 Coming to you from RGIS Studios, I am Anisia Antoine and this is your midday news brief. Under heels of the announcement of the Common Entrance Examination results, the public was urged to refrain from becoming exam focused. Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, Honourable Dr Gail Rigabat, indicated that while results are significant, there are even more pressing matters requiring attention. Human and Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, Michelle Charles, recently announced that the Centre for Adolescent Renewal and Education, CARE, agreed to accept 50 of the students who obtained between 9% and 30% in the 2019 Common Entrance examinations and will allow them to follow the Junior Life Program at the CARE Institute. The Minister for Education also urged parents to take advantage of this opportunity. The national mean for the 2019 Common Entrance examination stood at 60.09% and the composite scores ranged from 9% being the minimum to 97% being the maximum. The Ministry of Education hosted a three-day disaster risk reduction summer program for students from ages 8 to 10 in schools located in castries and environments. The students participated in hands-on activities such as basic first aid and CPR classes and were given an opportunity to visit the Nemo headquarters to gain insight on the role of the organisation. The Ministry of Education also collaborated with the fire service department to educate students on the various fire hazards. Brenda St. Helen, a teacher at the Abermeria School, stressed on the importance of educating students on both man-made and natural resources. The disaster risk reduction summer program commenced on Monday, July 8th and culminated on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019. The ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, OECS, presented her credentials to the director general of the OECS on Monday, July 1st, 2019 at a ceremony held at the OECS commission at Monfortune Castries. The ambassador outlined several avenues of cooperation that Norway is keen to explore with the OECS, especially in the areas of marine management, biodiversity preservation, the effects of climate change and the elimination of marine litter. Both parties agreed to work as expeditiously as possible in pursuit of common objectives and deepening relations. This has been your media news brief. Thank you for watching.