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The St. Lucia government has welcomed the six per cent decline in unemployment for the first three months of 2019.<\/p>

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The Department of Statistics noted that unemployment here declined from 21.80 per cent to 15.5 per cent during over the same period last year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It said youth unemployment for the period January to March declined from 38.78 per cent last year to 25.9 per cent this year.<\/p>

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Earlier this week, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet in a statement posted on his Facebook page, described the unemployed figures as \u201cvery encouraging\u201d and that his administration was looking forward to reducing the figure given the visit of the US-based Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).<\/p>

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\u201cWe look forward to working closely with the US and OPIC on the development plans for our country. St. Lucia has been showing some definite signs of progress and the level of investment in our country is continuing to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of engaging agencies such as OPIC is to continue to stimulate economic growth,\u201d Prime Minister Chastanet said, adding that the government was looking forward \u201cto working with them to implement projects that impact and change lives\u201d.<\/p>

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The OPIC delegation also visited Jamaica and the Bahamas in keeping with a promise made by President Donald Trump to four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders whom he met at his private residence in Miami earlier this year to discuss the ongoing political situation in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Washington is at the forefront of efforts to unseat President Nicolas Maduro from office in favour of opposition leader, Juan Guaido, who has already declared himself interim president of the Sputh American country.<\/p>

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