 10. Prime Minister Honourable Philip J. Pierre received a first-hand progress report on the ongoing St. Jude Hospital Reconstruction Project during a recent visit to the original Phase 1 construction site on September 6. We are ready to do the MEP works. So what is mechanically electrical and plumbing works? We have brought it up to that stage and after that we will be flooring and sealing. This is my first third visit to the St. Jude Hospital site and I'm very pleased with the pace at which things are moving. I can see a state of readiness and while one may think, wow, this is a way we're distanced to go, what I'm seeing is really a matter of finishing. 9. Education Minister Honourable Sean Edward visited schools in his constituency of Henry North as well as other districts in the island south. While Parliamentary Secretary Senator Honourable Pauline Antoine Prosper newly appointed Chief Education Officer Beverly Diodoni and the Deputy Permanent Secretary Kendall Kodra welcomed back students and teachers in the north of the island after a long summer vacation. I must say that given some of the challenges we had during the summer preparing schools for today that I'm extremely pleased with what I've seen, schools are settled at least the ones that I've visited. 8. Following the successful launch of Prime Minister Pierre's pioneering Youth Economy Agency in 2022, St. Lucia and Taiwan have forged another bilateral collaboration to establish the Youth Forum. Our youth may not have equal talent but should have equal opportunity and environment to grow their talent. The Youth Economy was not intended to be the same thing, doing the same thing over, the same situation of many forms, many disandards, many references. It was not considered to be that. It had to be flexible, it had to be agile and it had to be an opportunity for young people. 7. The Gordon and Wolcott Memorial and the Dane Poolett-Lewisie Primary Schools and St. Joseph's Convent and Leonhead Secondary Schools are playing hosts to Taiwan's young ambassadors as the group continues their week-long program of cultural exchange. The first stop is Gordon and Wolcott. Young ambassadors are given an authentic quail style welcome. We feel very excited and special that Gordon and Wolcott was selected as one of the schools to participate in this program. And it is a continuation of our long relationship, our friendly and cordial relationship with Taiwan where our school was twinned in 2020 with Gutin Elementary School in Taiwan and ever since we've done a number of activities with them. 6. Students from the Republic of China Taiwan have started displaying their skills at the start of an international youth ambassadors exchange program. Using traditional instruments, the visiting students are treating their hosts to an interlude of melod music and not to seem upstage the creative art students of Sir Arthur spice things up with a traditional song and dance. What we hope to gain from this honestly is that our students will be inspired. They will also learn about other cultural forms other than their own. They will also share with the Taiwanese students what they know about Saint Lucia culture. 5. The students of the Republic of China Taiwan participated in a culinary showcase at Manizh Bakery on Monday, September 4th. National culinary champion Louis Cichien who represented Taiwan at the World Skills Competition in the area of bread making expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to interact with local bakers in Saint Lucia as well as to enhance his culinary skills. Because Saint Lucia is really far from Taiwan so there are different ingredients and knowledge and the bread making here so he wants to come in here and he wants to know more about the culture, the food and the cuisine outside of Taiwan and want to know how to make it, the ingredients and how they use them so that he can enhance his knowledge and skills and to interact with locals. 4. Carbon wellness day is observed annually on September 9th. The theme for this year is power through collective action. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Otherly Affairs has been hosting several activities throughout the month of August and early September. The latest activity was held at the Denry Hospital. So today we try to demonstrate to our clients what a healthy breakfast looks like where we had the high fiber, the protein, the antioxidants, where they had the carbohydrates and it was portion. Recent efforts were made by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development to underscore the importance of the agri-processing sector in national development. Under its alternative sports program, invited a number of car enthusiasts for a qualifier event recently to select four drivers to represent the island. This is the first time that we're actually going over to Antigua to represent the country and not as individuals. So it is something that we would are hoping to continue and not just fall back on after this year. 1. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Otherly Affairs informs the public of the availability of the COVID-19 and influenza vaccine at the community wellness centers. Like COVID-19, the flu is a contagious and potentially serious respiratory disease that can result in unfavorable outcomes such as severe illness, hospitalization and death.