The port deal. The public return.
The GPH investigation remains the lead. Also: a new evidence-to-action series, the latest weather outlook and close-out questions after two 30 October deadlines.
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See the sources0129 Oct
The port deal needs one public account of money, works and livelihoods.
Two reviewed leases specify nominal land rent and subleasing rights. Public records sharpen the questions about commercial income, completion dates and the full return to Saint Lucia.
Follow the deal and the money0231 Oct
Three policy choices connect household relief, public savings and investment to delivery.
The new Evidence into Action series sets out proposals for household protection, a rules-based public fund and investment that produces working services and better jobs.
Read the Evidence into Action series0331 Oct
Fair-to-cloudy skies, a few showers and 4–6 ft seas lead the latest outlook.
The Met Service’s 30 October 6:00 p.m. report forecasts fair to occasionally cloudy skies, a few showers and east winds near 18 mph.
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Browse allElectricity costs and household inclusion
Lower electricity bills. A route for every household.
Explore how efficient homes, cheaper generation and shared-solar credits could reduce Saint Lucia’s electricity bills, with household scenarios, a 2027–33 delivery plan and a route for renters and households without capital.
Evidence into action
Better living. Better use of public money.
Three practical policy choices for Saint Lucia: protect households, safeguard public savings and turn investment into reliable services and better work.
Household protection / public finance
Protect the household before changing the subsidy.
A lower fuel bill matters today. A stronger support system matters tomorrow. Saint Lucia can deliver both by making each subsidy decision visible and proving that any replacement reaches people before withdrawing the protection.
Public finance · Saving and resilience
A national fund should earn public trust.
Saint Lucia can save for the future without losing sight of today’s bills. Give each dollar a clear job, protect it with sound rules, and let citizens follow the result.
Investment, work & delivery
From pledged millions to better living
Welcome investment. Then follow the whole journey: money committed, work completed, services operating and income reaching residents.
Ports, public money & accountability
The port deal. The public return.
An investigation of Saint Lucia’s GPH concession: financing, passenger charges, customs relief, delivery and livelihoods, with an interactive money map and source register.
Labour-market evidence explainer
Unemployment at 10.1%: What Improved, Who Benefited, and How We Know
Saint Lucia’s Q2 2026 unemployment explained: Pierre’s Briefing Room video, employment gains, labour-force arithmetic, survey methods, youth, uncertainty and policy causality.
Prices and household research
The inflation that remained
Revised CPI evidence showing how Saint Lucia’s inflation rate fell while most of the post-2019 price-level increase remained.
Policy design
From Senate decisions to delivery: SLPA’s policy agenda
An implementation blueprint for the six measures considered on 22 October: safeguards, service standards, resources and public-result indicators.
Parliamentary scrutiny
Senate, 22 October: the full sitting and the policy test
Six decisions, twelve argument assessments, senator profiles, both searchable transcripts, source bills and a practical policy agenda.
Marine safety, public inquiry & tourism
Anse Cochon: the collision, the families and the questions ahead.
Fifteen examined witnesses across the supplied record. Explore the new 21 and 23 October sessions, family accounts, working manifests, evidence register, searchable transcripts and vessel visuals.
Business support and results
Beyond the award. Follow the business.
Follow Saint Lucia’s business support from awards to productive use, comparable results and corrective action, with a proportionate evidence and learning proposal.
Diaspora and local capability
Skills abroad. Capability at home.
A diaspora delivery compact for Saint Lucia: locally requested assignments, protected counterpart time, resident-led acceptance and capability retained after the assignment ends.
Youth prevention and public services
A referral is a start. Did support arrive?
Historical youth-group research and current Saint Lucia commitments inform a practical proposal to connect referrals, service capacity and support received, with separate readiness gates and protected follow-up.
Household recovery and social protection
A job returns. Has the household recovered?
An audit of Saint Lucia’s 2020 phone surveys connects work, food strain and modelled poverty with the 2026 PAP review and a proposed 90-day evidence and service check.
Land, housing and community services
Land and public services in Castries North
An audited Morne du Don workbook, the Gaboo land record and 2026 legislation inform a practical plan for secure homes, access, drainage and maintained community space.
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