Castries Constituency Council

Castries, the principal town of St. Lucia, is the seat of government and is situated at the eastern extremity of the beautiful harbour which bears its name.

In maritime circles it is better known as Port Castries. It was originally called “Carenage” or petit Cul-de-Sac because it was a land-locked harbour used for careening ships while under repairs, and in the days of sail when wind-jammers roamed the Caribbean, this safe service earned for Port Castries the descriptive Virgilian legend: “Statio Haud Malefida Carinis”. This is as true today as it ever was: a safe anchorage for ships.