 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Charles, this edition's top stories. The four phases of the Road Improvement and Maintenance Programme valued at US$42M rolls out in Salterbus. Synclusions can now keep their mobile numbers while changing mobile service providers, IAM JetCenter Groups to establish a fixed based operation at the HIA, all that plus the latest in youth development, sports and the NTN Nouvelle Arcueole. Residents of Salterbus have been encouraged to capitalize on the various opportunities a road rehabilitation project in the community presents. The call came at the official contract signing and sawed turning ceremony of the four phases of the Road Improvement and Maintenance Programme valued at US$42M. The Government of St. Lucia secured the loan from the Government of the Republic of China Taiwan through the Export-Import Bank to improve the national road infrastructure, designing to place Friday 31st May 2019, more from Lisa Joseph. The Government of St. Lucia has identified three common issues impacting the national road network, air and seaports. They are poor physical condition, limited capacity and poor connectivity, resulting in the country's high vulnerability in the event of extreme weather conditions. The Government's goal therefore is to enhance St. Lucia's infrastructure which will inevitably support economic activity. Under the Medium-Term Development Plan for 2019-2022, the enhancement of 99km of roads is a key goal to achieving sustainable and inclusive growth by 2022. Honourable Stephen Sun King is the Minister for Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour. The target roads, which are mainly primary and secondary roads, are located in 11 districts and have an approximate total length of 101.32km, less than 15% of our entire road network in this country. So even though the numbers may seem big, in terms of our coverage of roads being repaired or reconstructed under this programme, it's only less than 15% of our total road infrastructure. Rooting maintenance of the road network is costly at some $26 million annually. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ivo Daniel, says over the years it has been a difficult exercise for the Ministry of Infrastructure due to budget constraints and the havoc rain events bring to bear on the roads. Most of our roads in St. Lucia, when we measure it from the International Roughness Index, are really some of them are relatively fair. The others are at about Eri 14, which is very poor. And most of those roads are prevalent on the Tushri Road network. So we are indeed grateful to the Minister for Finance, the Prime Minister, our Minister under his leadership, and the Cabinet of Ministers for the second year allocating to the Department $14 million for routine maintenance on our roads. Several development projects are due to begin in the south of the island, and Prime Minister the Honourable Alan Chastney says the Sortibus Jetwin Road project is not simply about comfort but an opportunity to improve lives. So we have three cruise ship companies that are coming to build facilities here in Viewfort. So we have Carnival Cruise Lines looking to put a home port facility. We also have MSC and Royal Caribbean coming. So this road is the beginning of creating an opportunity for you to take advantage of that. So you're going to have cruise ship passengers now based in Viewfort who are now going to want to go to Souffre, and your job is to make sure you distract them from going to Souffre as much as possible. So all of the attractions that are here in this constituency, we need to fix up the entire road network in order to make sure the taxi drivers can bring them to these facilities. The $42 million dollar loan injection by the Government of the Republic of China Taiwan is hailed as a true demonstration of the friendship Senua shares with Taiwan. Foreign Minister Dr. Joseph Wu emphasized this. The United States, especially coming from the State Department, continue to say that Taiwan is a democratic success story. Taiwan is a reliable partner and Taiwan is a force for good in the world. And we try to be a force for good in the world. We try to be a force for good in the world by working together with the partners. And St. Lucia is a very good partner of ours and we will continue to work together with you in whatever way that we can be helpful. The Taiwanese firm Overseas Engineering and Construction Cooperation, OECC, is undertaking the design and construction of the roads and will subcontract Senucian companies to carry out the works. Nationwide construction limited has been subcontracted for the Saltybus Shetwin rehabilitation. From the Government Information Service, Lyssa Joseph reporting. Senucians can now keep their mobile numbers while changing mobile service providers as the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority ushers in number portability in its member states. Since the mid-1990s, mobile number portability has been expanding rapidly across the world. First launched in Dominican Republic in the Caribbean region in 2009, the MNPs soon followed in the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica and Jamaica. Over the past four years, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority ECTEL, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, the NTRC, and service providers have been collaborating closely on developing an MNP project that would best serve the ECTEL member states. On Monday, June 3, 2019, number portability for mobile telephone numbers was launched across the ECTEL region in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitsanevis, St. Vincent and St. Lucia. The minister responsible for telecommunications, Guy Joseph, says it is the beginning of real liberalisation of the telecommunications sector. Just having the option of a flow or a digital or another aisle come as some of the other islands may have has not truly resulted in the level of liberalisation that we really require in this region. And so this is just another step in moving in the right direction as far as full liberalisation of the sector. The mobile service providers welcome number portability and says they are fully prepared to deliver the world-class service to their customers. Number portability is a true test of competitiveness in the market, giving customers the ability to choose their provider based on service levels, pricing and convenience. I feel very confident that there are many businesses in the residential marketplaces across the ECTEL markets who will now be able to benefit from our resilient hurricane-tested networks. With a keen understanding of the life-changing impact that comes with number portability and delivering on our promise to ECTEL, a dedicated team was put together and the required funding was allocated to deliver this project despite numerous challenges. We've put together by the best commercial and technical minds in the region using the best equipment and technical support services. Although challenges may arise during the implementation of the new service, the NTRC says it is committed to ensuring that all mobile customers wishing to port can do so effortlessly. The customers and the providers have an avenue for redress with the NTRC, which is equipped with the dispute regulations to solve any disputes that may arise. Going into this new era of MNP, the NTRC will be executing this mandate to oversee and regulate as per the Telecommunications Act of 2000 and its ensuing regulations. According to ECTEL, number portability for fixed or landline telephone numbers will be available at a later date once alternative fixed telephone services are available across the ECTEL region. On 31st May, St Lucia concluded hosting duties in the 2019 DEFCA hackathon. Developing the Caribbean DEFCA is the region's leading event for exploring how digital and data impacts national development. DEFCA each year brings together a diverse community of innovators spanning the public sector, NGOs, technologies, researchers and notable international partners across multiple countries. Marlon Narces is the director of the Division of Public Service Modernization. The Governmental Centers for the Division of Public Sector Modernization has embarked on an ICT roadmap, the Government ICT Evolution, which focuses on supporting digital transformation to leverage technological advancements in artificial intelligence, computer technologies like cloud computing, social media, mobile services. One step in the transformation and digital transformation roadmap is the approval of an open data policy and strategy, which is a critical component in the digital governance, data sharing and more specifically, the opening of government data to the public. The hackathons are software development contests providing unique opportunities in the field of ICT for aspiring and professional developers to network while using tech innovation to solve some of the region's biggest challenges. Peggy and Sudat is the permanent secretary in the Department of the Public Service. The theme for DEFCA 2019, smart communities, smarter people pulls from the same general idea that you cannot propose to support technological change without also engaging the people who use the said technology so that they could participate and contribute to their own development and well-being in the emergent digital economy. St. Lucia was one of six countries in the region to host the DEFCA 2019 hackathon. And this is the NTN Nightly. Ryan O'Brien is up next. Hurricanes can be very destructive. Although we can't stop them, we can lessen the effects of hurricanes on our lives and property by preparing. Start by having a family disaster management plan in place long before the hurricane season starts. Discuss your plan with your family and ensure that everyone knows their role. Okay, everyone, let's go over our family disaster plan from last year. You should also have an emergency supply schedule with items that do not need refrigeration and will last for some time, include canned foods, water, clothing, first aid supplies, flashlights, battery-powered radios, batteries, sanitation and hygiene supplies, medication, special need items for infants, the elderly and persons with disabilities. Remember to regularly replace items like water, food, medication and batteries. Ensure that your home and vehicle insurance coverage are appropriate and up-to-date and secure important documents in a watertight container. Ensure that your house and properties in good condition and can weather the storm. Trim branches away from your house and pull all dead or weak trees on your property. The Atlantic hurricane season is from June to November, but preparedness is year-round. Always be prepared. This message brought to you by the Viewport South District Disaster Preparedness Committee and NEMO and funded by the U.S. Aid Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Thanks, Inisha, and welcome everyone to your update on activities emanating from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien. The under-15-40-over-schools cricket tournament moves into its quarter-final stages Wednesday, for what are expected to be some very keenly contested encounters. Two-fair comprehensive are expected to face Grand Evere Secondary at the Philip Marseille ground in Viefour. Archipel secondary and Leonhead's comprehensive will do battle at the Larissus Plain Field in Dennery. Castry's comprehensive secondary will square off with Schroesel secondary at the Mindofili Park, while St. Mary's College will be up against Ira Simon secondary school at the Grozile Plain Field, Marches-Boloff, at 10 a.m. The Youth Empowerment Project will move into another phase now that the logo competition is completed, with the winners about to be announced. Project coordinator Joanne Husbands told NTN Nightly that this competition carried out through April 2019. Youth Month will set the tone for the continued implementation of the project. The official logo, which will be chosen from the beneficiaries who submitted their artistic work, will be representative or that logo will be representative empowerment to them as a youth and to the community and we will be using that as an official logo for the project to champion the overall project and all of its subcomponents. The slogan for the logo competition was Enlightened Enrich Empower and that's your update today from Youth Development and Sport. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. The Sinoshia Air and Seaports Authority's SLASPA has signed an agreement to set up a fixed-based operation and FBO at the Huronara International Airport, the HIA. This is the result of a process which commenced three years ago and will complement the proposed master plan for the HIA. The new fixed-based operation at HIA will raise the service profile of the airport. IAM Jet Center Group is a regionally-based provider of premium services to corporate aircraft with FBOs in Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, and Tortola. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Chairman Paul Worrell expressed his excitement in collaborating with SLASPA and adding value to the local aviation industry. SLASPA's Acting General Manager Mr. Darren Snack says the construction of the new facility is part of a 30-year master plan that will create several opportunities for St. Lucia. This is particularly true for the tourism and travel industries, providing a unique experience for premium-class passengers. The groundbreaking for the IAM Jet Center St. Lucia is expected to take place in the coming weeks with construction geared to be completed at the end of 2019. And stay with the NTN Nightly. Up next, Primus Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. But we are preparing to protect our lives, come and copy us. First of all, it is necessary to have a plan for the management of the ASPs for the future. Long before the end of the cycle has begun, discuss plans with the future and make sure that everyone knows how to do it. Also, we have to make sure that everything that is in the fridge is ready to be checked. Manger-N-Tin, HAD, DELO, LAMP, RADIO, BATTERY, WE MED, BAGAI PUN, NETULEEKO, POVISION ESPECIAL PUTI MAMAI, GWAMUN, MUN KIMALAD, EKMFIM. Power up the air to replace BAGAI PUN DELO, Manger, WE MED, EKBATTERY, WEGLEE. We joined Primus Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. For the formation of the G.I.S. government, the NTN National Television Agency, and for the Nouvelle Arquio, for the Primus Hutchinson. For the future, we have to work harder to establish an agricultural industry, to serve as many computers as possible. For the future, agricultural organizations such as CARDI, have led us to discuss how to make the agricultural sector more convenient for climate situations, for the future of agricultural work, for the activity to be placed, and to pay good attention to the place, as there are many ways to manage the change that has only been made in the climate. To make it possible for us to find assistance, we have to support the organization of the Agriculture Industry, the ECLISOT Collegues, the Commission of Agriculture Organizations, and the ECLISOT Agricultural Organization, as well. For the future, we have to work harder to make the agricultural sector more convenient for the future of agricultural work, for the future of agricultural work, as the Greek organizations committed to the industry have more understanding of the present, for example, to increase economic activity, production, for better information market, and to serve the sector. We have been advised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture, that it has the highest concentration on technology for the good of the world, and that it can help with the future of the industry. to help the farmers to collaborate to find information about the place in the land and to find solutions to this that continually threatens the agricultural economy. I am pleased with the work I have done at Oliwola Théa, which is a technology service by a computer service that I have developed to help the agricultural business professionals to improve their lives by promoting agricultural productivity, and also to help the farmers to increase their risk in the agricultural profession. I would also like to add that I would like to help and destroy the agricultural assets here to reinforce climate change, to ensure the stability of the environment, and to ensure the health of the people. This is a new cycle for the start of the year. It has been the first year since the first years of the year, and it has been the first year since the first years of the year, that developed from the first year to the second year, to the second year, to the third year, to the third year, to the fourth year. This is the first year since the first year, I have done a prediction that this cycle will be a pre-noble activity in the future. According to the University of Colorado, you may have written a prediction that within the next six years that your cycle will be developed within the first three years. Your latest science that you have done is that you will need to do a prediction that within the course of each year, you will have to do activities that will go in the next 20 years, so the first nine to fifteen years will be divided into four to eight years that will be developed within the cycle within the next three years, I'm going to talk about the situation here, because even if it's a prediction, I'm going to be able to continue for a good portion of this cycle. I'm going to be able to spend my time and do everything I can to make sure that it's necessary and not the information on the level. I'm going to talk about the situation here, because even if it's a prediction, I'm going to be able to continue for a good portion of this cycle. I'm going to talk about the situation here, because even if it's a prediction, I'm going to be able to spend my time and do everything I can to make sure that it's necessary and not the information on the level. I'm going to talk about the situation here, because even if it's a prediction, I'm going to be able to spend my time and do everything I can to make sure that it's necessary. I'm going to be able to spend my time and do everything I can to make sure that it's necessary and not the information on the level. The tide for Castries Harbour was high at 4.38pm and will be low again at 9.05pm. The tide for Viet-4-B was high at 5.45pm and will be low again at 10.32pm. The seas, moderate waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 meters. The sun will rise Tuesday at 5.34am. And that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7pm with a repeat at 7am. You can also catch up with us anytime on the Saint Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Lucia Charles.