GENERAL
INFORMATION
Located at 13 degrees North - 60 degrees West, Ste-Lucia is an island of
the West indies situated between Martinique in the North, and St-Vincent
in the South.
In the northwest, we find the Barbados there. it is a part of islands "
in the wind ".
Tax of departure of the airport US $15 payable during the departures of
any airport.
SCHEDULES OF OFFICES
Generally of 8 hours(am) a.m. at 4 pm p.m. from Monday till Friday and
of 8 hours(am) a.m. at 12:30 am p.m. on Saturdays.Shopping centres and
supermarkets have longer hours of operation and are sometimes opened on
Sundays.
DUTY-FREE
ou can import, except tax; 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco, 1 liter
(40 ounces) of wine or alcohol in your arrival.
ELECTRICITY 220 volts, 50
cycles ( hz ) with square grip in 3 stalks.
MEASURES TAKEN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
New environmental laws protect now the rich natural resources of Ste-Lucia.
Most of the coastal waters of the island are now protected. The fishing
in the harpoon and the collection of alive fishes are forbidden to respect
the environmental integrity of territorial waters of Ste-Lucia.
LANGUAGES
English is the official language of Ste-Lucia. The Creole
is there also very wide-spread.
TELEPHONE
758 is the international code for Ste-Lucie. The installations
of telecommunications are there modern
ROAD NETWORK
The road network covering the island is spread well
.
JET LAG STE-LUCIE
is situated in the Atlantic zone. 4 hours less than Europe
(5 during the advanced hour) and the 1 hour more than the east normal
hour.
IPS from 10 % to 15 %. $1.00 by suitcase at the airport.
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
A valid passport is required for every person entering
Ste-Lucie, safe for the citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom
and Canada who have to possess a valid round-trip ticket and the visit
of which does not exceed 6 months. A visa is not required for the American
citizens or the countries of the Commonwealth.
WATER
Even if the network of aqueduct is modern, it's better
to boil the tap water before the consumption. Never to drink the water
of rivers or brooks, so clear it is. You can get yourselves some water
in bottle in supermarkets, bars etc.
GEOGRAPHY
Population: 140,000 inhabitants. One
of the islands in the wind the most mountainous. Ste-Lucie, it is 238
square miles in the form of mango with approximately 27 miles long and
And maximal 14 miles in width. The island is covered with a rich volcanic
ground, where grow a vast variety of fruits, vegetables and a dense tropical
flora such as hibiscuses, breadfruit trees, orchids, jasmines and poinsetias.
Ste-Lucie is one of more important exporters of bananas of the Carribbean
islands. 12 varieties of bananas grow on the custard tart of its mountains.
The capital, Castries, is situated in the northwest, Fishermen's famous
village of Sulphur mine is located in the southwest and Old man - Fort,
second port in importance of the island, is extremely south.
GOVERNMENT STE-LUCIE
its an independent country with a government elected democratically.
Prime Minister, Mister Kenny Anthony, is the leader of the government.
According to the constitution, the elections are held every 5 years.
HISTORY
Since 1660, the island changed hands 14 times between
French and English. The island acquired its independence on February 22nd,
1979. The crown of England remains officially a head of state and it is
represented by a governor general who named 11 senators of Ste-Lucia.
The legislative assembly is elected by popular vote. Ste-Lucie gave birth
to two prize-winners of Nobel prize: Sir W. Arthur Lewis received the
prize of Economy in 1979 and the poet Derek Walcott theprize Literature
in 1992.
AIRPORTS
There are two airports on the island. The airport Georges-Charles,
in the capital of Castries and, extremely south of the island, to Old
man - Fort, the airport of Hewanorra. Georges-Charles is served by American
Eagle, BWIA, Helen Air and LIAT. Hewanorra is serve) by American Airlines,
BritishAirways, Air Canada, Air Jamaica, Helen Air and Virgin Atlantic.
Time of fligh from the main cities:
3 ½ hours of Miami
4 hours of New York time
5 hours of Toronto
8 hours of London
RENT OF CARS / TAXIS
most of the recognized companies of car rental are there
present as well as some other small local companies. Villa Zandoli can
assist you in your choice. The service of taxi is very effective and there
is a post near Villa Zandoli.
DRIVEN
To Ste-Lucie, the driving is on the left. If you have
no international driving licence, you can obtain A temporary licence of
3 months for the 30.00 sum $ E.C. in the department of the immigration,
in ports and airports.
BANKS
are banks offer a vast variety of banking services and
exchange of foreign currencies. They are closed every Saturday (except
the Royal Bank to Rodney Bay who opens in the morning), every Sunday and
all the holiday leaves. The pluplart of these institutions offer the service
of distributing automatic. You can receive from some money in local currency
in most of distributing automatic with your bank card or your credit card
.Barclays Bank, CIBC, Caribbean Banking Corp, Scotia Bank, National Commercial
Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, St-Lucia cooperative Bank have all branches
on the island
CHANGE
The change which is current to Ste-Lucie is the dollar
E.C. ( Eastern Caribbean). The exchange rate, in banks, is of 2.67 $ E.C.
for $1.00 US, and of 2.60 $ E.C in stores, hotels and restaurants. All
the major credit cards are accepted by most of the hotels, banks, stores
and restaurants.
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