 Welcome to NTR Nightly, I am Genelle Norville, this edition's top stories. St. Lucia set to welcome its first cruise ship since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of St. Lucia amends the COVID-19 prevention and control regulations and the Department of Environmental Health continuous sensitization efforts on the dangers posed by vectors. St. Lucia will welcome Celebrity Millennium to podcast trees on Tuesday 29 June 2021, setting the tone for the gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism to the island since the halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Celebrity Millennium will call into port around 7.30am with an anticipated 400 passenger capacity. The announcement was made on Friday morning by government officials. The schedule call into St. Lucia bodes well for business linkages and signals a reinstatement of revenue for well over 1,000 cruise-dependent income earners. With the health and safety of St. Lucia's remaining of parliament importance, there continues to be engagement with all stakeholders including simulation exercises to continuously re-evaluate the island's capacity to safely execute cruise tourism and guard the response during the various stages of reintroduction. Efforts to ensure the safe re-establishment of cruise calls to podcast trees were incessant with regular meetings with the cruise lines, handling agencies and the locally established cruise committee. The Government of St. Lucia has approved amendments to the COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, effective Friday 25 June 2021 until Tuesday 31 August 2021. The decisions by the Cabinet of Ministers have been taken following consultation with the Command Centre and based on data related to the number of active COVID-19 cases in St. Lucia. The Government of St. Lucia continues to encourage all St. Lucia's to get vaccinated and to follow the protocols in order to further decrease the spread of COVID-19. The Government of St. Lucia is mindful of the sectors impacted by COVID-19 and anticipates that the latest measures will assist the transportation, food and beverage and event sector, as well as linkage industries. The latest measures are as follows. The curfew is adjusted to 11pm to 4am daily. Faith-based organisations may hold special religious rites including weddings, baptisms and funerals with a maximum of 100 persons in attendance. Graduations and school-living ceremonies are permitted based on square footage of the building and in keeping with all established COVID-19 protocols. Social events with up to 150 fully vaccinated persons are permitted after authorization through the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Commissioner of Police. A public omnibus operator is permitted to carry up to three passengers per row. A person with a valid liquor license under the Liquor Licence Act Cap 13.17 that offers for sale or disposes of intoxicating liquor only shall be permitted to operate from 8am to 10pm daily. Returning nationals and visitors with a negative PCR test and who are fully vaccinated will not require quarantine. Random testing will be done at all arrival points. Notwithstanding, the CMO retains the power to place visitors in quarantine in order to protect public health. The government is also pleased to announce the resumption of Inter-Island Ferry Services, Martinique to St. Lucia, with effect from 1st July 2021. The public is further advised that all public health measures such as mandatory mask wearing in public, social distancing, washing and sanitising of hands remain in place. As the government continues to strengthen the public health system, it urges the public to act responsibly and ask for the full cooperation in the safe implementation of the new measures in place. Persons are urged and encouraged to take advantage of the vaccination drive to protect themselves, their family and the wider society. Meanwhile, the Pan-American Health Organization PAHO is requesting expedite action of the G7 Nation's promise to deliver 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income nations. There have been over 1.1 million new cases registered in our part of the world and 31,000 new deaths in the past week. Four out of the five countries with the highest weekly death count continue to be in the Americas. According to PAHO, while new cases and hospitalizations are slowing in the United States and Canada, there has been a general infection increase in Central and South America. In the Caribbean, Cuba and the Dominican Republic continue to drive the newest cases in the region while Trinidad and Tobuco is reporting high death rates. In a three-day summit over the weekend, the group of seven nations that is the most advanced economies of the world, determine that they wanted to end the pandemic next year. This thrust includes making 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines accessible to low-income nations. PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Aitien says vulnerable nations in our part of the world need the help that has been pledged by the G7. This promise brings fresh confidence that we will overcome the supply barriers that have prevented many nations and territories in our region from getting the doses that they need to protect their populations. Today, less than 1 in 10 people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated against COVID. Yet, we are a region of more than 600 million people where cases are mounting, hospitals are full and variants are rapidly circulating. So, while vaccines are needed everywhere, we hope that the G7 nations will prioritize doses for countries at greatest risk, especially those in Latin America that have not yet had access to enough vaccines to even protect the most vulnerable. These doses cannot come soon enough, so we urge G7 countries not to delay their donations. We need the vaccines now. Dr. Aitien says until there is adequate access to vaccines, countries in the Americas need to tighten public health measures in cases of high transmission rates. We urge countries to tighten public health measures in places with high transmission. This is the most effective way to bring cases down until we have enough vaccines to even protect the most vulnerable. The national policy for fisheries has been revised to maximize implementation of its nine priority areas by engaging more stakeholders to the sector. Chief Fisheries Officer Serita Williams-Peter says the revised document expands beyond the ecosystem focus to other elements of the sector, including post-harvest matters in fisheries and aquaculture, as the sector's issues more comprehensively as opposed to the previous limited policy. It did not take into account sort of the triple bottom line of sustainable development, which includes the ecological, the social, and the economic considerations in any sector. And so we've tried to move away from only focusing on the resource and the ecosystem, but recognizing that the fisheries sector is an entire value chain to consider everyone in the value chain, not only fishers. So I'm hoping that not only fishers are glued here today, but processors, all individuals who have a stake or have an interest in the fisheries sector, or depend on fish as a livelihood, would be geared up and listening to about the policy and know how to move forward. The revised policy will foster a more collaborative approach among stakeholders to improve the welfare of all parties in the fisheries value chain. In 2018, when we began the consultation process for this new policy, we tried to broaden our scope of stakeholders involved. The previous one, we focused more on the fisher folk, the fishers, those who go out to see the boat owners, crew, et cetera, cooperative members, et cetera. But then we realized that hey, if we want a sector to develop the full value chain and to bring in the social and economic considerations, we needed to bring in more sector players. We needed to recognize that we had to bring in gender. We brought the gender people, we brought in social transformation, we brought in export, St. Lucia, all those major players, commerce, all of those industry stakeholders to come in and really understand what the fishery sector needed and to help integrate that into their portfolios as well. William Speeter explained that the direction of the policy may not have immediate payoffs for parties in the fisheries chain but will over time improve efficiency in the industry. The average fisher would say where's the money in my pocket? That's just going to be the bottom line. The reality is that the work that we do, it takes time. Change, paradigm shifts take time to realize improvements. So for example, when we introduced the first fad in St. Lucia, fishers went out, grabbed it and brought it right back to shore. They didn't understand what it was, they didn't understand the benefit, they thought well what is this thing in the water. Now you have fishers say but we need fads, fishers are building their own fads, people are advocating for fads because they see the importance. The bottom line is is that we're trying to create an environment where fishers can eventually benefit from. So you may not see a direct benefitting moment in your pocket tomorrow but it is creating an environment where you can now thrive better, you can see other opportunities you can move. The revised national policy for the fisheries sector takes effect for the period 2020 to 2030. The Department of Environmental Health continues sensitization efforts on the dangers posed by vectors to a person's health and quality of life. The vector control team has been working the talk actively identifying and destroying potential vector breeding sites, thus keeping the public safe and healthy. Hermadi Mark tells us more. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is continuing its awareness drive on the dangers posed by vectors to a person's health and quality of life. The push to disseminate this pertinent information began during Vector When Us Week, which coincided with the commencement of the rainy season. The Department of Environmental Health is undertaking vector management in the home and community. Glenda Etienne Sipal is an environmental health officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. How do we do it? With an integrated vector management strategy which takes a team of environmental health officers, vector control inspectors, field technicians and other stakeholders but most importantly, you. Our inspectors are on the front lines in the battle to curb the vector population from commercial properties and open lots to residential neighborhoods. One vector of concern to the Ministry of Health and Wellness is the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which spreads dengue fever, chicken gunia and the Zika virus. One female mosquito can produce about 300 eggs in its lifetime. For this reason, the environmental health team identifies and destroys all potential vector breeding sites. Our mosquito management approach involves tackling mosquitoes at different stages of the life cycle. We collect mosquito egg and lava samples for study, like testing to determine if mosquitoes are developing resistance to the chemicals that we use. We treat lava-infested standing water with a naturally occurring microorganism found in soil as a lava site and use aerosol mist as part of our fogging operations to target the adult stage of the mosquito, which is always the last resort. Other vectors such as rats are also targeted by the Department of Environmental Health. A female rat can produce 56 offspring in her lifetime. Rats can also spread leptospirosis. The environmental health officer says it is important to know the species of rats that may be occupying the person's home in order to control this vector. This can be determined through their characteristics and behaviors. Non-chemical approaches like reducing or eliminating food, water and shelter can rid your homes from rats and mice. Of course, our team cannot be everywhere at once and mosquitoes will breed and emerge and go looking for a blood meal. Rats will come in search of food and hence spread diseases along the way. We depend on you, the public, to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in your yard. Simple improvements to your home can play a substantial role to reduce vectors such as screening windows and doors, proper garbage disposal techniques, and rat-proofing your home. The Department of Environmental Health encourages members of the public to play an active role in reducing vector breeding sites by identifying and removing standing water in and around the home. This can also be done by using empty containers for kitchen or backyard gardening and a proper disposal of decomposing waste which can also be used for composting as an alternative to fertilizer. From the Government Information Service, I'm Hermione Mark reporting. The Youth Ambassador Programme since its inception some 20 years ago has contributed to increased youth knowledge and awareness of curriculum issues and priorities. The Programme has also raised the profile of young people at the national and regional levels and assisted in integrating the views and perspectives of young people from across the region into national, regional, and international policy and programs. Mary Welfred is the Director of Youth in the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. Our curriculum youth ambassadors, we usually have two, one male and one female. Primarily they are to educate young people on original issues that affect them. They are to advocate on the rights of young people, be that advocacy, be that advocating chief for the things that pertain to young people, as well they strive to integrate young people in original or sub-regional development and also they promote original integration. So these young people, the curriculum youth ambassadors are really important in terms of education, in terms of advocacy, integration and also promotion. And their target group their target group is young people and so with the programs and activities they would initiate, it would seek to ensure that original integration is promoted and that the rights of young people are always advocated for on that level. Twenty-year-old Yakub Nesta of Barbano is St. Lucia's Karika Mew ambassador for 2020. Nesta disclosed that becoming a Karika Mew ambassador has always been one of his goals and he was elated when he got the opportunity. Highlighting his early influences, he explained why he got involved in youth work. My auntie Kledi Terville, my mom in goodness on my dad Peter Jebaptis will my main pillars, especially my grandmom, but for me it really all started when I joined Cassius Rential Youth and Sports Council, which I currently am the second vice president, and I'm also on the Barbano Youth Development Committee as well. The other thing as well is that I've been very vocal in youth marginalization which really focuses on youth who tend to feel that they're not represented at forums. So you have people with disabilities, LGBTQI persons, grassroots persons those basic things and really truly coming from that background you really need to have an understanding as well and when being a youth worker I try my best to not judge because that is basically the key principle for me is really understanding everyone's mindset and concept and really what have you in this sort of position in life. Rejane Montutov-Grozile got involved in youth work at the age of 14. Her selection as a Karika Youth Ambassador came after several applications, however she was not discouraged and her persistence paid off. Volunteerism is her passion and has provided her with many opportunities. Montut sharing words of advice explained that while selfless acts may not offer any direct gains it can be very beneficial. Youth development community work, volunteerism is a selfless act. You do it because of the passion, you do it because you love it. It can very much benefit you in terms of your professional development a lot of the skills that I have now and even for my current because I don't work full time in volunteerism, youth development work and that sort of thing but I work in IT at the Court of Appeal and I could remember clearly some of the things that I was able to put on my CV I still have on my CV. Started I developed those skills in youth development work so PR, marketing, secretarial work administrative work, planning, event planning, project management leadership, communication, organization all of these skills were skills that I developed as a result of being part of the youth movement so there is that indirect feel that just being part and parcel of any initiative can bring to you as a young person and secondly I would just say that you may not see the benefits directly so it's not like you come into it and you get paid or you come into it and you will get a direct benefit but there are long-term things you get to network with persons and your network is your net worth so a lot of the people, a lot of the opportunities that I have received in life, I could trace it back to that one day deciding to volunteer at that initiative. The youth ambassador program was launched in St. Lucia in 1993 by the heads of government to mark the 20th anniversary of Caricum and was formally instituted in 1994 This is NTIA Nightly, up next Primers Hutchinson with the NTIA Nouvelle of Loyola Climate change can affect us all It's not a bad thing to do, it's a good thing to learn from all the animals and plants. When the market is getting hotter, it's time to find a place where people can live. It's also time to change the way people live and go to their side. This list can contribute a small amount of gas in the space. When in TPI, we can try to do everything we can to ensure that we lower the amount of gas in our service in order to prevent the earth from getting hotter. The only way to reduce the amount of gas in our service is mitigation. Climate change can affect us all, including the entire world including the gas, oil and the coal. This is the only way to reduce the amount of gas in the world. This is what we need to do to help people get better. We need to do everything we can to prepare and bring back the negative consequences of climate change. We all need to do something. For example, we can ensure that we protect all our plants that are natural, that we can reduce the amount of gas in the world. We need to build a channel to help people get better. We need to do everything we can to help people get better. We need to find more information about our national government and we need to do everything we can to protect our people. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle. Welcome to our channel. Miss Mdm pasta National Maladie Corona started on Friday the 25th of May 2021. The government's Cabinet decided on a pre-consultation episode that would accommodate all operations of Maladie Corona as well as information about the Maladie Salah in this case. Quite presently, the government in this case continued to encourage this case to take the vaccine against Corona and to follow all protocols and rules that are in place to continue to prevent Maladie Salah from taking the vaccine. The government in this case understood that everything is concerned with the sector of countries that I have found affected by the Corona study and that we hope that these decisions will be implemented after the crisis has been assisted by the sector of transportation, the sector of magic and drink, the sector of various agencies that are involved in the activity and the industry that is involved in the Salah. After the crisis, Corona started at 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. The religious organizations are engaged in special activities such as travel, batting and climbing, but not more than those that are going to assist. If money is needed to celebrate the end of the year, not only for graduation, but also for the establishment of the government so that we can follow all the protocols that are in place to prevent Corona. For social activities, we can allow one Saturday and 11 a.m. but we cannot finish the vaccine because we can find the authorization of the Ministry of Health and Police. We have to take three steps at a time. There is a person who has a license to drink and drink alcohol who has found permission to drink from 8 a.m. to say goodbye to each day. The situation that we are facing here is also the citizens who have a special test that is negative, and that they take all the doses of the vaccine because it is for quarantine. We must continue to test the world that has taken all the doses of the vaccine, but the medical officers can't replace the foreign minister who visited quarantine to protect the public. The government must also announce that the Batting Service will be held on Tuesday for the vaccine to continue to start on July 1, 2020. We must continue to advise the public that all these health precautions must continue as usual to serve mass suffrage, social distancing, washing, sanitizing, etc. The government must continue to reinforce the public health system so that it can encourage all the public to take care of their health and to cooperate with the authorities to implement this special test. The government must also make calls to the public to take advantage of the vaccine to protect the ex-societarian family in general. The head of the Economic and Research Affairs of the Department of Finance, that is Jean-Ael Léonce, declared that he will spend this year for the next few years to address this very high health crisis. According to Léonce, each dollar that has been spent for the next few years for the next few years is the money that has been spent to improve the economy and its activities. Education also requires a lot of money. It requires a lot of capacity to support all the people who are working in health care. It is clear that it is only 18% of the people who are working in health care. The health care system that the government is working in is the only way to improve the services that are necessary and it is very easy for everyone to find the services. Who is Léonce? It is the national health care system that is trying to accomplish to change the accounts and to support health care companies in the country so that they can develop the health care program that is not only for the country but also for the country. Léonce declared that each dollar that has been spent is to try to change the public disposition for health care assistants. It is clear that the health care system that the government is working in is the only way to help people who are working in health care because it is a national health care system that is being used to support people who are working in health care. The government is also using the health care system to help people who are not able to support health care assistants. The head of the official office of the Electroal Settles is Léonel who is addressing the situation of people who are having difficulty with the health care system that has been registered for health care identification. Léonel is also doing the necessary assistance that has been found in the same department that has been in the same problem that has been found in the same department as the health care system. But it is also necessary to adjust it to the best possible. But the Electroal Officers are also working in the same way to facilitate the health care system. I would like to present a document on the Electroal Settles with ID card like we have made a change but we have not accepted the health care system of Electroal Settles. So we are going to buy a form to go to the FIP with a small amount of money to change the name of this small amount of money. The head of the Electroal Settles is Léonel who addresses the situation to solve the health care problem that has been registered. I would like to thank Mr. Adam and Mr. Ota for giving me this invitation so that I can consider what kind of life I would like to present a lot of news to Mr. Ota and I would like to finish this week to come and present to you. Léonel. Thank you, Pill Primers. That brings us to the end of NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7pm with a repeat at 7am. You can also catch up with us anytime on the St. Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I am General Novel.