• About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
Friday, June 27, 2025
Unitedpac St Lucia News - Header Logo
  • St Lucia News
  • News
    • All
    • Agriculture
    • Caribbean News
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Justice
    • Local News
    • Obituary
    • Religion
    • Weather Alerts
    Allen Chastanet takes a photo with students from the St Lucia School of Innovation Class of 2025

    St Lucia School of Innovation Class of 2025: Allen Chastanet Salutes

    Conway man shot in Anse Ger and injured in Desruisseaux vehicle crash

    Conway man shot in Anse Ger, injured again in Desruisseaux crash

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 football team celebrates 2025 championship win

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 Triumphs in Championship

    Concrete truck and motorcycle at the scene of Bexon fatal motorcycle crash

    Bexon fatal motorcycle crash: 1 dead after concrete truck collision

    Ernest Hilaire and brother Paul Hilaire linked to Bananes payout scandal

    Bananes payout scandal: Was Hilaire’s brother the mastermind?

    Darby Ettiene found dead in Black Bay pictured in white shirt and sunglasses

    Darby Ettiene Found Dead in Black Bay with Throat Slashed

    Trending Tags

    • Government of Saint Lucia
    • Saint Lucia Crime News
    • Saint Lucia Agriculture News
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Saint Lucia Events
    • Sports
    Bola Tinubu and Philip J Pierre pictured together amid backlash as St Lucia shuts airports for Nigerian president

    Outrage as St Lucia Shuts Airports for Nigerian President Tied to Drug Scandal

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 football team celebrates 2025 championship win

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 Triumphs in Championship

    Nicole David dies at 51 after cancer battle, Saint Lucia mourns soca icon

    Devastating Loss: Nicole David Dies at 51 After Cancer Battle

    Sulphur Springs mineral baths in Soufriere as Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise

    Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise: SRDF Announces New Visitor Rates

    Aerial view of Point Hardy Golf Club’s dramatic cliffside green at Cabot St Lucia, ranked among Golfweek’s Top 5 international courses.

    Cabot St Lucia Debuts in Golfweek Top 5 for Point Hardy Golf Club

    Jady Emmanuel crosses the finish line to win 100m sprint gold for Saint Lucia at CARIFTA 2025

    Jady Emmanuel makes history: Double gold for St Lucia at CARIFTA

    Trending Tags

    • Julien Alfred
    • West Indies Cricket
  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Culture
    • Health
    • Travel
    Air India Flight 171 crash wreckage with tail debris and crowd in Ahmedabad

    Air India Flight 171 Crash Kills 242 in Ahmedabad

    Cover of the St Lucia tourism slide report showing Piton backdrop and beach resort – April 2025

    St Lucia tourism slide deepens amid government inaction

    Trump travel ban 2025 with U.S. State Department seal and American flag

    Trump Travel Ban: Sweeping New Restrictions on 19 Nations

    Sulphur Springs mineral baths in Soufriere as Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise

    Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise: SRDF Announces New Visitor Rates

    Illustration of a young St Lucian looking through a gate, symbolizing how St Lucians are opting out due to lack of opportunity.

    Why St Lucians are opting out: economic collapse fuels exodus

    US embassy visa warning over Caribbean birth tourism misuse shown with close-up of visa.

    US Embassy visa warning targets Caribbean birth tourism

    Trending Tags

    • OKEU Hospital
    • Saint Lucia Health
  • Tech
  • Commentary
  • Press Releases
No Result
View All Result
  • St Lucia News
  • News
    • All
    • Agriculture
    • Caribbean News
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Justice
    • Local News
    • Obituary
    • Religion
    • Weather Alerts
    Allen Chastanet takes a photo with students from the St Lucia School of Innovation Class of 2025

    St Lucia School of Innovation Class of 2025: Allen Chastanet Salutes

    Conway man shot in Anse Ger and injured in Desruisseaux vehicle crash

    Conway man shot in Anse Ger, injured again in Desruisseaux crash

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 football team celebrates 2025 championship win

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 Triumphs in Championship

    Concrete truck and motorcycle at the scene of Bexon fatal motorcycle crash

    Bexon fatal motorcycle crash: 1 dead after concrete truck collision

    Ernest Hilaire and brother Paul Hilaire linked to Bananes payout scandal

    Bananes payout scandal: Was Hilaire’s brother the mastermind?

    Darby Ettiene found dead in Black Bay pictured in white shirt and sunglasses

    Darby Ettiene Found Dead in Black Bay with Throat Slashed

    Trending Tags

    • Government of Saint Lucia
    • Saint Lucia Crime News
    • Saint Lucia Agriculture News
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Saint Lucia Events
    • Sports
    Bola Tinubu and Philip J Pierre pictured together amid backlash as St Lucia shuts airports for Nigerian president

    Outrage as St Lucia Shuts Airports for Nigerian President Tied to Drug Scandal

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 football team celebrates 2025 championship win

    Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 Triumphs in Championship

    Nicole David dies at 51 after cancer battle, Saint Lucia mourns soca icon

    Devastating Loss: Nicole David Dies at 51 After Cancer Battle

    Sulphur Springs mineral baths in Soufriere as Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise

    Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise: SRDF Announces New Visitor Rates

    Aerial view of Point Hardy Golf Club’s dramatic cliffside green at Cabot St Lucia, ranked among Golfweek’s Top 5 international courses.

    Cabot St Lucia Debuts in Golfweek Top 5 for Point Hardy Golf Club

    Jady Emmanuel crosses the finish line to win 100m sprint gold for Saint Lucia at CARIFTA 2025

    Jady Emmanuel makes history: Double gold for St Lucia at CARIFTA

    Trending Tags

    • Julien Alfred
    • West Indies Cricket
  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Culture
    • Health
    • Travel
    Air India Flight 171 crash wreckage with tail debris and crowd in Ahmedabad

    Air India Flight 171 Crash Kills 242 in Ahmedabad

    Cover of the St Lucia tourism slide report showing Piton backdrop and beach resort – April 2025

    St Lucia tourism slide deepens amid government inaction

    Trump travel ban 2025 with U.S. State Department seal and American flag

    Trump Travel Ban: Sweeping New Restrictions on 19 Nations

    Sulphur Springs mineral baths in Soufriere as Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise

    Sulphur Springs and Jetty Fees to Rise: SRDF Announces New Visitor Rates

    Illustration of a young St Lucian looking through a gate, symbolizing how St Lucians are opting out due to lack of opportunity.

    Why St Lucians are opting out: economic collapse fuels exodus

    US embassy visa warning over Caribbean birth tourism misuse shown with close-up of visa.

    US Embassy visa warning targets Caribbean birth tourism

    Trending Tags

    • OKEU Hospital
    • Saint Lucia Health
  • Tech
  • Commentary
  • Press Releases
No Result
View All Result
Unitedpac St Lucia News - Mobile Logo
  • St Lucia News
  • News
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
  • Commentary
  • Press Releases
Home Politics

Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal, warns of massive $1B revenue loss

Unitedpac by Unitedpac
June 5, 2025
in Local News, Politics
Reading Time: 4 mins read
139 4
A A
0
Striking truckers highlight economic fallout as Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal in St Lucia

Striking truckers symbolize the economic strain Johnson says stems from the GPH port deal's long-term consequences.

32
SHARES
318
VIEWS
Share Share Reddit

St Lucia’s ports face foreign control and $1B loss as Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal

CASTRIES, St Lucia — Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal in a sharply worded attack against the government’s cruise port agreement with Global Ports Holding (GPH), warning that the controversial arrangement jeopardizes St Lucia’s financial sovereignty, economic stability, and future job creation.

In a detailed statement released on her official Facebook page, Johnson, who is contesting the Gros Islet seat for the opposition United Workers Party (UWP), called the government’s decision reckless and damaging. She argues that while the government boasts of short-term investment, the long-term consequences will leave St Lucians paying the price for decades to come.

ADVERTISEMENT

“The government handed over our cruise ports to Global Ports Holding for 30-40 years, but what did St Lucia gain? A $147 million investment in exchange for $1 billion in lost revenue,” Johnson wrote, framing the deal as one of the most lopsided public-private partnerships in the country’s history.

Missed opportunity: Vieux-Fort home port project abandoned

Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal for not only surrendering control of St Lucia’s ports but also derailing major national projects that could have transformed the southern part of the island. She cited the shelved Vieux-Fort home port initiative as one of the most glaring casualties of the administration’s decision.

The proposed home port would have positioned Vieux-Fort as a major embarkation hub for regional and international cruise lines, attracting more ships, creating new employment opportunities, and generating steady revenue for hotels, restaurants, tour operators, and small businesses.

ADVERTISEMENT

“Vieux-Fort’s home port project, a potential game-changer for jobs and local businesses, was shelved. Instead of empowering our communities, this deal prioritizes foreign profits over our people,” Johnson said, adding that many young St Lucians have now been denied stable employment and entrepreneurial opportunities that such a project would have created.

Wider economic impact across St Lucia

According to Johnson, the ramifications of the GPH concession are being felt across the country, not just in Vieux-Fort but also in Castries, Soufriere, and her own constituency of Gros Islet. She warned that the agreement’s long-term financial structure weakens St Lucia’s ability to manage and benefit from its own tourism infrastructure.

“Castries and Soufriere face chaos, crowded ports and broken jetties, displaced families, and the government underselling our prime land in Bananes, while Vieux-Fort’s port remains neglected,” Johnson explained, painting a picture of systemic mismanagement that threatens the economic foundation of multiple sectors.

Gros Islet’s cruise sector under threat

Johnson views the GPH deal not only as a national misstep but as a direct blow to Gros Islet’s economy, which heavily depends on tourism and cruise-related activities. The cruise sector feeds hotels, marinas, craft markets, tour companies, and transportation services in the northern part of the island, all of which stand to lose as foreign-controlled port management takes hold.

“The people of Gros Islet are also victims of this terrible deal. Our economy depends on a thriving cruise industry and an efficient port in the north, and when ports are mismanaged or neglected, we all feel the impact through lost jobs and fewer opportunities,” she emphasized.

Concerns over transparency and foreign control

Beyond the financial implications, Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal for undermining national sovereignty and weakening public accountability. The lengthy concession, she argued, gives foreign investors unchecked influence over St Lucia’s cruise infrastructure, placing national assets beyond the reach of everyday citizens and their elected representatives.

“GPH’s privatization means less transparency and accountability. How can we trust a foreign-owned company to put St Lucians first? Our ports are national assets; they should fuel our economy, not drain it,” Johnson stated.

She added that proper governance demands that such critical public infrastructure remain under national oversight, particularly given the strategic importance of ports in St Lucia’s long-term economic development.

A rallying cry for leadership change

As election momentum builds, Marcella Johnson slams GPH deal to sharpen political debate on the island. She positioned herself as a champion for responsible leadership, transparent negotiations, and national interests above foreign profits.

“Gros Islet, let’s demand better. It’s time for leaders who fight for fair deals and real opportunities for ALL St Lucians,” Johnson urged.

Her criticism of the GPH concession adds to her growing list of concerns over the government’s leadership, including its handling of violent crime and public safety in Gros Islet. Johnson has previously condemned the SLP administration for its failure to address a recent surge in homicides and lawlessness in the community, as detailed in her earlier statement condemning the SLP government over Gros Islet killings.

The GPH concession has remained a deeply divisive topic since its inception.

For ongoing coverage of St Lucia’s political landscape and 2025 election developments, stay with Unitedpac St Lucia News.

Tags: Global Ports Holding St LuciaGPH St Lucia controversyMarcella JohnsonMarcella Johnson slams GPH dealSLP government mismanagementSt Lucia cruise industry crisisSt Lucia election 2025St Lucia lost revenue scandalUWP Gros Islet 2025Vieux-Fort home port project

Get real time update about this post categories directly on your device, subscribe now.

Unsubscribe
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Trump Travel Ban: Sweeping New Restrictions on 19 Nations

Next Post

The SLP Shameless Overcooked Propaganda Debunked

Related Posts

Bola Tinubu and Philip J Pierre pictured together amid backlash as St Lucia shuts airports for Nigerian president

Outrage as St Lucia Shuts Airports for Nigerian President Tied to Drug Scandal

June 26, 2025
1.7k
Conway man shot in Anse Ger and injured in Desruisseaux vehicle crash

Conway man shot in Anse Ger, injured again in Desruisseaux crash

June 25, 2025
4.3k
Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 football team celebrates 2025 championship win

Saint Lucia Sports Academy U-16 Triumphs in Championship

June 19, 2025
241
Concrete truck and motorcycle at the scene of Bexon fatal motorcycle crash

Bexon fatal motorcycle crash: 1 dead after concrete truck collision

June 14, 2025
3.2k
Ernest Hilaire and brother Paul Hilaire linked to Bananes payout scandal

Bananes payout scandal: Was Hilaire’s brother the mastermind?

June 14, 2025
655
Darby Ettiene found dead in Black Bay pictured in white shirt and sunglasses

Darby Ettiene Found Dead in Black Bay with Throat Slashed

June 12, 2025 - Updated on June 13, 2025
985
Next Post
Terrence Fernelon SLP Shameless Overcooked Propaganda Commentary

The SLP Shameless Overcooked Propaganda Debunked

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Stay Connected

  • 22.4k Fans
  • 873 Followers
  • 13.5k Subscribers
  • 2.6k Followers
  • 41 Followers
  • 2.3k Followers
ADVERTISEMENT

Top Stories

Kunta dies suddenly in Gros Islet; photo shows Stephen “Kunta” William days before his unexpected death on Chapel Street.

Kunta Dies Suddenly in Gros Islet; Body Found on Chapel Street

June 12, 2025
1k
Denver Felix was fatally shot during Marchand violence on Sunday, June 8, 2025

Marchand Violence Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured Weekend Attack

June 12, 2025
591
Air India Flight 171 crash wreckage with tail debris and crowd in Ahmedabad

Air India Flight 171 Crash Kills 242 in Ahmedabad

June 12, 2025
450
Cover of the St Lucia tourism slide report showing Piton backdrop and beach resort – April 2025

St Lucia tourism slide deepens amid government inaction

June 11, 2025
401
Unitedpac St. Lucia News logo

Unitedpac St Lucia News is Saint Lucia's leading online source for St Lucia news, breaking news, and top stories, with updates from the Caribbean, US, and around the world. Our platform offers in-depth coverage of local events, government, business, sports, and culture, paired with daily videos that bring Saint Lucia's vibrant scenery and community to life. We are committed to delivering reliable, engaging news and sharing stories that matter most to our readers. Stay connected with Unitedpac St Lucia News for updates that inform and inspire.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Business
  • Commentary
  • Entertainment
    • Saint Lucia Events
    • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Culture
    • Health
    • Travel
  • News
    • Agriculture
    • Caribbean News
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Justice
    • Local News
    • Obituary
    • Religion
    • Weather Alerts
  • Politics
  • Press Releases
  • Tech
  • World

Recent News

Bola Tinubu and Philip J Pierre pictured together amid backlash as St Lucia shuts airports for Nigerian president

Outrage as St Lucia Shuts Airports for Nigerian President Tied to Drug Scandal

June 26, 2025
Allen Chastanet takes a photo with students from the St Lucia School of Innovation Class of 2025

St Lucia School of Innovation Class of 2025: Allen Chastanet Salutes

June 26, 2025
Conway man shot in Anse Ger and injured in Desruisseaux vehicle crash

Conway man shot in Anse Ger, injured again in Desruisseaux crash

June 25, 2025
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 Unitedpac St Lucia News - All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • St Lucia News
  • News
    • Agriculture
    • Local News
    • Justice
    • Crime
    • Caribbean News
    • Obituary
    • Religion
    • Weather Alerts
    • Education
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Saint Lucia Events
  • Lifestyle
    • Culture
    • Travel
    • Health
  • Tech
  • Commentary
  • Press Releases

Copyright © 2025 Unitedpac St Lucia News - All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.