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CASSIUS ELIAS
Cassius Elias was born in 1943 in the rural community of Majomel, in the village of Laborie, Saint Lucia. Upon completion of his primary education, he was unable to take up his place at one of the ...view moreCassius Elias was born in 1943 in the rural community of Majomel, in the village of Laborie, Saint Lucia. Upon completion of his primary education, he was unable to take up his place at one of the two secondary schools on the island due to logistical difficulties. He traveled to Castries, the island capital and took up employment with a law firm, where he quickly rose through the ranks, until 1964, when he left as managing clerk, to join family in the United Kingdom and to better his education.
Very early in his life Elias had nurtured an inclination toward agriculture and self-improvement and demonstrated an ingrained option for the poor and underprivileged. It is therefore unsurprising that his sojourn in the UK saw him quickly qualifying as a legal executive and spearheading initiatives supportive of West Indian immigrant children relegated by the English education system, while at home, he would end up as a minister for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and the environment.
Cass Elias has been a leader and pioneer of many initiatives at home and in the UK during his stay there, between 1964 and 1974. Although one his first major business ventures, Cardevco, turned out to be an unmitigated disaster (due to no fault of his), his legacy in commerce and the social landscape is unquestionable.
His entry into “combat politics” marks a radical shift, as partisan politics was never his calling, and it is this, ironically, that has left the bitterest taste in his mouth.
Elias is married to Mary, and together they have four children.view less