New Book Tells ‘The Real Stories’ Of Roseau

[3:16 PM, 8/12/2024] Pete Ninvalle: Wikipedia describes the Roseau Valley in Saint Lucia as home to the island’s largest banana plantation. It goes on to say that “the Roseau River runs through the valley and enters the sea at Roseau Bay and that the Roseau Reservoir is a major source of drinking water.” Elsewhere on the internet, one can find stories about the Roseau Valley Distillery tours and the vast banana plantations but little of the stigmatization that the community once endured. With the launch of a new publication, it is the hope of those involved that not only will this stigmatization of  “Jan Wozo” be eradicated but that the real stories of the community will now be passed on through generations to come. “Stories of Roseau Valley” was launched on Saturday, August 10, 2024. “Today is absolutely a joyous occasion,” declared Stanislas Albert, who delivered the welcome remarks. Albert, who contributed to the publication, went on: ” As this story begins to unfold to the world, I feel very much elated. I feel that I have arrived, telling the story about Jan Wozo. I am a proud product of the Roseau Valley.” According to Albert, for many years he...