 Welcome to NTI Nightly, I am Genelle Norville, this edition's top stories. St. Lucian's are called upon to maintain COVID-19 protocols as the ban on sale of alcohol is lifted. Donations keep pouring in as part of the national COVID-19 response, telephone and celebrating the island's latest centenarian. As of Friday 8th May 2020, the Government of St. Lucia reinstated legal licenses in St. Lucia for sale of alcoholic beverages. This measure allows for the sale of alcohol by only licensed businesses, from the list of approved businesses that are currently permitted to operate under statutory instrument 56 of 2020, namely supermarkets, minimats, small grocery shops, wholesalers and gas stations. The Substance Abuse Advisory Council Secretariat, concerned about binge drinking, has advised the public to be mindful of substance use and misuse, especially with the highly celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday 10th May. Coordinators at the Substance Abuse Advisory Council Secretariat Charming Hippolyte Emmanuel indicated that the harmful consequences of substance misuse are not only experienced by users but also their family and by extension the community. Persons are encouraged to be mindful of use so that exposure to smoking, alcohol consumption and other substance use can be minimized and if possible eradicated. The harmful consequences of substance use and misuse, including alcohol, pose harm both on one's physical and social health. It creates a means of depleting the existing health resources and also social issues like domestic violence and child maltreatment and abuse. Exposure to substance abuse further places vulnerable groups in a more susceptible position, thus compromising their immune system. The coordinator reminded the public of a popular slogan, be bright, don't light and she urged persons to be mindful that substance use and misuse will further complicate the existing situation. The Department of Health and Wellness encouraged persons to take this opportunity to bond with family and take greater measures to remain safe by following the hygiene guidelines, the use of the 311 number for additional support and services and the other toll-free numbers being circulated on social media. Donations keep pouring in as part of the National COVID-19 Response Telephone. On Friday 8th May, Desert Star Holdings Limited, DSH and the Royals in Lucia Tooth Club made a donation of $212,031. Chief Operating Officer of the Royals in Lucia Tooth Club, Ben Wildon and DSH's Project Director, Qi Chao made the presentation. We're just very glad that we can play a part in helping the government initiative in this effort in containing this coronavirus. It's certainly an extraordinary times, livelihoods affected and as a company we've been here five years now and we are very much a part of the community and we'd just like to play a part in helping the government's effort. I'm new to the island but in just four months I've grown to see her beauty and her incredible attributes both in her people and the island. The Royals St. Lucia Tooth Club looks forward to a great future here and it's a privilege to be here and in a position to help in a small way. Chairman of the COVID-19 Response Telephone Committee and Minister for Tourism Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries Hon. Dominic Fede expressed gratitude for the donation, citing that it will go a long way in eating St. Lucia in its fight against COVID-19. We had an outpouring of private sector support which meant that we raised some in the region of about 2.5 million Eastern Caribbean dollars. Our GoFundMe page is still in activation and last time I checked it was over 70,000 US dollars and people are still giving and donating and the crisis has really mobilized and brought out the best of St. Lucia where the big companies, small companies, private individuals, St. Lucia in the diaspora, it's been an incredible outpouring of well wishes and support. Executive Director of the National Community Foundation, NCF Michelle Phillips expressed gratitude for the generosity. On behalf of the eight member committee chaired by Mr. Minister himself, I want to thank everybody who has donated to the National Response Telephone. To date we have collected approximately 1.8 million. As you know when you go into a telephone you get pledges but the proof of the pudding is always in the eating and collection is always the process that actually shows the support and we're doing very well so we want to say thank you. We want to also ask you to continue pledging. The pledging platforms are open. Our GoFundMe pledge platform will close on the 12th of May. You can continue to pledge at Bank of St. Lucia to account number 10451121 and if you're sending a wire transfer you can use the Swift code BOSLLCLC. Again thank you to everybody. Continue to pledge and I just want to say thank you to the frontliners and everybody who has been helping in this fight against COVID. Thank you. Executive Director of the National Community Foundation, Michelle Phillips. Bank of St. Lucia has partnered with the OECS Commission in its efforts to ensure member states are adequately prepared for the adverse effects of COVID-19. We get the details in this report. The details of the financial contribution of Bank of St. Lucia was announced by the OECS Director-General Dr. Didacus Jules. The OECS Commission applauds the contribution of US $40,000 from the Bank of St. Lucia towards the purchase of ventilators. The Director-General issued calls recently for private sector support in the fight against COVID-19 and Bank of St. Lucia through its acting management director Medford Francis responded positively. As a good corporate citizen we felt it was our obligation to make this commitment to the humanitarian effort that is needed at this time. Mr. Francis says the Bank does not only have an obligation to respond to any crisis impacting its clients but also has a responsibility to the people of the OECS. We have to do more to protect our people and hence our support to the acquisition of ventilators for the public health system. It is because we really want to ensure that once we have overcome this virus our workforce is intact and is physically, mentally and emotionally able to undertake the tremendous economic recovery effort that would be required. The OECS Commission has decades of experience in procuring pharmaceutical supplies for member states. This advantage is now helping to fast-track the sourcing of vitally needed medical equipment. We are now in a race against time and global demand to ensure that vital equipment such as testing equipment and reagents, ventilators and personal protective equipment for medical as well as police frontliners are brought in as quickly as we can. The $40,000 donated by Bank of St. Dushan will go towards the purchase of ventilators critically needed in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus in the OECS. From the Government Information Service, Lyssa Joseph reporting. The e-learning approach adopted by the Ministry of Education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is taking shape with students, teachers and parents becoming more comfortable with the medium. Paris Anissa Antoine. Due to the profound changes in social interaction and organization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the education system has adopted the e-learning approach to ensure the continuation of instruction during the absence of normal classes. Various online learning platforms such as Enmodo and Google Classrooms are currently being utilized to hold virtual classes as well as share information and instruction. Principal of the Kamenreni Memorial School, Sayana Noly George, explained that the flexibility to use various platforms has allowed teachers to use the most suited and convenient platform for their students. The principal gave insight as to what the transition has been like for the parents, teachers and students of the school. The fact that teachers do not feel pressured to do or to engage in a platform that they are not comfortable with, it gave us more leverage to be able to work with our students within whatever context is available. And like I said, it had its challenges. First and foremost, we had to put in a database so that we can contact our parents because most of our information is more or less on paper and it means that we had to transfer to an online database to be able to retrieve our parents email addresses and contact information and to let them know what our plans are as a school in terms of moving forward. And this helps significantly and I must say that is a plus for the whole transition because this is something that we've been wanting to do for a very long time and so having that database, it means that we can correspond with our parents directly. Amanda Jabatis, teacher of the Kamenreni Memorial School, explained the manner in which she utilizes the various platforms on a day-to-day basis to effectively communicate and engage with students. I have Zoom classes at 9 a.m. on weekdays. At these classes I present a lesson in my area of specialization which are mathematics, social studies and study skills. In these classes I use resources from the internet using the screen share feature. I also use videos to introduce the lesson and just as a warm-up exercise and I also use another feature which is the whiteboard feature. Although Zoom has a whiteboard feature I use Jam, Google Jam, Jam Board because it has other features for example I could upload videos from the internet. I could also use the different slides to include examples especially in the mathematics. Kairida Lionel, a student of the Kamenreni Memorial School, spoke on her experience with online learning. The quizzes are quite challenging but I think that I've done all of them so far. All right so how did you learn to use the various softwares like Zoom and Edmundo? How did you learn to use it? The teacher told us about how to use it and I just learned a little more by clicking unnecessary buttons. How are your parents helping you now? Well I don't really need help from my parents since I'm really good with working but sometimes I would ask them for help when I'm confused about certain questions. The Ministry of Education Officials encouraged the students to remain committed to their online classes and assignments. On behalf of the government and people of St. Lucia, the Eldercare Unit of the Division of Human Services has extended special birthday greetings to the island's latest centenarian, Ms. Rachel Stanislas affectionately known as Tease of Decretus Schuzel. Ms. Stanislas was born on the 8th of May 2020. During her lifetime Tease created many beautiful memories and notable accomplishments including her fondness for telling cruel jokes. At age 80, Tease was still climbing trees to get her ackee, plums and other produce to ply her trade as a local market vendor. She's the mother of 12 children, 11 boys and one girl, nine of whom are alive today. At 100 years old, Tease still enjoys spectacular vision and continues to assert some level of independence within her home. This is Ntnightly, up next, Primers-Hudgingston with the Ntn Nobel of We All. Welcome back. We join Primers-Hudgingston for the Ntn Nobel of We All. So, the Ntn Nobel of We All is the place where the Ntn Nobel of We All is located. Yes. The first place that we were told was not open. When all the cabbages were closed, all the locations in the country were closed. But these places, such as this supermarket, gas stations, minimats, the manufacturing were never closed. And these places were closed. Yes. So these places were never closed. So all that we were told was not open. And all the places were closed. All the cabbages were closed. But the most important in all that was for the world to be responsible. I would like to remind you that you can pay a good amount of money to drink alcohol. As a government, I would like to leave you alone. I would like to discuss with the director of the C.S. Forensic laboratory, M. Fernande Henry, the head of the G.S.A.C.A.P.O.T.E. for the world to be able to drink and drink alcohol. According to M. Henry, at the end of the day, they can drink alcohol, but at the end of the day, they can drink grape juice. The director said, It's not going to be a big deal. I would also like to give a big tribute to the director of the C.S.A.P.O.T.E. for the world to be able to drink and drink alcohol. I think that the decision that we make is the decision that we make. So we can't just do what we want to do to make a good time. So I think that the generation that we have, that we have to do what we want to do, all of them are going to start their little life. Ma'am Zell Johanna Joseph, who is your consultant on alcohol scotablism, has advised the public not to make costs to buy alcohol when the government has no permission to buy alcohol. Ma'am Zell Joseph has made it possible for the public to have a good understanding of the system of drinking and alcohol so that they can help you with your disease, coronavirus. We have a system of good condition. Even if the government has not opened it, it is for us to have control and support for our family, for all these people who live here. So, we have a lot of alcohol, we have a lot of editors. We have a lot of pauses, we have a lot of equipment. But our problem is already Maybe, because we have access to these six, seven, eight we cannot do that, we cannot do it our way, please, are you serious? Please, please. Please, please. Please, please, please. Please, if you would like to visit me, please, please, please, my lord, I would like to have a respirator, Thank you so much for your time and start fine. We're going to continue with the novel today, Mr. Otter, to guide me on how to do it, because I have a lot of news to share with you all. I wish you all the best. I wish you all the best. I hope you all have a great weekend. I wish you all the best. I wish you all the best. I hope it is a good weekend. I hope you have a good weekend. I wish you all the best. I wish you all a good weekend.