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