 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Charles. This edition stops stories. Thousands of St. Lucian celebrated their Croyol culture with the traditional Junae Croyol festivities. The SLHD joins forces with the government for the creation of the National Tourism Security Plan, the Ministry of Education completes remedial works at the Archipelago Secondary School, all that plus the latest development in youth and sports. The communities of Bosse Jogrosle, Choselle and Viejo on Monday 28th October were still basking in the success of the annual Junae Croyol celebrations, as booths, stages and other structures erected for the hosting of the festivities were being removed. Minister with responsibility for culture and creative industries, Senator Honorable Fortuna Belrose has lauded St. Lucian's for embracing their culture and setting new avenues for its growth. Here's Nisha Antoine. St. Lucian residents and tourists alike got a taste of nostalgia in communities around the island as they celebrated Croyol Day 2019. The celebration featured a mix of Croyol food, music, games and folklore that represents St. Lucian's unique heritage of Caribbean, African and European cultures. Ministering the Ministry of Tourism Information and Broadcasting, culture and creative industries, with responsibility for culture and creative industries, Senator Fortuna Belrose deemed Junae Croyol a success. The events were well patronized in terms of people coming out to see what was happening in previous times, but more importantly, I think the cleaner experience was what really struck quite a few people. So people indulge a lot in the food and the drink and of course there was quite a bit of the cultural activities, creative events going on, on stage and off stage as well in the communities. Senator Honorable Fortuna Belrose commended the organizing bodies for their efforts in ensuring the success of Junae Croyol 2019. The events were well patronized, well supported, the systems seemed to have worked very well and we were quite happy with the feedback. Of course the folk research centre now will be detailing and looking at it in terms of our Croyol heritage and what was actually showcased and when you would like to see it go, but in terms of us from the event, the management of people, the management of traffic and of course ensuring that our vendors, our people in communities benefited from it. I think we saw a lot of that happening yesterday. The Minister with Responsibility for Culture and Creative Industries was pleased that the essence of the celebrations were celebrated in all parts of the island and not only the host communities. There's also the need to ensure that our communities continue to stay strong and in fact when I spoke to the FRC the thought has always been to ensure that each of the communities celebrate the Junae Croyol in their own way and so it's something that we will continue to pursue with them to ensure that communities get ready and communities are fixed in a way that they can accommodate people when they come in. We need to ensure that the infrastructure is there around the communities so people can come in and out with ease. Croyol Day was celebrated on Sunday October 27th 2019. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. We have comprehensive coverage of Junae Croyol later in the broadcast but first Monday 28th October is celebrated annually as International Croyol Day. The Monsignor Patrick Anthony Folk Research Center FRC commemorated the occasion with the hosting of a national conference on the Croyol language. Since 1984, International Croyol Day has been celebrated in countries where the Croyol language is spoken. While Antillian Croyol is spoken within the Caribbean in St. Lucia, Dominica, Guadalupe, Martinique and Haiti, other forms of Croyol are spoken in the Indian Ocean in seashells and reunions. On Monday October 28th, St. Lucian's came together to reflect on what the Croyol language means to them and the strides that have been made in developing and using the language. Dame Palette Luise spoke on the major milestones that have been achieved in the development of the language in St. Lucia. In 1981, we had the first of two regional workshops organized by the Folk Research Center and the National Research and Development Foundation, the NRDF, for those who are old enough to remember that there was an entity by the name of NRDF. And that workshop was on language and development, the St. Lucian context. In 1982, we held the second regional workshop and this time it was under the theme, the development of Antillian Croyol. It was a suggestion by Professor Lawrence Carrington to call this Croyol that we were going to be using in the Antilles to refer to it, not just as Croyol but Antillian Croyol. Other milestones include the development of a Croyol dictionary, the featuring of Croyol in the throne speech and the approved Croyol version of St. Lucia's national anthem. A three-year program will commence in 2020 where Croyol will be taught from kindergarten to grade three. The St. Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association's Tourism Enhancement Fund successfully facilitated a workshop on tourism safety and security for over 200 persons last week. The workshop led by international safety and security expert Dr. Peter Talu was attended by a large cross-section of hospitality and security professionals held from the 22nd to the 25th of October. The four one-day sessions in Cachetris and Soufri included representatives from the Royal St. Lucia Police Force and the Port and City Police as well as members of the immigration department. Also in attendance were beach vendors, jet ski operators, taxi drivers, vendors from Cachetris, Grosley and Soufri and a number of local tour guides. Dr. Peter Talu is a world-renowned speaker and expert specializing in such areas as the impact of crime and terrorism on the tourism industry, event and tourism risk management and economic development. This is his third visit to the island. Dr. Talu has been working closely with the association over the last year to advance safety and security efforts in the local tourism industry including the development of a national tourism security plan being birthed in conjunction with the government of St. Lucia. The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development on the weekends completed remedial works at the Archipelago Secondary School. The school was closed last week to address a mold infestation. Fiona Meyer is the Chief Education Officer. September 24th we had received an initial set of rooms to be highlighted and taken care of reference equality. That was done and monies were mobilized as of the 8th of October where a comprehensive assessment of the plan was done. We had works completed, subsequent to that we received another set of rooms and other set of areas that were highlighted as concerned areas. We have moved in with a licensed contractor and have completed those works. The Chief Education Officer says all schools should join the ministry in ensuring that structural deficiencies do not fester. We would like to encourage, recommend that consistent cleaning happens at the schools, all of our schools. We can appreciate that there may be need for deep cleaning but it is really a situation where with a consistent approach that includes monitoring of what happens in terms of the cleaning will ensure that some of those issues that we have do not come to the fore. We remain resolute as a Ministry of Education team to ensure that we become more proactive in terms of maintenance of our plants and avoid some of those issues. Classes at the Archipelago Secondary School resumed on Tuesday 29th October and this is the NTN Nightly up next Ryan O'Brien. You think you're invincible? You think it can only happen to certain people? Yeah man, being smart. Welcome back, we join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Thanks Nisha, welcome everyone to your update from Youth Development and Sports on the NTN Nightly News. I'm Ryan O'Brien, the Minister of Youth Development and Sports in collaboration with the North Casteries Youth and Sports Council inviting all youth of North Casteries to Youth Connect, an introduction to youth development and council governance training seminar. This activity is scheduled to take place at a conference room of the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports up on Miku Street on Saturday, November 2nd 2019 between the hours of 8.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. In some upcoming primary schools football fixtures, a 16 team competition, match is set for October 29th. Cozillay takes on Rosso at the South Plain Field at 11 a.m. Ansleray plays Moshi at 1 p.m. also at the South Plain Field. Marsha takes on Camille Henry at the Marsha Grounds from 11 a.m. and RC Boys tackle Patricia James also at Marsha Grounds from 1 p.m. That's your update for today from Youth Development and Sports on the NTN Nightly News. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. Empowering and enabling homegrown businesses is a key part of Invest St. Lucia's strategic objectives. To that end, Invest St. Lucia has already conducted a number of entrepreneurial activities towards the establishment of a business incubator and accelerator program with the intention to create economic opportunities and welfare citizens, stimulate economic development and diversification, including increase in exports, strengthen the business ecosystem to boost the creation of firms as well as to improve small-medium enterprise growth. Business incubation is a process of nurturing a business concept till it manifests as a startup company. If you own a startup in St. Lucia, the business incubator and accelerator entrepreneurship hub can help with business support services that include mentorship, accounting, legal support, HR advice, business management, business planning, and IT support. Invest St. Lucia invites all local entrepreneurs to like and subscribe to its Facebook and to keep abreast of new opportunities to participate in in its next cycle of business incubation and acceleration program. And stay tuned to the NTN Nightly. We don't spare a thought for the damage that they'll do. No. Think about the children. Think about the children. How will we save them? Chemicals and GMOs are not the solution. Use organic and join. Excessive agrochemical use, additives, and genetically modified foods are harmful to health and the environment. Join the Good Food Revolution. Grow, buy, and consume organic. A message from Rye St. Lucia and the Ministry of Sustainable Development with funding from the GEF Small Grants Program, UNDP. The Good Food Revolution. Welcome back. Primus Hutchinson, who is usually here with the Nouvelle Aquéole, is off. However, we have a comprehensive look at St. Lucia's celebration of Junet Quéole. General Nouvelle reports on activities held at Borseshu Grosselay. Patrons, the island over, descended on the Borseshu Promenade to partake in the Junet Quéole festivities. From local bread freshly baked on site, to the sweet sounds of Chateau Quéole fill in the air, patrons reveled in the cultural event. Patrons indicated that they have been looking forward to the celebration. While some came just to savour the creole food, others came to partake in the singing and dancing. One patron expressed his hope that the younger generations will get involved in the activity and make it even better in the years to come. Patron Matthew Hartman said he looks forward to the event and makes it his duty to attend every year. He highlighted the importance of maintaining such cultural traditions. Well, I've been living in Solutionale for 12 years, well 11 years permanently, but I've come a few times before and cultural things, being an Englishman by birth, we recognise that we want to maintain our culture so we have these structures in place. And things like in Solutionale we have the creole language which is spoken, it's not really written. We have to have these traditions done because otherwise they die out and the other festivals, the flower festival, the margarite festival, if we don't hold on to these traditions, they're going to go. So it's important and I like to see this. This is the first time I come to the Bosse Jou, normally I go south, a little around the island. Bosse Jou Grosilev, Ufort and Choselle were the host communities for the 2019 Jeune Creole celebrations. For the Government Information Service, I am Janelle Norville. The sights and sounds of Jeune Creole are as varied as the culinary dishes and keeping tradition alive is very important to millet resident Linus John. John attracted a lot of attention at the Bosse Jou promenade on Sunday, especially from the young ones, with his modernised version of the cabouet. He explained that the colours add vibrance to the cabouet, making it more attractive to children, so that they are more likely to want one. Having learned the craft from his father, his goal is to keep the tradition alive and so he makes them and sells at several events. John added that his craft is an important part of his life, as he enjoys making the cabouets. He notes that he is now passing on the knowledge to his children and the time spent together doing the activity is precious to him. John, his craft is also a source of income, which he explained has been quite profitable. And speaking of profits, there can be no doubt that Jeune Creole generates substantial economic revenues. Here's Janelle Norville with the on-site vendors. While patrons came with the view of enjoying the festivities, vendors had another thing in mind. The economic impact of Creole Heritage Month and more specifically, the Jeune Creole celebrations cannot be understated. Many vendors lined up at Bosse Jou looking to secure some sales. Vendor Anthony Tench said sales for the day had been going well. He travelled all the way from Vioport to share his special recipe. Here's a very special recipe. I made it myself. I am a local from the village of Bosse. This is a typical Jeune Creole recipe. We call it bouhimi. We call it myotie, myboumi. This is Jeune Creole. This is all vegetables. All vegetables are here. All vegetables are here. We have to let the cow cook. Let the cow cook! The cow cooks. Vendor Ursula Francis, more affectionately known as Joyce Lynn, indicated that celebrating Junekwuel is dear to her. She also provided a snapshot of her menu for the day. It was a great pleasure for me to celebrate Junekwuel. Let's start with the patented, the patented glow, the patented color, but we still go through everything we have to do. I am very satisfied and I am very happy. I am very happy and very satisfied. Thank you. Aby my friend, I am very happy. I am very happy. I am very happy. I am very blessed. I'm very grateful. I am very grateful. I am very happy. We go when we take up our time. Flora De Gaza said not only did she enjoy the day, she was able to capitalise on the festivities, earning revenue in the process. I'm enjoying it and the sale is coming good for me with all the local products, It means a lot to me. I appreciate it and I love the events. Every year I'm looking forward to that. The Zunequiel festivities were held on Sunday 27th October 2019. For the Government Information Service, I am General Norville. And we will have coverage of shows and view for in subsequent broadcasts. Here now is a look at what's happening to us weatherwise. Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers. A weak tropical wave is expected to produce some cloudy periods with showers over the southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours. Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 miles per hour or 24 kilometers per hour. The tide for Castris Harbour was high at 3.29pm and will be low again at 10pm. The tide for Viet-4 Bay was high at 4.36pm and will be low again at 11.27pm. The seas moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to north-easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 meters. Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas. The sun will rise Tuesday at 5.57am.