 Coming to you from our GIS studios, I am Anisia Antoine and this is your midday news birth. A team from the Ministry of Education led by Minister Dr Gail Rigabat along with officials from the Ministry of Economic Development paid a visit to the Schwerzer Secondary School to experience first hand the newly reconstructed blocks at the school. The new blocks house approximately 650 students and comprised among other modern amenities, a sick bay, resource room, technical drawing lab, IT laboratory, music and theatre rooms and chemistry and physics laboratories. The new blocks are designed to be earthquake and hurricane resistant and will serve as emergency shelters during natural disasters. They also allow for handicap friendly access. Works are ongoing in Capitol Hill Monfortune to improve the water supply for the residents of the community. The water and sewage company Wasco is conducting the works. Minister for Economic Development and Castry South Face MP, the Honourable Guy Joseph, says the project will impact positively on the lives of constituents. Four OACS member states including St Lucia are one step closer to the implementation of a multi-purpose identification system that is expected to enhance access to government services, reduce transaction costs and improve business competitiveness. It is designed to consolidate many government-issued identification cards and create a new ID from both for citizens of the four participating OACS member states. This is seen as a timely intervention given efforts among OACS member states to improve the mobility of health access. The other states are Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica. As part of Observing World Oral Health Day on March 20th, various dental clinics around the island hosted an open day for patients providing information on effective oral health. Luckily, Wellness Center collaborated with Cozely Poly Clinic and conducted interactive sessions with students, clients and members of the diabetic and hypertensive group. The National Mental Wellness Center had a session with patients and caregivers. This has been your midday news brief. Thank you for watching.