 The Reunion Primary School in Choselle will soon have a brand new music facility estimated at approximately EC $151,000 through the Caribbean Development Bank and the Government of St Lucia. This project is being administered by the St Lucia Social Development Fund, SSDF, via the Basic Need Stress Fund, BNTF. A memorandum of understanding was recently signed between the Reunion Primary Schools Music Committee and the SSDF to formalize funding for the music facility. It is the hope of the Ministry of Equity that this initiative will boost students' capabilities and increase their interest in the subject area of music. We want to teach kids, young children, between 8 and 15, 16 years to play an instrument of their choice and we are looking at guitar, drums, keyboard and also to do vocals. That was the first part of the project. The second part is to go into music production, teach young people not only those attending our music program but in Choselle generally to write and produce music. Quite passionate about the role music plays in empowering young people, Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment Honourable Joachim Henry spoke of the critical link in how music can inspire and enrich the talents and ignite the imaginations of students in the community. I believe our children can demonstrate their greatness, they can demonstrate their humanity, they can demonstrate themselves in music in a way that it's an art that is so powerful. I love it, I love all instruments and I would ask the children to try all of the instruments that you can and you never too old, you know, move from the guitar, try the wind instrument, try the saxophone, get on to the violin, try the guitar, you know, play the drums, make yourself complete. Parliamentary representative for Choselle Saltibus Honourable Bradley Felix commended the efforts of the basic need trust fund which provides support to deprived communities via social interventions that improve health, education, economic access and the like. You know the basic need trust fund as it, as the name says is really a program that does not look at the politics of our, of our country. They recognize when a genuine request has been made okay and they come forward because it's really is a basic need whether it's water as Mr. Antoine indicated you or as it the music program very, very important we should not underestimate that. SSDF project manager Brandon Antoine pointed out the team's efforts in getting the project to implementation mode. Residents of Choselle and environs he noted were about to realize the first fruits of that labor.