For Immediate Release: Castries, St. Lucia, August 28, 2025

First Political Forum 2025 Successfully Hosted

United Workers Party Leader Allen Chastanet Addressed the “Chamber Election Forum”

The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Political Forum in its 2025 Series with Leader of the United Workers Party Allen Chastanet on Thursday 21 August, 2025 at the Coco Palm, Hotel Rodney Bay.

Allen Chastanet spoke to the drivers of his party’s plans if elected to form the next Government using as his point of departure, the understanding by his party of the state and structure of the St. Lucia economy and thus where they intend to take the country from a socio-economic point of view. The Leader of the United Workers Party, proffered an intention to double the size of the economy, i.e. the GDP, to raise living standards and wages across the island.

Honourable Allen Chastanet then answered several questions posed by the Moderator, Brian Louisy, Executive Director of the Chamber, on a variety of issues ranging from social, to economic, taxation and infrastructure, in which he explained and set out how his government would tackle these issues facing the country.

Chamber Members in attendance were able to ask questions and to make comments around the subjects that the Leader of the United Workers Party was addressing. The Forum was an open dialogue, conducted with maturity and candor. The Honorable Allen Chastanet was accompanied by Mr. Titus Preville, Mr. Stephen Feverier, Mrs. Marcella Johnson, Mr. Guy Mayers and Mr. Tommy Descartes.

The Chamber is pleased that the Forum where Political Leaders speak directly to the Business Community on their development and policy agenda is extremely important as a two-way flow of information. This, the Chamber sees, as an important and necessary process of conversation. The Chamber thanks Honourable Allen Chastanet and his team for participating in this dialogue and trusts there will be other opportunities for more pointed dialogue on their Party’s Manifesto and policy positions.

For more information contact: Mr. Brian Louisy, Executive Director

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