Saint Lucia is to become home to an iconic resort and lifestyle development after Prime Minister Hon. Allen Chastanet signed an agreement, Friday, to build the first and only international-standard integrated development. The “Pearl of the Caribbean” is valued at over USD$2.6 billion
THE perennial lament that the island’s southern quadrant has been short on development is likely to become a thing of the past following a major development project earmarked for that area, announced yesterday. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet and Chairman of Desert Star Holdings Ltd, Teo Ah Khing, signed an agreement that should pave the way for a US$2.6 billion international standard integrated development. Dubbed “Pearl of the Caribbean”, the major multifaceted 700-acre project will include a marina, racecourse, resort and shopping mall complex, casino, free trade zone, extensive entertainment and leisure facilities and over 1500 architecturally-designed villas and apartments.
In the world of horse racing, nothing is more distinguished – or elusive – than the US Triple Crown. Considered among the most accomplished honours in thoroughbred racing, it is awarded to a three-year-old horse that wins three successive races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes – three stand-alone feature events run in three different states, at three different distances in only five weeks! Only 13 horses have ever been Triple Crown winners over the course of 143 years.
