 Following the long period of neglect during the height of the pandemic, the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports has embarked on an aggressive program of infrastructure upgrade of St. Lucia's Sporting Facilities. Several locations have been identified for upgrades, including the VG Sports Complex, which recently received an enhanced LED lighting system. The Belvi Plain Field is another facility in need of attention. It is a major playing field in the community. It serves a number of young people, but it lacks basic amenities, for instance, changing room and sitting accommodation to comfortably house persons. And so some monies have been earmarked for its development and we have started the initial stage of looking at the possibility of the design and so on to upgrade this facility. Minister for Health and Rep for Vuefort North, Honourable Moses Jabatis, has welcomed the decision to improve the playing field in the community. Many people who have been to the Belvi area in Vuefort North would know that when we came into government and for many, many, many years, this area has not been rehabilitated. This playing field has not been rehabilitated and the young people of Belvi, the residents of Belvi, the teachers in the school, you know, community people have done their very best over the years to cause this playing field to be in a much better condition. Well, our government has decided, and thanks to Prime Minister Honourable Philip JPA, we have decided to rehabilitate the Belvi playing field. This playing field will get a new surface. It will also see pavilions installed and also we will put lights in this area. Honourable Jabatis has sited other facilities in Vuefort North that will receive support. The Grace playing field is in a much better condition. However, there are no pavilions at Grace and we are going to look into this. The VJ facility and especially the Piro facility. The Piro facility requires rehabilitation and requires a pavilion and we are going to certainly work on them. At Moncaion, we know the young people are trying their very best and we will also put some work into the Moncaion playing field. Our hope is to improve the quality of our facilities in Vuefort North and we are starting with the Belvi playing field this financial year. With these upgrades, the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports is hoping to provide the environment necessary to produce elite athletes in St. Lucia. Marvin St. Louis reporting from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports.