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Military branches: No regular military force; the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, are both under the command of the Royal Saint Lucia Police. [1] [2]Manpower available for military service: Males age 16-49: 41,414 (2010 est.) [3]
In 1966, St. Jude's Hospital was founded in the abandoned medical facility of the base by a nun from Kansas, Mary Irma Hilger of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. [2] The hospital served the 70,000 residents of the southern end of the island until destroyed by fire in 2009.
The island currently attracts over 900,000 visitors annually. St Lucia has been able to attract foreign businesses and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is St Lucia's main source of jobs and income, accounting for 65% of GDP, and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. [23]
The RSLPF includes The Royal Saint Lucia Police Band, which is a specialised department within the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force. The Band consists of Police Constables (PC and SPC), as well as Trainee and Supervising ranks who specialise in Music and Arts. The Band rank structure is that of the same as most units within the RSLPF.
Saint Lucia is one of two sovereign states in the world named after a female [16] and is the only one named after a woman (Ireland is named after a goddess). Legend states that French sailors were shipwrecked on the island on 13 December, the feast day of St. Lucy, and therefore named the island in her honour. [17]
In January 2013, Hess announced its plan to sell off its network of 19 storage terminals located on the East Coast and St. Lucia. [60] By the end of February 2013, and while Elliott waged its proxy fight, Hess permanently closed its Port Reading, New Jersey petroleum refinery. Gas prices had risen to their highest levels since October 2012 and ...
Canaries District is one of 10 districts (formerly called quarters) of the island nation of St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea.In 2010, the population of the region was 2,009 people, and they are mainly fishers and agricultural workers.
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