 Permanent Secretary and the Ministry of Education, Michelle Charles, in applauding this recent milestone reached by the Saint Lucia Sports Academy in securing university placements for its students, says she remains hopeful that more higher education opportunities will be afforded to students of the Saint Lucia Sports Academy in the near future. This for us is testimony of what the Saint Lucia Sports Academy is really about. With inception, the thinking was about creating another pathway for our students, especially those who are sports oriented, to marry their sporting ability together with the academic side of things. And this was about creating this pathway that would allow our students access to higher education, tertiary education, and we can see this is exactly what's happening. And I'm really proud of the students in that they were able to go through the program at the Sports Academy, which I'm sure they will tell you, prepare them for life at Jamaica College. From director of the Saint Lucia Sports Academy, Andy Bell says, the students are adequately prepared to undergo the rigorous training schedule at Jamaica College, having already learned how best to manage a loaded academic and sporting itinerary on a weekly basis. The Saint Lucia Sports Academy, he explains, places emphasis on the wholesome development of the student athlete, giving them the acumen to develop the disposition to remain focused and persevere when challenges arise. They came into the Sports Academy already as national footballers, so we knew they had the talent and we were able to work with that. And in their time over the years at the Sports Academy, our framework is designed so athletes like this are extremely well prepared for the next level. What these guys go through on a daily basis all of our student athletes is they're up at 5.45 a.m. by 6 a.m. We're starting our workouts. So they understand the discipline that it takes to get out of bed every morning, get your feet on the ground and get working. The Saint Lucia Sports Academy was founded to afford aspiring athletes a route to success in sports. And now, having established a partnership with Jamaica College, most students of the schools turned a chance to acquire tertiary-level education while developing advanced skills in their individual sporting areas. From the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, I am Amanda Fee-Clock reporting.