SLASPA To Update Business Community on Major Initiatives
In a continued framework of regular dialogue and collaboration around tough issues, the St. Lucia Air and Seaports Authority will present a detailed update on its Major Initiatives of upgrade and problem resolution strategies on Friday March 21st to members of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture at an Executive Luncheon.
This Executive Luncheon follows a similar path of problem identification, solution development and open dialogue on enhancement strategies that the Chamber has pursued with border agencies that directly impact trade, such as the Customs & Excise Department.
SLASPA will update the business community on their work, including plans for increasing the number of critical pieces of equipment, enhancing port operational efficiency, and strengthening and improving the infrastructure at the Castries Seaport.
SLASPA will specifically, speak to their project to strengthen a collapsed berth that restricts access and hinders the speed of moving cargo from ships. This will be a central plank of the presentation as this project when completed will have immense positive impact on Port productivity.
SLASPA will also update the Business Community on the Hewanorra International Airport Development and unveil its plans for the continued work at the International Airport that has been long slated for expansion.
The Executive Luncheon with SLASPA is timely as the St. Lucia Chamber has been agitating for improvements to SLASPA services and has gone as far as seeking a meeting with key Ministers of Government and their Permanent Secretaries to discuss the issues affecting trade at the border.
Nonetheless, the Chamber continues to work with SLASPA and serve as an interlocuter between a disgruntled membership and the struggling Authority weighed down, by inter alia ; old and failing infrastructure, outdated tariffs and legislation and cumbersome industrial relationships and global shipping issues.
The Executive Luncheon will provide updated information from SLASPA on its' progress in addressing critical issues at the Castries Seaport and SLASPAs work plan for the major projects. The Chamber Executive Luncheon is scheduled to commence at 12:30 p.m. at the Coco Creole Conference Center Rodney Bay Gros Islet. Members are invited to register early for this most informative Executive Luncheon.
