 Welcome to the NTN Nightly. I'm Nisha Charles. This edition stops stories. St Lucia's Prime Minister and Carrickham Chairman discusses the importance of the Caribbean Beast and Initiative. St Lucia drums of massive interest at Carifesta 14. The Department of Gender Relations continues to combat discrimination and violence against women and girls. All that plus the latest in youth development, sports and the NTN Nouvelle-Arcueille. The trade programs known collectively as the Caribbean Beast and Initiative, CBI, remains important elements of U.S. economic relations with the Caribbean. The CBI is intended to facilitate the development of stable Caribbean economies by providing beneficiary countries with duty-free access to the U.S. market for most goods. The Caribbean Beast and Trade Partnership Act of the trade program is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2020. Chairman of Carrickham and Prime Minister, the Honourable Alan Shastney, indicated that he has been dialoguing with U.S. Congressman Elliot Engel, Chairman of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee, on a number of initiatives including immigration, free borders and security, all of which he explained can be beneficial to the Caribbean. One of those initiatives is the idea of having a Florida-Caribbean conference, which we're trying to organize. In December, we've gotten the support of Carrickham at our last Heads of Government meeting. My ambassador is working with many of the other ambassadors from the Carrickham, as well as the State of Florida, and I can say Congressman Engel's office, to facilitate in making sure that that meeting happens. Florida is the state that benefits the most from the Caribbean, whether it's from our diaspora who live there, whether it's economically from flights and ships, as well as the amount of stuff that we purchase, predominantly comes from the State of Florida. And I think that it would give us a great opportunity as Heads of Government in this region to ensure that at least one meeting a year. The Prime Minister added that parts of the U.S. and the Caribbean are faced with similar challenges. He explained that as a result, it is important that the U.S. and the Caribbean work together on the many issues plaguing the region. From climate change, the same hurricanes that are impacting us are impacting Florida. From a crime perspective, it's the same criminals, it's the same type of crimes. And if we can now start sharing on intelligence, for instance, you take the Miami Port, imagine how many screeners that they have. They're now able to benefit from their volume discount and also their maintenance service because they're only three hours away from us. It would be significantly improved the security of this country if we can scan all the containers coming into solution. We're currently doing a better job with the barrels, but we need to be able to do that. If we want to eliminate illegal guns in this country, we must first start preventing them from coming in. And then secondly, being able to identify them much quicker than we currently are once they're in our country. The CBI was launched in 1983 through the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act and expanded in 2000 by the U.S. Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act and again by the Trade Act of 2002. It was implemented on January 1, 1984 and has no set expiration date. St. Lucia is stirring quite a bit of interest at this year's Cara Festa being held in Trinidad and Tobago. The contingent participated in the Parade of Nations an official opening ceremony on Friday, more from Inesia Antoine. National delegations from 21 Caribbean countries including St. Lucia have converged in Trinidad and Tobago for Cara Festa 14 to showcase and market their cultural and creative talents. The festival has evolved and transformed over its 46-year history and is expected to generate greater value for key stakeholders like artists, cultural entrepreneurs, host and sending governments, and the Caricom Secretariat. A major highlight of the festival is the Cara Festa 14 Grand Market at the grandstand Queens Park Savannah where festival goers can shop, dine and lime. Draenia Frederick is the artistic director of Cara Festa's team St. Lucia. I think it's an investment for those persons who produce products and craft at the grand market, buyers and persons looking forward to buying their stuff and showing what we can produce in terms of manufacturing. It's also a means of networking and workshops. A lot of the performers and the contingent will be attending dance workshops, theater, drama, music, the poets will be doing poetry readings, lectures. So it's really an exchange of that. A festival is more than just music, itemized music on a stage. It has symposiums. It has where we discuss issues that are related to Caribbean life. Where are we going? How are we channeling this creative industry? Frederick stated that the period of nations at Queens Park Savannah and other facets of the Cara Festa 14 allows for the infusion of different cultural practices. The St. Lucia contingent has been hired at rehearsals for the production entitled A Little Folk Tale which is written by Monique Auguste and Jesse Myers. Everybody who has seen clips of the advertisement and have gone around and publicized it and Cara Festa has promoted it, persons are just looking forward to it. Lucia is a country to watch and of course as you can see from the parade, how we celebrate and we have our flags and we're dancing. So it's really a festive spirit and a spirit of celebration of that otherness of being a Caribbean person today. I am extremely proud to be a contingent. A Little Folk Tale will be staged at Queens Hall in Port of Spain on Friday, August 23, 2019. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. Meantime, the parade of nations created a festive atmosphere in the host country. We get more highlights from Cara Cam News Time. The Caribbean Festival of Arts Cara Festa 14 starts here at the Queens Park Savannah where over a thousand revelers from more than 20 countries will parade through the streets of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. North America has parted its festival. I've seen one of them as much as we could. Okay and living traditions. The way they dress, traditional garb, living traditions. And you've seen Dunkley Malcolm of Cara Cam News Time reports on the official opening ceremony. Patrons were treated to a spectacular display of elaborate performances paying homage to the culture and customs of Cara Cam Member States and associate members. The official aspect of the evening's proceedings included works from the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Doctor, the Honourable Keith Rowley, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, the Honourable Nayan Gadsby Dolly, and Cara Cam Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. Prime Minister Rowley, after welcoming everyone to his country, said Cara Festa could not have been better placed on the calendar of Trinidad and Tobago as it was happening right after Emancipation and just before their Independence Day celebrations. And of course, it wouldn't be a Trinbego Cara Festa if all of the countries didn't cross the stage in true carnival style. The Department of Gender Relations recently conducted a three-day training for public offices from various departments on drafting national reports. Among the reports is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, or report, is submitted every four years by countries that have signed on to the Convention, which places emphasis on bringing the female half of humanity into the focus of human rights concerns. St. Lucia is preparing to submit its seventh to ninth combined reports and has been hosting training exercises in preparation of these reports. The second part of a two-part exercise was recently hosted by the Department of Gender Relations through the technical support from Sisters of Change through its Equality and Justice Alliance initiative. Acting Director of the Department of Gender Relations, Jeannie Joseph, says the exercise focused on drafters. We are hoping that by November we are going to have a final draft that we are going to take to Cabinet by the 25th of November when the 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence begins for the Cabinet of Ministers approval. Sisters for Change is an international organisation which works to combat discrimination and violence against women and girls. Legal Director Jeanne Gordon says its role is to help support and strengthen St. Lucia's capacity to be able to draft its report to the CDOR Committee. The work we have been doing is identifying the data that is needed, evidence that is needed to produce that report to identify the progress that has been made in the implementation of women's rights in St. Lucia between 2006 when St. Lucia last reported to 2019 and then working through how we will draft the final report and how that will be agreed before it is then submitted to Cabinet for review and approval. St. Lucia submitted its last CDOR report in 2016. And this is the NTN Nightly. Ryan O'Brien is up next. Additional information with third parties. Do not sign a contract that you are not satisfied or comfortable with. This message is brought to you as a public service announcement by Ectel, the NTRC and this station. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Thanks, Misha. Welcome once again to your segment from youth development and sports on the NTN Nightly News. I'm Ryan O'Brien. The St. Lucia National Youth Council Executive recently visited Bellevue Vierfo to aid in facilitating a leadership workshop for the youth in the Vierfort North area. The workshop is part of a five-week series which is aimed at building capacity in young people. As part of the workshop, First Vice President Anya Edwin presented on the fundamentals of events management and was assisted by other members of the Executive. The St. Lucia National Youth Council then held a joint meeting with the Vierfort North and Vierfort South youth and sports councils to gain a better understanding of the issues affecting the councils as well as the youth of Vierfort. Additionally, solutions and possible collaborations were discussed as a remedy to these issues. The meeting was the first step as the council prepares to roll out its district branch revitalization. Among the pertinent issues facing the district youth and sports councils, which were discussed, included the lack of database for clubs and financial discrepancies during the turnover period of councils. President of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Football Association's ConquerCaf, Victor Montagliani has lauded the initiatives taken by the government of St. Lucia and the St. Lucia Football Association in an effort to develop the sport of football on island. The ConquerCaf president spoke to the NTN Knightley on a recent brief visit to St. Lucia. Obviously this facility is very impressive and the work that's being done. I also saw the plans of the government in their facility that is really leading edge stuff. The prime minister really has done some great work in his vision in using sport for the development of humanity really in St. Lucia. I think they're going to pop off there with that facility, not only for football, but I think for other sports as well as going to be state of the art in the region. So I've been very impressed by my short visit here. The ConquerCaf president was at the time accompanying the president of the Federation of International Football Association's FIFA Giovanni Infantino on a visit to St. Lucia, one of the stops on a tour of a number of islands affiliated to the two sporting bodies. And that's your segment from youth development and sports for today. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. In keeping with changes in international oil prices and government's application of the modified market passed through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline and kerosene remains unchanged. The retail price of diesel, LPG 20, 22 and 100 pound cylinders has changed. The price changes take effect from Monday, August 19, 2019. Gasoline remains unchanged at $13.95 per gallon. Kerosene remains unchanged at $8.76 per gallon. Diesel increased from $13.27 to $13.32 per gallon. The 20 pound LPG cylinder decreased from $32.54 to $32.12. The 22 pound cylinder also decreased from $36.08 to $35.61. And the 100 pound cylinder decreased from $206.54 to $204.42. The next adjustment of the retail price of fuel products will be on Monday, September 9, 2019. And stay with the NTA nightly. Up next, Primus Hutchinson is here with the NTA Nouvelle Arquillon. Welcome back. We join Primus Hutchinson for the NTA Nouvelle Arquillon. Prime Minister Settlesi, I'm Alain Chastney. I've already found the opportunity for one demonstration. I declare that I'm very satisfied with the production. Anyway, I hope that Settlesi will be able to perform at a high level. We consider it as a high level. Director of Artistic Drainier-Fedric by Asi Wanslaki. Settlesi has continued to produce quality and contribution that I've done before, in terms of culture and folklore. And in addition to success, Settlesi, I declare that I'm very satisfied with the presentation. Your evolution of cultural affairs, and also the way in which you share different artistic and folklore presentations. I also mentioned the participation of the youth, and those who have advanced and experienced, who have greatly improved their contribution to Settlesi, for their generation to come. Settlesi has also found the opportunity to work together, and a lot of delegations, more than 20 countries, in which I work. And I have also worked with the Artistic Drainier-Fedric program. Specter Carey-Fester began last Friday, at 16 A'u, at Kaibut Dimash, 25 A'u. The Ministry of Health began its work, with several wellness centers in the whole country. The Center La Fague and Mabouj, in Comentua-Azei, which were opened since December 6, 2008, for this arrangement, which I have already seen in the operation, which has been carried out by the project to be established. But the presence of the environment has given the health facilities to be more sustainable. The work has already ended, and the Center Salah has already opened, and has started since the 6th of 2019. The Wellness Center, I am a 12-hour family, where you can find a lot of assistance for the Salah. The work that has been done, I have been able to implement this operation in Nef. It is a new Salah, which has made it possible to place these facilities on the Salah. It is more capable of addressing climate change, and while the Salah has been working, the Service Assistance Salah, has been able to go through the agrarivary. The work that has been done, the service clinic, the visitation, and the care that has been done, has continued as it has been done. I also want to inform you that it is very clear to visit Nef. at the Wellness Center, where the work has been done. According to the authorities, the work has been done for three months. The Ministry of Health, and the public in general, but in particular, the work that has been done, is the work that has been done for the Salah, and the work that has been done, is the work that has been done. So, I want to inform you that the Ministry of Health, is working in the sector of the area. I am a Minister of Economic Transportation, Kai Apamelot, Mr Claudius Emmanuel. I thank the government, and the people of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for supporting and supporting the development of the economic and social sector. He did this, during a ceremony, to officially open the Nef facility for the Garay Auto Passage, and the place for the Kiltivate and the Wyverdez to suffer. Mr Emmanuel explained that the objective of the project, is to form a facility that can encourage the Wyverdez to suffer, so that they can come to Dio, and also have a place for the Garay Auto Passage, which has served to suffer. Secretary Pomenin has declared that all the work, in total, costs a total of nearly $3 million. He proposed to suffer. We will hear from Stanislaus, and explain to him, that this is the beginning and that there is still more work to be done. There is also the place to suffer, which has been established in the most modern way, after all, because if it is not, it is a shame that it has never been seen and eaten. This is the third phase of the project, which is in the western part, which is moving forward. This is the third phase of the project, which has been established in the most modern way, with all the hard work, except for the duty-free work. Officially, we will hear from the 15th of December. Secretary Pomenin, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel, Mr Emmanuel. 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 St Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Nichiatrass.