Pigeon Island (Saint Lucia) Pigeon Island (Saint Lucia) Pigeon Island is a islet located in Gros Islet in the northern region of Saint Lucia. Once isolated from the country in the Caribbean Sea, the island was artificially joined to the western coast of mainland in 1972 by a man-made causeway built from dirt excavated to form the Rodney Bay Marina. Composed of two peaks the island is a historic site with numerous forts such as an 18th-century British fort and Fort Rodney both used by the British to spy on French Ships from neighbouring Martinique. In 1979 it was named a national park and
Sport in Saint Lucia swimming. St Lucia was recently represented by a team of 48 who proceeded to Grenada on July 25, 2008 to participate in the Windward Islands Inter-School Championship Games. The tournament included Male and Female Volleyball, in which both the male and female teams were victorious, Male and Female Basketball, Netball, Football and Track and Field. St Lucia is also home to Levern Spencer, who is a high jumper and holds the St Lucian record of 1.94 meters. Sport in Saint Lucia Cricket and football are the most popular sports in Saint Lucia. Darren Sammy was the first and only St