 Welcome to the NTN Nightly. I'm Nisha Charles. This edition stops stories. St Lucia extends its travel restrictions as the WHO encourages countries to step up efforts against the COVID-19. St Lucia is among regional CIP countries welcoming positive IMF reviews on the programme and cultivating a body culture in the classroom. All that plus the NTN Nouvelle en Quaiol. St Lucia has extended its travel restrictions to include five more countries as the new coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe. St Lucia's Department of Health and Wellness notes an escalation in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 internationally as well as the spread to 29 countries outside of China, including 23 deaths. Chief Medical Officer Dr Sharon Belma George elaborated on the new restrictions. As a result, the Department of Health and Wellness imposes an extension of the travel restrictions to Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy and Singapore as of Wednesday, February 26th at 12am. Any returning national to St Lucia with a travel history to any countries mentioned above will be quarantined for a period of 14 days. The Department of Health and Wellness also discourages all non-essential travel to the places listed above. The Government of St Lucia commends the Chinese government in the efforts to manage and contain the outbreak and will continue working to strengthen our local capacities against this global threat. So far, Hong Kong has reported 74 confirmed cases and two deaths. The Republic of Korea 763 confirmed cases and seven deaths. Japan 144 confirmed cases, one death. Italy 124 confirmed cases with two deaths and Singapore 89 confirmed cases. Activities celebrating St Lucia's 41st anniversary of independence continue Thursday, 27th February with the Goodwill Ambassador's Investiture Ceremony. The Goodwill Ambassador program was created to allow citizens who have achieved international acclaim in their respective fields to leverage that status to the benefit of their homeland. General Norville caught up with the nominated ambassadors at the recently held Prime Minister's Independence Ball. The St Lucia Goodwill Ambassador's program is proposed as a tool to actualize the national cultural policy in a number of key areas. The individuals appointed are citizens of St Lucia who have achieved international acclaim and the overall objective of the program is to serve as a catalyst for socio-economic transformation and the development of human capital in all sectors related to the creative arts and the industries, sports, visual arts, gastronomy and music. The ambassadors are expected to represent St Lucia locally, regionally and internationally by leveraging their profile and celebrity status to tap into access for growth and for strategic partnerships between the Cultural Development Foundation and other related agencies. Internationally renowned music producer and engineer Gordon Commissioner Williams was appointed as one of the Goodwill Ambassadors. Williams speaking at the Prime Minister's Independence Ball indicated what an honor it was for him. It's an unbelievable honor. I think it's the next phase in my career and as I said when I was speaking it started for me in St Lucia which a lot of people don't know about being in the industry but I'm actually from St Lucia that my family is from St Lucia and not Jamaica which is what a lot of people think because I've worked so much with the Marley family and done a lot of Jamaican music. So it really means it's a full circle for me and I really look forward to giving back to the youth to giving back to the country and to help bringing back some of what St Lucia gave to me now I want to give it back. Williams announced that he has decided to bring his academy, the Lala Bella Academy to St Lucia. Lala Bella Academy is a non-profit that emphasizes education and social entrepreneurship through the arts to foster positive growth and personal development as well as knowledge and craftsmanship in various art forms in youth and young adults. He also highlights the areas of priority for him. Education, talent development, I want to put a recording studio here. No, I will put a recording studio here. My production company and distribution so that we can give local artists access to the outside. Well, I mean, we all have access now because of the internet but entertainment is a tricky field that, you know, it's entertainment. It's entertainment all the way around. Even in the deals, it's entertainment. So you have to understand that and I think I can bring, you know, hopefully I'll be able to bring that piece that's missing. International sculptor Jali Mudevik was also appointed Goodwill Ambassador. The title of your Excellency will be conferred on the Goodwill Ambassadors, as well as the St. Lucia Medal of Merit Gold. They will also be issued with an official or diplomatic passport as awarded by Cabinet and a decorated red laser passe signed by the Governor-General. For the Government Information Service, I am General Norville. St. Lucia's Prime Minister, Hon. Alan Shastney and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, Hon. Ezekiel Joseph have been mulling over the future of Winfresh. Prime Minister Shastney and Hon. Joseph on Tuesday, 25th February attended a one-day meeting in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with Winfresh executives. St. Vincent's Prime Minister, Hon. Ralph Gonzalez and Minister of Agriculture, Industry, Forestry, Fisheries and Rural Transformation, Hon. Saboto Cesar also attended the meeting. In his New Year's Address to the Nation, Hon. Shastney spoke about the support and incentives that Government has been giving to farmers and noted that in 2016, banana production increased despite the challenges from natural disasters. The Prime Minister indicated then that Government is actively working on new markets and discussions remain on the way with Winfresh to strengthen the company's operation and expand its export base. Winfresh is owned by the governments of Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia and Dominica. St. Lucia is among regional citizenship by investment CIP countries, welcoming positive statements made by the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, on the impact of the CIP to the socio-economic structure of participating countries. The IMF recognizes the program as a significant contributor of revenues and it lords the program for assisting in reducing national debts as well as its contribution to the country's gross domestic product. We hear more in this OICS Commission feature produced by Orange Media Group and narrated by Ernie St. Catherine. The IMF comments come at a time when these CIP programs are being viewed as controversial with skepticism by the United States and Europe. Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Alan Shastney, welcomes the IMF comments. For an institution like the International Monetary Fund to acknowledge and recognize the positive contribution that CIP has made is obviously very strong. It's a resounding endorsement of these programs. This program has a future, has a role to play in the development of a smaller island-developing state, particularly the ones here in the eastern Caribbean. The importance of the CIP to the islands cannot be understated. For instance, CIP and St. Kitts and Dominica have contributed in excess of 50% of these countries' GDP. Bruno Lequie, CEO of the Investment Migration Council, the Worldwide Association of Investor Migration Professionals, says his organization welcomes the IMF's recognition of the positive impact of CIP programs on our small states. I'm delighted that investment migration as an innovative source of debt-free capital has been recognized by the IMF. The liquidity injection to Caribbean economies creates significant societal and sovereign value. The IMF report also came with some clear advice to the islands. It has called for coordination and collaboration of the island citizenship by investment programs. The governor of the eastern Caribbean central bank, Timothy Antoine, has also weighed in on the issue of collaboration and harmonization. He is of the view that the countries must come together to be on pricing that reflect the precious and exclusive value of our CBI programs and reciprocity on denied applications, among others. Prime Minister Shasne of St. Lucia agrees with the ECCB governor's call for harmonization. This harmonization and common due diligence means that if somebody is rejected in St. Lucia, they should not be accepted in one of the other eastern Caribbean islands. I've been a proponent to the fact that I think that maybe the CIP program should be run out of the OECS. Secretariat and that this become a citizenship program for the OECS because the benefits that people get are for the OECS. A key player in this harmonization is the Citizenship by Investment Program Association, CEPA. As a grouping of CEOs of this program, we are fully supportive of the move towards harmonization and we are willing to work with the OECS commission as well as the central bank to ensure that this does happen. Leading CIP global market to Henry and partners have been longtime proponents of a harmonized CIP program for the OECS. It is indeed encouraging that a body as auspicious as the IMF in its 2019 concluding mission statement of its staff report would recognize the importance of these programs to the economies of these small islands where, apart from tourism, it is playing a significant role in foreign direct investment inflows. That encouragement comes with a bit of advice that we continue to work on improving the transparency and governance of those programs given their importance in these economies and in that regard, the role of the East Caribbean Central Bank in signaling its intent to be more involved in these programs has good stead for the future. There is an air of optimism among leaders of the islands. Their CIP bodies and global marketers like Henry and partners derived from the IMF statements but they are also aware of the sobering advice from the ECCB and IMF to ensure that the programs are unified and well-run to ensure their sustainability and viability. And this is the NTN Nightly. We'll be back in a moment. I am a child. I am HIV positive. I am a Muslim. I'm a journalist. I am gay. I'm a political activist. I'm differently abled. I am Chinese. And me, I'm a little plus size. The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance of individuality and differences within all of us. A message brought to you by the Department of Health and Wellness. Welcome back. Solution author, educator and artist, Lovely Sheridan is working towards cultivating a body culture in the classroom to complement the ongoing body ambassadors body bench program. Anise Antoine has the details. The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations in collaboration with Lovely Sheridan hosted a training session for teachers. The training program entitled creating a body culture in the classroom formed part of the body ambassadors and body bench anti-bullying campaign. Joyce Lynn Eugene, coordinator of guidance counseling at the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations explained the importance of the training session. It's important for us to have this training because we have recognized that there are reports of bullying in our schools among children and it's also a part of helping children develop conflict resolution ways of interacting, communicating when they have a disagreement but more importantly, practicing kindness and so the angle of this workshop is not necessary to speak about the bullying but speaking about the type of character that we want to develop which is a character of kindness and tolerance and inclusiveness with children. Ms Eugene noted that the training equips the teachers with the right tools and tips to help develop a positive character in students. Some of what we are doing is actually giving children an opportunity to communicate some of the concerns and some of the difficulties that they have in school and helping them now to find strategies in which they would be able to respond in a more positive way to some of the conflicts that they have with the positive discipline that the teachers are doing I think the body ambassadors program helps children look out for one another which is the other thing. It's important for them to have their peer-to-peh relationships peer-to-peh support and of course they also take responsibility for calling on each other when a person is not living of the character of the body ambassador. The body ambassador and body bench campaign was designed by author and youth advocate Leverly Sheridan. Sheridan who based the campaign of her book Be a Buddy, Not a Bully says that the objective of the workshop is to raise awareness within teachers and to provide support in creating a body culture in schools. In terms of communication, how we communicate to children how we create the classroom, what type of classroom how is our classroom set up, is it a buddy environment is it an environment that is set up for children where they feel like hey this is a happy place this is a great place where I feel included I feel like I have a friend I feel like this is a happy place to go to in terms of how teachers communicate to children when children report issues of bullying how do they respond to it do they have a zero-polar policy at school where the children feel safe and they feel like they can go to the children they are approachable in terms of students feeling like you know what my teacher cares about me do they feel cared about do they feel like they have a platform where they could reach out and share hey if something is going on and they could share with others The training program for teachers took place on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 From the Government Information Service I am Anisia Antoine reporting And stay with the NTN Nightly Up next is Primus Hutchinson with the NTN Nouvelle Arquio I was raped by my uncle when I was five I was raped by my spouse I was raped by my nanny I was raped by a family friend he said he wanted to correct me I was raped by my down low manager I am HIV positive Stand up, speak out Welcome back We join Primus Hutchinson with the NTN Nouvelle Arquio Thank you very much Thank you to the Department of Conservatives for the information on the government of this place G.I.S for the National Television of the NTN for the Nouvelle Arquio for the Primus Hutchinson For the pleasure of the organization of Social Affairs I am here in Guambal for the Prime Minister of this place to observe the great anniversary of the country and the hope for the benefit of the European Union The great event will be held on June 20, 2012 a family in Redri Aranibi The pleasure of this event and among others were the diplomatic officers who assisted the great event to support the charitable initiative and the satisfaction that they were able to support the necessary opportunity In Guambal, the black people from the Faroe region and the other groups have brought all kinds of clothing and clothing The main reason for the work is the effort of the Charitab The organization was chosen to receive the benefit of the Charitab Charitab and Crisis Center in the West Coast to help to correct the situation of the Charitab Charitab Boys Trading Center in Amassad which is an institution to support the good social life of the boys and the Mougouge Club 60 which has taken over the global affairs The Prime Minister of this place declared that if Guambal has helped the people it is to build a strong science laboratory According to the Prime Minister of this initiative he will assist the students at the School of Psychology who will continue to perform at the great excellence of the Science Ministry of Business and Science I would like to say that the Prime Minister of this place has delivered the address of the Charitab Charitab to all of us so that we can also support the people of Amassad who have played a very important role to help the people around Stevens in the business who have delivered the address to complement the development of this place I hope that the people who have found the address in 1969 will continue to help the people to come Guambal and the Prime Minister will have more than $600,000 to help the people who have done more to this place We will have 16 organizations to benefit The results of the exam are made by the Chinese who have completed the exam because of the COVID-19 because of the COVID-19 the Prime Minister who has passed the exam because the Chinese who have done the exam and the Prime Minister have completed the exam According to the Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belma George on February 20, the result was the Chinese who have completed the exam because of the COVID-19 because of the COVID-19 As a consequence, it is necessary to place the individual who is in charge of the case. You have to pay quarantine, that's what I'm saying. You have to place it at the institution where you have to go to the court. That's what I'm saying. You have to protect the public. You have to place it at the court. You have to pay contact if you have to pay a fine. According to Dr. Belmu George, you have to examine the individual who is in charge of the case. Dr. Belmu George said that if you place the individual who is in charge of the case, it is necessary to make a decision to go to the court. Well, how was it for me? It was better this week. We will continue today. We will address Prime Minister Alain Chastney for the 2020 anniversary celebration. Prime Minister Chastney, a member of the public, has paid me to resist the pleasure of the natural disasters, economic and political disasters, and continue to feed and help those who are in charge of the case. Prime Minister Alain Chastney said that it is not because of the resilience and capacity that we are able to overcome the challenges that we face in the country. He mentioned that Prime Minister Alain Movetan Debi, and Prime Minister Thomas Kroffler for the 2020 anniversary celebration. Prime Minister Alain Chastney said that all the economic efforts that we have to make in order to reduce the problems of our debt, and to prove that we can overcome the challenges that we face. Prime Minister Alain Chastney mentioned that we can do business with the ability of the agricultural sector and the business of the producers to increase. Prime Minister Alain Chastney said that the work that we are doing today will be done as soon as possible. If we are to continue to respect the economy, and if we are to respect the government and the country, Prime Minister Chastney said that we must help the economy to increase our awareness of the country, to increase our financial support for the future of this country. We must make sure that the quality of our money is reduced because of the accident in the car. I'm And here's a look at what's happening to us, whether wise. Occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers. The Atlantic high pressure system will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the eastern Caribbean during the forecast period. The remnants of a frontal trough will continue to cause some cloudiness and scattered showers over the region during the next 24 hours. The tide for Castries Harbor was high at 5.37pm and will be low again at 11.34pm. The tide for V4 Bay was high at 6.44pm and will be low again at 1.01am. The seas moderate with waves of 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 meters. The sun will rise Thursday at 6.21am. I'm Nisha Charles.