 Coming to you from RGIF Studios, I am Anicia Antoine and this is your midday news brief. The Government of St. Lucia hosted Mr. Gianni Infantino who is the President of FIFA. As part of this historic visit, the Government of St. Lucia took President Infantino on a side visit with a grossly secondary school which is currently being transformed into the National Sports Academy commencing this September. The Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Hon. Alan Shastney, informed that the Government of St. Lucia is working with the St. Lucia National Cricket Association and the St. Lucia Football Association Inc which are the disciplines which represent the bulk of the first cohort of students. The Sports Academy will consist of the National Under 15 Boys teams in both spots, the Under 15 Girls football team and track and field athletes. The student athletes will pursue a basic curriculum similar to that which obtains at secondary schools island-wide but with a view towards ensuring that the pupils are eligible for scholarships in the USA, Canada, England and Australia. There will also be specialized instruction geared towards other careers in sports. Export St. Lucia has been assisting local farmers with the enhancement of their products and securing additional markets. Cannell Farms, one of the most recent beneficiaries, received an order for bananas to Barbados which was initiated during the Barbados Manufacturers' Exhibition, BMEX. Managing Director of Cannell Farms, Nicholas Faisal, is one of the foremost exporters of agricultural produce in St. Lucia. Faisal informed that Export St. Lucia is also collaborating with Cannell Farms to create an association of exporters to be able to better leverage the opportunities provided by Export St. Lucia. Approximately 1,400 cases of bananas, 160 boxes of plantains and 1,000 dry coconuts were exported to Barbados. The Ministry of Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries has made significant headway in the establishment of the Tourism Satellite Account, TSA. The TSA is a standard statistical framework and the main tool for the economic measurement of tourism. It provides credible data on the impact of tourism and the associated employment, St. Lucia's Balance of Payments. It provides credible data on the impact of tourism and the associated employment and St. Lucia's Balance of Payments. It also provides information on tourism human resource characteristics and is a powerful tool for designing economic policies related to tourism development. This has been your media news brief. Thank you for watching.