 Welcome to NTN Nightly, I am Genelle Norvell, this edition's top stories. Cruise Tourism officially reintroduced to St. Lucia with the inaugural comeback call of Celebrity Millennium. The construction of a new wing at the Vibhutai Primary School commences and the members of the public urge to ensure preparedness for the hurricane season. Cruise Tourism has been officially reintroduced to St. Lucia with a cruise call by Celebrity Millennium. The return of Cruise Tourism to the island is indicative of the reinstatement of revenue for cruise-dependent income earners. Government officials and stakeholders will hand out podcastries to welcome passengers with grand fanfare and treats. How many Mark has detailed on this momentous occasion? The Castry spot lit up with fanfare as St. Lucia on Tuesday welcomed Celebrity Millennium to podcastries. The first cruise vessel to the island since the halt in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The arrival of the cruise ship signals the reintroduction of cruise tourism to the island and more importantly, the reinstatement of revenue for well over 1,000 cruise-dependent income earners. Celebrity Millennium called into port around 7.30 am with an estimated 400 passenger capacity and the government officials and other stakeholders were on hand to welcome them. Prime Minister of St. Lucia Hon. Alan Chastney explained the significance of the reintroduction of cruise tourism. We have been working with the cruise industry since March of 2020 and very actively to try to get their return which was originally scheduled for October-November of 2020. So to say that a lot of work has gone into this is an understatement. I want to thank the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Tourism and all of the stakeholders for their consistency, perseverance and sticking through this. So today is the culmination of a lot of work and effort to see Celebrity Millennium coming back into our shores. And this again, head of schedule. So this is a meaningful thing because of the persons that are impacted by the return of the ship. The street vendors, the taxi drivers, the tour operators, all who have depended almost exclusively on this sector have been impacted for the last 16 months. And while we have done some things to try to comfort them, it's certainly nothing can ever replace the income that they were generating from this industry. So this is a wonderful sight for them and we are excited to say the least. Continuous efforts were channeled into the safe return of the cruise tourism to St. Lucia with regular meetings with the cruise lines, handling agencies and the locally established cruise committee. High-level meetings were also held with officials of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association, FCCA and a focus on safe resumption of cruise calls to St. Lucia. Meetings were also held with several cruise lines to finalize protocols that would guide the sector's operations while on island. The Prime Minister expressing gratitude to all stakeholders for their contributions highlighted the importance of the return. As many individuals depend on the cruise industry for their income. We continue to come into our reports even next summer. As you know, we are pretty much only getting tour tours so we've tried to take advantage of this crisis and show that the Eastern Caribbean is a world class destination on the European basis. But again, today's shift coming back means so much more. It represents the hard work of the team, the administration, the ministry, the tourism authority, the ministry of health. All of the event is going to be here today and many of the tours. I foster thanks to all of them who have put this effort in to make this thing happen today. Again, I want to thank the executives from Michael Bailey, all of them to the rest of his team for believing in St. Lucia and making this happen today. To mark the momentous occasion, a plaque was presented to the captain of Celebrity Millennium affectionately known as Captain Fio. Captain Fio also presented a plaque to the government of St. Lucia commemorating the inaugural Caribbean comeback call. Adding to the fanfare, there were also prizes to be won. The first prize went to a cruise passenger visiting St. Lucia for the first time. Minister for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries. Honourable Dominic Vede expressed elation with the return of cruise tourism to St. Lucia. Oh, what a tremendous day for St. Lucia. All the workers that have been out of work since the pandemic began. This really is an absolutely fantastic day for them. A lot of self-employed individuals, the vendors of the arcade, the vendors at the craft market as well. I really want to thank the permanent secretary and Beverly, the CEO of the Tourism Authority for the work that they have put in. I want to personally thank the Prime Minister who really has been leading this from the front on the FCCA Task Force with the rest of the Caribbean. It's an absolutely amazing day for all of us. Activity Manager Al is a born St. Lucia and has been working in the cruise industry for over a decade. He indicated that he is ecstatic that cruise tourism is making a comeback, having been out of work for some 15 months. Al said that his job is very rewarding and encourages young people to take advantage of the cruise industry. I can't complain. Traveling the world, the salary is always something to talk about so I'm not ignored that the salary is really good. I'm meeting amazing people, networking as an entertainer. I've networked with so many people to get opportunities to perform in Los Angeles, in Georgia, in Miami, in Europe. So it's just a blessing working on cruise ships. Especially young people, if you're not sure what you want to do, even if it's not a career you want to take up, I would employ any young person to just go to MAMPA, there's agencies down here that get you booked to go on cruise ships. It's a good way to make money if you want to go back to school. The money you make that you can afford to go back to school. So any young person I would tell them to go into it. However, if you also into hospitality, it's definitely a place where you can be an ambassador for St. Lucia. Because that's what I'm doing right now. I've encouraged a lot of the guests to actually go on tours and I always say, St. Lucia, I've done the entire Caribbean and St. Lucia stands out. Honestly, St. Lucia stands out as one of the best island. Cox and Company Limited's Chief Operations Officer, Catherine Cooper, expressed gratitude to all who contributed to the return of cruise tourism to St. Lucia. Cooper indicated that although the road has been challenging, Cox and Company Limited has been persevering and is glad for the return. Our company, our staff, our tour guides, our drivers of the buses, have not had any work since the middle of March of 2020, 2020. So today is an unprecedented day. I have been working in the cruise industry from 1984 and we have never, never gone through this sort of interruption in our business. However, Cox and Company was started in 1926 by my grandparents and we never stopped and we're not going to stop now. We are back. I would definitely like to thank the Ministry of Tourism and all that they did to work with us to bring the ships back to St. Lucia and to help us to get ready. I would like to thank the Ministry of Health, Customs, Immigration, our tour guides and staff for everything that they did to make sure that today is going to be an excellent day and that St. Lucia can deliver. The health and safety of St. Lucia's remain of paramount importance as such safety measures have been put in place at the port. Karen Joseph is the Senior Environmental Health Officer of Port Health. This is our public health facility. This is part of our mandate of health security at our borders and as such our public health facility would screen everyone who's coming in. And of course today we're happy to have our first cruise ship and of course we're actually achieving this mandate of screening everyone as they pass through our facility. Continued calls with Royal Caribbean cruises to pod castries are tentatively scheduled for July 13th and August 10th, 2021 while other cruise lines will confirm their itineraries in the near future. From the Government Information Service, I'm Hermedi Mark reporting. The start of construction of a new wing to the Vibhutay Primary School is being seen as a welcoming addition to an institution which has served the community of lacklary and surrounding communities for decades. Chris Satney has more in this report. The Department of Education, Innovation and Agenda Relations under the Education Quality Improvement Project Equip broke ground recently for the construction of the school block which will comprise three stories with the third and second levels each housing five classrooms with accompanying male and female washroom facilities. The ground floor will serve as an open brisway with male and female bathroom facilities. Parliamentary representative for Castries North Honourable Stevenson King in whose constituency this school is located says he has advocated for the school's upgrade for many years since the new wing to be constructed will add quality to the instruction received by students and boost their ability for higher education at secondary schools of their choice, some of which are located within the district. I believe we are on the home stretch. On the home stretch to the finish line to ensure that those who are here now who are students and who are participating in this exercise can associate themselves with a vision for education in this country a determination for better education, better school facilities and a fulfillment of an education institution that can continue to participate in one of the more if not the most successful education district on the island by having the cream of the crop in secondary education and the cream of the crop in primary education. The sword turning ceremony conducted by the government last week follows on the heels of another conducted just over a week ago for the construction of the La Gare Primary School. Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development Honourable Dr. Gail Rigabet says the ministry is actively pursuing the overall transformation of the nation's education sector in order to make those who benefit from it more globally competitive. While many important determinants of effective learning are beyond our systemic control, it is imperative that we collectively optimise the effects that we can control. One undervalued yet key determinants in fostering students' achievements in the physical learning environment or the quality of our school plans which impacts upon student morale and teacher commitment. The project also provides enhanced parking facilities for staff and visitors, upgraded water storage capacity and an improved sewage solution for the entire school. The contract for the unit's construction has been awarded to Construction and Industrial Equipment Limited CIE at a cost of 4.5 million EC dollars. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Honourable Alan Chastney told students gathered at the ceremony to embrace their weaknesses in order to overcome them and excel in their education like many before them. You must embrace failure. You must embrace an idea and believe in it until somebody proves to you that it's not true. But now your power of knowledge becomes greater because you've learnt firsthand. This is what this new smart school is all about. Government will break ground for the construction of a new unit at the Gordon and Walcott Memorial Methodist School on Thursday of this week. The contract for the unit's construction has been awarded to Prudies Construction Services Limited at a cost of 6.5 million EC dollars. From the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, I am Chris Satney reporting. The St. Lucia Meteorological Services indicated that moisture and instability associated with an approaching tropical wave together with a low pressure center will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leicester Antilles from tonight into Wednesday. The system is about 750 miles east of the Leicester Antilles and is moving westward near 23 miles per hour. Some slow development of this disturbance is possible later this week and this weekend. A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 miles per hour. Additional slow development of this system is possible during the next several days. The public is reminded that St. Lucia is currently in the hurricane season and that the necessary steps must be taken to ensure safety and preparedness in the event of a hurricane. The National Emergency Management Organization NEEMO advises the following. Before the hurricane ensure you know your emergency shelters, trim overhanging branches from trees around your home or property. Develop an emergency communication plan. Secure buildings by boarding up windows and doors. Store valuable documents in a waterproof container or ziplock bag. Develop a family disaster plan. Have a disaster kit or disaster supplies on hand. Place indoors any loose outdoor objects and secure those which cannot be brought inside. One must ensure that a disaster kit includes water, non-perishable food items, flashlight, batteries, portable radio, first aid kit, essential medicines, change of clothes, mask and sanitizer. During a hurricane, individuals are advised to listen to the radio or television or hurricane updates. Stay inside away from windows or glass doors. Avoid open flames such as candles and kerosene lamps if power is lost. Turn off major appliances to reduce power surge. After a hurricane, individuals are advised not to go outside until the oil clay is given. Only NEEMO can issue an oil clay order. Be aware of outdoor hazards such as downfallen trees and broken power lines and report them to the relevant authority immediately. Avoid floodwater because it may have harmful contaminants and dangerous debris. Caricum Secretary-General opines that the region should be concerned about the recently disclosed G7 tax proposals. To sank English Francis of Caricum Newstime has the details. Caricum Secretary-General Ambassador Erwin Leroy says the region should be concerned about the soundings of G7 Finance Minister's agreement to reform the global tax system by the introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate for multinational entities. When they met in London recently, G7 Finance Ministers endorsed the principle of a global minimum rate that proposes multinational's pay tax of at least 15% in each country they operate. Reacting to the agreement when he appeared on Prime Minister Roosevelt's Facebook program Anupale, the Caricum Secretary-General said the Gold Post for international tax governance continues to be moved. They keep moving the Gold Post. When it was in their phase of development, it was quite fine. Now that they have reached a certain level and they are saying, well, you must follow us and not do that with it before. And it's a real problem. It's where the combined voices of Caricum countries matter. Whether it's in international financial institution, whether it's to the European Union, because, you know, sometimes they do want things from us. And I've seen sometimes when we have held our ground that maybe they might reconsider a particular position. And I think we have to recognize the strength that we have. Our combined strength is greater than some of the individual member states. It is greater. And I think we have to exercise that. Caricum Secretary-General Ambassador Irina Rock speaking there. The public is heard by advice that effective Tuesday 6 July 2021, the psychiatric outpatient clinics at the St. Lucia National Mental Wellness Center will start at 8 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, except for holidays. Anyone who needs to make an appointment to be seen at the clinic should call one of the following telephone numbers. 458-5949 458-5975 458-5976 or 458-5977 This is NTN Nightly. Up next, Primers Hutchinson with the NTN Nouvelle Quayol. Be aware of and follow water conservation practices. Here are a few tips to help you save water. Wash dishes in a basin of water instead of a running tap. Soak pots and pans instead of letting the water run while scraping them. Check toilets for leaks by putting dye in the tank. If color shows in the bowl without flushing, there is a leak. A leaking toilet can waste thousands of gallons of water. Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash cars and reuse grey water from laundry to water plants. Water conservation reduces energy consumption and strain on the water distribution system. Conserve water whenever possible and remember, every job counts. A message brought to you by the Water and Sewage Company Incorporated, Wasco. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Quayol. Mr. General, Mrs. Madame, the Department of University of Scotland with the information of the Government of the City, the GIS, and the National Television of the NTN Caposito Nouvelle Quayol Caposito Primers Hutchinson. Butto, Tuis Celebrity Millennium a twin-law adcast for Monday, November 9, 2021 to start operation service tourism in this country. Then, after the corona the whole operation of tourism in this country. And also in the Caribbean region. Celebrity Millennium will be here in this city for a month and four tours. Several tourist agencies will be here. Welcome the tourists to this city. The tourists will be here and the captains will be here. The Minister of Tourism of Dominic Fede is very excited to thank all the agencies who cooperate to make a new success in the development of this city. In particular, the Prime Minister of the city, the Prime Minister of the city, Honorable Alain Chastney was the first initiative to start the business. Minister Fede declared that today is a day that is magnificent and absolutely exciting. It is the Prime Minister of the city that is doing the tourism department, the taxi show. And with a lot of visitors The first Minister of Health, Alain Chastney, spoke about the significance that the visitation of the Batotuvist Salah has brought to this site, and mainly how this site is the first to start a visitation. He hopes that it will continue for the next year, and that the time will come, and that the country will continue to move out of Corona. He also thanked all who worked hard to make a good visitation of the Batotuvist Salah for this success. He also wishes that the New Zealanders come here, and that they will have the advantage of having the good will of this country. The visitation of the Batotuvist Salah has brought to this site the importance of tourism to live in the heart of the business, and the work in the tourism sector, which has surpassed its business in the Salah sector, to live in the business sector even more, since there is a lot of tourism work to be done to find the opportunity to benefit the Salah. All that has been done by Jid to make his team well protected in the public sector, to establish a good program of tourism management, which has been done, and to ensure that the Salah sector can live in cooperation. The Department of Education recently officially matched the placement of new establishments and the quality of the gas work in the Batotuvist Salah. The establishment of the Salah has three branches, the first and the third, which are the Six Shams, which are also facilitated by the public sector. The first Shams, which are mainly facilitated by the public sector, which are also facilitated by the public sector, are also facilitated by the public sector. I would like to ask the Parliament to make a note to the Honourable Stevenson King and deliver us the address that has been given to his facilities in the Batotuvist School in order to help him in his school. Honourable King Fekopuan, the initiative of the Salah has also facilitated his ability to perform the first three and the fourth steps to complete the education. Honourable King Kakweke, the school that has the best facilities, has facilitated this idea more easily, by establishing the best vision for the future. Honourable Minister of Education, we have Dr. Gayle Rickbert, who has declared that the Ministry of Education has pushed to establish a system of education that can be advanced in order to transform this education sector in order to place the students in their positions so that they can have the advantage of the education competition on the ground. Honourable Minister Alain Shasne, we have advised the students to embrace the skills that they have achieved with the work of the Salah, so that they can be taught and be able to educate them. For Genefla, a school that has provided a bottle of wine that also facilitates the work of the Salah, we have also visited the Masih facility in Chen-Gal, at the construction and industrial equipment level at $6.5 million. We have also made a call to the Methodist Gordon and Walcott Memorial at $6.5 million at the construction services level at the factory. The Mayor of Wilcastre, Peterson Francis, declared that this is the first facility in the place that will exist today. The construction of this building, which costs $22,000, began in 2019 with the help of the Ticabay Union, which was organized by the Weverdez in Poé. The first facility in this building, which was designed by the Weverdez, was built in 2019. The first facility in this building, which was designed by the Weverdez, was built in 2019. We'll be doing a waste-car visit. Like I said, your marketing board, Neff, X, you can do it, you can do it, you can do it, you can do it. The makers do declare that you can sit, they will cast you, you can do it. You can do it, you can do it, you can do it. You can do it, you can do it. We're organizing, we're doing it. If you're sad, you are uncomfortable, you can do it, you can do it. Before you just say, I'm not pleased, I'm not happy. Fortunately, we don't have any place for tourists to be displayed by the people, especially for tourists because we don't have any place for tourists. So if you're happy, you can do it, you can do it. If everyone has a place, if you're not pleased, then you can do it. You can do it, you can do it. You can do it, you can do it. You can go there, you can do it, you can do it. It's not complicated. It's not complicated. It's not complicated. We are all living here. So just stay in your place. It's a type of improvement. We are all working here. We are working here. We are all working here. You are going to be a priest. Oh, I will be a priest. I will be a priest. Mr. Lema Francis, you are also a plant that has the opportunity to be a priest and also to continue to find a solution for these people who have a good head and a good brain that can help them to be a priest. That's all, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank you for your invitation. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be a priest. Thank you, gentlemen.