 Welcome to the MTA Nightly. I'm Nisha Charles. This edition stops stories. The government of St. Lucia continues to build capacity in the fight against money laundering. The tourist town of Soufria comes alive of the new Humminbird Beach Park. Plans are afoot for the redevelopment of the William Peter Boulevard, or that, plus the latest in youth development, sports, and the NTA Nouvelle en Quaiol. The fourth round of the mutual evaluation process has begun, as St. Lucia seeks to determine whether it has done enough to achieve a favorable outcome in its compliance in the fight against money laundering, terrorists financing, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. St. Lucia recently submitted to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, the CFATF, the Technical Compliance Questionnaire, and by May, submissions will be made on St. Lucia's level of effectiveness. A standards training workshop began on Monday and is geared towards enhancing the capacity of the public sector to deal with the 40 recommendations made by the CFATF. The standards which you will be exposed to over the course of this training forms the best work upon which the country will be assessed. Therefore, an in-depth understanding and grasp of the concepts will aid in the preparation and execution of your functions, not only for this evaluation, but for future evaluations as well. Rest assured, the Government of St. Lucia remains resolute in its support in the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and countering the financing of weapons of mass destruction. We recognize the tremendous significance of the mutual evaluation process under the impact of the country and stand ready to continue providing the requisite support. This round of evaluation will culminate with an on-site visit by the CFATF Assessors from September 16 to 27, 2019, after which the Mutual Evaluation Report will be drafted. During the upcoming on-site in September, the folders of the assessment team will be led by Mr. Jefferson Clark as Mission Leader and supported by Ms. Joanne Hamill, the Coalition Leader, both of whom are here with us today. Before this will be known on the effective implementation and assessing how well St. Lucia is actually implementing these CFATF recommendations. Therefore, we are hoping the standards training will be a critical building block in you understanding what are the recommendations you are expected to effectively implement. The training is being funded through the 11th EDF Programme of the European Union. Residents of Souffre and visitors to the tourist town have a new playground with the opening of the Hummingbird Beach Park. An official ceremony was held on Friday 5th April, which in our novel reports. The Tourism Beach Park was conceptualized in 2010, placed on the government's priority list in 2016 and has since come into fruition. According to officials, over $2 million was invested into the project by the Taiwanese government. Ambassador of the Republic of China Taiwan to St. Lucia, His Excellency Douglas Chen, described the project as an added tourism attraction. He said that the park will become one of the landmark tourist attractions in Souffre. Hummingbird Beach is the first impression that foreign visitors have about the beauty of Souffre. To further stimulate the tourism industry in town, my government, the government of the Republic of China Taiwan, cooperated with the government of St. Lucia to start this project since year 2016. The facility consists of timber frame deck to accommodate the shops, restaurants, bar, washrooms and other recreation facilities. I'm more than happy to have been told that with the completion of the project, the feedback of the community has been overwhelmingly positive and the residents of Souffre feel proud of having this wonderful park. The newly opened Souffre Beach Park boasts a restaurant, spa, outdoor showers, a smoothie bar, beach bar, pizzeria, souvenir shop, tourism information centre along with an offering of non-motorised water sports to name a few. Parliamentary representative for Souffre Honourable Herod Sanislas expressed gratitude to the people and government of Taiwan. The MP also highlighted the economic contribution of the new park to Souffre. The Souffre Foundation, ladies and gentlemen, have employed as we begin operation of this facility 16 persons. So 16 persons have received full-time jobs from the Souffre Foundation for the operational aspect of this facility. And the tenants combined would be employed almost 20 persons. So this facility alone will be providing approximately 30 to 36 full-time, sustainable jobs to the people of Souffre Foundation. Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation Honourable Guy Joseph announced that there is much more to come. This is a moment of celebration. I walked around there and I felt good. I felt proud as a St Lucia that I could be part of a facility of this nature. Because it brings economic benefits and their plans for expansion. So the first official bus terminal will be in Souffre. The Souffre Beach Park located at the Hummingbird Beach was officially opened on Friday 5th April 2019. For the Government Information Service, I am General Norvel. The National Conservation Authority and the St Lucia National Trust on Monday unveiled student-painted trash bins that will be placed on beaches in the north of the island. This is the culmination of the Protecting Paradise, a beach education and action campaign that has been going on for the past few months. More from Inesia Antoine. Conservation clubs of the Masha combined, Grossley and Corinth secondary schools were given a chance to design the third-bitch bins with a unique message and image in respect to conserving marine life. Sarah Chang is a Peace Corps attached to the National Conservation Authority. The goal was to engage local students in beach education related to beach ecosystem science and conservation as well. So the first phase was all about educational activities. They saw movie screenings. They came to VG Beach and participated in a variety of activities. And all the knowledge they used in that first phase was inspiration for them in the second phase. The whole objective was that students would learn about their local ecosystems, become engaged with them and really take responsibility for keeping them clean. Cornelia Lubin, principal of the Masha combined school, stated that the students have become more mindful of littering habits. We are hopeful that going forward, all of our students, teachers, janitors, everybody in our school compound, as well as within our Masha community, would become more conscious of litter and dispose of their litter in appropriate ways. And so at our school, we have a bin for waste plastics. We have a bin for composting. We have different bins for different types of garbage. So that hopefully will instill in them the principle of not littering. The beach bins, which were sponsored by Marcy Stores and Harris Paints, will respectively be placed on the VG Beach, Radwe Beach and Grosley Beach. Coretta Crooks-Charles, communications and advocacy officer of the St. Lucia National Trust, expressed her gratitude to the sponsors. So we're really hoping that other entities come on board because the trust has placed the bins on its website and Facebook and we realize that persons are saying what about other communities? It's not just castries or Grosley. This should be an island-wide campaign. So this is a trust intention to work with NCA and we're calling on other corporate entities to come on board so that we can continue to protect our oceans because we rely on it for recreational purposes, for jobs, the fishermen, sea must farmers, the tour operators and for even food and medicine. So it's really important that we conserve our oceans. The unveiling ceremony took place on Monday, April 8th at the VG Beach. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. And this is the NTN Nightly. Ryan O'Brien is up next. Do you know me? I've been forced to do this by my trafficker. I was promised a better life but got forced into domestic servitude. I can be any age, I can be any gender, any ethnicity. I am, I am, I am a victim of trafficking in persons. Know the signs, see it, report it. If you see me, please help me. Call the TIP hotline at 847. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Welcome once again to your segment from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports on the NTN Nightly News. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Government Sporting Infrastructure Redevelopment Program got a major boost with the start turning ceremony for the upgrade of the Souffle Mini Stadium and the Ruby Crooked Garden on Friday, April 5th. Ministry responsible for youth development and sports, the Honourable Edmund Estefan, described Friday's ceremony as a special moment. It is a significant point in the time of our development, especially for sports in San Richard, both for the facilities and for our people. We are moving from the formulation of ideas over a year ago, just over a year ago, we said that this is going to happen. And I'm happy that today we are turning to and it is a reality. Meanwhile, Parliamentary Representative for Souffle on the Boil Herod's Tennis Loss was elated that the constituency was the first to be given attention under the program. Today's ceremony reflects the commitment of this government for youth and sporting development in St. Lucia. And this sports infrastructure project serves as the ideal means to harness the skills, talent and passion of our youth. And as Parliamentary Representative of this lovely constituency, I am elated this morning that Souffle was the very first constituency to benefit from this national sports infrastructure project. Work on the Ruby Crooked Garden is set to commence shortly. St. Mary's College, our Mass United Insurance Schools Cricket Champions for 2019 have been pulled off a 71-run victory over Miku Secondary in the finals of the competition played Friday. Miku Secondary won the toss and feel it in a match reduced to 40 hours due to rain. St. Mary's College eventually got 186 all-out in 35 hours, with two knocks from Shaquane Prudent and Jehan Bouda, 43 each, and Desneed Harry, 32. Brent Edward was the most successful bowler for Miku, taking 4 for 42. Marklin Estefan captured 3 for 38 and Jelon Justin, 2 for 23. In reply, Miku Secondary were restricted to 115 for 9 in 40 hours. Neanderthalville, 19 and Captain Keon Gaston, 18 were the top scorers. Amarie Venner was in fine form with the ball for St. Mary's, bagging 5 for 16 and Zidan Arthur lent good support with 3 for 6. Amarie Venner was named player of the finals. And the Mass United 11 was named at the end of the tournament. It comprises Aki Mogi's St. Mary's College, Efren Charles Archipel secondary, Keon Gaston, Marklin Estefan, Dikej Henry Miku Secondary, Denzel Roberts Archipel secondary, Amarie Venner St. Mary's College, Tyrone Theodore Boca Secondary, Craig Ellises Arthur Lewis Community College, Keegan Arnold, Jeremy Leibach, Leone's Comprehensive, Lee Solomon Corrin Secondary and Bolton Sears Boca Secondary. Youth Month got a former launch on Friday with the staging of Youth Expo at Constitution Park. The event drew hundreds of spectators, lending support for the exhibition of youth talent in St. Lucia. The day included a march pass and all-day exhibition, live performances on stage throughout the day and other side attractions. As part of its action plan, the Youth Empowerment Project has organized a logo competition under the slogan Enlightened Enrich Empower. Applicants must be under the age of 35 and live in the communities of New Village, Conway, Barnard Hill and Wilton's Yard. Joanne Huspence is project coordinator. She says the logo competition will be the first activity of a public awareness campaign. Logo will serve as the official emblem for the Youth Empowerment Project and we want to introduce or to have the community design itself, the youth in the community. So whatever is representative of empowerment for them as a youth and their community, we would like to tap into their creative and graphical skills and submit to us at the Youth Empowerment Project Office. Well, Office on the fourth floor, the Graham-Louise building, Waterfront castries and we really wanted to we are receiving both hand-delivered and also electronic submissions. So whether they may submit their submission graphically through a design on the computer they could submit it to us on our info.yep slu at gmail.com or they could hand deliver us to us at the address I mentioned earlier. The winner of the competition will receive $500 in a laptop second place will receive a tablet and third place will receive an Android mobile phone. And that's our update from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports today. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. Solutions can expect noticeable improvements and a possible repurposing of the popular William Peter Boulevard in the coming years as plans are moving afoot for a potential enhanced appearance of the area. This initiative is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism through the OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness project. During the last week of March a consulting team was on site at the Boulevard where they were joined by Mayor of Castries his worship Peterson Francis. Mayor Francis expressed his expectations for the Boulevard as a unique space that is free flowing, pedestrian friendly and encompasses a pavilion for hosting local talent and entertainment. The plans are in keeping with efforts by the government to redevelop the capital city. As part of the process the consultants and representatives of relevant public and private sector organizations business operators and owners in the Boulevard including vendors and the Boulevard Taxi Association. And stay with the NTN Nightly. Up next, Primers Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle Arquéol. I'm innovative. I'm competitive. I'm productive. I am creative. I'm creative. I constantly improve what I do and how I do it. I am output oriented. I never stop learning. I give off my best always. The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council embracing excellence. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Arquéol. M.D. I'm G.I.S. I'm Prima Hutchinson. I'm Prima Hutchinson. I'm Prima Hutchinson. It's a pleasure for the government and the public to work with them to help them develop their salary. We are here at Stanislaus to help them develop their salary. We are here to help them develop their salary because you are here to help them benefit from their salary. You are here to help them develop their salary. What are your activities at Stanislaus? I have been working here since I was 8 years old. I have been on the beach. I have been snorkeling, I have been doing water sports, I have been to restaurants, I have been to bar, I have been to toilets, I have been to Wi-Fi, I have been to markets, I have been to small vias. We are all working here. We are working to make sure that we are able to help young people get through the challenge and achieve further development. The problem here, is the risk of being a business in an economic development place. The problem is the lack of money and the need to raise an economy, and the fact of the problem is that financial services are not easy to make work. then the government continue to do it but it's not like Mr. Herod's election and it's not like that in Taiwan it's like this it's not like that in Taiwan it's not like that in Taiwan it's not like that in Taiwan it's not like that in Taiwan it's not like that inately I would like to celebrate my youth, for all of me, Avui, eternally. For the youth, for the department, for the youth, for the collaboration, and for the youth national council. I have organized several shows for observation at this location. Celebration, we started with the words, the first for the four Avui. The students found it strange to have a debate with the parliament, and to talk to the public. For the youth, you officially opened the six Avui, for the youth, for the youth, for the collaboration, and for the volunteer services. For the youth, the show started with the march, for the Serenity Park, for the Constitution Park, for the pleasure of a group, a uniform, a cadet, a scout, a crowd, for the pleasure of the other participants. For the other students, you had the opportunity to do everything you can to do, and to be able to do your business, to contribute to the economic aspect of this event. You have also participated in a lot of activities during your youth camp, your youth service, and your ceremony to honor the youth. That is all for today. I would like to thank Mr. Autre for giving me the opportunity to have the opportunity to present a lot of new things to you. Thank you very much. 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 St Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. Thank you very much. I'm Nisha Traus.