 Welcome to the NTN Nightly. I'm Nisha Charles. This edition stops stories. A project to preserve and protect St Lucia's heritage assets has begun. The Government of St Lucia is continuing to strive towards mainstreaming gender equality. The Department of Health and Wellness to develop effective responses against non-communicable diseases. All that plus the latest in youth development, sports, and the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. A commitment by the Government of St Lucia to preserve and protect St Lucia's heritage assets is being met through a project supported by the Government of Mexico. A technical mission from Mexico is on island to provide assistance. With the help of the Government of Mexico through the Mexican Agency for International Cooperation for Development and the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History, the Government of St Lucia is seeking to preserve and protect its historical assets. The project proposal was prepared with the help of the St Lucia National Trust with the backing of organisations like the St Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society, the Sufra Marine Management Authority, and the Ministry of Tourism. A delegation from Mexico will be on island this week to share with St Lucia their best practices in conservation and protection of such sites. Elected member of the St Lucia National Trust, Calix George Jr., Reservation of cultural and heritage sites is of paramount importance to any country. We need to have a great appreciation of who we are. I think St Lucia and sometimes students out there, they're going into their school books, they do history maybe for CXC of secondary school, and they don't quite often make that connection that the history that they read in the book actually happened in their own country. So when we're reading about the Amerindians, when we're reading about slavery, when we're reading about military warfare in the Caribbean, it sometimes is not very well connected to the place. So that's the importance of these sites and attractions, that they in fact make it more real, more tangible for individuals, of course who visit them for the local population. But as well, when we think about tourism around the world, it is largely driven by natural and cultural heritage assets. Initial sites of interest include the Pigeon Island National Landmark, Viji, the Mourne, Dofer Valley, and the Petal Management Site. In Dofer, it's really interesting because it's one of St Lucia's earliest known settlements. It's where there was the first established stone church in St Lucia. Over time, what happened was that that settlement got destroyed due to hurricanes and the French Revolution it was. So it's a sort of like a time capsule because you have those as well as of course the earlier Amerindian settlement, which also is where you find the Petroglyph, which is in fact the logo of the St Lucia National Trust. A component of the visit will be to assess these structures to determine restoration options, address the tourism product development, the possibility for archaeological investigations, and site and product management options. The technical mission will also seek to develop the local capacity to repair, renovate, and rebuild these sites. St Lucia-born filmmaker Matrin Emanuel is taking the Caribbean by storm with her latest film, Chante's World. Emanuel says producing the film thus far has cost some $667,000 and there is much to be done. In that vein, the filmmaker will be hosting a fundraising event in order to raise funds for the completion of the project. You know when it comes to post-production, that's where, it's a very expensive phase to go through. So we are still begging the government and we would want to solicit the help of St Lucia's. So what we have done is to host a concert for Christmas Day where the family can come together in Deriso. And you know, we are hosting a comedy and gospel concert which commences from four to nine, four in the afternoon. After you have had lunch with your family, you just join us. And I think people are stressed, you know. We are stressed and you are stressed. So everyone to come in and just laugh, you know, spend some time with the family having fun. On Christmas Day at Deriso, multiple by centre at five o'clock, four o'clock, sorry. Chante's World is a documentary feature about a teenage girl, Chante, who lived in St Lucia during the 1960s. In this exciting narrative, Chante secretly rebels against the myths and moors of an ancient society. She slowly reveals all the joy, simplicity and curiosity of growing up in a place where it takes a village to raise a child. Emanuel indicates that the government of St Lucia has learned great support to her. I must thank Honourable Fortuna Belrose because she remained with us throughout the journey. She was always there, always encouraging and always attentive to our needs. And the government helped as much as possible and we have still requested some more help because what we wanted this film to be, it's not just St Lucia, we are embracing the Caribbean. And it is not just entertainment, it is our culture, our history. And we went all out to ensure that we help preserve and conserve that aspect of our Caribbean life and culture. Emanuel has produced four feature films which have been screened in several countries and have amassed many awards. Despite the films being used for educational purposes, most of the funding has been provided by relatives, friends, fans and a few organisations such as the Cambrian Export Development Agency, Virgin Atlantic and the Government of St Lucia. All St Lucia's are urged to come out in full support as the funds raised will go towards the filming and editing of this film. The Government of St Lucia is continuing to strive towards mainstreaming gender equality in the public service. Here's Anise Antoine. The Gender Mainstreaming Gender Budgeting Workshop forms part of the second phase of the Mainstreaming Gender Equality in St Lucia's National Sustainable Development Plan, launched earlier this year, which seeks to ensure that gender equality is in the forefront of planning throughout the public service. Anna Androsic, Facilitator of the Workshop, noted that the objective of the initiative is to provide training and guidance for trainers in the St Lucia Government. The participants were extremely active and engaged. This was a voluntary workshop. People had to sign for the workshop as they wanted to become trainers of trainers. It came out of our first exercise in gender budgeting and planning. So this time around, our participants are dedicated staff from various ministries, interested in learning more and incorporating these expertise within the respective departments and units at the larger macro level in St Lucia and be willing to share inter-regionally and globally. Earlier this year, public servants were introduced to gender concepts and gender analysis. In order to effectively mainstream gender throughout the public service, gender budgeting is a critical aspect. So gender responsive budgeting refers to how do you finance those initiatives that are gender responsible. So in other words, how do you ensure that the budget that you are given for a particular project or particular department or particular program benefits everyone? That's literally what it is. And so this particular process that we're going through at second phase of the training will ensure that understanding remains here. Ms Joseph noted that the Department of Gender Relations will continue to ensure gender equality continues throughout the public and private sectors. For instance, you want to ensure that your naps are gender responsive. You want to ensure that the number is gender responsive. You want to ensure that the national is terming contributions, you know, reflect gender responsiveness. So you want that to be something a perspective or a way of planning that becomes commonplace and sandwiched at all levels. And the whole idea is not so that we make one particular group of persons more helpful than others, but that we ensure that the pie is equally shared. In January 2020, the Department of Gender Relations will host the second leg of the general gender concepts and gender-based assessments to include a larger group of public servants. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. Meantime, the Department of Gender Relations has unveiled the theme for the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence observed each year starting on the International Day Against Violence Against Women on November 25 and ends on Human Rights Day December 10. The theme for this year's observance is Orange the World. Generation equality stands against rape. This theme was chosen in light of the increasing awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence made more visible through the Me Too and other related movements. Jenny Joseph is the Acting Director of Gender Relations. The World Health Organization observes that violence against women is preventable and policymakers can play a critical role in that regard. St. Lucia has since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995 undertaken a number of concrete steps to address violence against women including the passage of the Domestic Violence Summary Proceedings Act of 1995, the establishment of the Family Court, the establishment of a shelter for victims of intimate partner violence, the setting up of a specialized law enforcement unit to deal with matters of violence against women, the development of a protocol for attending to victims of sexual violence by public health institutions and in 2016 the development of a national plan partnership for action to eliminate violence against women. Notwithstanding these strides, the incidents of gender-based violence and the reports of sexual offenses have not decreased and the number of victims who reach out for available services are far less than those who are actually affected. In St. Lucia the Department of Gender Relations in collaboration with other stakeholders is using this opportunity to update the public on the strides made during this year focusing on improving survivors-centered services for victims. In August 2019 a national consultation on gender-based violence was conducted at a Bay Gardens hotel over a two-day period. That consultation focused on a review of the achievements, setbacks and challenges that St. Lucia had made in implementing the Beijing declaration and platform for action. A Beijing Plus 25 report was thereafter prepared and presented by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean. The original picture will be reviewed at the national and the regional consultation on the status of women to be held in Chile in January of next year. Through a consultative process with stakeholders, five priority actions to accelerate gender equality in the context of the Beijing platform for action were selected and they include equality and non-discrimination under the law and access to justice. Two, access to affordable quality healthcare including sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. Three, poverty, eradication, agricultural productivity. Four, quality education and training and the lifelong learning for women and girls. And five, changing negative social norms and gender stereotypes. Coordinated by the Unite campaign the observance was conceptualized in light of the increasing challenge to end gender-based violence with gender-based violence against women being considered worldwide as the biggest challenge to achieving gender equality. And this is the NTN Nightly. Ryan O'Brien is up next. Hypertension is a deadly disease that is common in St. Lucia. The blood pressure monitors to determine if our blood pressure is too high or too low. Should a reading on these measuring devices be incorrect, we are literally putting our lives at risk. Doctors, caregivers and patients get your blood pressure meters verified by the St Lucia Bureau of Standards to ensure the accuracy of measuring devices. Look for a green pass sticker on the blood pressure meter at your next visit to the doctor. The correct reading can mean the difference between life and death. For more information, contact the St Lucia Bureau of Standards at 456-0546 or email SLBS at candw.lc or visit the website at www.slbs.org.lc St Lucia Bureau of Standards making quality and standards our way of life. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien with another update from youth development and sports on the NTN Nightly news. Following a successful coaching workshop for coaches attached to the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, a second batch of coaches affiliated to national associations and federations affiliated to the ministry and the St Lucia Olympic Committee incorporated respectively started a four-day session with Caribbean Coaching Certification Program instructor Dave Farmer at the St Lucia Olympic Committee incorporated quarters. The second workshop ended Sunday afternoon having commenced on Thursday evening with participants completing several modules in their workbooks and practical sessions. A presentation ceremony of certificates will be held at a later date. Article 6 of the agreement between the Argentine Republic and St Lucia, on bilateral cooperation in the field of sports deals with technical assistance which party agreed to contribute to technical and physical development in the field of sports in a country of the other party. It covers areas such as program organization sports facilities and equipment training and refresher courses for trainers and specialists sports management anti-doping policies in sports sports medicine scholarship programs in sports law sports marketing and organization of sporting events experiences in the field of gender perspective in sports and other fields agreed upon by the parties. And that's how we end our update from youth development and sports for today. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. The Department of Health and Wellness is well on its way to generate effective responses for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and CDs as it prepares for the commencement of the steps survey in St Lucia. More in this report from Phanel Neptune. The Department of Health and Wellness in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization PAHO recently hosted a training workshop on the application of the steps serving. The workshop is aimed at preparing enumerators and nursing supervisors who will be undertaking the steps survey in St Lucia. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Millyn-Fedriks Jim says the steps survey is extremely important as it will assist with the monitoring of non-communicable diseases and its risk factors in St Lucia. The objective of the workshop today is to train the enumerators so that when we go out into the field we ensure that we're collecting good quality data that we can use to estimate and get an idea of what the risk factors are for non-communicable diseases in St Lucia. But the survey itself is very important because it will assist us in, like I said, estimating our non-communicable disease burden in the country. It will assist us in getting more persons into care because we know that if persons are picked up early identified early and treated early complications, heart disease lung disease kidney failure etc. would be prevented. Pa Ho, advisor for chronic diseases Dr. Patrice Lauren says the steps survey is important to St Lucia as it will aid with the development of a plan to deal with the burden of non-communicable diseases. The results of the study will lead us to look at factors for which we need to focus on during our program implementation for the people of St Lucia allowing us to make smart decisions and to maximize our already limited resources. The study will be a sample representation of the entire population of St Lucia. So the study is about the people of St Lucia. The steps survey is a household-based study which will entail a questionnaire, cholesterol testing, urine testing, blood sugar and blood pressure testing. The survey will commence in November and will run for 10 weeks. Reporting from the communications unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I am Phinell Neptune. And stay with the NTN Nightly. Up next, Primus Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. Welcome back. We join Primus Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. Welcome back. We include your Divest Repository Group, which is in the development of Marijuana Co-Own Business, is now able to officially establish a concept that has all the responsibility for the idea and direction of the initiative. In the head of the initiative, it is the Ministry of Inevitability for International Business and Investment in this government called Bradley Felix. According to Minister Felix, it is a pleasure for me to embrace the development of this and that yes, it is a pleasure for the benefit of the business to be supported. This is the term of the initiative in 8 years. So, as I have established with this initiative, I would like to visit these diverse communities here to present a lot of new ideas for these diverse opinions that in my way, the people of this country can work. We have a lot of work to do in the region. We have a lot of work to do. But we still have a lot of work to do. So, we cannot just sit and do nothing. So, that is why we have to make a move to achieve this. Why do you think this is a good idea? How do you accept this kind of work? I think the information we have here is very good. It is a platform that is very good to share your opinion. It is very good. So, we want to be able to understand how you feel about the business. So, I would like to share my opinion. I would like to share my personal opinion in addition to your opinion. So, as I have established with this initiative, I would like to start by saying that I want to do something for the future. So, I would like to say that I would like to say that I am very much involved in helping you. I would like to start the second of November because I have a lot of work to do in this area. It is very good. So, I would like to share my opinion. We see where we pin you, Pepla. Conceit law abba, direction, avocah, Michael Gordon. Mam, Sham de Komus, meti la main sam, et puis gouvernement s'est leci, et conseil les restants, nation, pour motuer la pin you, en écoise de fait, qui détruit Goin Maison, Géti, qui c'est propriétaire la famille Adjoda. J'ai dit c'est même passé, les pompiers trouvaient la lame la, qui Goin Maison, Géti, qui prudifi, sa location et service propri, sorti gozile, egg dennerie, pour t'y répondre vite, ma assistance, pour les collègues, à construire. Des faits à te forcer, plaisir business, et les collègues pour fermer, parce qu'il a fumé à tes fortes bonnes mains. Malheureusement, ma gueule pompier, et c'est un truc facile qui est possible, des faits à tenir, te decambuler, maisons entièrement. Ministre de l'Université de l'Université, commerce, industry, et investment, on est au bord de la Felix, déclarer qu'il s'agit de la coiffe che, pour te remerder et établir son historique salaire, tu vais du trip à l'effet. Ministre de l'Université, m'aimais exer à l'eau, cette lycée, qu'est-ce que j'ai l'histoire, qui maison Géti et de capoter. Il parlait aussi de la peine, c'est plaisir business, quitte à établir ça, qui aussi brûler, car quitte à l'eau, mons à travail, devant l'Allah. On va faire l'exécutif, gouvernement a toujours très concerné des affaires pour le m'aimant travailler, à payer, et qui a cru un gamin qui a fait tout de suite aux diverses agences pour aider à corriger la situation. Et nous étalons de faire plaisir à l'Odipartement gouvernement qui était à l'aide de l'écosystème business, pour faire mieux l'opération. Car même toute l'opération, c'est le business, et l'Odipartement gouvernement se pose à vivre et continuer l'opération, au Lédi, le 25 novembre. Productions pour développement affaires culturelles, c'est-à-dire CDF, qui a fait gamme pour chien de gonfester décembre, l'année 2019, à baptême-là, Noël Coyol, directeur exécutif pour CDF, Ramona Henry, expliquez-ki, fester Noël-là qu'à matcher nos périodes qui capotent unification apparemment les PEPs et communes aux liens payeurs. Pour essayer de faire initiative ça-là, il y a un succès, CDF a collaboré et plusieurs agences parmi eux, c'est Vilco St. Kastri Equiton Company. Il n'y a plus qu'à c'est plus qu'à les mecs Kastri qu'il n'y a plus pour compétition latter pour l'école secadère et qu'il y a pour le Noir Peterson Francis Award. Ça c'est pour la compétition des choix de PEPs. J'avoue que ça fait communication à Kosti Kla Jason Hollinson, d'ici, il n'y a plus qu'à confiance qu'il puisse aller qu'à écoager plus participation à compétition latter. Il n'y a plus plus de l'école secadère qu'à y participer de compétition avec minuscule responsabilité pour culture et la fortune de Belarus qui a placé c'est pour les spectacles à la néa, on est ça-là. Fester des sommes que nous voulons présenter officiellement, j'ai dépassé les vêtres à nouveau et je suppose qu'on peut commencer et faire c'est carol le premier décembre. Et c'est qu'on s'attrape pour cette nouvelle-là. M'aura un monsieur au temps pour carer mon carbon évitation pour je ne veux pas encore c'est dire qu'on sauvait la vie et on a épousé tout à l'autre nouvelle à l'école après ça, on a avance à l'école. Merci à Opel Primus et on a une petite look à ce qui est en train de nous pour nous, parlemental. Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the windward islands and areas through the south. Moisture and instability associated with the tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over most of the lesser Antilles today and tomorrow. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days. Tides for castries harbor high at 2.24 p.m. low at 2.25 p.m. and low at 2.25 p.m. Tides for Viewford Bay high at 3.31 p.m. low at 10.30 p.m. Seas moderate to locally rough with waves five to seven feet or 1.5 to 2.1 meters. Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas. The sun will rise Tuesday at 6.09 a.m. And that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7 p.m. with a repeat at 7 a.m. You can also catch up with us anytime on the Saint Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Nisha Troth.