 10. Yesterday, we had a visit from the Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He visited Saint Lucia, basically to have discussions with me on two main issues. One, tourism investment in Saint Lucia. We also informed him of our need to complete the work at Saint George Hospital. 9. Minister and Minister for National Security, Honourable Philip J. Pierre, has laid the groundwork to construct a new detention facility where custody suites once stood. One of the basic problems when you're a civilian is get somebody to put them. The last government destroyed the custody suites and no one has accounted for it. Why would you destroy a holding cell? You started working it and hopefully you should get the custody suites in the next nine months. 8. President of the Pan American Mixed Martial Arts Federation, Jason Fraser, paid a courtesy visit to Minister Responsible for Youth Development and Sports, Honourable Kenson Kazme. During the visit, Mr Fraser presented over US$3,000 worth of equipment from the International Federation to assist in the development of the sport on island. If you're going to develop the sport, you would need to ensure that you have the basic equipment needed. And for us today we received a quantum of equipment from the President of the Pan American Federation and we're very grateful for that. 7. Calented individuals from the Rosa Valley area got an opportunity to display their products during the second annual Farmers' Market. This year's event was held at Constitution Park and also provided agro-processors from the area with an outlet to expose their creations to the wider public. This Farmers' Market has been put on to really showcase some of what is produced right here in St. Lucia. I'm very proud of the young individuals that have come forward. We just saw an ice cream demonstration right there. It looks very, very tasty. And this is what the Government of St. Lucia is about, giving everybody opportunities to tap into the youth economy, use their talents, their skills and capabilities and turn it into enterprise and to further develop themselves and their families. 6. St. Lucia Health's dental unit is embarking on a campaign focused on proper dental hygiene in St. Lucia. The brush well tooth brushing campaign will engage students within the ages of 4 to 6 years old. Kindergarteners and grade 1 students are not too young to learn that proper dental hygiene practices can help prevent bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease, which ultimately increases their chances of maintaining a healthier mouth and teeth as they grow into their adult years. 5. Men attached to the Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transports Road Maintain and Steam, commonly called the Ports-Wheeling Unit, were treated to a men's retreat. As a form of wanting to understand their concerns, the constraints and if we come together in a setting such as this, I think we can achieve a lot. 4. Students were required to produce videos which highlight areas of cooperation and sustainable development. The project's year-long activities culminated with the prize-giving event conducted recently at the college. The video subject matter, presentation, screenplay and narration and production values were all evaluated in relation to the sustainable development goals. We learned a lot and enjoyed being a part of the project. For me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 3. A comprehensive training session was conducted for a cohort of 76 participants across various government institutions. This initiative was organized as part of the collaborative effort between the governments of St. Lucia and Argentina under the Triangular Project. We all saw what happened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of people lost their employment in the service sector and the majority of these people had to gravitate to the agricultural sector, not having a proper background in terms of soil and water management and that can be chaos in terms of these two critical factors of production. 2. In a significant milestone for agricultural development, a graduation ceremony was held to commemorate the completion of a good agricultural practices training. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Ministry of Agriculture and Taiwan Technical Mission for their hard work on organizing the workshop. This training is in keeping with the new thrust of the ministry. That is the overarching goal of ensuring both food security and nutrition. 1. The physical fitness session served as a culminated leg of the Heart's original training workshop and the non-communicable disease NCD framework monitoring meeting. Representatives of over 17 countries converged in St. Lucia to dialogue on the current realities associated with non-communicable diseases and to map the way forward as governments in the region. From the experiences gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, we see the need for change and the need to come together as we use best practices to build stronger primary healthcare systems which respond to the challenges posed by NCDs and their risk factors.