Saint Lucia Crop Damage From Hurricane Elsa Put At Over $34 Million (SLHTA Newsletter – 6th July 2021)

Saint Lucia’s agriculture industry took a massive hit from the passage of Hurricane Elsa on Friday, with a preliminary estimate of damage to crops, including bananas and plantains, put at over $34 million.

Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, made the disclosure Sunday night when he, Infrastructure Minister Stephenson King and Agriculture Minister, Ezechiel Joseph, appeared on the National Television Network (NTN) to provide an update to the nation…Read More