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Wednesday, September 08, 2004 – In an effort to provide impetus to the Agricultural Diversification Programme and give effect to a policy statement made by the Prime Minister in his 2004 Budget Statement, the Government of Saint Lucia has appointed Mr. Julius Polius, acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, as Executive Director of the newly created Agricultural Diversification Agency. This Agency will be a public-private sector partnership that will seek to catalyze the further development of the agricultural sector through the implementation of strategic interventions under the European Union-funded Agricultural Diversification Programme.

This in turn will allow the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to function increasingly in a regulatory and supervisory capacity. The Agricultural Diversification Agency (ADA) will be financed via grant funding under the STABEX and SFA European Union Programmes, and the offices will be located in Green’s Building, Barnard Hill, Castries.

As a result of Mr. Polius’ appointment, Mr. Martin Satney, has been appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Mrs. Marcia Philbert-Jules will assume the position of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Physical Development, Environment and Housing, and Mrs. Jacinta De Myers-St. Helen has been appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security. Mrs. De Myers-St. Helen’s former position of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Transformation, Culture and Local Government will be occupied by Ms. Thecla Augustin, former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities.

Mr. Jerome Jules, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities has been appointed to act Permanent Secretary in that Ministry. Additionally, Mr. Cyrus Reynolds, former Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour Relations, Public Service and Cooperatives has been transferred to the position of Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Investment and Consumer Affairs, while Mrs. Allison Jean, the former acting Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Investment and Consumer Affairs has been appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour Relations, Public Service and Cooperatives.

Mr. Ezra Jn Baptiste, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Transformation, Culture and Local Government has been transferred to the position of Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs and Gender Relations, while Mr. John Husbands, former Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs and Gender Relations, has been transferred to the position of Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Transformation, Culture and Local Government.

All of the above appointments and transfers took effect on Wednesday 1st September, 2004.



 

 


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