Manmay LaKay Magazine Issue 2 April 2018 | Page 16

Under Sir John's leadership, St. Lucia
saw significant advancements in 
infrastructure, manufacturing and tourism. As
he always felt that St. Lucia couldn't depend
solely on 'Green Gold'– the banana industry. He
was very instrumental in building schools in
the rural areas.
Sir John was a
lawyer, politician
and farmer.
Sir John
was an Anglican.
Sir John was the chief minister of
Saint Lucia from 1964-1967.
Premier of Saint Lucia from 1967-1979.
He served as prime minister on three
occasions.....
briefly in 1979
1982- 1996 &
2006 - 2007
For over 50 years,
both before and after
leading St. Lucia to .
Independence, Sir
John was the
dominating political
figure of the Eastern
Caribbean.
How would he
like to be
remembered? For 
the contributions
he made
in education, he
said.