 St. Lucia and Taiwan relations continue to positively impact the lives of the citizenry through various development initiatives. Taiwan has made available a further $3.2 million in development funding, which the Peer Administration will channel through the St. Lucia community. Part of the Taiwanese funding was allocated to construct the Bashe Shouzef Human Resource Development Center in the Cashtree's South constituency. The funds will also support the government's maintenance program for sporting facilities throughout the island. An allocation was also made to support the Safe Spaces Project. As Honourable Prime Minister Filipe Jephyen underlined the priority of the safety and security of citizens in his New Year's address, and Honourable Kensen Kasmi, Minister of Youth Development and Sports also highlighted the importance of maintenance of sports facilities for youth development in his address on 41st National Sports Awards. The three projects today have not only echoed the idea presented by Honourable Prime Minister and Honourable Minister Kasmi, but also timely demonstrated the determination and execution ability of the St. Lucia government. In this regard, Taiwan as a long-standing development partner is very proud to be part of these projects. Prime Minister Honourable Filipe Jephyen on behalf of the Government of St. Lucia expressed his gratitude to Taiwan and remarked on how the funding will be directed to strengthen the island's social safety nets, develop local sporting infrastructure and improve St. Lucia's human capital. What is significant in these three projects today is all of them are people-centered projects, all of them relate to people, the Safe Space Project people, the Rehabitation of Human Resource Centers people, the Rehabitation of Sports Facilities, all of them involve people. It just shows and demonstrates that our mantra of putting people first is clear, not only in words, but in deed, and all these policies relate to people. But I'm particularly pleased about the last one, Rehabitation of Sports Facilities, because the Mindu Filipe Park is going to be done in that phase. So all the doubting Thomas is about jazz. All the doubting Thomas is about jazz at the Mindu Filipe Park. Let him rest assured that jazz will be held at the Mindu Filipe Park and the funding for the repairs to the facilities at Mindu Filipe Park will happen. So the sportsmen will get the facility repaired. The Taiwan Ambassador handed over the final tranche during a brief ceremony before the Cabinet of Ministers and senior government officials on February 27th. From the Office of the Prime Minister, Rihanna Issa.