Taiwan Gifts SMART Classroom To Belle Vue Human Resource Centre

Residents of Vieux Fort North now have greater access towards bettering their socioeconomic potential, thanks to a SMART classroom that was recently introduced at the Belle Vue Human Resource Centre. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, His Excellency Peter Chia-yen Chen, Taiwan’s Ambassador to Saint Lucia, joined Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste, Minister for Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs and Parliamentary Representative for Vieux Fort North; Dr. Cadelia Ambrose, Permanent Secretary in the Department of Housing and Local Government; and Mr. Yondon James, Deputy Chairman of the Vieux Fort North Constituency Council, to cut the ribbon to officially open the new SMART classroom. The official opening of the SMART classroom coincided with the first series of training workshops held at the Belle Vue Human Resource Centre which ended on Friday, May 19, 2023. That workshop, which was organized by Taiwanese and Saint Lucian stakeholders, provided training to people in the south in the following areas: Agro-processing, Basic Business Management, Marketing, and Craft Design. Ambassador Chen said the SMART classroom was among matters discussed last year when Hon. Jn. Baptiste arranged an on-site visit in Vieux Fort North for Ambassador Chen and other Taiwanese Embassy officials. “During the visit, Minister Jn. Baptiste shared...