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Saint Lucia Lenyn Leonce Jonathan Celestin Eldon Charley Jerren St Clair: 12 April 2009 CARIFTA Games: Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia [77] 4 × 400 m relay: 3:21.67 Saint Lucia J. Baptiste Maxime Charlemagne Shobia Longville Ron Promesse: 11 April 1993 CARIFTA Games: Fort-de-France, Martinique 18 years, 196 days 18 years, 223 days
Saint Lucia is a Small Island Developing State, a designation similar to a developing country with a few substantial differences due to Saint Lucia's island nature. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The service sector is the largest sector of the economy, accounting for 86.9% of GDP in 2020, followed by industrial and agricultural sectors at 10.9% and 2.2% ...
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.
Soufrière Estate (jointly controlled with Diamond Estate), located on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, was originally established in 1713 [1] as a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) estate granted to three Devaux brothers [2] for services to King Louis XIV of France. [1]
Anse La Raye or Anse-La-Raye is the largest town and seat of the Anse la Raye District of Saint Lucia. It is located on the island's western side, near Marigot Bay, and has several examples of French and English colonial architecture. [1] [3] [4]
This is a list of football (soccer) clubs in Saint Lucia. 1987 All Stars SCC; Aux Lyons United (Mabouya Valley) B1 FC (Castries) BAYS FC; Big Players FC (Marchand, Castries) Black Panthers SC (Soufriere) Ciceron Seagulls (Castries) Dames SC|Dames (Vieux Fort) Diamond Ballers FC; Elite Challengers (Soufrière) El Ninos FC; GMC United (Gros Islet ...
Laborie is a village on the south coast of Saint Lucia. It was originally called l'Islet a Caret after the Loggerhead sea turtles that were found in the area. The name Laborie is named after Baron de Laborie who was the French governor of Saint Lucia from 1784–1789. At that time the village had a population of 712.
Dauphin Quarter is a historical term created during the French colonization of Saint Lucia. It was given to the district and town by the French governor to honor the heir to the French throne, Dauphin of France. [4] Joséphine de Beauharnais, who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of France, was born in Dauphin.