tourism Board. Most tourists are attracted to the relatively unspoiled landscape and beaches, as with many other Caribbean islands.

United States Ambassador to Saint Lucia <=SEP=> The United States Ambassador to Saint Lucia is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Saint Lucia. The ambassador is the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, resident in Bridgetown, Barbados, and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.No U.S. mission has ever been established at Castries.

University of Queensland <=SEP=> The University of Queensland (commonly referred to as UQ) is an Australian public research university primarily located in Brisbane. Founded in 1909, UQ is the oldest, most selective and comprehensive university in the Australian state of Queensland. The main campus is located in the suburb of St Lucia, southwest of the Brisbane City Central Business District, with other major UQ campuses in Gatton, Herston and Ochsner Medical Center's clinical school at New Orleans, United States of America.