Co-operatives & Friends Society Department

COOPERATIVES & FRIENDS SOCIETY

Overview of the Department of Co-operatives

 

OUR MISSION

Co-operative Policy Objectives  in St. Lucia
  • Promote the civic society through democratic organizations and mutual self-help practices among ordinary citizens.
  • Mobilize popular savings through non-traditional financial institutions.
  • Penetrate the widest cross-section of the society in providing services to rural communities as well as the working class. Build entrepreneurship by creating self-reliance particularly in rural and deprived communities, resulting in the reduction of rural-urban drift, unemployment and poverty.
  • Increase domestic income, foreign exchange earnings and employment through higher production and productivity levels.
  • Provide vital developmental, institutional and regulatory support to the Co-operative Movement by the appointment, deployment and development of an adequate team of trained, capable and motivated professionals at the regulatory authorities.
  • Maintain reliable, accurate and timely information, utilizing modernized information, education, organization and management processes fundamental the regulatory mandate.
  • Regular consultation with the national co-operative bodies.

Mr. Egbert-Stevens

Registrar of Co-operatives

1 .Enforcement of Co-operative Law
2 .Registration of non-financial co-operatives
3 .Arbitration
4 .Inspection, Supervision and Monitoring
5 .Examinations and Audit
6 .Education and Training
7 .Research and Development
8 .Policy Promotion and Advice
9 .Resource Mobilization and Management
10 .Liquidation of non-financial co-operatives
11.Revival of non-financial co-operatives
12 .Facilitate co-operative endeavor
13 .Stabilize and strengthen the management and administrative capabilities, efficiency, delivery systems and growth of non-financial co-operatives.

The International Co-operative Alliance is the global steward of the Statement on the Cooperative Identity – the Values and Principles of the cooperative movement.

Co-operative Identity

The Statement on the Cooperative Identity states that a cooperative is an “autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.

Cooperative Values

Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity.

In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.

Definition of a Cooperative

A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.

OUR TEAM

CONTACT US

  • Egbert Stevens
  • Phone:1758-468-5568
  • Cell: 713-9031
  • Email: egbert.stevens@govt.lc
  • Askia Alcindor
    Phone:468-5569
  • Luan Reno
  • Phone: 1758-468-5571
  • Samuel Chris Fred
  • Phone: 1758468-5573
  • Prisca Desrivier
  • Phone: 1758-468-5570
  • Marcus Isidore
  • Phone: 1758468-5576

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