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Vieux Fort

Situated at the southernmost tip of St. Lucia and boasting of the island’s international airport and an ocean-going seaport, Vieux Fort is the gateway to St. Lucia. It is the country ’s second largest town, its fishing and industrial capital, and the commercial center of its southern half. The town is a hotbed of soccer, reggae and track and field, and Vieux Fort North is a bastion of St. Lucian folk and creole culture. Vieux Fort is home to the unvanquished Maria islets and the Moule-a-Chique peninsula on which sits the second highest lighthouse in the world. Vieux Fort is also home to Jako Productions, and as such we are pleased to share with you this page. Our goal is for our website to provide the largest concentration of online information on Vieux Fort.

Welcome to Vieux Fort
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

Books on Vieux Fort

The Stall Keeper (Jako Books: novel, 2017)
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

Rum Justice (Macmillan Caribbean: novel, 2008)
by Dr. Jolien Harmsen

Sugar, Slavery & Settlement: A social history of Vieux Fort St Lucia,
from the Amerindians to the present (SLNT, 1999)
by Dr. Jolien Harmsen

Articles & Excerpts: History, Society, Economics & Politics

Vieux Fort: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
by Marcus Andrews

Bush Talk: Saint Lucia People and Places (Vieux Fort)
by Maria Grech

Phases: a poetic history of Vieux Fort
by Modeste Downes

A Short History of The Town and District of Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
by Revd. Fr. Charles Jesse and B.H. Easter

The Pearl of the Caribbean
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

Who Runs Vieux Fort
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

A School Waiting to be Rescued
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

The Taming of Vieux Fort
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

The Making of Shantytown
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds

Development Plans / Projects / Advocacy

Tourism development in the wider Vieux Fort area: A Position paper (2014)
by Cecile Wiltshire and Dr. Jolien Harmsen

The Development of Vieux Fort’s Tourism Product (2014)
Dr. Anderson Reynolds and Julius James

Economic Viability of Livelihood Pursuits within the
Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA)

Sylvester Clauzel

A Marina for Vieux Fort—Rationale (2014)
Dr. Anderson Reynolds

A Marina for Vieux Fort — Proposal (2014)  power point version
Bob Hathaway

A Marina for Vieux Fort–Proposal (2014) PDF version
Bob Hathaway

The Value and Necessity of The Pointe Sable Recreation Park (2015)
Dr. Anderson Reynolds

The Restoration and Preservation of Pointe Sable Beach
Dr. Anderson Reynolds

Proposed Land Use Development Plan for Vieux Fort, 1997 -2007
National Development Corporation

National Vision Southern Quadrant Plan (2008)
The government of St. Lucia

Invest St. Lucia Asset Portfolio
Invest St. Lucia

Master Plan for Strategic Lands in Vieux Fort (2010 -2020)
Invest Saint Lucia

DSH Development Proposal under Labor Administration (Jan 2016)
Teo Ah King

DSH Proposed Development Under the UWP Administration
Teo Ah King

DSH Framework & Supplementary Agreements
Teo Ah King and Allen Chastanet