Editing Castries (section)

==Political institutions==
As well as being the capital city of Saint Lucia, Castries hosts the secretariat of the [[Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2013 |title=OECS - Secretariat |url=https://www.oecs.org/powersavers/docs/media-center-press-release.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104143250/https://www.oecs.org/powersavers/docs/media-center-press-release.pdf |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=OECS}}</ref> Castries also hosts the headquarters of the [[Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court]].

The mayor of Castries is Geraldine Lendor-Gabriel, who took office in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=New mayor, councillors sworn in |publisher=Office of the Prime Minister |date=2 September 2021 |url=http://www.govt.lc/news/new-mayor-councillors-sworn-in |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>

A number of international embassies and consulates keep their headquarters in Castries. They include the [[Organization of American States]], [[British High Commission]], Mexican Embassy, embassy of the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) (in [[Rodney Bay]]), Dominican Republic Consulate, French Embassy, Italian Vice Consulate, Jamaican Consulate, Netherlands Consulate, Norwegian Consulate, Brazilian Embassy and Venezuelan Embassy.

[[File:CastriesStLuciaPanorama.jpg|thumb|centre|600px|Panorama of the Port of Castries from [[Morne Fortune]]]]

[[File:Port of Castries.jpg|thumb|centre|600px|Panorama of the Port of Castries]]