 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Charles. This edition stops stories. In light of worsening climatic conditions, the Government of St Lucia looks to rainwater harvesting. Legislative powers have been given to combat noise pollution. All that plus the latest in youth development, sports and the NTN Nouvelle Arquéon. As the Government of St Lucia celebrates the contribution and dedication of public servants to national development through Public Service Week, Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, Hon. Harrod Stanislaus has applauded the architectural section in physical planning. Minister Stanislaus says the unit is staffed with design talent for the building of a modern St Lucia. Genelle Norville explains. Unsung heroes of the architectural section of the Department of Physical Planning have been bestowed the highest of praises. Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, Hon. Harrod Stanislaus indicated that the section has been delivering a high quality of work and commended the men and women of the section on their continued dedication. The Minister, highlighting the section's work on the Old Trafford complex in Souffre indicated that he has been amazed with the work produced. My Department of Physical Planning is made up of about six or seven sections. One of them is the architecture section, which is one of the best sections, a section that I love in the department. You know, the architects, they do a wonderful job, the chief architect and his team of men and women, and they are currently supervising and implementing the Old Trafford project in Souffre in the first phase. This is ongoing, this should be completed by the end of June and I'm very proud of the work which they put into this project. When it is completed, people will actually see what this department does on a daily basis. Members of the Cabinet, along with the executives of the Castries Constituency Council and staff of the Department of Physical Planning got a first hand tour of the progress of the Old Trafford complex. Phase one of the project includes the construction of a central bus terminal and the farmers market. Minister Stanislas explained that the architectural section is also working on a number of other projects. They've also put some concepts for Minister Fede for the Ancillary Waterfront redevelopment. They're currently working on a redevelopment concept for Grozile for Minister Motut. And we have been down to Shwezel to look at the Shwezel Village, the Waterfront for Minister Bradley Felix. So the guys are very busy downstairs working to enhance and transform the landscape of this country to create opportunities and empowerment of our people. So I'm very proud of the work of the architecture section. They have been provided with many resources to get the job done and I will continue to support them as the Minister in the department and hope that other ministries and other agencies could gravitate towards the architecture section and help in some of the buildings and the architecture works which we are going to be doing in the country. The planning department's mandate is to ensure the sustainable improvement in the quality of life of all inclusions through effective integrated planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of physical, spatial, technological, economic, environmental and social development activities. For the Government Information Service, I am Janelle Norville. In light of worsening climatic conditions, the Government of St Lucia through the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, DVRP, recently held a workshop to certify plumbers and contractors in the modern art of installing rainwater harvesting systems. Rainwater harvesting is regarded globally as a low-cost response to reducing the impacts of climate change for individuals and across all sectors, including agriculture, health and tourism. More from Lucia's Doctry of the DVRP. One of the critical areas being given attention by the Government of St Lucia through the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, DVRP, is the water sector. In that regard, much focus has been paid to the climate resilient rehabilitation of the country's water supply infrastructure. This includes the development of the Millet Water Intake within the John Compton Dam raw water supply system, the procurement and installation of meters for one school's non-revenue water program, and initiatives to encourage a proper collection, storage and use of rainwater for portable and non-potable uses. Remarking on the 40 DVRP-funded training workshop for plumbers and contractors on the design and installation of rainwater harvesting systems that ended last Friday, Priscilla M. Phelps, advisor from the World Bank Group, made the following observations. St Lucia is advancing very rapidly in terms of making the resources available for businesses and households to install rainwater harvesting systems. We had the opportunity to observe a group of technical professionals on the island being trained in the design and installation of rainwater harvesting systems. Noting that one of the objectives of the training workshop was to introduce contractors and plumbers to safety measures in rainwater harvesting, including the first flush device consultant for the training workshop, Lester Arnold says, is optimistic that the participants who displayed a high level of interest throughout the workshop will contribute meaningfully through exposing the first flush device for rainwater harvesting systems to the wider population. Nearly everyone here did indicate that at some point in time they will put a rainwater harvesting system at their house, especially as it relates to the whole question of the first flush device, which they never knew existed. The participants who hail from various communities throughout the country were thrilled not only to obtain new information on installing the first flush device for rainwater harvesting systems but also about the positive impacts of collecting and storing rainwater as a climate change adaptation measure. If more people can understand the usefulness of water harvesting in addition to providing water for domestic use, various uses of flushing of toys, washing of clothing and so on, but additionally it contributes to a reduction in things like land-slippery and flash flooding. Director of the Water Resource Management Agency, WRMA Jason Ernest says the rainwater harvesting system workshop for plumbers and contractors was constructive. He says the WRMA hopes to see the development of standards for a national vocational qualification, NVQ, for rainwater harvesting systems. Some benefits of NVQ are enhanced employability, higher earning potential and an alternative route to higher education. At this point we're very satisfied with the level of training that the participants received. It was not only a theoretical class but there was a practical exercise where they could have actually seen an entire rainwater harvesting system in the classroom. Every DVRP-funded facility constructed to date, namely the Dennery Infant School and the two newly reconstructed blocks at the Schoesel Secondary School incorporates a rainwater harvesting system, other facilities airmarked for similar systems at the Dennery Polyclinic and the Miku Secondary School. You may have heard of the Saharan dust that is blowing across the tropical Atlantic and affecting the Caribbean and other countries. Most of the Saharan dust is formed between November and April in the Saharan desert located in the African continent and moves out across many West African countries and the Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Glensford Joseph, Medical Surveillance Officer in the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness says this dust pollutes the atmosphere with tiny dust particles and reduces the air quality. Breathing in this dust, it would get into the lung and also into the bloodstream. Persons with pre-existing conditions like allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, that is, persons who have damaged tilt along as a result of smoking and persons with certain heart conditions as we call cardiovascular diseases are at risk for the negative impact of this Saharan dust. Persons not diagnosed with asthma may develop symptoms like shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing. Persons, for instance, who have allergies can experience itching, teary eyes, discomfort to the throat. Asthmatics can experience worsening in their condition and it is important to note that some persons who are not diagnosed with asthma may develop shortness of breath, that is, difficulty breathing, chest tightness and a cough. The Ministry encouraged persons with pre-existing conditions to ensure that you utilize the medication as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Persons with pre-existing conditions, as mentioned, should avoid strenuous outdoor activity once informed about the passage of the Saharan dust. The Parliamentary Representative for Castry Central Hon. Sara Flobobra has welcomed the recent amendments to the Public Health Act, Cap 1101, more specifically activities that have been deemed as having an effect on public health. One such activity is noise pollution which can affect both health and behaviour. Research shows that noise pollution can cause hypertension, high stress levels, hearing loss, as well as sleep disturbances. Hon. Flobobra was satisfied that the country's public health legislation now recognised that noise levels which are unacceptably high can cause serious health problems. I've got a serious problem in my constituency and I've received letters and petitions and emails. I've had to have meetings with the Castry City Council and with the Housing Authority and with the police because I have many complaints from my constituents about the level of noise within the city. Now we all appreciate that if one lives in the city one should expect to have more noise than usual. But the level of noise within the city and in some neighbourhoods in St. Lucia is unacceptable and it's causing a health problem for many of our citizens. Minister Flobobra also welcomed the extension of powers to public health officers. That they can take equipment onto various premises whether it be to measure noise levels whether it be to take samples of whatever is happening there so that we can enforce the legislation. And that was the Castry Central MP and Minister with the responsibility for external affairs Honourable Sara Flobobra. And this is the NTN Nightly. Raina Brine is up next. St. Lucia contributes only 0.0015% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is doing its part along with countries around the world to reduce the emissions that are warming our world and changing our climate. These efforts are called mitigation. But decades of emissions have already changed the climate and the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere today will increase average global temperatures even more. We need to adapt. That is do everything we can to prepare for and respond to the actual and expected negative effects of climate change and everyone has a role to play. We need to protect our crops, build homes that withstand storms and keep our drains and waterways free of garbage to help us recover or bounce back from climatic events. Learn more about the Government of St. Lucia's National Adaptation Plan and the steps you can take to protect yourself and your fellow St. Lucia's. Welcome back. We join Raina Brine for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Thanks, Nisha. I'm Raina Brine. Welcome to your update from Youth Development and Sports on the NTN Nightly News. As we approach this year's CARICOM 10K, we tell you some more on the background of this event. The idea of a CARICOM road race was first mooted in 2005 at a meeting of staff members of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, HSD, of the CARICOM Secretariat, along with well-known sports commentator and consultant Joseph Reds Pereira. The meeting decided to stage several events aimed at not only reintroducing the CARICOM Secretariat sports desk to the region, but also to use the convening power of sports to bring the region's people together. The decision to plan the race was also in keeping with the fact that the United Nations General Assembly had designated 2005 as International Year of Sports and Physical Education. The CARICOM Secretariat is charged with coordinating the race in partnership with the member states in which the Heads of Government Summit is being held. The first 10K road race took place in Castry, St. Lucia. It's back in St. Lucia again this year. In last year's event, President Alfred Linden McDonnell copped her second title in the women's leg of the annual CARICOM 10K race in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a winning time of 39 minutes and 50 seconds. This was slightly slower than a 37.57 run for her first title in 2016 in Guyana. Second place went to Canadian Kenesha Pascal who crossed the finish line in 40.21, while third place went to Carly Pipe of Barbados 46 minutes 12 seconds. Jamaica took the top two places in the men's leg of the event, Dwayne Graham won in a time of 34.15 and Ocean Archibald took second place 34.19. The run brings together professional and amateur athletes in the region in one single space to give voice to the positive influence of sport and physical education on the quality of life and in the promotion of peace and cooperation. Its overall intention to promote a culture of healthy lifestyle is part of the pre-event of the annual regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government and is held in the host member state. An update now on the annual school sports awards being staged by the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Organizers have decided to introduce a new category of awards this year which will go to the best performing district at the primary school level. Over the past year, the Ministry has placed great emphasis on sporting competition at the grassroots level to ensure emerging talent is constantly tapped. This year's school sports awards will be held at the St. Mary's College auditorium on Friday starting at 10am. Staff of the Ministry are continuing preparations for a smooth and successful hosting of the event. Schools and individual student athletes will be recognized for their outstanding performances in school sports events over the past year. Ministry responsible for education the Honourable Gail Rigabert and Ministry responsible for youth development and sports the Honourable Edmund Estefan are expected to deliver addresses as well as Director of Sports Patrick Mature. That's your update for today on the development and sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. And now for a look at what's happening with St. Lucien's in Dreyaspera. A St. Lucien has accomplished an incredible career high. Food Safety magazine recently announced that Theodore Moral Hines will receive the magazine's Distinguished Service Award at the 2019 annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection next month. Theodore Moral Hines, popularly known as Merle, is a graduate of the Cass Street's Comprehensive Secondary School and studied microbiology at Long Island University. Theodore Moral Hines joined the Kellogg Company as a Senior Director of Global Food Safety and Sanitation in July 2011 and was promoted the Vice President of Global Quality Food Safety in November 2013. Prior to joining Kellogg, Moral Hines is one is on the Food Safety Advisory Board of the University of Georgia and Tuskegee University. She's also President of the Board of Safe and Secure Approaches to field environments and affiliated with a number of industry associations. She advocated and secured funding for the Center for Research on Ingredient Safety which was formed to ensure credible relevant information. On Ingredient Safety is accessible to a wide range of decision makers at Michigan State University. Theodore Moral Hines another solution making great strides on the international stage. And stay with the NTN Nightly Up next, Primus Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. In the past, we've seen a lot of human trafficking. But for 40 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, it is a reality. Innocent people enticed by the promise of a new life then enslaved into forced labor or sex trafficking. Human trafficking happens in plain sight. Know the signs. We hope life at 847. Welcome back. We join Primus Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. POSSIAN KAYAFFECTO MUNISTARTA PEPLA SAV PEDEVELOPPES POSSIAN MULTEEN KAYAFFECTO MUNISTARTA PLOSSIAN POSSIAN problems, and the situation, and the problems of the chair to serve the people who are affected by this disease, Dr. Mado will do it. But if the condition is more critical, it is necessary to go to the doctor. Everyone who can do it, and if the condition is right, the ministry of health will advise them not to participate in a piece of activity that can bring the top force to the bottom of the capacity. I am a member of the Parliament for the construction of the Ceraflot-Bobre. I have come to the action to amend the law that is not to make public assistance, and to do it specifically for activities that bring public assistance, and that do not make public assistance. These are the zones that are affected not only by the individual who are affected by this disease, but also by the research I have done. These zones, without the opportunity, are more pressure-free, and also, they are more vulnerable to the virus, as I said, because they are a cause for the disease to affect the way the world is sleeping. The Ceraflot-Bobre declared that it is very satisfied, after the legislation for public health governance, I took into consideration that the zones that are top-for-some problem areas, that are affected by this disease, I took into consideration that the Ceraflot-Bobre declared that it's a particular point to take into consideration these areas. I took into consideration that in the Ceraflot-Bobre, it was the people who were affected, and the state who were affected by the disease, which by the time they were born, they were in public house. which is also possible to enforce the Salar legislation. There is also legislation to put an end to its importation, production, the sale and service of styrofoam and plastic containers to be eaten. I was able to go to the Parliament. It was made in May 2011, and it was able to kill the Salar legislation to put an end to this Salar service. During this Salar production, there is an advantage because there is a lot of trash and waste. It is not even possible to sell it or deposit it. So it affected the people who pay me, and I had the opportunity to establish a law to enforce the service. According to the Minister of Health and Welfare, we have to administer styrofoam. It affected the people in the world, because it imported plastic, plastic, plastic, and other things like that. This is the first time in 2020 for the first phase. According to the Minister of Health and Welfare, there are a lot of ways to find this service. For example, if you have a plastic bag, the Minister says that even if you have to adopt the habit to buy a plastic bag, in the same way, you can buy a lot of plastic bags to serve the people. This is the first time in 2020 that a plastic bag is being sold for this service. We have to do this, because the Minister of Health and Welfare has said that we have to do this. We have to do this, because we have to do this. We have to do this. We have to do this. Meseo Pil Primus, and here's a look at what's happening to us weather-wise. Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and shower activity around the eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days. Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward, near 17 miles per hour or 28 kilometers per hour. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days. The tide for Castries Harbor was low at 3.41 p.m. and will be high again at 10.14 p.m. The tide for V4 Bay was low at 5.08 p.m. and will be high again at 11.21 p.m. The seas moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 meters. Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas and reduced visibility. The sun will rise Wednesday at 5.38 a.m. And that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7 p.m. with a repeat at 7 a.m. You can also catch up with us anytime on the Saint Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Nisha Charles.