Happy New Year!! Share the Care and Reach for the Stars. Happy New Year to all of our Readers and Business Associates locally, regionally and online. We wish you every success in all of your personal and professional endeavours and look forward to your continued support as we bring a new series of Business Focus Magazines to you with the stories that drive business and at the same time chronicling the history of our commercial community in St Lucia. 2013 came to a disastrous close with the passage of a weather system on Christmas Eve resulting in the unfortunate loss of life and damage to property and national infrastructure caused by massive flooding, swollen rivers and landslides. We sympathise with the grieving families and thank the Government, public and private sector and Lokesh Singh the utility companies for the efficient and speedy Publisher/Managing Editor action in putting the island back to business and bringing the affected communities back to a semblance of normalcy. We share the national pride with the outpouring of humanitarian effort and corporate aid from our business and social partners. Out of disaster comes opportunity. We hope that reconstruction efforts will result in increased employment and an improved economy leading into the New Year. This should serve as a great springboard for a successful year. We look forward to the heightened interest and excitement of the 2014 St Lucia Chamber Business Awards. The great news is that there are a record number of submissions. May the stars of enterprise in 2013 shine brightly across the island and inspire many more to believe that they too can achieve great success despite the challenges along the way. In this 73rd issue of Business Focus, we salute Mr David Devaux and his Team at Beachcomber Ltd - the leading light in the Automotive Sector in St Lucia and the OECS as they celebrate 35 years of operations. They have stood the test of time setting the highest standards and bringing to St Lucia some of the world’s best brands of vehicles supported by trained staff, superior service and modern technology all offered in an environmentally friendly and carefully manicured Beachcomber Park. In this issue -- as in all -- BF also offers you interesting angles on everything from Money Matters to Business Briefs and Business Buzz. Trade and Economic matters affecting the nation and the region, a Focus on Tourism, the latest news in Environmental, Energy and IT matters involving businesses at home and abroad, matters of Health and Wellness and Major Moves by the Who’s Who of the country and the Caribbean. Let’s turn the page and work towards a Successful Year of Business in 2014.
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BUSINESSFOCUS Business Focus magazine is published every two months by Advertising & Marketing Services Limited (AMS), Saint Lucia. Publisher / Managing Editor: Lokesh Singh lokesh@amsstlucia.com Graphic Designer: Cecil Sylvester Advertising Sales: Cennette Flavien - cennette@amsstlucia.com Hudson Myers - hudson@amsstlucia.com Webmaster: Advertising & Marketing Services Photography: Ashley Anzie | Cecil Sylvester | Stan Bishop Beachcomber Ltd. | St. Lucia Star St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Contributors: Lokesh Singh | Dee Lundy Charles | Stan Bishop Kerwin Xavier | Kezia Preville | Demerara Waves Michael Chastanet | Sea Island Cotton Shop Christine Charlemagne | St. Lucia Star Digicel | ECFH Group | Kirk Elliot Caribbean Journal | Lyndell Halliday | LIME Sandals Resorts | Trinidad Express St Lucia Tourist Board | Trinidad Guardian Jamaica Observer | Antigua Observer | Caribbean360 First Citizens Investment Services Editorial, Advertising, Design & Production: Advertising & Marketing Services P.O. Box 2003, Castries, Saint Lucia Tel: (758) 453-1149; Fax: (758) 453-1290 email: ams@candw.lc www.amsstlucia.com, www.stluciafocus.com Business Focus welcomes contributions from professionals or writers in specialized fields or areas of interest. Reproduction of any material contained herein without written approval, constitutes a violation of copyright. Business Focus reserves the right to determine the content of the publication.
Issue No. 73
Jan/Feb 2014
On The Cover: David Devaux Managing Director of Beachcomber Ltd. 35 years of www.s tluciaf www.stlu
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