Saint Lucia became signatory to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in January 2007, and was one of the first Caribbean island states to ratify this Convention. Saint Lucia’s commitment to the implementation of the Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is enshrined in its national cultural policy which recognizes cultural heritage as “the matrix of a people’s cultural identity” and identifies several actions for the protection of this important aspect of culture.
