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| The majestic pitons rising from the sea |
Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - The designation of the island’s pitons as a
World Heritage Site can result in increased publicity for the island. Speaking
with the local media Tuesday July 1, 2003, Cabinet Secretary Dr. James Fletcher
explained the designation of the pitons can be used as a very significant
marketing tool. “And that really says a lot about the country, its heritage. It
is also a very significant marketing tool for the country in that for example
the Ministry of Tourism and our tourist board having now had the opportunity to
say that Saint Lucia has a site such as the pitons which is a world heritage
site can use that as part of its marketing tool.”
According to Dr. Fletcher “now the pitons are really a land mark of Saint Lucia
but we are not able to say that the pitons are world heritage site. We now have
the very visible physical landmark of the pitons coupled with the fact that
these pitons are now designated World Heritage site and it really increase the
appeal of Saint Lucia to many persons particularly persons who are very keen on
visiting such sites, who are very keen on environmental issues so it really is a
tremendous significance to the government and people but even more so the people
of Saint Lucia for the designation of the pitons as a world heritage site.”
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| The town of Soufriere |
The Piton Management Area will be declared an environmental protection area
under section thirty four two of the Physical Planning and Development Act
number twenty nine of 2001.
The Cabinet of Ministers have agreed to establish a Piton Management Area
Advisory Committee whose responsibilities are to review all development,
building and structural plans for the area and make recommendations to the Head
of the Physical Planning department.
The Advisory Committee will also develop and implement a research and monitoring
programme . It is the responsibility of the Committee to consult with
stakeholders in the process of making development and management decisions for
the area as well as to undertake a programme of public education and to prepare
an annual report on the management of the site for presentation to the Cabinet
of Ministers.
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