 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Traus. This edition stops stories. The Government of St. Lucia is one step closer to delivering a refurbished Hironara International Airport. A port community single window has been opened to improve the ease of doing business in St. Lucia. A nationwide sensitization is on against measles. All that plus the latest in youth development sports and the NTN Wapo Acreol. The Government of St. Lucia is one step closer to delivering a refurbished Hironara International Airport, HIA. Thursday, the St. Lucia Air and Seaports Authority, Slasper, announced Siebre-Hierry Inc. as the architect for the HIA redevelopment project, Genelle Norville reports. Siebre-Hierry is a leading full-service architecture, interior design, engineering program and construction management firm. This Miami office is leading the efforts as it relates the Hironara International Airport redevelopment project. The company's relationship with Slasper spans over a decade, having been selected as the architectural firm for both of the previous planning and design stages of the project. Slasper indicated its understanding of the industry, the demands of the aviation sector and the criteria that St. Lucia aspires to meet enabled a relatively smooth selection process for the authority in recommitting to the company. Minister for Infrastructure, Ports Energy and Labor, Hon. Stevenson King, provided a breakdown of the project. The first design entailed the construction of a new terminal north of the existing terminal, which means to the back of the existing terminal where the car park is, following which the intention was to demolish the existing terminal and to provide sufficient room that would then allow us to qualify for what we call the recess away from the midline of the airport runway. However, after reconsidering what we're talking about, we felt and we proposed to the designers the need to look at the possibility of building a new terminal obliquely to the back of the existing terminal, which is probably in a north-west angle, north-north-west angle, that would allow us to keep the existing terminal, the old terminal, that can be used for an F.O.B. Along with the authority, Siebre-Herry has ensured through the revised and modified plans for the new airport that the finished product will meet the demands of the aviation industry and rival neighboring Caribbean islands as one of the best airports in the region. As a leader with extensive experience in providing architectural designs and program management for similar aviation projects, their work includes the Hartfield-Jackson International Airport and Miami International Airport North Terminal Development, to name a few. Acting general manager of Slansper Darren Snack expressed his delight in the project progressing into its final design and approval stages and anticipation for its commencement. Minister King also explained that the new design is set to save Slansper and by extension the government of St. Lucia, a great deal on maintenance costs. The runway, Mr. Speaker, which is 9,000 feet, the intention is to resurface the runway, and that will come in the second phase, where the runway will be resurfaced, the turning bay will be reconstructed and to be realigned in a proper way, but to ease some of the pressure which over the years we have had at the turning bay because of the maneuvering of the aircraft at that point, a taxiway will be established so as not to add that pressure on the turning bay. Because what is happening is because of the constraints of the turning bay, as that aircraft gets to the point of turning at the end of the runway to take off, just that turn around and the wheels, the pressure on the pavement often deteriorates the pavement and often costs the government or Slansper quite a bit of money. The airport project, according to the minister, will also comprise of all the required services a new control tower and an active plan to address the nearby river that as a result of adverse weather causes runoff onto the airport in ensuring that the blueprint for the project was in accordance with international standards, Slansper engaged the local, regional and international civil aviation stakeholders. Slansper's consultation process also involved the Development Control Authority, DCA, and Ministry of Planning. The anticipated unveiling of plans to St Lucia is scheduled for the coming weeks. From the Government Information Service, I am General Norville. Government is seeking to simplify the administrative processes and procedures in reference to goods entering and leaving the country. In 2009, Cabinet gave permission for the establishment of a port community single window to increase St Lucia's competitiveness in regards to the trading of goods. Glenn Simon has the latest. In a thrust to improve St Lucia's ease of doing business ranking, the Government of St Lucia has focused on trade facilitation of domestic and commercial goods in and out of the island's ports. Government is seeking to implement what is termed a port community single window to electronically harmonize and standardize information related to the clearing of goods. Trade Facilitation Officer Suzette-Louise Jean explained how this system will significantly improve the ease of doing business in St Lucia. What it's going to do, it's going to make trading easier and if we would like to be competitive on the global market, we really have to make trading within our borders a lot easier for investors. So for example, we have customs with the Assecuta system, Slasper has its own, and there are a lot of others. You have the truckers, the shippers. So what we're hoping to do is to get all these agencies together under a single umbrella, all single window as we will call it. So when a trader uploads his manifest, he does it once, so there will be no reason to go to customs, go back to Slasper, then go to agriculture, all these different agencies. You only upload this thing once and it goes through the system until a decision has been made on your input. She stated that the World Trade Organization, WTO, Trade Facilitation Agreement makes it mandatory for all its members to establish a single window. Developing countries like St Lucia stand to benefit from this trade facilitation agreement, of which the single window is a major component. So we must do it so that we become attractive to investors and make it easier for all of us, in fact, who are doing, who are trading within our borders. Sabine Bajaze is the communications and external affairs manager for Sabar in Guadeloupe. Sabar is a private company charged with managing the Port Community Single Window in Guadeloupe for the past 15 years. She said the Port Single Window facilitates all the logistics and trade facilitation processes in a complete paperless system. First of all, it's not an IT program, it's not an IT project, IT is part of it, it's really how we're doing business, how we are declaring our goods, how we're doing importation, exportation, shipment. So the way of doing the process will actually be optimized through the system. She noted that the value added St Lucia will receive from implementing such a system far outweighs the initial setup cost. However, the modality for operationalizing and running the Port Community Single Window is yet to be decided upon by government. We have to put together a steering committee and then we're going to do an analysis and gather all the information that we need and then a determination will be made as to whether it's housed in government, whether a separate company is open to run it or whether we allow the private sector to run with it. So it's a decision that will be made once we have all the information that is necessary. Jamaica and Guadeloupe have already established the Port Single Window within their territories. The implementation of the Port Community Single Window is considered a priority on the ease of doing business agenda for St Lucia. For the National Competitiveness and Productivity Unit, Glenn Simon reporting. The Department of Health and Wellness is taking a proactive approach to control the spread of the measles virus by sensitizing healthcare professionals around the island. More in this report from FNEL Neptune. Healthcare professionals will grant the opportunity to acquire information about the guidelines for the prevention and control of the measles virus for a sensitization workshop held recently. Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sharon Belma George says, although St Lucia has been free of measles since 1990, it is necessary that healthcare workers are sensitized about surveillance measures as to allow for prompt interventions if cases are identified. The immunization for measles started in 1982 and our last documented case of measles in St Lucia was in the year 1990. So as you could imagine, most of our healthcare workers would not have seen or managed a case of measles. With what is happening in the region and in the wider world, we note that the threat of measles outbreak is coming quite closer. So we are taking a very proactive step in ensuring that all of our healthcare workers are updated and sensitized so that we can have early detection if we were to get an imported case of measles coming into the island. Dr. Belma George says it is important that children are protected against measles by getting vaccinated. We have noted that in the last 5 to 10 years, some parents have chosen not to immunize their children. So those children who are not immunized are at risk. The measles is a viral illness, it's an acute illness and it is one of the most infectious agents that you could get. So all we need is for one person with the measles virus to travel, I'm into St Lucia or for somebody from St Lucia who's not been fully immunized to travel into an area with an outbreak and it would now put persons who have not received their full scheduler vaccines or not immunized would be at risk for such a disease. The Medical Office of Health is appealing to parents to review their child's health card and ensure it is updated. Through the Immunization Program, the Department of Health and Wellness will be administering the vaccine for measles free of charge. Reporting from the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I am Fennel Neptune. And this is the NTN Nightly, coming up the latest happenings in youth and sports with Ryan O'Brien. I have my mobile, landline, cable TV and internet service. If I have a problem with any of the services, what should I do? Here's what you should do to resolve the problem. First, get in philota complaint forms and lodge your complaint with the service provider. If after 30 days there is still no solution, you may contact your National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, NTRC. This message is brought to you as a public service announcement by ECTEL, the NTRC and this station. Welcome back. The Government Information Service is currently positioning itself to better serve the information needs of youth, the public. Among those efforts is programming in Creole. We will have the details in a moment, but first we join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Hi, I'm Ryan O'Brien once again with news from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. It's just over one week before the National Sports Awards comes off at the Royalton Beach Resort and Spa. A final press briefing is scheduled for Wednesday, February 13th at a conference room of the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. It's also a week when judges come together to deliberate. Officials from the Ministry tie up loose ends. Nominees are brought in for briefings, while orators and emcees rehearse for the big night. The National Television Network, as they have done in the past, will be broadcasting the ceremony live and are also making sure the best possible pictures and audio are brought to you. Join us live from the Royalton from 7pm. Early preparations are underway to get our schools volleyball team in fine form for competition in this year's Winner Island School Games. A volleyball festival held at the VG Multipurpose Sports Complex Thursday signaled the start of identification of new talent coming out of primary and secondary schools. The vote Dennis Sinclair has observed that with so much interest being shown in the festival, it also augurs well for the competition for places on the national team. Seeing what I see there, I can see how we could put easily as long as they're willing to put two teams together for the Winner Island School Games. I mean, there are people there who play for clubs already and they're all coming from the secondary school. There are people in Form 3, Form 4, which is very good because it means that they have another two years at the secondary school plus two years at the end of the month. So that gives them four years to learn and so and the whole objective of this is to be able to start sending a call of volleyballers to the national pool so it makes it more difficult to make the senior national team. Today it seems like nothing, anybody goes and they're on the team but the time will come when you have to come with something to make the senior national team. The ministry is continuing with arrangements for the start of the secondary school's volleyball tournament. By month end. And as we end a quick preview of some engagements for our senior officers this weekend. First is the National Football Association Awards Saturday evening at the Marina Haven Hotel and on Sunday the swimming association will be holding their ceremony at Harbor Club. Officials of the ministry are expected to be present there as well. Next week the Mass United Secondary Schools cricket tournament rolls off. You can follow the action at a venue near you. The island's top young cricket and talent will be on display. That's all from us at the youth development and sports this week. Thanks for being with us. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. Stay with NTN Nightly. Up next Primers Hutchinson is here with the NTN Waipo after y'all. Small household electrical appliances when faulty can give rise to big problems. If you have just purchased a small appliance from a store and you are concerned about the safety of the item, an appliance has been at home for sometimes subjected to wear and tear from regular usage. Have it tested by the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards. It is better to be safe than sorry. For more information contact the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards at 456-0546 or email SLBS at candw.lc or visit the website at www.slbs.org.lc. Welcome back. Today we are proud to begin expanding NTN's programming to include Crayol with the NTN Waipo Aquaiol with Primers Hutchinson. This is the first time we have had the opportunity to meet with the NTN Waipo Department of the University of St. Lucia Bureau of Standards for information on government services such as GIS, as well as the National Television of the NTN, as well as the new Crayol, as well as the Primers Hutchinson. Celebration of the first anniversary of the university of St. Lucia, which is the first time we have had the opportunity to meet with the NTN Waipo Department of the University of St. Lucia Bureau of Standards. This year we are also a pleasant ceremony. We have made the variousiggly linie as the president. So we have himself a Rallyongas hobby in many ways. So it is common that we have a differentatrope for the differentware, we also apply the different service commentaries, All in, we are all here to participate in all these activities in the Salah. A new celebration is still going on. Apart from other shows for the celebration, if we go to a concert in the 20th February, apart from other cultural activities and performances for the Salah, the Chote Calypso has allowed a lot of artists to participate. The Chote Calypso has a large market, apart from the participants, a small market has also started to open a castle. This has also allowed the 20th February to start in the middle of the year. A large competition has allowed the Genese to participate, as well as a lot of shows to celebrate the 15th February of 2019. To participate in all these activities, the Chote Calypso has allowed the Chote Calypso to participate, as well as a lot of shows to celebrate the 20th February of 2019. The theme for the Salah is, we are all here to participate in all these activities. Committee are teaching in Co-France for the non-media payers who have passed in the GIS studio. The debate for the FETURISC has put a lot of effort to continue to develop and strengthen the business sector for the Salah. The debate has pushed the fastest in the management and development sector for the FETURISC. So, for the 2020 Salah initiative, it is to promote communication and the association of business battles in Calibla, which is established in Florida. It is for the people and for the secret participants who are involved in the work sector for the FETURISC and the Hotel Big Gardens. I said, to learn a way to do more for the FETURISC by talking about this, the Association of Hotel and Cafe Tourists here, to officially present national competitions at the Chef Hotel for those in Calibla who have just finished their first cuisine and prepared drinks. We are here for the first Vice-President of the Association, John Mathry, from Calibla. I have invited participants from several restaurants and hotels. I have added that, it is mainly to help hotels and Western countries to improve their capabilities for the established businesses that bring others to the ground. The competition will be held for three days, starting on Saturday the 9th of February at the School of Secondary Comprehensive in Castouille. Divisions of the FETURISC and the Minister of FETURISC I have started on March to pursue public education considering all that is necessary for the officers who have examined the connections of the FETURISC, the arctic law for the commercial and domestic countries to be examined. In fact, it is necessary to examine all the deals and the sectors for domestic countries to have a discussion and then everyone who is associated to make sure that we can continue these wages. The Parliament and the March legislation that governs tax payers and a form to increase the amount of tax payers and at the same time reduce the amount of the government that the Prime Minister can do and declare that the legislation will authorize the Chef in Land Revenue which is the responsibility of tax payers and to approach the Chef in Land Revenue and direct the finance to find and discover all the tax that the government can do so the Prime Minister can do it easier to find tax payers and to publicize the tax and to publicize the tax and to publicize the tax and to publicize the tax and to publicize the tax and to publicize the tax Mercier Peel, Primus and that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly Join us next time at 7pm with a repeat at 7am You can also catch up with us anytime on the Saint Lucia Government Facebook page or Youtube channel