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Contact:
Julita Peter
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 – The National Development Corporation -NDC
located in Castries has opened a sub office in Vieux-Fort called NDC South. The
opening comes after months of preparation and the realization that the
corporation needed a solid presence in the south. The National Development
Corporation is Saint Lucia's principal agency for the promotion of economic
development.
In citing the reasons for the southern extension the NDC's Communications and
Special Events Officer, John Emmanuel said the Corporation has been vested with
just about six thousand acres
of land, the majority of that being in Vieux-Fort. “In fact two-thirds of that
is located within the southern portion of the island, therefore it was only
natural that a southern office that literary incorporates a property sales unit
be set up to oversee that process,” Emmanuel added.
Over the past few weeks the National Development Corporation has been engaged in
the recruiting of a cadre of young Saint Lucians, to work in close collaboration
with its head office. They will be responsible for ensuring that all the
services provided by the Corporation are extended in the south.
NDC South is located within the Gablewoods South Shopping Mall. The National
Development Corporation currently manages seven industrial estates containing
thirty two factory shells and overseas the island's largest duty free shopping
facility at Point Seraphine.
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