TAIWAN GRANTS ST. LUCIA $5.09M FOR CEMETARY PROJECT, EDUCATION AND TOURISM

IN ONE OF HIS FINAL DIPLOMATIC GESTURES BEFORE DEPARTING THE ISLAND NATION, TAIWAN'S AMBASSADOR PETER CHEN PRESENTED A $5.09 MILLION DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO ST. LUCIA'S PRIME MINISTER PHILIP J. PIERRE DURING A CABINET ROOM CEREMONY ON MONDAY. THE COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING PACKAGE, DISTRIBUTED ACROSS FIVE STRATEGIC SECTORS INCLUDING EDUCATION, TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE, AND BURIAL FACILITIES, REPRESENTS TAIWAN'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ST. LUCIA'S SOCIOECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, WITH THE LARGEST ALLOCATION OF $1.5 MILLION DESIGNATED FOR A NEW NATIONAL NORTHERN CEMETERY PROJECT AT DEGLOS.