 Thank you very much Mr. Speaker and good morning Parliamentarians. The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment consistently seeks to improve the delivery of services to the poor and vulnerable population in St. Lucia. As such, it has engaged civil society groups and faith-based organisations with a track record of vibrant community outreach in the area of social care in relevant discussions to inculcate a culture of caring in St. Lucia. For the first time on record, St. Lucia will join in the observance of National Caring Day, an initiative created by Caring Bridge, a registered non-profit organisation. In fulfilment of the corporate responsibility and in an effort to give back to society, community and faith-based organisations have agreed to collaborate with the Ministry of Equity for hosting an annual day of caring where vulnerable persons will be treated to a series of activities promoting their spiritual upliftment, recreation and entertainment. As an immediate outcome, the parties have identified existing synergies in their mutual efforts of outreach and service to the homeless, persons with disabilities, impoverished and intelligent constituents in society. While the commemoration, Caring for Lucia will focus on persons living with disabilities, the observance of National Day of Caring is to bring to focus and to celebrate our own caring ways. Additionally, it is to encourage caring and to deepen our passion for caring. Caring for our environment, caring for our neighbours, caring for persons with disabilities, caring for animals, caring for our communities. It is to foster the Russian attitude just to provide a caring deed. The National Day of Caring will be launched on Wednesday, 7th June 2023 at the Constitution Park in Castris. The theme for this year, observance, is caring for each other. Make a difference in your community. Followed with a colour scheme of white and a touch of other national flag colours, we will celebrate a caring day. Apart from remarks from the minister, myself, and other community and faith-based leaders, the ceremony will see the presentation of awards to five persons with disabilities who have made significant contribution to society. Two other major activities will be a panel discussion, group in faith-based and other civil society organisation with a track record of vibrant community outreach and offering specialised care to families with children who are mentally challenged and with sick and shutting elderly in the need of social assistance and psychological, psychosocial emotional support. The National Day of Caring will also endorse activities that promote spiritual upliftment as well as recreation, entertainment and personal assistance to those deemed most vulnerable. These will be hosted island-wide by schools, community organisations, youth unsporting groups. The observance of National Day of Caring is expected to be an annual event with different areas of vulnerability being placed under the microscope as the observance advances. Mr Speaker, this is the statement that as we bring this National Day of Caring to our society, but I would like to end on a very important note that this month was blind awareness month and today being the last day, I would like to join, well, I think that the association for blind, the Blind Welfare Association did invite myself to participate in a church service in Tuapito, but I want to share with you just five seconds of the reality and I ask all of us to close our eyes for about ten seconds. Please, everyone, as we share in the world of those persons who are visually impaired as I take my seat. Thank you very much. As you close your eyes, just for five seconds, everyone, please. As you do so, please remember this is the world that those who are visually impaired, this is the reality. Thank you very much.