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 "updated": "2026-09-07",
 "generated": "2026-09-07",
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 "project_count": 57,
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  {
   "id": "pearl-of-the-caribbean-dsh",
   "name": "Pearl of the Caribbean (DSH / Desert Star Holdings)",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Beausejour, Vieux Fort South",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Desert Star Holdings Ltd (Teo Ah Khing, Hong Kong)",
   "funder": "DSH / Citizenship by Investment-linked financing (Phase 1 racetrack reportedly ~US$30M)",
   "value_usd": 2600000000,
   "value_note": "Headline value US$2.6B for full 700-acre, 25-phase masterplan; only Phase 1 racetrack was built",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Racetrack, marina, casino, resorts, villas, apartments, shopping mall (planned)",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "stalled",
   "start_date": "2016",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-09-03",
   "summary": "The 2016 framework agreement between the Chastanet government and DSH envisaged a 700-acre, US$2.6B racetrack-marina-resort complex at Vieux Fort, but only the Phase 1 horse-racing track was completed and racing ceased in 2021 when the SLP administration took office. DSH served notice of arbitration seeking compensation; in January 2025 Deputy PM Ernest Hilaire said government refused to pay and was ready to defend any arbitration. By September 2025 the Beausejour site was reported overgrown, used as cattle pasture and suffering theft, with equipment shipped off-island.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "St Lucia Times - Hilaire: Government prepared to defend against DSH claims",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/168153/2025/01/hilaire-government-prepared-to-defend-against-dsh-claims/",
     "captured": "2025-01-15"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Voice - DSH project site now an unpleasant sight",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/09/dsh-project-site-now-an-unpleasant-sight/",
     "captured": "2025-09-03"
    },
    {
     "name": "Government of Saint Lucia - Pearl of the Caribbean fact sheet",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/pressroom/news/attachments/pearl-of-the-caribbean-fact-sheet.pdf",
     "captured": "2017"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "Desert Star Holdings Ltd (Teo Ah Khing, Hong Kong)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-09-03",
   "latest_update_note": "The 2016 framework agreement between the Chastanet government and DSH envisaged a 700-acre, US$2.6B racetrack-marina-resort complex at Vieux Fort, but only the Phase 1 horse-racing track was completed and racing ceased in 2021 when the SLP administration took office. DSH served notice of arbitration seeking compensation; in January 2025 Deputy PM Ernest Hilaire said government refused to pay and was ready to defend any arbitration. By September 2025 the Beausejour site was reported overgrown, used as cattle pasture and suffering theft, with equipment shipped off-island. Funding: DSH / Citizenship by Investment-linked financing (Phase 1 racetrack reportedly ~US$30M)"
  },
  {
   "id": "aila-resorts-villas-residences-mt-pimard",
   "name": "A'ila Resorts, Villas & Residences / TheLifeCo St. Lucia",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Mount Pimard, Rodney Bay",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "A'ila Resorts (developer Yunus Dogan); wellness hotel operated by TheLifeCo",
   "funder": "Private investment; CIP-approved real estate project (Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme)",
   "value_usd": 1300000000,
   "value_note": "US$1.3bn reported by developer/TheLifeCo press release and St Lucia Times for the full multi-phase scheme",
   "units": 1300,
   "unit_types": "65-room TheLifeCo wellness hotel (100 keys per 2026 release); Aila Palm family hotel 153 rooms; Aila Cove adults-only hotel 320 rooms; Blue Zone Residences 29 units; Sunset Residences 156 units; ~90 villas (220-850 sqm); CIP listing gives ~1,300 total rooms; press release cites 500 longevity residences",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2024-05",
   "expected_completion": "2027",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-05-14",
   "summary": "A phased wellness-led resort village on Mount Pimard above Rodney Bay combining three hotels (TheLifeCo, The Palm, The Cove), several hundred residences and villas, around 20 restaurants, a shopping boulevard and a 2,000-seat conference centre. Sod was turned in May 2024 and main construction started in early 2025; the first phase, a TheLifeCo wellness hotel, was reported as nearing completion in February 2026 with a March 2026 target, and TheLifeCo formally announced its Caribbean debut in April-May 2026. Later phases are scheduled through late 2026 and 2027.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "A'ila rises on Mt Pimard - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/178398/2026/02/aila-rises-on-mt-pimard/",
     "captured": "2026-02-21"
    },
    {
     "name": "A'ILA Resorts, Villas & Residences - Saint Lucia CIP approved projects",
     "url": "https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/approved-real-estate-and-enterprise-projects/the-saint-lucia-ailaresorts",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "TheLifeCo debuts first Caribbean resort at A'ila in St. Lucia - PR Newswire",
     "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-wellness-innovator-thelifeco-debuts-first-caribbean-resort-at-aila-in-st-lucia-the-worlds-first-longevity-village-302737532.html",
     "captured": "2026-04-09"
    },
    {
     "name": "Sod turned for multi-million dollar project at Mount Pimard - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/163644/2024/05/sod-turned-for-multi-million-dollar-project-at-mount-pimard/",
     "captured": "2024-05"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "A'ila Resorts (developer Yunus Dogan); wellness hotel operated by TheLifeCo",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-05-14",
   "latest_update_note": "A phased wellness-led resort village on Mount Pimard above Rodney Bay combining three hotels (TheLifeCo, The Palm, The Cove), several hundred residences and villas, around 20 restaurants, a shopping boulevard and a 2,000-seat conference centre. Sod was turned in May 2024 and main construction started in early 2025; the first phase, a TheLifeCo wellness hotel, was reported as nearing completion in February 2026 with a March 2026 target, and TheLifeCo formally announced its Caribbean debut in April-May 2026. Later phases are scheduled through late 2026 and 2027. Funding: Private investment; CIP-approved real estate project (Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme)"
  },
  {
   "id": "canelles-resort-micoud",
   "name": "Canelles Resort (Dreams & Zoetry by AMResorts, Caribbean Galaxy) - CIP project",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Canelles, Micoud (southeast coast)",
   "district": "Micoud",
   "developer_or_owner": "Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Ltd; hotels to be operated by AMResorts/Hyatt Inclusive Collection (Dreams, Zoetry)",
   "funder": "Citizenship by Investment Programme real-estate option",
   "value_usd": 300000000,
   "value_note": "Original US$300M budget; CIP allocation reportedly raised from US$210M (2019) to US$1B (2022); opposition claims only ~EC$30M (US$11M) spent",
   "units": 710,
   "unit_types": "Two all-inclusive hotels (330 rooms) plus 380 Canelles Oceanfront residential units; Nicklaus Design 18-hole golf course on 209 acres",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "stalled",
   "start_date": "2020-01",
   "expected_completion": "2027",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04-22",
   "summary": "Ground was broken in January 2020 on a 209-acre CIP-funded resort at Canelles, Micoud, planned as 330 Dreams and Zoetry hotel rooms, 380 residences and a Nicklaus golf course. By January 2025 there was no visible construction and the project was mired in allegations over inflated CIP allocations, passport discounting, mangrove damage and missing planning approvals, with PM Pierre saying he wanted it to move faster. In April 2026 Tourism Minister Hilaire said government was pushing to get Canelles open by end-2026 or early 2027.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "St Lucia Times - Pierre, Chastanet at odds over controversial Canelles resort project",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/168272/2025/01/pierre-chastanet-at-odds-over-controversial-canelles-resort-project/",
     "captured": "2025-01-17"
    },
    {
     "name": "Caribbean Journal - Big all-inclusive project breaks ground in Saint Lucia",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2020/01/17/saint-lucia-all-inclusive-big-canelles/",
     "captured": "2020-01-17"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Voice - Better days ahead say tourism minister",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/04/better-days-ahead-say-tourism-minister/",
     "captured": "2026-04-22"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "micoud",
   "developer": "Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Ltd; hotels to be operated by AMResorts/Hyatt Inclusive Colle",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04-22",
   "latest_update_note": "Ground was broken in January 2020 on a 209-acre CIP-funded resort at Canelles, Micoud, planned as 330 Dreams and Zoetry hotel rooms, 380 residences and a Nicklaus golf course. By January 2025 there was no visible construction and the project was mired in allegations over inflated CIP allocations, passport discounting, mangrove damage and missing planning approvals, with PM Pierre saying he wanted it to move faster. In April 2026 Tourism Minister Hilaire said government was pushing to get Canelles open by end-2026 or early 2027. Funding: Citizenship by Investment Programme real-estate option"
  },
  {
   "id": "hq-cas-en-bas-resort-residences",
   "name": "HQ Cas en Bas Resort & Residences",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Cas en Bas Bay, Cap Estate",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Wellington Estates (UK) / Cameron Inc.; branded by HQ Hotels & Residences by sbe; Registry Collection Hotels by Wyndham",
   "funder": "Private developer with pre-sales (reported more than 90% sold)",
   "value_usd": 130000000,
   "value_note": "US$130m reported by sbe/Wyndham announcement and Caribbean Journal",
   "units": 178,
   "unit_types": "Phase 1: 96 freehold studio, one- and two-bedroom residences; Phase 2: 82 further residences (preliminary approval); 178 keys total",
   "price_from_usd": 395000,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2023",
   "expected_completion": "2026-11",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-05-07",
   "summary": "A branded beachfront resort-residence scheme at Cas en Bas on the island's north coast, developed by Wellington Estates and operated under sbe's HQ Hotels & Residences brand with Wyndham's Registry Collection. Phase one delivers 96 freehold studio to two-bedroom apartments around a long central pool, with sbe dining concepts such as Katsuya Beach and Umami Burger, and a second 82-unit phase has preliminary planning. The US$130m project was announced in May 2026 as over 90% sold and targeting a November 2026 opening, with roughly 300 permanent jobs expected.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "HQ Hotels & Residences by sbe announces flagship HQ Cas En Bas Resort & Residences - Hospitality Net",
     "url": "https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41014414/hq-hotels-residences-by-sbe-announces-forthcoming-flagship-hq-cas-en-bas-resort-residences-in-saint-lucia",
     "captured": "2026-05-07"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia is getting a new resort with a Rum Shack... - Caribbean Journal",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2026/05/06/saint-lucia-new-hq-resort-wyndham/",
     "captured": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
     "name": "Cas en Bas Beach Resort - developer sales site",
     "url": "https://casenbasbeachresort.com/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "HOTELS Magazine - HQ Hotels by sbe signs Saint Lucia resort",
     "url": "https://hotelsmag.com/news/hq-hotels-by-sbe-signs-saint-lucia-resort/",
     "captured": "2026-05-07"
    },
    {
     "name": "Wellington Estates - Cas en Bas Beach Resort",
     "url": "https://wellington-estates.com/portfolio/cas-en-bas-beach-resort/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "cap-estate",
   "developer": "Wellington Estates (UK) / Cameron Inc.; branded by HQ Hotels & Residences by sbe; Registry",
   "price_min_usd": 395000,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-05-07",
   "latest_update_note": "A branded beachfront resort-residence scheme at Cas en Bas on the island's north coast, developed by Wellington Estates and operated under sbe's HQ Hotels & Residences brand with Wyndham's Registry Collection. Phase one delivers 96 freehold studio to two-bedroom apartments around a long central pool, with sbe dining concepts such as Katsuya Beach and Umami Burger, and a second 82-unit phase has preliminary planning. The US$130m project was announced in May 2026 as over 90% sold and targeting a November 2026 opening, with roughly 300 permanent jobs expected. Funding: Private developer with pre-sales (reported more than 90% sold)"
  },
  {
   "id": "windjammer-landing-renovation-residences",
   "name": "Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences - US$40M renovation, Ocean Point Residences and La Belle Helene",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Labrelotte Bay (resort); La Belle Helene villa at Soufriere between the Pitons",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences (VP/MD Nick Prattas)",
   "funder": "Private (resort owners)",
   "value_usd": 40000000,
   "value_note": "Three-year US$40M resort-wide renovation completed 2025",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Ocean Point 2-3 bed beachfront residences, renovated Estate Villas, suites; La Belle Helene 10-bedroom private estate (13,000 sq ft)",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": "2022",
   "expected_completion": "2025-09-27",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04-01",
   "summary": "Windjammer Landing completed a three-year US$40M transformation (new lobby, main pool, renovated Estate Villas, newly built Ocean Point Residences, helipad) and reopened 27 Sept 2025 as a five-star Leading Hotels of the World member. In March/April 2026 it launched La Belle Helene, a 10-bedroom private estate between the Pitons in Soufriere, run as a Windjammer-branded villa. Residence sales prices for Ocean Point units were not published.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Windjammer Landing Press Room",
     "url": "https://www.windjammer-landing.com/pressroom",
     "captured": "2025-05"
    },
    {
     "name": "PAX - Windjammer Landing completes $40M renovation",
     "url": "https://www.paxnews.com/news/hotel/saint-lucias-windjammer-landing-completes-40m-renovation",
     "captured": "2025"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Voice - Windjammer introduces La Belle Helene",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/04/windjammer-landing-resort-residences-introduces-la-belle-helene-a-new-era-of-caribbean-luxury/",
     "captured": "2026-04"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "soufriere",
   "developer": "Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences (VP/MD Nick Prattas)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04-01",
   "latest_update_note": "Windjammer Landing completed a three-year US$40M transformation (new lobby, main pool, renovated Estate Villas, newly built Ocean Point Residences, helipad) and reopened 27 Sept 2025 as a five-star Leading Hotels of the World member. In March/April 2026 it launched La Belle Helene, a 10-bedroom private estate between the Pitons in Soufriere, run as a Windjammer-branded villa. Residence sales prices for Ocean Point units were not published. Funding: Private (resort owners)"
  },
  {
   "id": "cabot-saint-lucia-point-hardy",
   "name": "Cabot Saint Lucia / Point Hardy Golf Club",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Point Hardy peninsula, Cap Estate (375 acres)",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "The Cabot Collection (CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar)",
   "funder": "Private (Cabot Collection and real-estate pre-sales)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Total development cost not published; Forbes (Jan 2024) reported US$160m of real estate sold to date with US$230m projected once the villa phase sells out",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Custom homesites/lots, turnkey Horizon/Fairway Villas (4-bed townhomes), Point Villas (3-5 bed), Casitas, planned Beach Club residences; early master plan cited up to ~320 homes, recent marketing says fewer than 100 residences in current release",
   "price_from_usd": 2000000,
   "price_to_usd": 12000000,
   "status": "phased-opening",
   "start_date": "2019",
   "expected_completion": "2026",
   "latest_update_date": "2025",
   "summary": "Cabot's Caribbean outpost on the northern tip of Saint Lucia centres on the Coore & Crenshaw-designed Point Hardy Golf Club, which held its grand opening in December 2023 and is ranked in GOLF Magazine's world top 100. Real estate is sold in phases: Phases One and Two (lots) are sold out, turnkey Horizon/Fairway villas start around US$5.6m, custom lots from about US$2m and cliffside Point Villas are marketed at US$8m-12m. A three-level clubhouse, beach club, wellness centre and further residences were slated for completion around 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Cabot Saint Lucia celebrates grand opening - PR Newswire",
     "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cabot-saint-lucia-celebrates-grand-opening-with-world-class-golf-jaw-dropping-natural-beauty-and-a-stunning-collection-of-luxury-real-estate-offerings-302008377.html",
     "captured": "2023-12-07"
    },
    {
     "name": "Cabot Saint Lucia's ambitions come into focus as amenities spring up - Forbes",
     "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikedojc/2024/01/08/cabot-st-lucias-ambitions-come-into-focus-as-amenities-spring-up/",
     "captured": "2024-01-08"
    },
    {
     "name": "Real Estate | Cabot Saint Lucia",
     "url": "https://cabot.com/saintlucia/real-estate/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Cabot Real Estate - Realty St Lucia (broker listing with current price bands)",
     "url": "https://realtystlucia.com/neighborhood/cabot-real-estate/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Markets of Tomorrow - Cabot Saint Lucia unveils residences and expansion",
     "url": "https://www.oftmw.com/post/cabot-saint-lucia-unveils-residences-and-expansion",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "cap-estate",
   "developer": "The Cabot Collection (CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar)",
   "price_min_usd": 2000000,
   "price_max_usd": 12000000,
   "latest_update": "2025",
   "latest_update_note": "Cabot's Caribbean outpost on the northern tip of Saint Lucia centres on the Coore & Crenshaw-designed Point Hardy Golf Club, which held its grand opening in December 2023 and is ranked in GOLF Magazine's world top 100. Real estate is sold in phases: Phases One and Two (lots) are sold out, turnkey Horizon/Fairway villas start around US$5.6m, custom lots from about US$2m and cliffside Point Villas are marketed at US$8m-12m. A three-level clubhouse, beach club, wellness centre and further residences were slated for completion around 2026. Funding: Private (Cabot Collection and real-estate pre-sales)"
  },
  {
   "id": "cap-maison-villas",
   "name": "Cap Maison Resort & Spa - Villa suites",
   "category": "mixed",
   "location": "Smugglers Cove Drive, Cap Estate",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Cap Maison (privately owned boutique resort)",
   "funder": "",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": 49,
   "unit_types": "Rooms, suites and 2-3 bed villa suites across 22 buildings; individual villa resales US$550k-1.4M",
   "price_from_usd": 550000,
   "price_to_usd": 1400000,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-10",
   "summary": "Cap Maison is a 49-key clifftop boutique resort at Cap Estate, redesigned in 2022 (villas and lobby renovated). Individual villa suites are resold on the open market (roughly US$550k for 1-bed to US$1.4M for 3-bed, per agents) and placed in the hotel rental programme. No new expansion or residence phase has been announced as of 2025; the resort instead picked up Forbes and World Travel Awards honours in 2025.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Inside Cap Maison 2025 - The Arts Shelf",
     "url": "https://theartsshelf.com/2025/10/20/inside-cap-maison-saint-lucia-luxury-resort/",
     "captured": "2025-10-20"
    },
    {
     "name": "Cap Maison villa for sale - Realty St Lucia",
     "url": "https://realtystlucia.com/listings/cap-maison-villa-2-beds-3-baths-cap-estate/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "cap-estate",
   "developer": "Cap Maison (privately owned boutique resort)",
   "price_min_usd": 550000,
   "price_max_usd": 1400000,
   "latest_update": "2025-10",
   "latest_update_note": "Cap Maison is a 49-key clifftop boutique resort at Cap Estate, redesigned in 2022 (villas and lobby renovated). Individual villa suites are resold on the open market (roughly US$550k for 1-bed to US$1.4M for 3-bed, per agents) and placed in the hotel rental programme. No new expansion or residence phase has been announced as of 2025; the resort instead picked up Forbes and World Travel Awards honours in 2025."
  },
  {
   "id": "courtyard-marriott-pointe-seraphine",
   "name": "Courtyard by Marriott Pointe Seraphine",
   "category": "hotel",
   "location": "Pointe Seraphine cruise port, Castries",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "GP Group (developer, on land made available by Invest Saint Lucia); to be managed by Marriott International",
   "funder": "GP Group (private); Invest Saint Lucia facilitated land and incentives",
   "value_usd": 58000000,
   "value_note": "Investment value not published in government or press sources reviewed",
   "units": 140,
   "unit_types": "140 rooms and suites in a nine-storey tower with conference centre, meeting rooms, pool, fitness centre and F&B outlets",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2019",
   "expected_completion": "2025",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-08",
   "summary": "A mid-market business and conference hotel on Invest Saint Lucia land beside the Pointe Seraphine cruise terminal in Castries, developed by GP Group under an agreement signed in late 2018 with construction due from February 2019. In November 2023 the government reported foundation and frame works in progress, with the structure due in 2024 and opening slated for 2025. No later public confirmation of topping-out or opening was found, so the current status and any revised opening date are unconfirmed.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Courtyard by Marriott Hotel to open at Pointe Seraphine in 2025 - Government of Saint Lucia",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/courtyard-by-marriott-hotel-to-open-at-pointe-seraphine-in-2025",
     "captured": "2023-11-23"
    },
    {
     "name": "WATCH: Courtyard by Marriott hotel to open at Pointe Seraphine in 2025 - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/159488/2023/11/watch-courtyard-by-marriott-hotel-to-open-at-pointe-seraphine-in-2025/",
     "captured": "2023-11"
    },
    {
     "name": "A new Marriott project is planned in Saint Lucia - Caribbean Journal",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2018/11/22/a-new-marriott-project-is-planned-in-saint-lucia/",
     "captured": "2018-11-22"
    },
    {
     "name": "TOPHOTELPROJECTS - Courtyard by Marriott St. Lucia",
     "url": "https://tophotelprojects.com/constructions/courtyard-by-marriott-st-lucia/",
     "captured": "2026-08"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "GP Group (developer, on land made available by Invest Saint Lucia); to be managed by Marri",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-08",
   "latest_update_note": "A mid-market business and conference hotel on Invest Saint Lucia land beside the Pointe Seraphine cruise terminal in Castries, developed by GP Group under an agreement signed in late 2018 with construction due from February 2019. In November 2023 the government reported foundation and frame works in progress, with the structure due in 2024 and opening slated for 2025. No later public confirmation of topping-out or opening was found, so the current status and any revised opening date are unconfirmed. Funding: GP Group (private); Invest Saint Lucia facilitated land and incentives"
  },
  {
   "id": "coconut-bay-harmony-wing-renovation",
   "name": "Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa - Harmony Wing renovation",
   "category": "hotel",
   "location": "Vieux Fort (near Hewanorra airport)",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa / Serenity at Coconut Bay",
   "funder": "Private",
   "value_usd": 14000000,
   "value_note": "US$14M reported resort-wide investment",
   "units": 125,
   "unit_types": "125 renovated adults-only Harmony Wing rooms; refreshed CocoLand waterpark, pools, concierge suite, spa",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": "2025-07",
   "expected_completion": "2025-10-04",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-10",
   "summary": "Coconut Bay closed between July and October 2025 for its most extensive refurbishment in two decades, a reported US$14M programme that rebuilt all 125 rooms in the adults-only Harmony Wing with spa-style bathrooms and mahogany furnishings and refreshed the waterpark and pools. The resort reopened on 4 October 2025.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Hospitality Net - Coconut Bay unveils new look for 2025/26",
     "url": "https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41013477/coconut-bay-beach-resort-spa-unveils-new-look-for-202526-season",
     "captured": "2025-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "PAX - Coconut Bay unveils renovated Harmony wing",
     "url": "https://www.paxnews.com/news/hotel/coconut-bay-unveils-renovated-adults-only-harmony-wing-saint-lucia",
     "captured": "2025-10"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "vieux-fort",
   "developer": "Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa / Serenity at Coconut Bay",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-10",
   "latest_update_note": "Coconut Bay closed between July and October 2025 for its most extensive refurbishment in two decades, a reported US$14M programme that rebuilt all 125 rooms in the adults-only Harmony Wing with spa-style bathrooms and mahogany furnishings and refreshed the waterpark and pools. The resort reopened on 4 October 2025. Funding: Private"
  },
  {
   "id": "reduit-beach-starfish-mystique-redevelopment",
   "name": "Reduit Beach hotel redevelopment (Starfish / Mystique / former Rex St Lucian sites)",
   "category": "hotel",
   "location": "Reduit Beach, Rodney Bay",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Not publicly named (site owners of Starfish and Mystique)",
   "funder": "",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Planned five-star resort(s) replacing ~500 demolished rooms; three hotels envisaged",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04-22",
   "summary": "Government announced in 2024 that the ageing Starfish and Mystique hotels on Reduit Beach would be demolished, along with the vacant Rex St Lucian plot, to make way for new five-star, climate-resilient hotels generating 500+ construction jobs. In April 2026 Tourism Minister Hilaire said about 500 rooms had been lost to demolition and that work on the first of three replacement hotels would begin mid-2026; developer, room count and budget have not been published.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "The Voice - Three major projects to commence soon",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2024/10/three-major-projects-to-commence-soon/",
     "captured": "2024-10-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Voice - Better days ahead say tourism minister",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/04/better-days-ahead-say-tourism-minister/",
     "captured": "2026-04-22"
    },
    {
     "name": "WIC News - Starfish hotel set for demolition",
     "url": "https://wicnews.com/caribbean/starfish-hotel-set-for-demolition-to-pave-way-for-new-hotel-developments-minister-hilaire-493467789",
     "captured": "2024-02-09"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "Not publicly named (site owners of Starfish and Mystique)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04-22",
   "latest_update_note": "Government announced in 2024 that the ageing Starfish and Mystique hotels on Reduit Beach would be demolished, along with the vacant Rex St Lucian plot, to make way for new five-star, climate-resilient hotels generating 500+ construction jobs. In April 2026 Tourism Minister Hilaire said about 500 rooms had been lost to demolition and that work on the first of three replacement hotels would begin mid-2026; developer, room count and budget have not been published."
  },
  {
   "id": "sandals-regency-la-toc-rondoval-village",
   "name": "Sandals Regency La Toc - Rondoval Butler Village",
   "category": "hotel",
   "location": "La Toc, Castries",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Sandals Resorts International",
   "funder": "Private (Sandals)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Rondoval butler suites with private pools and rooftop decks (including Sky Villas) built on the former 9-hole golf course",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": "2025",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-04",
   "summary": "Sandals converted the nine-hole golf course at Regency La Toc into a new Rondoval Butler Village of round, private-pool butler suites with open-air rooftop decks and dedicated golf carts. The suites were bookable by early 2025; exact suite count and investment were not disclosed by Sandals.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Sandals Regency La Toc - Rondoval Butler Villa",
     "url": "https://www.sandals.com/regency-la-toc/rooms-suites/rpp/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Sandals Regency La Toc official site",
     "url": "https://www.sandals.com/regency-la-toc/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Sandals Resorts International",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-04",
   "latest_update_note": "Sandals converted the nine-hole golf course at Regency La Toc into a new Rondoval Butler Village of round, private-pool butler suites with open-air rooftop decks and dedicated golf carts. The suites were bookable by early 2025; exact suite count and investment were not disclosed by Sandals. Funding: Private (Sandals)"
  },
  {
   "id": "sapphire-sands-villas-bay-gardens",
   "name": "Sapphire Sands Villas by Bay Gardens Resorts",
   "category": "hotel",
   "location": "Reduit Beach, Rodney Bay Village",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Bay Gardens Resorts (family-owned Saint Lucian group)",
   "funder": "Bay Gardens Resorts (private); financing not disclosed",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Investment value not published",
   "units": 27,
   "unit_types": "9 three-bedroom beachfront villas yielding 27 keys, lockable into one-, two- or three-bedroom configurations; select ground-floor villas with private plunge pools",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": "2026-05",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-26",
   "summary": "Bay Gardens Resorts' fifth property is a small luxury villa resort directly on Reduit Beach, comprising nine three-bedroom villas (27 keys) with 24/7 butler service, the Kimchi & Kalaloo Asian-Caribbean restaurant, Moonstone Spa, fitness centre and yoga pavilion, plus access to the group's Stay at 1, Play at 5 programme and Splash Island waterpark. The opening was announced for February 2026 with introductory rates from about US$514 per night; trade coverage in April 2026 reported a May 2026 opening. Status 'open' is inferred from the May 2026 opening reports and live bookings, not from a confirmed opening announcement.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Sapphire Sands Villas to open on Saint Lucia's Reduit Beach - PR Newswire (Bay Gardens)",
     "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sapphire-sands-villas-to-open-on-saint-lucias-reduit-beach-302570973.html",
     "captured": "2025-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia is getting a luxe new villa resort - Caribbean Journal",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2025/10/01/sapphire-sands-saint-lucia-hotel/",
     "captured": "2025-10-01"
    },
    {
     "name": "FIRST LOOK: Sapphire Sands Villas, opening May in Saint Lucia - Travel Dreams Magazine",
     "url": "https://traveldreamsmagazine.com/first-look-sapphire-sands-villas-opening-may-in-saint-lucia/",
     "captured": "2026-04-01"
    },
    {
     "name": "Sapphire Sands Villas | Bay Gardens Resorts",
     "url": "https://www.baygardensresorts.com/sapphire-sands",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Caribbean Journal - Sapphire Sands new luxury resort",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2025/11/26/saint-lucia-sapphire-sands-new-luxury-resort/",
     "captured": "2025-11-26"
    },
    {
     "name": "Caribbean Journal - Most exciting new resort just opened on Reduit Beach",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2026/07/26/exciting-new-resort-in-saint-lucia-on-reduit-beach-with-pools/",
     "captured": "2026-07-26"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "Bay Gardens Resorts (family-owned Saint Lucian group)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-26",
   "latest_update_note": "Bay Gardens Resorts' fifth property is a small luxury villa resort directly on Reduit Beach, comprising nine three-bedroom villas (27 keys) with 24/7 butler service, the Kimchi & Kalaloo Asian-Caribbean restaurant, Moonstone Spa, fitness centre and yoga pavilion, plus access to the group's Stay at 1, Play at 5 programme and Splash Island waterpark. The opening was announced for February 2026 with introductory rates from about US$514 per night; trade coverage in April 2026 reported a May 2026 opening. Status 'open' is inferred from the May 2026 opening reports and live bookings, not from a confirmed opening announcement. Funding: Bay Gardens Resorts (private); financing not disclosed"
  },
  {
   "id": "secrets-st-lucia-resort-spa",
   "name": "Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa",
   "category": "hotel",
   "location": "Morgan Bay / Choc Bay (former St. James's Club Morgan Bay site), near Rodney Bay Marina",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Mullen Real Estate Capital (owner); managed by Hyatt Inclusive Collection; operations supervised by Mullen Hospitality Management",
   "funder": "Mullen Real Estate Capital (private hospitality investment fund)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Acquisition and renovation cost not disclosed",
   "units": 355,
   "unit_types": "355 adults-only all-inclusive rooms and suites, including swim-out suites in every building and Preferred Club categories with butler service",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": "2023-08",
   "expected_completion": "2025-06",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-06-03",
   "summary": "The first Secrets-branded resort in Saint Lucia is a full rebuild and rebranding of the former St. James's Club Morgan Bay on the island's northwest coast, owned by Mullen Real Estate Capital and run by Hyatt's Inclusive Collection. Groundbreaking took place in August 2023 with an original 2024 target; the 355-room adults-only, all-inclusive property ultimately opened in June 2025 with nine restaurants, seven bars, a spa, swim-out suites and about 1,860 sq ft of meeting space.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Hyatt's Inclusive Collection expands portfolio in St. Lucia with Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa - Hyatt Newsroom",
     "url": "https://newsroom.hyatt.com/2025-june-3-secretsstluciaresortandspa",
     "captured": "2025-06-03"
    },
    {
     "name": "Secrets Resort coming to Saint Lucia in 2024 - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2023/08/secrets-resort-coming-to-saint-lucia-in-2024/",
     "captured": "2023-08-26"
    },
    {
     "name": "Secrets St. Lucia - Mullen Hospitality Management portfolio",
     "url": "https://mullenhospitality.com/portfolio/secretsstlucia/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Caribbean Journal - Hyatt's new Secrets St Lucia is now open",
     "url": "https://www.caribjournal.com/2025/06/02/secrets-st-lucia-all-inclusive/",
     "captured": "2025-06-02"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "Mullen Real Estate Capital (owner); managed by Hyatt Inclusive Collection; operations supe",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-06-03",
   "latest_update_note": "The first Secrets-branded resort in Saint Lucia is a full rebuild and rebranding of the former St. James's Club Morgan Bay on the island's northwest coast, owned by Mullen Real Estate Capital and run by Hyatt's Inclusive Collection. Groundbreaking took place in August 2023 with an original 2024 target; the 355-room adults-only, all-inclusive property ultimately opened in June 2025 with nine restaurants, seven bars, a spa, swim-out suites and about 1,860 sq ft of meeting space. Funding: Mullen Real Estate Capital (private hospitality investment fund)"
  },
  {
   "id": "rock-hall-cip-housing",
   "name": "Rock Hall CIP-Funded Housing Development",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Rock Hall, Castries",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia (original developer Bemax LLC, contract suspended)",
   "funder": "Citizenship by Investment Programme revenue",
   "value_usd": 25225000,
   "value_note": "Reported Bemax contract: US$23m construction + US$2.225m construction management; current budget after contract suspension unknown",
   "units": 66,
   "unit_types": "64-66 apartments, 14 commercial units, recreational area (first phase reported as 64 units)",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2026-Q1",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-12",
   "summary": "Saint Lucia's first CIP-funded affordable housing scheme, announced June 2024 for 64 units at Rock Hall, Castries. The Bemax LLC contract (original completion June 2025) was suspended in late 2024 after a co-owner's arrest in Montenegro, but government said the project would continue. In Nov 2025 government described Rock Hall as under construction, and the PM committed to commencement in Q1 2026 with site preparation under way.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Announces First-Ever CIP-Funded Housing Projects - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/164305/2024/06/saint-lucia-announces-first-ever-cip-funded-housing-projects/",
     "captured": "2024-06-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "Rock Hall Housing Project to Continue Though Bemax Contract Suspended - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/167647/2024/12/rock-hall-housing-project-to-continue-though-bemax-contract-suspended/",
     "captured": "2024-12"
    },
    {
     "name": "2026 with a Bang - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/12/2026-with-a-bang/",
     "captured": "2025-12"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia (original developer Bemax LLC, contract suspended)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-12",
   "latest_update_note": "Saint Lucia's first CIP-funded affordable housing scheme, announced June 2024 for 64 units at Rock Hall, Castries. The Bemax LLC contract (original completion June 2025) was suspended in late 2024 after a co-owner's arrest in Montenegro, but government said the project would continue. In Nov 2025 government described Rock Hall as under construction, and the PM committed to commencement in Q1 2026 with site preparation under way. Funding: Citizenship by Investment Programme revenue"
  },
  {
   "id": "belvedere-canaries-cip-housing",
   "name": "Belvedere (Canaries) CIP-Funded Housing Development",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Belvedere, Canaries",
   "district": "Canaries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia / NHC",
   "funder": "Citizenship by Investment Programme revenue",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-07",
   "summary": "Second CIP-financed affordable housing site announced June 2024 with terms then being finalised. Government's November 2025 release lists Belvedere alongside Rock Hall as CIP-financed developments under way. No unit count or cost has been published.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Announces First-Ever CIP-Funded Housing Projects - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/164305/2024/06/saint-lucia-announces-first-ever-cip-funded-housing-projects/",
     "captured": "2024-06-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "US $20 Million Eximbank Facility Approved - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/us-20-million-eximbank-facility-approved-to-boost-affordable-housing-and-infrastructure",
     "captured": "2025-11-07"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia / NHC",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-07",
   "latest_update_note": "Second CIP-financed affordable housing site announced June 2024 with terms then being finalised. Government's November 2025 release lists Belvedere alongside Rock Hall as CIP-financed developments under way. No unit count or cost has been published. Funding: Citizenship by Investment Programme revenue"
  },
  {
   "id": "nhc-cas-en-bas-apartments",
   "name": "NHC Cas en Bas Affordable Apartments",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Cas en Bas, Gros Islet",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "National Housing Corporation",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia (CIP revenue)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Cost not disclosed",
   "units": 15,
   "unit_types": "Two-bedroom apartments/condos",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2024-04-26",
   "summary": "Announced in the April 2024 Budget as NHC's first housing development in several years: 15 two-bedroom apartments at Cas en Bas with DCA approval secured and CIP-funded. NHC had earlier said it would launch condos at Cas en Bas in 2024. No construction-progress reporting was found for 2025-2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Homeownership to be more affordable for Saint Lucians - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/homeownership-to-be-more-affordable-for-saint-lucians",
     "captured": "2024-04-26"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Funds Affordable Housing - RIF Trust",
     "url": "https://www.riftrust.com/saint-lucia-citizenship-by-investment-funds-affordable-housing/",
     "captured": "2024"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "National Housing Corporation",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2024-04-26",
   "latest_update_note": "Announced in the April 2024 Budget as NHC's first housing development in several years: 15 two-bedroom apartments at Cas en Bas with DCA approval secured and CIP-funded. NHC had earlier said it would launch condos at Cas en Bas in 2024. No construction-progress reporting was found for 2025-2026. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia (CIP revenue)"
  },
  {
   "id": "nhc-talvern-babonneau-lots",
   "name": "NHC Talvern Land Development (Babonneau)",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Talvern, Babonneau",
   "district": "Babonneau",
   "developer_or_owner": "National Housing Corporation / Government of Saint Lucia with Fresh Start Construction Ltd",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Total project cost not disclosed; lots priced at EC$14.50/sq ft (reduced from EC$17)",
   "units": 88,
   "unit_types": "Serviced residential lots (Phase 1: 49 lots / 280,373 sq ft; Phase 2: 39 lots / 146,860 sq ft). 73 lots offered at 2024 opening",
   "price_from_usd": 26852,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-07",
   "summary": "Serviced-lot subdivision at Talvern, Babonneau developed by NHC with Fresh Start Construction, officially opened 31 July 2024 with 73 lots at a government-subsidised EC$14.50 per sq ft. NHC lists lots from EC$72,500. Government stated in November 2025 that all lots were sold, and the PM has committed to starting a follow-on Talvern housing (home-building) project in Q1 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Talvern, Babonneau Land Development Officially Opens - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/165140/2024/07/talvern-babonneau-land-development-officially-opens/",
     "captured": "2024-07-31"
    },
    {
     "name": "Lots in Talvern, Babonneau - NHC",
     "url": "https://nhc.lc/property/lots-in-talvern-babonneau/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "US $20 Million Eximbank Facility Approved - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/us-20-million-eximbank-facility-approved-to-boost-affordable-housing-and-infrastructure",
     "captured": "2025-11-07"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "National Housing Corporation / Government of Saint Lucia with Fresh Start Construction Ltd",
   "price_min_usd": 26852,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-07",
   "latest_update_note": "Serviced-lot subdivision at Talvern, Babonneau developed by NHC with Fresh Start Construction, officially opened 31 July 2024 with 73 lots at a government-subsidised EC$14.50 per sq ft. NHC lists lots from EC$72,500. Government stated in November 2025 that all lots were sold, and the PM has committed to starting a follow-on Talvern housing (home-building) project in Q1 2026. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "nipro-massacre-affordable-homes",
   "name": "NIPRO Affordable Homes and Lots (Massacre)",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Massacre, Roseau Valley",
   "district": "Anse La Raye / Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "National Insurance Property Development & Management Co (NIPRO)",
   "funder": "National Insurance Corporation (NIPRO)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": 200,
   "unit_types": "Affordable and middle-income houses and serviced lots (initially 100 houses at Massacre; Nov 2025 target at least 200 homes and lots)",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2025",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-07",
   "summary": "NIC's property arm NIPRO was in talks with two developers in April 2024 to build 100 affordable houses at Massacre, later modified to include middle-income units. By November 2025 government said NIPRO had begun infrastructure works to deliver at least 200 affordable homes and lots.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Homeownership to be more affordable for Saint Lucians - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/homeownership-to-be-more-affordable-for-saint-lucians",
     "captured": "2024-04-26"
    },
    {
     "name": "US $20 Million Eximbank Facility Approved - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/us-20-million-eximbank-facility-approved-to-boost-affordable-housing-and-infrastructure",
     "captured": "2025-11-07"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "National Insurance Property Development & Management Co (NIPRO)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-07",
   "latest_update_note": "NIC's property arm NIPRO was in talks with two developers in April 2024 to build 100 affordable houses at Massacre, later modified to include middle-income units. By November 2025 government said NIPRO had begun infrastructure works to deliver at least 200 affordable homes and lots. Funding: National Insurance Corporation (NIPRO)"
  },
  {
   "id": "sugar-beach-viceroy-residences",
   "name": "Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort - Residences & Beachfront Collection",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Val des Pitons, La Baie de Silence, Soufriere",
   "district": "Soufriere",
   "developer_or_owner": "Sugar Beach Residences / Viceroy Hotels & Resorts (operator); sales via Penny Strawson",
   "funder": "",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "No project value disclosed; resale listings range US$1.4M-15M",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "1-bed hillside villas, 2-4 bed residences, 4-5 bed Beachfront Collection new-build homes (Michaelis Boyd design)",
   "price_from_usd": 1400000,
   "price_to_usd": 15000000,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025",
   "summary": "Sugar Beach operates a freehold residence programme within its 100-acre Pitons-side resort, with owners placing homes in the Viceroy rental pool. Current resale listings run from about US$1.4M for 1-bed villas to US$15M for a 4-bed residence; the five-home Beachfront Collection (4-5 bed, 4,322-7,934 sq ft) was marketed from US$8.25M with three unsold at last report. No new expansion phase has been announced by the resort.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Sugar Beach - Penny Strawson listings",
     "url": "https://pennystrawson.com/sugar-beach/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Sugar Beach Residences - Viceroy",
     "url": "https://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/sugar-beach/accommodations/the-residences",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Robb Report - Sugar Beach Beachfront Collection",
     "url": "https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/slideshow/7-standout-properties-on-the-market-now/sugar-beach-st-lucia/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "soufriere",
   "developer": "Sugar Beach Residences / Viceroy Hotels & Resorts (operator); sales via Penny Strawson",
   "price_min_usd": 1400000,
   "price_max_usd": 15000000,
   "latest_update": "2025",
   "latest_update_note": "Sugar Beach operates a freehold residence programme within its 100-acre Pitons-side resort, with owners placing homes in the Viceroy rental pool. Current resale listings run from about US$1.4M for 1-bed villas to US$15M for a 4-bed residence; the five-home Beachfront Collection (4-5 bed, 4,322-7,934 sq ft) was marketed from US$8.25M with three unsold at last report. No new expansion phase has been announced by the resort."
  },
  {
   "id": "the-landings-residences",
   "name": "The Landings Resort & Spa - Residences (Final Collection)",
   "category": "residential",
   "location": "Pigeon Island Causeway, Rodney Bay",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "The Landings Resort & Spa (homeowner-controlled); sales via Sphere Estates / 7th Heaven",
   "funder": "",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": 164,
   "unit_types": "2-3 bed freehold suites, 3-bed Grand Penthouses, 3-bed Grand Villas across 19 buildings",
   "price_from_usd": 575000,
   "price_to_usd": 3750000,
   "status": "phased-opening",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": null,
   "summary": "The Landings is a 19-acre beachfront and marina resort on the Pigeon Island causeway planned at 164 residences, of which 143 were built and sold with a final 21-unit collection marketed off-plan (2-bed US$575k-1.4M, 3-bed US$925k-2.25M, Grand Villas US$3.75M). Owners hold freehold title and can join the managed rental pool; the resort is governed by an owner-elected board. The sales listing's incentive dates (2019) suggest the price data may be stale.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Sphere Estates - The Landings Final Collection",
     "url": "https://www.sphereestates.com/properties/saint-lucia/the-landings-final-collection/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "The Landings - Residences",
     "url": "https://www.landingsstlucia.com/residences/",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "7th Heaven Properties - The Landings",
     "url": "https://www.7thheavenproperties.com/real-estate/the-landings/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "The Landings Resort & Spa (homeowner-controlled); sales via Sphere Estates / 7th Heaven",
   "price_min_usd": 575000,
   "price_max_usd": 3750000,
   "latest_update": null,
   "latest_update_note": "The Landings is a 19-acre beachfront and marina resort on the Pigeon Island causeway planned at 164 residences, of which 143 were built and sold with a final 21-unit collection marketed off-plan (2-bed US$575k-1.4M, 3-bed US$925k-2.25M, Grand Villas US$3.75M). Owners hold freehold title and can join the managed rental pool; the resort is governed by an owner-elected board. The sales listing's incentive dates (2019) suggest the price data may be stale."
  },
  {
   "id": "nic-guaranteed-sldb-housing-facility",
   "name": "NIC-Guaranteed SLDB Housing Loan Facility",
   "category": "housing-programme",
   "location": "Nationwide",
   "district": null,
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Development Bank",
   "funder": "National Insurance Corporation (loan), Government of Saint Lucia (guarantee)",
   "value_usd": 20000000,
   "value_note": "Government describes facility as EC$54m (US$20m); the parliamentary motion of 10 Sept 2024 reported by St Lucia Times cites a $20m NIC loan to SLDB. Terms: 20-year tenor, 3-year grace, quarterly repayments, 3% interest",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "100% residential mortgages for public servants plus EC$1,000 legal-fee grant; stamp duty waived on first EC$400,000; also land purchase and SME lending",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": "2024-09-10",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-07",
   "summary": "Parliament approved a government guarantee on 10 September 2024 for an NIC loan to SLDB to fund affordable housing and productive-sector lending, at 3% over 20 years with a 3-year grace period. Government's November 2025 release describes it as the EC$54m NIC-guaranteed SLDB Housing Loan Facility, in effect and offering public servants 100% financing plus a EC$1,000 legal-fee grant.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Government Backs NIC's $20 million Loan To SLDB - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/165909/2024/09/government-backs-nics-20-million-loan-to-sldb/",
     "captured": "2024-09-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "US $20 Million Eximbank Facility Approved - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/us-20-million-eximbank-facility-approved-to-boost-affordable-housing-and-infrastructure",
     "captured": "2025-11-07"
    },
    {
     "name": "Housing & Mortgage Loans - SLDB",
     "url": "https://www.sldb.lc/housing-mortgage-loans",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "other",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Development Bank",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-07",
   "latest_update_note": "Parliament approved a government guarantee on 10 September 2024 for an NIC loan to SLDB to fund affordable housing and productive-sector lending, at 3% over 20 years with a 3-year grace period. Government's November 2025 release describes it as the EC$54m NIC-guaranteed SLDB Housing Loan Facility, in effect and offering public servants 100% financing plus a EC$1,000 legal-fee grant. Funding: National Insurance Corporation (loan), Government of Saint Lucia (guarantee)"
  },
  {
   "id": "taiwan-eximbank-us20m-housing-facility",
   "name": "Taiwan Eximbank US$20m Affordable Housing Facility (via SLDB)",
   "category": "housing-programme",
   "location": "Nationwide",
   "district": null,
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Development Bank (on-lender); Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)",
   "value_usd": 20000000,
   "value_note": "US$20m (EC$53.8m); interest and tenor not disclosed",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Mortgages and home-improvement loans for low-to-middle income households; climate-resilient items (solar PV, drainage, water tanks)",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2025-11",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-07",
   "summary": "Eximbank Taiwan approved a US$20m line to Saint Lucia, to be on-lent through SLDB so low- to medium-income households can build or improve homes, including solar, drainage and water-tank upgrades. PM Pierre confirmed terms were finalised at the 3 November 2025 pre-cabinet briefing with signing as the final step; interest rate and tenor were not disclosed. First announced in the April 2024 Budget as a 100% mortgage facility for public servants.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "US $20 Million Eximbank Facility Approved - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/us-20-million-eximbank-facility-approved-to-boost-affordable-housing-and-infrastructure",
     "captured": "2025-11-07"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia, Taiwan finalise US$20 M housing loan agreement - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/174836/2025/11/saint-lucia-taiwan-finalise-us20-m-housing-loan-agreement/",
     "captured": "2025-11-06"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "other",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Development Bank (on-lender); Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-07",
   "latest_update_note": "Eximbank Taiwan approved a US$20m line to Saint Lucia, to be on-lent through SLDB so low- to medium-income households can build or improve homes, including solar, drainage and water-tank upgrades. PM Pierre confirmed terms were finalised at the 3 November 2025 pre-cabinet briefing with signing as the final step; interest rate and tenor were not disclosed. First announced in the April 2024 Budget as a 100% mortgage facility for public servants. Funding: Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)"
  },
  {
   "id": "national-housing-project-ec10m-hap",
   "name": "EC$10m National Housing Project / Housing Assistance Programme",
   "category": "housing-programme",
   "location": "Nationwide (Cul de Sac condos originally proposed)",
   "district": null,
   "developer_or_owner": "Ministry of Housing / National Housing Corporation",
   "funder": "Republic of China (Taiwan) grant; Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 3703704,
   "value_note": "EC$10m at 2.70",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Home repairs/upgrades, community housing infrastructure; affordable condos at Cul de Sac proposed",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2021-10",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-07",
   "summary": "A EC$10 million Taiwan-funded National Housing Assistance Programme announced October 2021, originally tied to affordable condos at Cul de Sac. Government's November 2025 statement says the EC$10m National Housing Project is improving living conditions and upgrading community housing infrastructure, while a January 2025 opinion piece in The Voice argued the condo promise remained unfulfilled. No unit delivery figures published.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "US $20 Million Eximbank Facility Approved - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/us-20-million-eximbank-facility-approved-to-boost-affordable-housing-and-infrastructure",
     "captured": "2025-11-07"
    },
    {
     "name": "A House of Cards in St. Lucia's Housing Sector - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/01/a-house-of-cards-in-st-lucias-housing-sector/",
     "captured": "2025-01"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Ministry of Housing / National Housing Corporation",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-07",
   "latest_update_note": "A EC$10 million Taiwan-funded National Housing Assistance Programme announced October 2021, originally tied to affordable condos at Cul de Sac. Government's November 2025 statement says the EC$10m National Housing Project is improving living conditions and upgrading community housing infrastructure, while a January 2025 opinion piece in The Voice argued the condo promise remained unfulfilled. No unit delivery figures published. Funding: Republic of China (Taiwan) grant; Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "isl-land-rationalisation-dennery-vieux-fort",
   "name": "ISL Land Rationalisation Programme (Dennery and Vieux Fort)",
   "category": "housing-programme",
   "location": "Dennery North/South and Vieux Fort North/South",
   "district": "Dennery; Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": null,
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Subsidised sale of occupied state lands to squatters to convert them to homeowners",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "announced",
   "start_date": "2024",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2024-04-26",
   "summary": "Announced in the April 2024 Budget: Invest Saint Lucia to regularise land tenure for squatters on state lands in Dennery and Vieux Fort by selling lots at subsidised rates. No later progress reporting, unit counts or pricing were found.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Homeownership to be more affordable for Saint Lucians - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/homeownership-to-be-more-affordable-for-saint-lucians",
     "captured": "2024-04-26"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "micoud",
   "developer": "Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2024-04-26",
   "latest_update_note": "Announced in the April 2024 Budget: Invest Saint Lucia to regularise land tenure for squatters on state lands in Dennery and Vieux Fort by selling lots at subsidised rates. No later progress reporting, unit counts or pricing were found. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "hewanorra-international-airport-redevelopment",
   "name": "Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) Redevelopment",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Hewanorra International Airport, Vieux Fort",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)",
   "funder": "Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) loan (US$100m, 2018); World Bank IDA via Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Project (CATCOP, US$45m); Government of Saint Lucia/SLASPA",
   "value_usd": 175000000,
   "value_note": "Originally budgeted at US$175m; later press estimates cite up to US$225m. Separate World Bank CATCOP allocation of US$45m (reported as EC$121m) covers runway rehabilitation, navaids and fire services. Full cost of re-tendered terminal packages not published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2019",
   "expected_completion": "2029",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-08-12",
   "summary": "Multi-package redevelopment of Saint Lucia's main international gateway comprising a new three-storey terminal, apron works enabling five boarding bridges, a new air traffic control tower (NH International/Aeronav JV, ~95% complete, due early 2027), a new two-lane emergency access road and World Bank-funded runway rehabilitation. The original OECC terminal contract stalled after 2021; SLASPA re-tendered Packages 2 and 3, received seven bids by November 2025, and a contractor was selected in 2026 but the contract had not been signed or named as of August 2026. SLASPA projects a 3-4 year build with completion possibly by 2029.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "HIA redevelopment at 'advanced' stage as control tower nears completion - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/182887/2026/08/hia-redevelopment-at-advanced-stage-as-control-tower-nears-completion/",
     "captured": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
     "name": "Redeveloped Hewanorra International Airport potentially finished by 2029 - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/173680/2025/10/redeveloped-hewanorra-international-airport-potentially-finished-by-2029/",
     "captured": "2025-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "HIA Runway Rehabilitation Enters Critical Phase After Years of Delays - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2026/03/23/hia-runway-rehabilitation-enters-critical-phase-after-years-of-delays/",
     "captured": "2026-03-23"
    },
    {
     "name": "World Bank Provides US$159 Million for Regional Air Transport Connectivity",
     "url": "https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/05/28/world-bank-provides-us159-million-for-regional-air-transport-connectivity-in-dominica-grenada-haiti-and-saint-lucia",
     "captured": "2020-05-28"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "vieux-fort",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-08-12",
   "latest_update_note": "Multi-package redevelopment of Saint Lucia's main international gateway comprising a new three-storey terminal, apron works enabling five boarding bridges, a new air traffic control tower (NH International/Aeronav JV, ~95% complete, due early 2027), a new two-lane emergency access road and World Bank-funded runway rehabilitation. The original OECC terminal contract stalled after 2021; SLASPA re-tendered Packages 2 and 3, received seven bids by November 2025, and a contractor was selected in 2026 but the contract had not been signed or named as of August 2026. SLASPA projects a 3-4 year build with completion possibly by 2029. Funding: Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) loan (US$100m, 2018); World Bank IDA via Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Project (CATCOP, US$45m); Government of Saint Lucia/SLASPA"
  },
  {
   "id": "st-jude-hospital-reconstruction",
   "name": "St Jude Hospital Reconstruction",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Augier, Vieux Fort",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia / Ministry of Health (contractor: Rayneau Gajadhar / CIE Ltd)",
   "funder": "Saudi Fund for Development (USD 69-75M concessional loan); earlier contributions from Taiwan and Mexico; Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 75000000,
   "value_note": "SFD loan signed Aug 2023 reported as USD 75M (EC$200M); handover coverage cites USD 69M. Over EC$200M had already been spent before 2016. Total project cost across 16 years not consolidated.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "phased-opening",
   "start_date": "2009",
   "expected_completion": "2026",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-28",
   "summary": "Reconstruction of the south's main hospital, destroyed by fire in 2009, was restarted with Saudi Fund financing in 2023 and the 110-bed facility was formally handed over by the contractor on 16 November 2025. Commissioning is proceeding in phases: physiotherapy, kitchen, laundry and, on 28 July 2026, dialysis have moved in, but the July 2026 target for full transition was missed, with HVAC, medical gas, ICT and radiology checks outstanding and only 471 of 721 required staff in place.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "St. Jude Hospital misses July target for full commissioning - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/182409/2026/07/st-jude-hospital-misses-july-target-for-full-commissioning/",
     "captured": "2026-07-28"
    },
    {
     "name": "Government sets 4-month timeline for full opening of St Jude - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179780/2026/04/government-sets-4-month-timeline-for-full-opening-of-st-jude/",
     "captured": "2026-04-14"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saudi Fund for Development Signs a USD $75 Million Loan Agreement in Saint Lucia",
     "url": "https://www.sfd.gov.sa/en/n535",
     "captured": "2023-08-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "St. Jude Hospital Officially Handed Over After 16-Year Reconstruction Saga - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2025/11/17/st-jude-hospital-officially-handed-over-after-16-year-reconstruction-saga/",
     "captured": "2025-11-17"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "vieux-fort",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia / Ministry of Health (contractor: Rayneau Gajadhar / CIE Ltd)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-28",
   "latest_update_note": "Reconstruction of the south's main hospital, destroyed by fire in 2009, was restarted with Saudi Fund financing in 2023 and the 110-bed facility was formally handed over by the contractor on 16 November 2025. Commissioning is proceeding in phases: physiotherapy, kitchen, laundry and, on 28 July 2026, dialysis have moved in, but the July 2026 target for full transition was missed, with HVAC, medical gas, ICT and radiology checks outstanding and only 471 of 721 required staff in place. Funding: Saudi Fund for Development (USD 69-75M concessional loan); earlier contributions from Taiwan and Mexico; Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "saint-lucia-cruise-port-castries-redevelopment",
   "name": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port / Port Castries Redevelopment (Global Ports Holding)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Port Castries, Pointe Seraphine, La Place Carenage, Banannes Bay and Soufriere waterfront",
   "district": "Castries (and Soufriere)",
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Ltd (Global Ports Holding subsidiary) under 30-year concession; assets owned by the State via SLASPA",
   "funder": "Global Ports Holding (private investment, minimum EC$163m incl. EC$46m SLASPA debt retirement)",
   "value_usd": 60370000,
   "value_note": "Minimum committed investment EC$163m (~US$60.4m at 2.70), of which EC$117m is infrastructure and EC$46m debt retirement. Regional press has also reported a US$135m figure for the overall programme.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2025-04-16",
   "expected_completion": "2026-10",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-05-23",
   "summary": "Under a 30-year concession signed 2 August 2023, Global Ports Holding is upgrading Pointe Seraphine Berth 1 for Oasis-class ships, building a new tender jetty near the Vendors Arcade, a Castries waterfront boardwalk, Jeremie Street improvements and a Fishermen's Village at Banannes Bay. Groundbreaking took place in April 2025, Banannes works began June 2025 (about 18 months) and the Castries-side works were targeted for October 2026. A linked Soufriere waterfront/jetty scheme started piling in January 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Unveils EC$163 Million Investment - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2025/09/12/saint-lucia-cruise-port-unveils-ec163-million-investment-to-transform-cruise-tourism/",
     "captured": "2025-09-12"
    },
    {
     "name": "Work Begins on Major Cruise Port Redevelopment in Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2025/04/17/work-begins-on-major-cruise-port-redevelopment-in-saint-lucia-officials-emphasize-ports-have-not-been-sold/",
     "captured": "2025-04-17"
    },
    {
     "name": "Global Ports Holding's multi-million-dollar investment plan - Seatrade Cruise News",
     "url": "https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/global-ports-holding-s-multi-million-dollar-worldwide-investment-plan",
     "captured": "2025"
    },
    {
     "name": "Vendors welcome compensation promise amid Castries Market redevelopment concerns - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/180633/2026/05/vendors-welcome-compensation-promise-amid-castries-market-redevelopment-concerns/",
     "captured": "2026-05-23"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port and CCC update vendors on arcade redevelopment timeline - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/04/saint-lucia-cruise-port-and-castries-constituency-council-update-vendors-on-arcade-redevelopment-timeline/",
     "captured": "2026-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port - Global Ports Holding",
     "url": "https://www.globalportsholding.com/our-ports/saint-lucia-cruise-port/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "soufriere",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Ltd (Global Ports Holding subsidiary) under 30-year concession; as",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-05-23",
   "latest_update_note": "Under a 30-year concession signed 2 August 2023, Global Ports Holding is upgrading Pointe Seraphine Berth 1 for Oasis-class ships, building a new tender jetty near the Vendors Arcade, a Castries waterfront boardwalk, Jeremie Street improvements and a Fishermen's Village at Banannes Bay. Groundbreaking took place in April 2025, Banannes works began June 2025 (about 18 months) and the Castries-side works were targeted for October 2026. A linked Soufriere waterfront/jetty scheme started piling in January 2026. Funding: Global Ports Holding (private investment, minimum EC$163m incl. EC$46m SLASPA debt retirement)"
  },
  {
   "id": "halls-of-justice-castries",
   "name": "Halls of Justice",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Castries city centre, near Parliament and the Cathedral",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Themis Holdings Ltd / NH International (Caribbean) Ltd under BOLT; Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Private developer financing (BOLT, 12-year lease, transfer for $1)",
   "value_usd": 52963000,
   "value_note": "Reported as $143M, understood to be EC$ (approx USD 53M at 2.70).",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2025-09",
   "expected_completion": "2027",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04",
   "summary": "A purpose-built court complex with 14 courtrooms and 18 judicial chambers bringing criminal, civil, family and commercial courts together. The BOLT agreement was signed in April 2024, ground broken in September 2025 and first foundation pours made in October 2025; the April 2026 Throne Speech anticipated completion in 2027.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia breaks ground on landmark $143m Halls of Justice - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/172984/2025/09/saint-lucia-breaks-ground-on-landmark-143m-halls-of-justice/",
     "captured": "2025-09-12"
    },
    {
     "name": "Foundation work begins on Saint Lucia's new Halls of Justice - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/173780/2025/10/foundation-work-begins-on-saint-lucias-new-halls-of-justice/",
     "captured": "2025-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "Agreement signed for Halls of Justice project - OPM",
     "url": "http://opm.govt.lc/news/agreement-signed-for-halls-of-justice-project",
     "captured": "2024-04-19"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Themis Holdings Ltd / NH International (Caribbean) Ltd under BOLT; Government of Saint Luc",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04",
   "latest_update_note": "A purpose-built court complex with 14 courtrooms and 18 judicial chambers bringing criminal, civil, family and commercial courts together. The BOLT agreement was signed in April 2024, ground broken in September 2025 and first foundation pours made in October 2025; the April 2026 Throne Speech anticipated completion in 2027. Funding: Private developer financing (BOLT, 12-year lease, transfer for $1)"
  },
  {
   "id": "millennium-highway-west-coast-road-reconstruction",
   "name": "Millennium Highway and West Coast Road Reconstruction Project",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "La Toc/Castries to Soufriere via Cul de Sac, Anse La Raye and Canaries (40 km)",
   "district": "Castries / Anse La Raye / Canaries / Soufriere",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia (Project Management Unit, Department of Infrastructure)",
   "funder": "UK Government grant via CDB (UKCIF, ~US$35m), Caribbean Development Bank loan (US$8m), Government of Saint Lucia (US$9m)",
   "value_usd": 52000000,
   "value_note": "CDB cited US$52m total at approval (2020); other CDB material cites US$43.3m for the works package. FY2025/26 budget allocated EC$25.5m.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2021",
   "expected_completion": "2026",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-01",
   "summary": "Rehabilitation and climate-proofing of 40 km of primary road linking Castries and Soufriere, about one third of the national primary network, including a new Anse La Raye bridge and pedestrian separation. Lot 1 (La Toc-Cul de Sac) by NAMALCO is complete; Lots 2A, 3A and 3B were about 75% done targeting April 2026, the Anse La Raye bridge (Lot 2B) was due February 2026, and an additional box-culvert replacement near Cul de Sac runs January-June 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "UK and CDB to help rehabilitate and upgrade 40 kilometres of primary roads in Saint Lucia - CDB",
     "url": "https://www.caribank.org/newsroom/news-and-events/uk-and-cdb-help-rehabilitate-and-upgrade-40-kilometres-primary-roads-saint-lucia",
     "captured": "2020-06-26"
    },
    {
     "name": "Millennium Highway & West Coast Road Reconstruction Project Underway - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/01/millennium-highway-west-coast-road-reconstruction-project-underway/",
     "captured": "2026-01"
    },
    {
     "name": "Millennium Highway & West Coast Road Reconstruction Project site",
     "url": "https://www.mhwcrrpstlucia.org/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia (Project Management Unit, Department of Infrastructure)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-01",
   "latest_update_note": "Rehabilitation and climate-proofing of 40 km of primary road linking Castries and Soufriere, about one third of the national primary network, including a new Anse La Raye bridge and pedestrian separation. Lot 1 (La Toc-Cul de Sac) by NAMALCO is complete; Lots 2A, 3A and 3B were about 75% done targeting April 2026, the Anse La Raye bridge (Lot 2B) was due February 2026, and an additional box-culvert replacement near Cul de Sac runs January-June 2026. Funding: UK Government grant via CDB (UKCIF, ~US$35m), Caribbean Development Bank loan (US$8m), Government of Saint Lucia (US$9m)"
  },
  {
   "id": "port-castries-berth-4-reconstruction",
   "name": "Port Castries Berth 4 Reconstruction",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Port Castries",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)",
   "funder": "Syndicated loan led by Bank of Saint Lucia (EC$121.5m-125.5m) with Government of Saint Lucia guarantee",
   "value_usd": 45000000,
   "value_note": "Government guarantee resolution cites EC$121.5m (~US$45m); press also reports EC$125.5m loan. Minister described a '$121 million' contract with a Dutch company, name not disclosed.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-08-03",
   "summary": "SLASPA is reconstructing Berth 4 at Port Castries to relieve a port that can no longer handle cargo and cruise traffic together, financed by a bank-syndicate loan guaranteed by government (resolution tabled March 2026). The Infrastructure Minister said in August 2026 that a contract had been signed with a Dutch firm and that works would be delivered before the end of the current government term.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "SLASPA $125.5M Loan Rekindles Debate Over Cruise Port Deal",
     "url": "https://unitedpacstlucia.com/slaspa-125-5m-loan-berth-4-port-castries/",
     "captured": "2026-03-09"
    },
    {
     "name": "Shawn Edward Promises New Hewanorra Airport, $121 Million Port Upgrade - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2026/08/03/shawn-edward-promises-new-hewanorra-airport-121-million-port-upgrade-before-slp-term-ends/",
     "captured": "2026-08-03"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-08-03",
   "latest_update_note": "SLASPA is reconstructing Berth 4 at Port Castries to relieve a port that can no longer handle cargo and cruise traffic together, financed by a bank-syndicate loan guaranteed by government (resolution tabled March 2026). The Infrastructure Minister said in August 2026 that a contract had been signed with a Dutch firm and that works would be delivered before the end of the current government term. Funding: Syndicated loan led by Bank of Saint Lucia (EC$121.5m-125.5m) with Government of Saint Lucia guarantee"
  },
  {
   "id": "saint-lucia-geothermal-exploration-drilling",
   "name": "Geothermal Resource Exploration Drilling (RESDP)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Fond St Jacques, Belle Plaine and Saltibus (Soufriere area)",
   "district": "Soufriere / Choiseul",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia, Department of Infrastructure/Energy (Renewable Energy Sector Development Project)",
   "funder": "World Bank / Clean Technology Fund and other donors (USD 34.6M)",
   "value_usd": 34600000,
   "value_note": "USD 34.6M financing package reported for the exploration campaign.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2022",
   "expected_completion": "2026",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-02-19",
   "summary": "Exploration programme to drill three slim-hole wells in the Soufriere geothermal field to confirm a resource for power generation. After ESIA consultations in 2024, the government issued an EOI for integrated drilling services with a market engagement meeting in February 2026 and civil works for drill pads starting; the four-year RESDP was scheduled to close in 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "EOI - Integrated drilling services for geothermal exploration drilling in Saint Lucia - ThinkGeoEnergy",
     "url": "https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/eoi-integrated-drilling-services-for-geothermal-exploration-drilling-in-saint-lucia/",
     "captured": "2026-01"
    },
    {
     "name": "Renewable Energy Sector Development Project - sluresdp.com",
     "url": "https://www.sluresdp.com/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "soufriere",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia, Department of Infrastructure/Energy (Renewable Energy Sector De",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-02-19",
   "latest_update_note": "Exploration programme to drill three slim-hole wells in the Soufriere geothermal field to confirm a resource for power generation. After ESIA consultations in 2024, the government issued an EOI for integrated drilling services with a market engagement meeting in February 2026 and civil works for drill pads starting; the four-year RESDP was scheduled to close in 2026. Funding: World Bank / Clean Technology Fund and other donors (USD 34.6M)"
  },
  {
   "id": "castries-gros-islet-highway-four-lane-expansion",
   "name": "Castries-Gros Islet Highway Four-Lane Expansion",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Choc Bridge to Marisule Junction, and Monchy Junction to Gros Islet Town Junction",
   "district": "Castries / Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia, Department of Infrastructure",
   "funder": "OPEC Fund for International Development (US$20m) and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KD4m / ~US$13m); Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 33000000,
   "value_note": "Combined loan financing of US$33m signed October 2025; total project cost and contractor not published. The Saudi Fund for Development's Saint Lucia lending relates to St Jude Hospital, not this road.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-03-16",
   "summary": "Two loan agreements signed in October 2025 finance widening of the northern corridor into a dual carriageway: a 3 km Monchy-Gros Islet Junction section with four roundabouts and four pedestrian bridges, and the Choc Bridge-Marisule section with a new roundabout and climate-resilient drainage. Parliament approved the loans in March 2026 and the Prime Minister said works would begin in early 2026. A separate CDB-funded US$833,500 design loan (July 2026) covers the wider Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway and secondary roads programme.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Parliament Approves Loans to Advance Four-Lane Highway Expansion - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2026/03/16/parliament-approves-loans-to-advance-four-lane-highway-expansion-from-castries-to-gros-islet/",
     "captured": "2026-03-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "Financing Secured For Castries-Gros Islet Highway Expansion",
     "url": "https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/financing-secured-for-castries-gros-islet-highway-expansion/",
     "captured": "2025-10-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "Tax measures, citizenship changes and major infrastructure loans approved by Parliament - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/182067/2026/07/tax-measures-citizenship-changes-and-major-infrastructure-loans-approved-by-parliament/",
     "captured": "2026-07-15"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia, Department of Infrastructure",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-03-16",
   "latest_update_note": "Two loan agreements signed in October 2025 finance widening of the northern corridor into a dual carriageway: a 3 km Monchy-Gros Islet Junction section with four roundabouts and four pedestrian bridges, and the Choc Bridge-Marisule section with a new roundabout and climate-resilient drainage. Parliament approved the loans in March 2026 and the Prime Minister said works would begin in early 2026. A separate CDB-funded US$833,500 design loan (July 2026) covers the wider Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway and secondary roads programme. Funding: OPEC Fund for International Development (US$20m) and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KD4m / ~US$13m); Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "vieux-fort-water-supply-redevelopment",
   "name": "Vieux Fort Water Supply Redevelopment Project (Sixth Water)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Vieux Fort and environs",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO Project Management Unit / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Caribbean Development Bank (approved USD 31.07M; procurement notices cite approx USD 27M) with Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 31072000,
   "value_note": "CDB project page: approved total USD 31,072,000 (Dec 2020). Earlier figure USD 7.378M referred to an initial loan tranche.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2020-12",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-08-23",
   "summary": "CDB-financed redevelopment of the Vieux Fort potable water system aimed at efficiency, reliability and climate resilience, including new infrastructure works and goods procured through WASCO's PMU. CDB lists the project as under implementation as of August 2026; no published completion date.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Sixth Water (Vieux Fort Water Supply Redevelopment) Project - CDB",
     "url": "https://www.caribank.org/our-work/projects-map/sixth-water-vieux-fort-water-supply-redevelopment-project-1",
     "captured": "2026-08-23"
    },
    {
     "name": "Vieux Fort Water Supply Redevelopment Project - CDB procurement notice",
     "url": "https://www.caribank.org/work-with-us/procurement/procurement-notices/vieux-fort-water-supply-redevelopment-project-1",
     "captured": "2026-01-24"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "vieux-fort",
   "developer": "WASCO Project Management Unit / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-08-23",
   "latest_update_note": "CDB-financed redevelopment of the Vieux Fort potable water system aimed at efficiency, reliability and climate resilience, including new infrastructure works and goods procured through WASCO's PMU. CDB lists the project as under implementation as of August 2026; no published completion date. Funding: Caribbean Development Bank (approved USD 31.07M; procurement notices cite approx USD 27M) with Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "urban-resilient-flood-investment-project",
   "name": "Saint Lucia Urban Resilient Flood Investment Project (SURF-IN)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Castries and Anse La Raye river basins",
   "district": "Castries / Anse La Raye",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "World Bank IDA (US$25m)",
   "value_usd": 25000000,
   "value_note": "IDA financing of US$25m (SDR 18.5m) approved 30 September 2025.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-15",
   "summary": "Successor to the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, financing drainage upgrades, flood walls, river restoration and green corridors in Castries and Anse La Raye, plus early-warning systems. Approved by the World Bank board in September 2025 and ratified by Parliament in July 2026, it is expected to give about 66,400 people access to climate-resilient infrastructure.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "World Bank Support to Reduce Flooding in Saint Lucia - press release",
     "url": "https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/10/07/world-bank-support-to-reduce-flooding-in-saint-lucia",
     "captured": "2025-09-30"
    },
    {
     "name": "SURF-IN project site",
     "url": "https://surfinprojectstlucia.com/",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-15",
   "latest_update_note": "Successor to the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, financing drainage upgrades, flood walls, river restoration and green corridors in Castries and Anse La Raye, plus early-warning systems. Approved by the World Bank board in September 2025 and ratified by Parliament in July 2026, it is expected to give about 66,400 people access to climate-resilient infrastructure. Funding: World Bank IDA (US$25m)"
  },
  {
   "id": "vieux-fort-administrative-complex-amphitheatre",
   "name": "Vieux Fort Administrative Complex and Amphitheatre",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Beanefield, Vieux Fort",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia via NIPRO (National Insurance Property Development and Management Co.) under a BOLT arrangement",
   "funder": "National Insurance Corporation / NIPRO (Build-Own-Lease-Transfer); no Taiwan funding found",
   "value_usd": 23700000,
   "value_note": "EC$64M was the 2016 contract value for the 75,000 sq ft original design (approx USD 23.7M at 2.70). No revised 2025/26 cost published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2016-04",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04",
   "summary": "A government services complex with a theatre/amphitheatre for the south, begun in 2016 and halted in 2017 after foundations were laid. In December 2024 the Prime Minister announced a restart in Q1 2025 as a NIPRO BOLT project retaining the original design; the April 2026 Throne Speech and Budget said revised architectural drawings were complete and work would commence in the 2026/27 year. No evidence found of construction actually restarting or of Taiwan funding.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Construction of Administrative Complex in Vieux Fort Set to Resume in 2025 - OPM",
     "url": "https://opm.govt.lc/news/construction-of-administrative-complex-in-vieux-fort-set-to-resume-in-2025",
     "captured": "2024-12-09"
    },
    {
     "name": "Throne Speech summary - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179954/2026/04/throne-speech-summary-key-policy-priorities-ahead-of-budget-address/",
     "captured": "2026-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "Sod Turned for Vieux Fort Admin Complex - The Star",
     "url": "https://stluciastar.com/sod-turned-for-vieux-fort-admin-complex/",
     "captured": "2016-04-20"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "vieux-fort",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia via NIPRO (National Insurance Property Development and Managemen",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04",
   "latest_update_note": "A government services complex with a theatre/amphitheatre for the south, begun in 2016 and halted in 2017 after foundations were laid. In December 2024 the Prime Minister announced a restart in Q1 2025 as a NIPRO BOLT project retaining the original design; the April 2026 Throne Speech and Budget said revised architectural drawings were complete and work would commence in the 2026/27 year. No evidence found of construction actually restarting or of Taiwan funding. Funding: National Insurance Corporation / NIPRO (Build-Own-Lease-Transfer); no Taiwan funding found"
  },
  {
   "id": "john-compton-dam-raw-water-pipeline-replacement",
   "name": "John Compton Dam Raw Water Pipeline Replacement (Ninth Water Project)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "John Compton Dam (Roseau) to Millet and Vanard / Theobalds",
   "district": "Anse la Raye / Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO",
   "funder": "Caribbean Development Bank (approx USD 22.8M) with Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 22800000,
   "value_note": "CDB financing applied for at USD 22.8M (EC$61M quoted elsewhere). Replaces a ~5 km leaking section with 20-inch ductile iron pipe.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2027",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-31",
   "summary": "Replacement of the raw water main from the John Compton Dam toward the Theobalds plant, where leakage reportedly exceeded the storage regained by the earlier EC$60M+ desilting programme. CDB is financing roughly USD 22.8M; consultancy and resettlement-plan procurement ran through 2025 and the PM said in April 2026 that construction should begin in 2027. WASCO lists it as a key 2026 initiative.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Ninth Water John Compton Dam Raw Water Pipeline Replacement Project - CDB procurement notice",
     "url": "https://www.caribank.org/work-with-us/procurement/procurement-notices/ninth-water-john-compton-dam-raw-water-pipeline-replacement-project",
     "captured": "2025-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "Govt to review WASCO operations as water projects get underway - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179963/2026/04/govt-to-review-wasco-operations-as-water-projects-get-underway/",
     "captured": "2026-04-22"
    },
    {
     "name": "WASCO Embarks on Major Projects to Upgrade Operations - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/07/wasco-embarks-on-major-projects-to-upgrade-operations/",
     "captured": "2026-07-31"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "WASCO",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-31",
   "latest_update_note": "Replacement of the raw water main from the John Compton Dam toward the Theobalds plant, where leakage reportedly exceeded the storage regained by the earlier EC$60M+ desilting programme. CDB is financing roughly USD 22.8M; consultancy and resettlement-plan procurement ran through 2025 and the PM said in April 2026 that construction should begin in 2027. WASCO lists it as a key 2026 initiative. Funding: Caribbean Development Bank (approx USD 22.8M) with Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "dennery-north-water-supply-redevelopment",
   "name": "Dennery North Water Supply Redevelopment Project",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Thomazo treatment plant and Dennery North valley communities",
   "district": "Dennery",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO",
   "funder": "Caribbean Development Bank (USD 11.2M loan), Agence Francaise de Developpement, Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 17000000,
   "value_note": "CDB cites USD 17M total investment; CDB loan component USD 11.2M.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": "2025",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-03-19",
   "summary": "New river intake, transmission main, Thomazo treatment plant, pumping stations, reservoirs and distribution pipes serving Morne Panache, Richfond, Grande Ravine, La Ressource, Gadette, Derniere Riviere and Aux Leon. Project closure was celebrated in March 2025 with WASCO reporting improved supply and water quality.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "A Fresh Flow: Revitalising Dennery North's Water Supply - CDB",
     "url": "https://www.caribank.org/impact/fresh-flow-revitalising-dennery-norths-water-supply-saint-lucia",
     "captured": "2025"
    },
    {
     "name": "Completion of J.C. Dam Rehabilitation & Dennery North Water Supply Celebrated - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/03/completion-of-j-c-dam-rehabilitation-dennery-north-water-supply-celebrated/",
     "captured": "2025-03-19"
    },
    {
     "name": "CDB approves USD11.2 mn St. Lucia Water Supply Project",
     "url": "https://www.caribank.org/newsroom/news-and-events/cdb-approves-usd112-mn-st-lucia-water-supply-project",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "micoud",
   "developer": "WASCO",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-03-19",
   "latest_update_note": "New river intake, transmission main, Thomazo treatment plant, pumping stations, reservoirs and distribution pipes serving Morne Panache, Richfond, Grande Ravine, La Ressource, Gadette, Derniere Riviere and Aux Leon. Project closure was celebrated in March 2025 with WASCO reporting improved supply and water quality. Funding: Caribbean Development Bank (USD 11.2M loan), Agence Francaise de Developpement, Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "gros-islet-police-divisional-headquarters",
   "name": "Northern Divisional Police Headquarters, Massade",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Massade, Gros Islet (2.6-acre site)",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "NIPRO (BOLT) for the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "NIPRO / National Insurance Corporation under Build-Own-Lease-Transfer",
   "value_usd": 13300000,
   "value_note": "EC$35.9M reported (approx USD 13.3M).",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "open",
   "start_date": "2023-12-01",
   "expected_completion": "2026-02",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04-20",
   "summary": "Hurricane- and earthquake-resilient divisional headquarters housing CID, Special Services Unit, crime scene, traffic, barracks, detention and armoury for the fast-growing north. Construction began December 2023; the building was commissioned by the Prime Minister on 19 February 2026 and opened to the public on 20 April 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Gros Islet Police Divisional Headquarters opens - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179906/2026/04/gros-islet-police-divisional-headquarters-opens/",
     "captured": "2026-04-20"
    },
    {
     "name": "Construction of $35.9M Police Headquarters Makes Steady Progress - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "http://stluciatimes.com/169298/2025/03/construction-of-35-9m-police-headquarters-makes-steady-progress/",
     "captured": "2025-03-07"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "NIPRO (BOLT) for the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04-20",
   "latest_update_note": "Hurricane- and earthquake-resilient divisional headquarters housing CID, Special Services Unit, crime scene, traffic, barracks, detention and armoury for the fast-growing north. Construction began December 2023; the building was commissioned by the Prime Minister on 19 February 2026 and opened to the public on 20 April 2026. Funding: NIPRO / National Insurance Corporation under Build-Own-Lease-Transfer"
  },
  {
   "id": "theobalds-water-supply-project",
   "name": "Theobalds Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Theobalds, Babonneau area (serves northern network)",
   "district": "Castries / Babonneau",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO (Water and Sewerage Company Inc.)",
   "funder": "CARICOM Development Fund (USD 4.23M loan + USD 0.67M grant) with Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 4900000,
   "value_note": "USD 4,903,750 CDF package per Aug 2025 reporting; 2026 reporting rounds to USD 5M (EC$13.64M).",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": "2027-12",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-31",
   "summary": "Rehabilitation of the 1993-built Theobalds treatment plant, which has been running at about 40 percent capacity with six of ten filters out of service, to restore output to roughly 10 million gallons per day. Scope covers filter replacement, energy-efficient and solar equipment and training. Contractor procurement was underway in April 2026 and WASCO gives a 15-month programme ending December 2027.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WASCO Embarks on Major Projects to Upgrade Operations - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/07/wasco-embarks-on-major-projects-to-upgrade-operations/",
     "captured": "2026-07-31"
    },
    {
     "name": "WASCO's Major Systems Set for Over USD 4 Million Upgrades - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/08/wascos-major-systems-set-for-over-usd-4-million-upgrades/",
     "captured": "2025-08-09"
    },
    {
     "name": "Govt to review WASCO operations as water projects get underway - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179963/2026/04/govt-to-review-wasco-operations-as-water-projects-get-underway/",
     "captured": "2026-04-22"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "WASCO (Water and Sewerage Company Inc.)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-31",
   "latest_update_note": "Rehabilitation of the 1993-built Theobalds treatment plant, which has been running at about 40 percent capacity with six of ten filters out of service, to restore output to roughly 10 million gallons per day. Scope covers filter replacement, energy-efficient and solar equipment and training. Contractor procurement was underway in April 2026 and WASCO gives a 15-month programme ending December 2027. Funding: CARICOM Development Fund (USD 4.23M loan + USD 0.67M grant) with Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "choc-bridge-replacement",
   "name": "Choc Bridge Replacement",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Choc Bay, Castries-Gros Islet Highway",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia, Department of Infrastructure",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia (capital budget)",
   "value_usd": 3037000,
   "value_note": "EC$8.2m allocated in the FY2025/26 capital estimates (~US$3.04m); final contract value not published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04",
   "summary": "Replacement of the Choc Bridge on the main northern highway, a bottleneck at the southern end of the planned four-lane expansion. EC$8.2m was earmarked in the 2025/26 budget and the project was again listed among priority works in the 2026/27 budget statement; contractor and construction start have not been publicly confirmed.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Major Infrastructural Works Earmarked for 2025/2026 Fiscal Year - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/03/major-infrastructural-works-earmarked-for-2025-2026-fiscal-year/",
     "captured": "2025-03"
    },
    {
     "name": "'No new taxes', PM declares in Budget statement - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179969/2026/04/no-new-taxes-pm-declares-in-budget-statement/",
     "captured": "2026-04"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia, Department of Infrastructure",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04",
   "latest_update_note": "Replacement of the Choc Bridge on the main northern highway, a bottleneck at the southern end of the planned four-lane expansion. EC$8.2m was earmarked in the 2025/26 budget and the project was again listed among priority works in the 2026/27 budget statement; contractor and construction start have not been publicly confirmed. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia (capital budget)"
  },
  {
   "id": "piaye-bridge-reconstruction",
   "name": "Piaye Bridge Reconstruction",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Piaye, south-west coast road",
   "district": "Laborie / Choiseul",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia (Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project PIU)",
   "funder": "European Union grant via World Bank Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project",
   "value_usd": 2725000,
   "value_note": "Contract value XCD 7,357,693 (~US$2.73m).",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": "2022-02",
   "expected_completion": "2023-09",
   "latest_update_date": "2024-01",
   "summary": "Climate-resilient replacement of the flood-damaged Piaye Bridge with new abutments, a composite steel-concrete deck, raised approaches and scour protection, built by O.B. Sadoo Engineering Services under a 14-month contract awarded September 2021. Construction ran from February 2022 to September 2023.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Contract Award - Re-construction of Piaye Bridge - EU Delegation Barbados",
     "url": "https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/barbados/contract-award-re-construction-piaye-bridge-st-lucia_und_gl",
     "captured": "2021-09-06"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Piaye Bridge - A Climate Resilience Structure - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2024/01/the-piaye-bridge-a-climate-resilience-structure/",
     "captured": "2024-01"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "choiseul-laborie",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia (Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project PIU)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2024-01",
   "latest_update_note": "Climate-resilient replacement of the flood-damaged Piaye Bridge with new abutments, a composite steel-concrete deck, raised approaches and scour protection, built by O.B. Sadoo Engineering Services under a 14-month contract awarded September 2021. Construction ran from February 2022 to September 2023. Funding: European Union grant via World Bank Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project"
  },
  {
   "id": "patience-mon-repos-water-supply-redevelopment",
   "name": "Patience (Mon Repos) Water Supply Redevelopment Project",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Patience, Mon Repos",
   "district": "Micoud",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO",
   "funder": "CARICOM Development Fund (approx USD 2M incl. USD 781k supplementary) and Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 1981000,
   "value_note": "Reported total EC$5.35M (approx USD 1.98M); CDF contribution about USD 2M.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2025",
   "expected_completion": "2026-09",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-31",
   "summary": "Upgrade of the raw water intake, a climate-resilient packaged treatment plant and distribution improvements for about 4,700 residents of Patience, Mon Repos and Praslin. Civil works and the intake structure were complete by July 2026, with the treatment unit due from Europe by September 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WASCO Embarks on Major Projects to Upgrade Operations - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/07/wasco-embarks-on-major-projects-to-upgrade-operations/",
     "captured": "2026-07-31"
    },
    {
     "name": "Patience Water Supply Redevelopment Project - WASCO",
     "url": "https://www.wascosaintlucia.com/projects-in-progress/patience-water-supply-redevelopment-project",
     "captured": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Govt to review WASCO operations as water projects get underway - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179963/2026/04/govt-to-review-wasco-operations-as-water-projects-get-underway/",
     "captured": "2026-04-22"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "micoud",
   "developer": "WASCO",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-31",
   "latest_update_note": "Upgrade of the raw water intake, a climate-resilient packaged treatment plant and distribution improvements for about 4,700 residents of Patience, Mon Repos and Praslin. Civil works and the intake structure were complete by July 2026, with the treatment unit due from Europe by September 2026. Funding: CARICOM Development Fund (approx USD 2M incl. USD 781k supplementary) and Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "cul-de-sac-cargo-port-planning",
   "name": "Cul de Sac Cargo Port (feasibility and design)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Cul de Sac Bay",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)",
   "funder": "Caribbean Development Bank (US$1.62m consultancy loan)",
   "value_usd": 1620000,
   "value_note": "US$1.62m is for consultancy/feasibility only; construction cost unknown.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-15",
   "summary": "Parliament approved a CDB loan of US$1.62m to SLASPA in July 2026 for consultancy on a new cargo port at Cul de Sac and a port digitalisation assessment. The aim is to relocate container operations out of Port Castries so the capital's harbour can focus on cruise tourism; government says it wants progress before the end of the current term.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Tax measures, citizenship changes and major infrastructure loans approved by Parliament - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/182067/2026/07/tax-measures-citizenship-changes-and-major-infrastructure-loans-approved-by-parliament/",
     "captured": "2026-07-15"
    },
    {
     "name": "Shawn Edward Promises New Hewanorra Airport, $121 Million Port Upgrade - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2026/08/03/shawn-edward-promises-new-hewanorra-airport-121-million-port-upgrade-before-slp-term-ends/",
     "captured": "2026-08-03"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-15",
   "latest_update_note": "Parliament approved a CDB loan of US$1.62m to SLASPA in July 2026 for consultancy on a new cargo port at Cul de Sac and a port digitalisation assessment. The aim is to relocate container operations out of Port Castries so the capital's harbour can focus on cruise tourism; government says it wants progress before the end of the current term. Funding: Caribbean Development Bank (US$1.62m consultancy loan)"
  },
  {
   "id": "sir-julian-hunte-highway-secondary-roads-design",
   "name": "Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway and Secondary Roads Improvement Project (planning and design)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Castries-Gros Islet corridor and secondary roads in the north",
   "district": "Castries / Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Caribbean Development Bank (US$833,500 loan, 0.75%, 20 years)",
   "value_usd": 833500,
   "value_note": "Design-phase loan only; construction financing separate.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-15",
   "summary": "Parliament approved a CDB loan in July 2026 to fund feasibility studies and engineering designs for upgrading the Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway (Castries-Gros Islet) and associated secondary roads, complementing the OPEC/Kuwait-financed four-lane sections and a proposed parallel relief road from Bois d'Orange to Choc.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Tax measures, citizenship changes and major infrastructure loans approved by Parliament - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/182067/2026/07/tax-measures-citizenship-changes-and-major-infrastructure-loans-approved-by-parliament/",
     "captured": "2026-07-15"
    },
    {
     "name": "New Parallel Road to Ease Traffic Congestion in the North - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/167951/2025/01/new-parallel-road-to-ease-traffic-congestion-in-the-north/",
     "captured": "2025-01"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-15",
   "latest_update_note": "Parliament approved a CDB loan in July 2026 to fund feasibility studies and engineering designs for upgrading the Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway (Castries-Gros Islet) and associated secondary roads, complementing the OPEC/Kuwait-financed four-lane sections and a proposed parallel relief road from Bois d'Orange to Choc. Funding: Caribbean Development Bank (US$833,500 loan, 0.75%, 20 years)"
  },
  {
   "id": "canaries-jetty",
   "name": "Canaries Jetty",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Canaries fishing village, west coast",
   "district": "Canaries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "No cost published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "announced",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04",
   "summary": "A new jetty for the fishing community of Canaries, intended to complement the recently redeveloped Anse La Raye jetty. It was named among priority capital projects in the 2026/27 budget statement, but no funding source, contractor or timeline has been published. Canaries is also one of 15 landing sites slated for rehabilitation under the GCF/FAO FISH-ADAPT programme (US$16.7m, launched July 2025).",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "'No new taxes', PM declares in Budget statement - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179969/2026/04/no-new-taxes-pm-declares-in-budget-statement/",
     "captured": "2026-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "Anse La Raye/Canaries: A constituency at the crossroads - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/173814/2025/10/anse-la-raye-canaries-a-constituency-at-the-crossroads/",
     "captured": "2025-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "FAO and Government of Saint Lucia launch USD 16.7 Million FISH-ADAPT Project",
     "url": "https://www.fao.org/americas/news/news-detail/saint-lucia-fish-adapt-project/en",
     "captured": "2025-07-03"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04",
   "latest_update_note": "A new jetty for the fishing community of Canaries, intended to complement the recently redeveloped Anse La Raye jetty. It was named among priority capital projects in the 2026/27 budget statement, but no funding source, contractor or timeline has been published. Canaries is also one of 15 landing sites slated for rehabilitation under the GCF/FAO FISH-ADAPT programme (US$16.7m, launched July 2025)."
  },
  {
   "id": "castries-waterfront-anchorage-market-redevelopment",
   "name": "Castries Market Redevelopment / The Anchorage on the Waterfront",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Castries waterfront (former Castries Market Box Park)",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia (Castries Central constituency)",
   "funder": "World Bank via OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness Project (USD 18M regional programme)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Component of an USD 18M regional World Bank project; facility-level cost not published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "phased-opening",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-03-17",
   "summary": "Phase one of the Castries market and waterfront upgrade opened on 17 March 2025 as 'The Anchorage', housing the Marketing Board, craft vendors, restaurants and retail. A Castries Market Redevelopment Phase Two, Gros Islet Recreational Park and Marigot redevelopment were listed as follow-on works under the same World Bank programme.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Newly Redeveloped Waterfront Hub Set to Boost Business and Tourism in Castries - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/169548/2025/03/newly-redeveloped-waterfront-hub-set-to-boost-business-and-tourism-in-castries/",
     "captured": "2025-03-17"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia (Castries Central constituency)",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-03-17",
   "latest_update_note": "Phase one of the Castries market and waterfront upgrade opened on 17 March 2025 as 'The Anchorage', housing the Marketing Board, craft vendors, restaurants and retail. A Castries Market Redevelopment Phase Two, Gros Islet Recreational Park and Marigot redevelopment were listed as follow-on works under the same World Bank programme. Funding: World Bank via OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness Project (USD 18M regional programme)"
  },
  {
   "id": "gros-islet-polyclinic-expansion",
   "name": "Dr Martin Didier (Gros Islet) Polyclinic Expansion to 24-Hour Service",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Gros Islet",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Cost not published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2025-01",
   "expected_completion": "2025-07",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-06",
   "summary": "Expansion and modernisation of the Accident and Emergency unit, new consultation rooms and staff facilities so the polyclinic can run 24 hours and relieve OKEU hospital. Ground was broken in February 2025 with a roughly six-month schedule; services were running 8am to midnight during works. No public confirmation of full 24-hour operation found as of August 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Ministry of Health breaks ground on Gros-Islet Polyclinic expansion - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/ministry-of-health-breaks-ground-on-gros-islet-polyclinic-expansion",
     "captured": "2025-02-13"
    },
    {
     "name": "Health Ministry Advances 24-Hour Service Plans for Gros Islet Polyclinic - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/06/health-ministry-advances-24-hour-service-plans-for-gros-islet-polyclinic/",
     "captured": "2025-06"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-06",
   "latest_update_note": "Expansion and modernisation of the Accident and Emergency unit, new consultation rooms and staff facilities so the polyclinic can run 24 hours and relieve OKEU hospital. Ground was broken in February 2025 with a roughly six-month schedule; services were running 8am to midnight during works. No public confirmation of full 24-hour operation found as of August 2026. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "john-compton-dam-desilting",
   "name": "John Compton Dam Desilting and Rehabilitation",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "John Compton Dam, Roseau valley",
   "district": "Anse la Raye / Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Caribbean Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (combined with Dennery North under a USD 13.5M celebration figure); Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Reported as 'over XCD 60 million' spent removing 84,700 m3 of silt; exact final cost not published in one consolidated figure.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": "2025",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-03-19",
   "summary": "Removal of sediment that had choked the country's only major reservoir after Hurricane Tomas (2010), restoring storage for the northern distribution network. WASCO and its funders marked formal closure of the dam rehabilitation in March 2025, while noting that leaking raw water mains still waste more than the storage gained.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Completion of J.C. Dam Rehabilitation & Dennery North Water Supply Celebrated - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/03/completion-of-j-c-dam-rehabilitation-dennery-north-water-supply-celebrated/",
     "captured": "2025-03-19"
    },
    {
     "name": "Why Saint Lucia struggles with water supply - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/172421/2025/08/why-saint-lucia-struggles-with-water-supply-and-whats-being-done-to-fix-it/",
     "captured": "2025-08"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "marigot-bay",
   "developer": "WASCO / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-03-19",
   "latest_update_note": "Removal of sediment that had choked the country's only major reservoir after Hurricane Tomas (2010), restoring storage for the northern distribution network. WASCO and its funders marked formal closure of the dam rehabilitation in March 2025, while noting that leaking raw water mains still waste more than the storage gained. Funding: Caribbean Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (combined with Dennery North under a USD 13.5M celebration figure); Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "lucelec-troumassee-solar-bess",
   "name": "LUCELEC Troumassee 10 MW Solar PV + 13.3 MW/26.6 MWh BESS",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Troumassee, Micoud (70-acre site, south-east coast)",
   "district": "Micoud",
   "developer_or_owner": "St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC); owner's engineer Hatch Ltd",
   "funder": "LUCELEC (financing not disclosed)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Cost not disclosed in RFP coverage.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-11-11",
   "summary": "LUCELEC's second utility-scale solar plant: 10 MWac of PV with a two-hour 13.3 MW/26.6 MWh lithium-ion battery and a 66kV/11kV substation tied into the transmission network. The EPC request for proposals was issued 11 November 2025 with construction originally targeted for Q1 2026; no contractor award has been publicly announced as of August 2026. Earlier press placed the site on the 'southwest' coast but LUCELEC's RFP specifies Troumassee, Micoud.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "RFP - Troumassee 10MWac Solar PV, 13.3MW/26.6MWh BESS, and Substation Project - LUCELEC",
     "url": "https://www.lucelec.com/content/rfp-troumassee-10mwac-solar-pv-133mw266mwh-bess-and-substation-project",
     "captured": "2025-11-11"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia plans 10 MW solar project - pv magazine",
     "url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/14/saint-lucia-plans-10-mw-solar-project/",
     "captured": "2025-07-14"
    },
    {
     "name": "RFP Troumassee - CARILEC",
     "url": "https://carilec.org/job/rfp-troumassee-10mwac-solar-pv-13-3mw-26-6mwh-bess-and-substation-project/",
     "captured": "2025-11"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "micoud",
   "developer": "St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC); owner's engineer Hatch Ltd",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-11-11",
   "latest_update_note": "LUCELEC's second utility-scale solar plant: 10 MWac of PV with a two-hour 13.3 MW/26.6 MWh lithium-ion battery and a 66kV/11kV substation tied into the transmission network. The EPC request for proposals was issued 11 November 2025 with construction originally targeted for Q1 2026; no contractor award has been publicly announced as of August 2026. Earlier press placed the site on the 'southwest' coast but LUCELEC's RFP specifies Troumassee, Micoud. Funding: LUCELEC (financing not disclosed)"
  },
  {
   "id": "northern-pipeline-bonne-terre-gros-islet",
   "name": "Northern Pipeline Project (Bonne Terre to Gros Islet)",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Bonne Terre gap to Gros Islet gap, Castries-Gros Islet highway corridor",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "WASCO",
   "funder": "Not disclosed (financing reported secured April 2026)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Cost not published.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2026-08",
   "expected_completion": "2026-12",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-07-31",
   "summary": "Installation of roughly 2 km of new transmission main to relieve the bottleneck supplying Gros Islet, Rodney Bay and Cap Estate. A contract was signed by April 2026, site surveys completed, and construction scheduled to start in August 2026 for completion by year end.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WASCO Embarks on Major Projects to Upgrade Operations - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/07/wasco-embarks-on-major-projects-to-upgrade-operations/",
     "captured": "2026-07-31"
    },
    {
     "name": "WASCO Moves to Upgrade Northern Zone's Water Supply - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/04/wasco-moves-to-upgrade-northern-zones-water-supply/",
     "captured": "2026-04"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "WASCO",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-07-31",
   "latest_update_note": "Installation of roughly 2 km of new transmission main to relieve the bottleneck supplying Gros Islet, Rodney Bay and Cap Estate. A contract was signed by April 2026, site surveys completed, and construction scheduled to start in August 2026 for completion by year end. Funding: Not disclosed (financing reported secured April 2026)"
  },
  {
   "id": "okeu-hospital-fifth-wing-expansion",
   "name": "Owen King EU Hospital Fifth Wing ('Fifth Finger') Expansion",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Millennium Heights Medical Complex, Castries",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia / Millennium Heights Medical Complex",
   "funder": "Citizenship by Investment Unit and private sector (Caribbean Galaxy USD 400k seed contribution); Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Total cost not published; only USD 400k initial contribution disclosed.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "announced",
   "start_date": null,
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-03",
   "summary": "Completion of the fifth wing of the OKEU hospital's hand-shaped design to add inpatient capacity and ease chronic overcrowding in Accident and Emergency. Preliminary designs are being updated for cost escalation; the 2026/27 budget listed a new OKEU wing among coming-year projects, but no construction start has been reported.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Caribbean Galaxy Invests $400,000 in OKEU Hospital Expansion - Saint Lucia Daily Post",
     "url": "https://www.saintluciadailypost.com/2025/02/05/caribbean-galaxy-invests-400000-in-okeu-hospital-expansion-boosting-saint-lucias-healthcare-future/",
     "captured": "2025-02-05"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pierre's biggest budget under the microscope - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179391/2026/03/pierres-biggest-budget-under-the-microscope/",
     "captured": "2026-03"
    },
    {
     "name": "MHMC implements key measures to address overcrowding at Owen King EU Hospital - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://www.govt.lc/news/mhmc-implements-key-measures-to-address-overcrowding-at-owen-king-eu-hospital",
     "captured": "2026-01"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia / Millennium Heights Medical Complex",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-03",
   "latest_update_note": "Completion of the fifth wing of the OKEU hospital's hand-shaped design to add inpatient capacity and ease chronic overcrowding in Accident and Emergency. Preliminary designs are being updated for cost escalation; the 2026/27 budget listed a new OKEU wing among coming-year projects, but no construction start has been reported. Funding: Citizenship by Investment Unit and private sector (Caribbean Galaxy USD 400k seed contribution); Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "soufriere-waterfront-jetty-redevelopment",
   "name": "Soufriere Waterfront and Jetty Redevelopment",
   "category": "infrastructure",
   "location": "Soufriere waterfront and Baron's Drive",
   "district": "Soufriere",
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Ltd (Global Ports Holding) with Soufriere Regional Development Foundation",
   "funder": "Global Ports Holding (within EC$163m concession commitment)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Cost not separately disclosed; part of the GPH concession investment.",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2026-01",
   "expected_completion": "2026-12",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-01-28",
   "summary": "Reconstruction of the Soufriere tender jetty as an L-shaped pier with a new boardwalk, amphitheatre, vendor food and beverage areas and enhancements along Baron's Drive. Final designs were unveiled in May 2025 and piling began in late January 2026 from the northern end to limit disruption during cruise season, with completion tentatively targeted for end-2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Commences Soufriere Waterfront Construction - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/01/saint-lucia-cruise-port-commences-soufriere-waterfront-construction/",
     "captured": "2026-01-28"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Unveils Final Plans For The Revitalization Of The Soufriere Waterfront - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/05/saint-lucia-cruise-port-unveils-final-plans-for-the-revitalization-of-the-soufriere-waterfront/",
     "captured": "2025-05"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "soufriere",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Cruise Port Ltd (Global Ports Holding) with Soufriere Regional Development Fou",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-01-28",
   "latest_update_note": "Reconstruction of the Soufriere tender jetty as an L-shaped pier with a new boardwalk, amphitheatre, vendor food and beverage areas and enhancements along Baron's Drive. Final designs were unveiled in May 2025 and piling began in late January 2026 from the northern end to limit disruption during cruise season, with completion tentatively targeted for end-2026. Funding: Global Ports Holding (within EC$163m concession commitment)"
  },
  {
   "id": "community-playing-fields-upgrade-programme-2024",
   "name": "Community Sports Venues Upgrade Programme (Mindoo Phillip Park, Marchand, Sab, Gros Islet, Bellevue and others)",
   "category": "sports",
   "location": "Multiple: Mindoo Phillip Park and Marchand Grounds (Castries), Sab Playing Field (Vigie), Gros Islet Playing Field, Bellevue, Corinth, Grande Riviere",
   "district": "Castries; Gros Islet; Dennery; others",
   "developer_or_owner": "National Lotteries Authority / Ministry of Youth Development and Sports",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia (EC$80m sporting infrastructure commitment, 2024/25)",
   "value_usd": 29629630,
   "value_note": "EC$80m programme-wide commitment at 2.70; per-venue costs not published",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Field rehabilitation, floodlights, stands",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "phased-opening",
   "start_date": "2024",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2025-05",
   "summary": "The 2024/25 Budget committed EC$80m to sporting infrastructure managed through the National Lotteries Authority, prioritising Mindoo Phillip Park, Marchand Grounds, Gros Islet Playing Field and Daren Sammy Cricket Ground for T20 World Cup readiness, plus a dozen community fields. By May 2025 Mindoo Phillip Park was rehabilitated with new lights, Gros Islet field was hosting Premier League cricket, Corinth had lights installed and Grande Riviere was nearing completion.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "St Lucia's 2024/25 budget proposal: The Year of Infrastructure - Caribbean News Global",
     "url": "https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/st-lucias-2024-25-budget-proposal-the-year-of-infrastructure/",
     "captured": "2024-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "Much To Be Done To Improve Local Sports Venues - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/170842/2025/05/much-to-be-done-to-improve-local-sports-venues/",
     "captured": "2025-05"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "dennery",
   "developer": "National Lotteries Authority / Ministry of Youth Development and Sports",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-05",
   "latest_update_note": "The 2024/25 Budget committed EC$80m to sporting infrastructure managed through the National Lotteries Authority, prioritising Mindoo Phillip Park, Marchand Grounds, Gros Islet Playing Field and Daren Sammy Cricket Ground for T20 World Cup readiness, plus a dozen community fields. By May 2025 Mindoo Phillip Park was rehabilitated with new lights, Gros Islet field was hosting Premier League cricket, Corinth had lights installed and Grande Riviere was nearing completion. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia (EC$80m sporting infrastructure commitment, 2024/25)"
  },
  {
   "id": "george-odlum-stadium-rehabilitation",
   "name": "George Odlum National Stadium Rehabilitation",
   "category": "sports",
   "location": "Vieux Fort",
   "district": "Vieux Fort",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Saudi Fund for Development loan (US$75m shared with St Jude Hospital); Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": 8000000,
   "value_note": "US$8m reported allocation (SportsMax, Aug 2024); EC$2.5m for design/supervision/site prep in 2024/25 budget; stadium share of US$75m SFD loan not itemised",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "9,000-seat stadium: stands, track replacement, facilities",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "start_date": "2026",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04-22",
   "summary": "The 2002-built national stadium was used as a temporary hospital from 2009 and deteriorated; the government announced a transformational rehabilitation in April 2024 financed from a US$75m Saudi Fund for Development loan, with EC$2.5m for design and site preparation. St Jude Hospital was handed over to its rebuilt site in November 2025, freeing the stadium, and in April 2026 the PM said refurbishment would proceed in 2026. No contractor award was found.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Major Rehabilitation For George Odlum National Stadium - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/162665/2024/04/major-rehabilitation-for-george-odlum-national-stadium/",
     "captured": "2024-04-06"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pierre strengthens focus on youth empowerment, sports development - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179964/2026/04/pierre-strengthens-focus-on-youth-empowerment-sports-development/",
     "captured": "2026-04-22"
    },
    {
     "name": "St Lucia allocates USD$8 Million for George Odlum Stadium rehabilitation - SportsMax",
     "url": "https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/item/151928-st-lucia-allocates-usd-8-million-for-george-odlum-stadium-rehabilitation-following-julien-alfred-s-historic-olympic-success",
     "captured": "2024-08"
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "vieux-fort",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04-22",
   "latest_update_note": "The 2002-built national stadium was used as a temporary hospital from 2009 and deteriorated; the government announced a transformational rehabilitation in April 2024 financed from a US$75m Saudi Fund for Development loan, with EC$2.5m for design and site preparation. St Jude Hospital was handed over to its rebuilt site in November 2025, freeing the stadium, and in April 2026 the PM said refurbishment would proceed in 2026. No contractor award was found. Funding: Saudi Fund for Development loan (US$75m shared with St Jude Hospital); Government of Saint Lucia"
  },
  {
   "id": "arsenal-academy-hub-sab-playing-field",
   "name": "Arsenal FC Academy Hub at Sab Playing Field",
   "category": "sports",
   "location": "Sab (Sab Wee-Sha) Playing Field, Vigie, Castries",
   "district": "Castries",
   "developer_or_owner": "Saint Lucia Tourism Authority / Ministry of Youth Development and Sports with Arsenal Football Club",
   "funder": "Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (partnership fee undisclosed)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Partnership value and academy capital cost not disclosed",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": null,
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "announced",
   "start_date": "2026-06-16",
   "expected_completion": null,
   "latest_update_date": "2026-08",
   "summary": "Saint Lucia became Arsenal's Official Destination Partner under a multi-year deal announced 16 June 2026 at Royalton Saint Lucia, starting with the 2026/27 season. Alongside marketing, the deal supports an Arsenal Academy Hub; the sports minister said it would be established at the Sab Playing Field in Castries. Cost and timeline for the hub have not been published; Arsenal staff visits were expected in subsequent months.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia and Arsenal Football Club announce Multi-Year Partnership - govt.lc",
     "url": "https://legalaffairs.govt.lc/news/saint-lucia-and-arsenal-football-club-announce-multi-year-partnership",
     "captured": "2026-06-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "Arsenal partnership to bring tourism exposure, football academy to Saint Lucia - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/181107/2026/06/arsenal-partnership-to-bring-tourism-exposure-football-academy-to-saint-lucia/",
     "captured": "2026-06-16"
    },
    {
     "name": "SLTA Cements Promotional Marketing Deal with Arsenal - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2026/08/slta-cements-promotional-marketing-deal-with-arsenal/",
     "captured": "2026-08"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "castries",
   "developer": "Saint Lucia Tourism Authority / Ministry of Youth Development and Sports with Arsenal Foot",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-08",
   "latest_update_note": "Saint Lucia became Arsenal's Official Destination Partner under a multi-year deal announced 16 June 2026 at Royalton Saint Lucia, starting with the 2026/27 season. Alongside marketing, the deal supports an Arsenal Academy Hub; the sports minister said it would be established at the Sab Playing Field in Castries. Cost and timeline for the hub have not been published; Arsenal staff visits were expected in subsequent months. Funding: Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (partnership fee undisclosed)"
  },
  {
   "id": "daren-sammy-cricket-ground-t20-upgrade",
   "name": "Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Upgrade (ICC T20 World Cup 2024)",
   "category": "sports",
   "location": "Beausejour, Gros Islet",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "National Lotteries Authority (owner) / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia (part of EC$80m sporting infrastructure programme via National Lotteries Authority)",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Venue-specific cost not published; EC$80m (approx US$29.6m) was committed in 2024 across multiple venues",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "LED floodlights, electronic scoreboard, facility refurbishment; capacity 15,000 (up to 20,000 temporary)",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "completed",
   "start_date": "2023",
   "expected_completion": "2024-06",
   "latest_update_date": "2025-05",
   "summary": "Ahead of hosting six ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches in June 2024, the ground received new LED lights, an electronic scoreboard and refurbished facilities under the government's 2024/25 sports infrastructure drive. The ground continues to host CPL and first-class cricket; further climate-resilience and drainage improvements were under discussion in 2025.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "St Lucia's 2024/25 budget proposal: The Year of Infrastructure - Caribbean News Global",
     "url": "https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/st-lucias-2024-25-budget-proposal-the-year-of-infrastructure/",
     "captured": "2024-04"
    },
    {
     "name": "Much To Be Done To Improve Local Sports Venues - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/170842/2025/05/much-to-be-done-to-improve-local-sports-venues/",
     "captured": "2025-05"
    },
    {
     "name": "Daren Sammy Cricket Ground - Wikipedia",
     "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daren_Sammy_Cricket_Ground",
     "captured": null
    }
   ],
   "verified": false,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "National Lotteries Authority (owner) / Government of Saint Lucia",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2025-05",
   "latest_update_note": "Ahead of hosting six ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches in June 2024, the ground received new LED lights, an electronic scoreboard and refurbished facilities under the government's 2024/25 sports infrastructure drive. The ground continues to host CPL and first-class cricket; further climate-resilience and drainage improvements were under discussion in 2025. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia (part of EC$80m sporting infrastructure programme via National Lotteries Authority)"
  },
  {
   "id": "national-aquatic-centre-beausejour",
   "name": "National Aquatic Centre (Beausejour)",
   "category": "sports",
   "location": "Beausejour, Gros Islet (adjacent to Daren Sammy Cricket Ground)",
   "district": "Gros Islet",
   "developer_or_owner": "Government of Saint Lucia / Saint Lucia Aquatics Federation",
   "funder": "Government of Saint Lucia",
   "value_usd": null,
   "value_note": "Cost not disclosed",
   "units": null,
   "unit_types": "Olympic 50m pool with movable bulkhead, 25m warm-up pool, enclosed stands",
   "price_from_usd": null,
   "price_to_usd": null,
   "status": "under-construction",
   "start_date": "2025-04",
   "expected_completion": "2027",
   "latest_update_date": "2026-04-10",
   "summary": "State-owned aquatic centre whose modular pool was shipped in 2023; site clearing took place in 2024 and structural works began in April 2025 with steel for the main stand under way by June 2025. Originally due October 2026 to host CARIFTA Aquatics 2027, completion slipped past Easter 2027 and the federation withdrew its hosting bid in April 2026.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Saint Lucia drops bid to host CARIFTA Aquatics 2027 - St. Lucia Times",
     "url": "https://stluciatimes.com/179709/2026/04/saint-lucia-drops-bid-to-host-carifta-aquatics-2027/",
     "captured": "2026-04-10"
    },
    {
     "name": "Aquatic Centre Structural Works Progressing Smoothly - The Voice",
     "url": "https://thevoiceslu.com/2025/06/aquatic-centre-structural-works-progressing-smoothly/",
     "captured": "2025-06-14"
    }
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "area": "rodney-bay-gros-islet",
   "developer": "Government of Saint Lucia / Saint Lucia Aquatics Federation",
   "price_min_usd": null,
   "price_max_usd": null,
   "latest_update": "2026-04-10",
   "latest_update_note": "State-owned aquatic centre whose modular pool was shipped in 2023; site clearing took place in 2024 and structural works began in April 2025 with steel for the main stand under way by June 2025. Originally due October 2026 to host CARIFTA Aquatics 2027, completion slipped past Easter 2027 and the federation withdrew its hosting bid in April 2026. Funding: Government of Saint Lucia"
  }
 ]
}