Tourism

Three Cruise Ships in Port, But Who Really Benefits?

Today, Port Castries welcomed three cruise ships with a combined passenger capacity of 8,665 people. Under the deal signed by Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, Ports Minister Stephenson King, and Tourism Minister Ernest Hilaire, the foreign-owned company GPH walked away with $86,650 USD, while SLASPA—Saint Lucia’s own port authority—earned a mere $8,665 USD. Once again, this bad deal puts foreign…

Global Ports Holdings earnings from Saint Lucia on January 23rd 2025

Today there are 2 cruise ships in Port Castries with a total combined capacity of 4,878 passengers. Under the SLP’s sellout deal with GPH this means that today GPH will make US$48,780.00 whilst SLASPA will only make US$4,878.00. #PuttingYouWorse #PierrePaBon