In light of the recent revelations and damning statements made by MSR MEDIA and the recent interview featuring former St. Kitts Nevis Tourism Minister and Attorney- at- Law Dwyer Astaphane there are serious implications for the Citizenship Investment Program of Saint Lucia. Their statements have elevated the allegations of corruption that are being made and have given them much more…
Concerns loom over the status of Saint Lucia’s visa-free access and visa waivers to Europe, the UK, USA, and Canada following Prime Minister Pierre’s recent meeting with the European Commission. Of particular concern is Pierre’s admission that he was the sole Prime Minister summoned to the meetings and that Saint Lucia was the only country refusing to sign the Memorandum…
Prime Minister Philip J Pierre’s recent remarks regarding the lowering of the Real Estate option of Saint Lucia’s citizenship by investment program raise serious concerns about transparency and accountability within his administration. By attributing the decision to his predecessor, Prime Minister Pierre appears to be deliberately misleading the public and shirking responsibility for a significant policy change that occurred under…
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, leaders from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St Kitts and Nevis convened virtually to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) aimed at standardizing Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs across the Caribbean. However, conspicuously absent from this gathering was a representative from Saint Lucia. This begs the question: why hasn’t Saint Lucia signed on to…
Concerns have been raised regarding a potential conflict of interest within the operations of the Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU). It has come to our attention that an employee in the Chambers of Lorne Theophilus who is the Chairman of the CIP Unit has assumed the role of an Authorized Agent for the same programme headed by the…
