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Contact:
Claudia Monlouis
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - The European Union has given the green
light for the funding of a pipe borne water and water sanitation project, which
will help address the problem of water shortage and water sanitation in
depressed communities. This was revealed by National Authorising Officer in the
Office of the European Development Fund, Wilfred Pierre.
“As you know, we have serious problems as it relates to water, especially in the
Dennery area, and the EU is about to implement a close to 250 million euros fund
for water, which will look at providing tap water for depressed communities and
looking at sensitization to basically, sanitation problems.”, he said.
This announcement was made after a press conference on Monday September 21st,
2004. The EU officials are presently on the island, conducting a Portfolio
Review of EU funded projects.
The delegation is headed by Mr. Amos Tincani, the representative for Barbados
and the Eastern Caribbean. He said that Saint Lucia stood to benefit from the
EU-funded programmes, as the Union was focussing on the implementation of the
new hospital project, a major priority of the organisation.
”We are also present in the health sector to a very large extent through the new
hospital. The country is in fact defining its new health policy. It’s a very
major new development and by next year, we will be able to formally approve the
funds for the new hospital and for the implementation of the health strategy.
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