2021/02/23 09:24 Flag-raising ceremony marked 42 years of Saint Lucian independence. Flag-raising ceremony marked 42 years of Saint Lucian independence. (Taiwan News photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Saint Lucian Ambassador to Taiwan Edwin Laurent on Monday (Feb. 22) reflected on the Caribbean nation’s 42 years of independence and shared his outlook on Taiwan-Saint Lucia relations in an interview with Taiwan News. Before delivering remarks at two consecutive events organized by the Saint Lucian Embassy on Monday, Laurent told Taiwan News that the past four decades have been “spectacular.” He said that Saint Lucians have seen a “dramatic transformation” during which poverty declined and the literacy rate increased. “We have become masters of our own destiny,” he said, adding that the nation is working for itself and is able to collaborate with any country it desires.