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Press Release | Feb 16th, 2010
LUCELEC HAS NEW CHAIRMAN
Marius St. Rose Retires
Dr. Trevor Byer |
The St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC) has announced the appointment of a new Chairman - Dr. Trevor Byer. Dr. Byer, who brings 30 years of experience in the power industry, assumed his post on January 1, 2010. He will serve in this capacity until 2011 at which time he will be eligible for re-election. Dr. Byer replaces Mr. Marius St. Rose, who demitted office as Chairman effective December 31, 2009, having served more than 10 years in the position.
Addressing LUCELEC’s recent Staff Appreciation Night, Dr. Byer praised LUCELEC as one of the top power companies in the Caribbean basin. |
According to Dr. Byer, LUCELEC has been an industry leader for the past 30 years, and its prominence is only matched by that of Barbados Light and Power Company.
In his remarks, Dr. Byer promised that LUCELEC would forge ahead to remain in the front lines of power companies in the region. He sees LUCELEC, and other private electric utilities, as playing a lead role in the developing capital markets in the Caribbean. He believes that as regulated institutions with stable price shares, they are among the most secure equity investments that any Caribbean national can make.
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Marius St. Rose |
In addition, he views LUCELEC as “magnificently poised” to benefit from upcoming developments in the power industry, while remaining a leader in human resource development. “The next couple of years are going to be even greater than what we have achieved in this year. Not only in terms of the company’s performance, but also what we saw in terms of the performance of staff,” said Dr. Byer.
The new Chairman also paid tribute to his predecessor, Marius St. Rose, for having steered LUCELEC through many turbulent times and credited him with moving the company forward during his long tenure. |
Dr. Byer is an energy consultant. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2008, representing minority shareholders. Dr. Byer holds an M.A. and PhD in Nuclear Physics from Cambridge University. He is the Chairman of the Intra-Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company (ICGPC) and a Director/Partner of the Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company (ECGPC) and of the Association of Caribbean Energy Specialists (ACES). Dr. Byer has worked with a number of regional and international institutions including the World Bank, where he was Chief of Energy Policy Strategy Division and Advisor in the Industry and Energy Department. Other past positions include Regional Energy Advisor to the Caribbean Development Bank and the CARICOM Secretariat, Director of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, and Energy Advisor to the Government of Jamaica.
Meanwhile, Mr. Laurie Barnard has been appointed Director representing minority shareholder interest to fill the vacancy left by Mr. St. Rose’s resignation. Mr. Barnard will face re-appointment at the Annual Shareholders Meeting scheduled for May 7, 2010. |
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Press Release | Feb 16th, 2010
LUCELEC TO RELOCATE RODNEY BAY OFFICE
More Spacious Accommodations for Customers
The St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC) is relocating its Rodney Bay office this weekend. The Company says this Friday, February 19, will be the last day of business at its Rodney Bay office, currently located at the Rodney Bay Marina.
The operations of the Rodney Bay office will be relocated to the first floor of the Providence Commercial Centre in Rodney Bay (located between the J. Q. Charles Rodney Bay Mall and the Bay Gardens Hotel). The office will be open for business at its new premises on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
LUCELEC’s Customer Service Manager Jennifa Flood-George says the move was necessary to facilitate the increased customer traffic at the Rodney Bay Marina. She explains that the new location will provide more space, more Customer Service Representatives and faster service for customers, and much improved facilities for staff.
“The office at the Rodney Bay Marina could no longer comfortably handle the volume of customer traffic there. We needed, therefore, a location that would accommodate the increasing numbers we were seeing, as well as one that would allow us to have more Customer Service Representatives available to the public. We expect that the entire customer experience will be improved at the new location,” she added.
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Press Release | Dec 03rd, 2009
LUCELEC SUPPORTS CICERON SECONDARY’S PASTORAL CARE PROGRAMME
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LUCELEC has placed its support behind the Ciceron Secondary School’s Pastoral Care Programme. The Power Company has donated $3,500 to the programme that seeks to provide basic needs such as uniforms, books, lunches, and bus fare to students at the school who are in need. |
School Principal Leota Charlemagne says the programme has been running since the school opened six years ago. The programme identifies children in need and the school raises funds through cake sales and other activities to get money to support children in need to allow them to have the best opportunity to learn. Beyond the basic needs, the programme has also assisted with paying CXC examination fees for some students.
LUCELEC made the donation to the school on Thursday, in response to a request for help. In making the presentation, the Company’s Corporate Communications Manager Roger Joseph said this was just the latest example of LUCELEC’s Power of Caring in action. He noted that for 2009, through the LUCELEC Trust which manages the Company’s donations, LUCELEC has actively supported initiatives that target youth at risk.
For example, he explained, LUCELEC supported the Community Action Programme for Safety’s (CAPS) Swim to Change programme where underprivileged children from Marchand, Wilton’s Yard, and Grass Street are getting the opportunity to learn to swim at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre. Similarly, LUCELEC has partnered with the Organisation of American States (OAS), Ministry of Social Transformation and the St. Lucia School of Music, to develop a youth orchestra and a centre for teaching orchestra music for youth at risk drawn from the Marchand Community.
LUCELEC has also provided scholarships for underprivileged young people to attend the Valley Soccer Academy, assisted the St. Lucia Diabetic and Hypertensive Association with providing testers for children with diabetes, and contributed to the establishment of a library at the Morne du don Primary School, among other initiatives throughout the year that sought to improve the quality of life for youth at risk.
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Press Release | Dec 02nd, 2009
LUCELEC SUPPORTS CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS
The Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) has responded to a call for private sector support for the construction of a police substation in Rodney Bay. The Power Company will contribute twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the project.
The proposed substation will be built in the area popularly referred to as the “Ramp” on the site of the old Cat’s Whiskers Pub, on land owned by the Government of Saint Lucia. It is expected to serve as an operational centre for better policing of the Rodney Bay area.
The re-establishment of a dedicated police substation in the area is seen as critical to efforts to ensure safety and security in Rodney Bay which is a commercial, recreational, entertainment and residential hub in the north of the island. Several agencies, including the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association (SLHTA), the Royal St. Lucia Police Force, the Government of Saint Lucia through the Ministry of Home Affairs, and various Rodney Bay community groups and associations, have come together to partner in this venture.
LUCELEC’s contribution represents one-sixth of the anticipated project cost to build and equip the substation. In supporting this venture, LUCELEC’s Managing Director Trevor Louisy said, “We see this contribution as the furtherance of our mission wherein we seek to be a catalyst for social and economic development in Saint Lucia. The Company recognises how critical safety and security for citizens is to that process.”
Mr. Louisy noted too that the Company’s support for this venture is another example of LUCELEC’s model of doing business; a model based on partnerships between the Company, other private and public sector interests, and communities.
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Press Release | Sept 16th, 2009
LUCELEC DONATES ¼ MILLION DOLLARS TO ST. JUDE’S HOSPITAL
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The Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) has donated a quarter of a million dollars to the St. Jude’s Hospital Restoration Fund. The cheque was presented to Prime Minister Honourable Stephenson King on Wednesday. |
In making the presentation, LUCELEC Managing Director Trevor Louisy said the Company has a long tradition of caring for the community in which it operates and this contribution to the St. Jude’s Hospital restoration effort is just one of the tangible ways in which LUCELEC expresses that care.
“We hope that some of the funds can be used for dealing with the immediate needs of the hospital, but that the majority will go towards the reconstruction effort. LUCELEC recognises the valuable contribution that St. Jude’s makes to health care in St. Lucia, particularly in the south of the island, where the Company has a substantial presence in terms of staff and contractors,” Louisy added.
LUCELEC’s support for health care, Louisy noted, includes an annual contribution $25,000 to the National Community Foundation (NCF) to assist with providing support to persons in need of medical assistance. Only recently, he said, the Company met the cost of nearly $50,000 for improvements to the power supply for the Intensive Care Unit and the Operating Theatres at Victoria Hospital.
In accepting the cheque, Prime Minister King expressed his government’s gratitude for LUCELEC’s donation and for the extensive support for the St. Jude’s hospital restoration effort that the government has been receiving from the corporate sector, friendly governments, regional and international agencies and individuals.
He revealed that LUCELEC’s donation brought the total amount raised directly through the Prime Minister’s Office to $855,000 to date. Further, he noted, the government had received a proposal for the reconstruction of the hospital from one friendly government which offered to sponsor one wing of the hospital once the master plan for the reconstruction had been finalised.
According to Prime Minister King, a team from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) headed by the Regional Director was also arriving in St. Lucia this week to assist with the conceptualisation of a new facility that will take into consideration the future demands on the hospital.
LUCELEC’s donation was made through its non-profit Trust Company (LUCELEC Trust Company Inc.) which was established in 2005 expressly for the purpose of providing financial assistance to religious, charitable, medical and educational institutions, and sporting bodies. To date, the LUCELEC Trust has disbursed more than one million dollars in donations.
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