 Retired lecturer and denry native Angelina Fira Polius has been appointed and will be sworn in as government senator in the Parliament of St. Lucia at the next sitting of the Senate. Ms. Polius joins the Senate as the ninth member of the upper house, replacing Senator Timothy Mangal. Ms. Polius holds a bachelor's degree with first-class honors in education from the University of the West Indies and a master's in new literacies from the University of Sheffield. She is currently pursuing a doctor of education with UNICAF University in organizational change and leadership. Cumulatively, she has over 30 years of service as a teacher and was a lecturer for almost 13 years at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Division of Teacher Education and Educational Administration. Currently, she is an E-Tutor and course coordinator and a research supervisor in the Master's in Literacy Instruction Program at the University of the West Indies Open Campus. Angelina Fira Polius will be the fifth ephemeral senator of the upper house. The government of St. Lucia has thanked outgoing Senator Timothy Mangal for his service and contribution.