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Taiwan is providing seven million dollars (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) to St. Lucia to address various social and developmental needs in communities throughout the island.
A government statement said that five million dollars will be used to support the Small Infrastructure Projects Initiative being implemented by the St. Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF) and aimed at improving daily life and living standards in targeted communities by building and rehabilitating new and existing local infrastructure.
The statement said that more than 250 community roads and bridges, footpaths and walkways, walls, dwellings and drains in all 17 constituencies will receive attention and that in addition to enhancing community infrastructure, the Small Infrastructure Projects Initiative will create at least 700 new jobs, upskill labourers and generate significant economic activity.
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