 Welcome to NTN Nightly, I am General Norville, this edition's top stories. Saint Lucia as chair of CARE Forum hosts the 25th meeting of Council of Ministers amid critical global issues. The Department of Physical Planning builds capacity in spatial data. Governments plans for an overhaul of the National Road Network continue to advance. All that plus the latest in youth development, sports and the NTN Nouvelle, a quay all. A number of global developments requiring the urgent attention of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States CARE Forum are being discussed here. Among the critical issues are Brexit and implementation of the CARE Forum European Union Economic Partnership Agreement. As chair of the CARE Forum, Saint Lucia is hosting the 25th meeting of the Council of Ministers. Chair of CARE Forum and Minister for Commerce, Industry, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs Bradley Felix described the meeting as a timely one as there are many important issues facing the region which require urgent action. According to Felix, it is imperative that action is taken to safeguard the region's access to the UK market. It is now up to us politicians to sign this agreement now or make arrangements to sign as soon as possible so that whatever happens in the United Kingdom or between the United Kingdom and Europe, our trade is protected and the livelihoods of our people are guaranteed. The UK is our largest trading partner in the European Union and we must therefore ensure that we take action to safeguard our continued preferential access to that market to ensure that our exporters and our traders can continue to do business in the UK market. Britain's decision to leave the European Union as well as the ongoing negotiations for successor to the Cotonou Convention are also among issues to be discussed. The chair indicated that the CARE Forum must approach negotiations with the region's priorities on the forefront. We must approach these negotiations from two perspectives. One, how we participate in these negotiations as part of the ACP and two, how we promote and protect our strategic interests and priorities in original arrangement between ourselves and the EU. The negotiations for the ACP-EU post-Cotonou agreement is taking place in a change and challenging environment. Therefore, this meeting provides the opportunity to discuss among ourselves, our priorities and give political instructions to our technicians on the basis of which they themselves can effectively and strategically engage their counterparts in the EU. The two-day 25th meeting of the Council of Ministers of CARE Forum was convened on Thursday. The Department of Physical Planning recently benefited from free training workshops aimed at strengthening its capacity to design and implement infrastructure works that can better withstand natural disasters. The training forms part of the Disaster of Renovability Reduction project. Lisa Joseph has more. The main focus of the Disaster of Renovability Reduction project, DVRP, is to create safer and more resilient communities for the people of St. Lucien. The core concept of building smarter includes energy efficiency, cost savings and, ultimately, resilience to natural and climate-related disasters. Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Physical Planning Department, Hildreth Lewis, notes that capacity-building exercises, like the just concluded spatial data sessions, will result in improved efficiency in carrying out tasks by staff. Under the DVRP, we were able to get funds to legalize our use of design software, primarily the Autodesk software packages. And with that regularization of our use came access to a number of different software packages that greatly enhanced our capabilities of design. Lead trainer Mike Gaites is confident that staff who benefited from the building information modeling technology training will now be able to take raw data and turn it into valuable, actionable information, which can help develop value during every stage of the construction process, ultimately saving the country lots of money. And if you can construct the project digitally and improve it, then you go ahead and do the real project. So you have the problems that you're facing, you can fix them digitally and once you take it to the real project, everything will move smoothly and without problems. That's basically the idea. I mean, we're talking about saving maybe between 10 and 30% in time and materials. The results that the industry is getting with this new flow of work is really amazing. Governments like United Kingdom, United States, some of our countries in Europe, Australia, now in Latin America, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru, they're moving forward with this as a standard of the industry. And that's where we want to take the government, we help that government so we should go. Some 20 persons comprising architects, architectural assistants, engineers, land and quantity surveyors from the Department of Physical Planning received training over a three week period. From the Government Information Service, Lisa Joseph reporting. The Department of Health and Wellness is taking a closer look at the impact of oral health on non-communicable diseases. This as the Department's spare head activities commemorating World Oral Day, observed annually on March 20. Here's Anisia Antoine. Oral diseases are known to have adverse effects on individuals with non-communicable diseases such as diabetes resulting in the need for immediate action to be taken on a community level. To this end, the Dental Services Unit of the Department of Health and Wellness has joined the World Income Emeriting World Oral Health Day. Dr. Sherri E. Frimla Comte, Senior Dental Surgeon of the Department of Health and Wellness, urged individuals to make a concerted effort to brush, floss, rinse and eat healthy foods every day. Good oral health is known to be one of the main pillars of general health and well-being as stated by the World Dental Federation. The risk factors for NCDs and oral health diseases such as sugar, tobacco and alcohol are cross-cutting and so incorporating oral health perspectives into the National NCD Plan will help to strengthen the Department's drive in reducing the burden of diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. Dr. LeComte encouraged diabetics to pay special attention to their oral health as the lack of good oral hygiene can lead to a volume of bacteria and plaque in the mouth. The bacteria can enter into the bloodstream, increasing the toxins in the body that ultimately affects the ability of the body to manage the sugar and insulin levels thereby causing the diabetes to become uncontrolled. The American Dental Association and some studies have also found that patients with poorly controlled glucose levels are more likely to develop gum disease than those whose glucose levels are controlled. Various clinics around the island conducted an open day for patients where they provided education and shared information on the connection between oral health and overall health. The Department of Health and Wellness also organized an open day for staff, patients and visitors. Campaigns of the past nine years that were conducted by the Dental Services Unit have partly been based on the fact that good oral health starts early, spare-heading treatment interventions for students from preschoolers to adolescents as well as the implementation of innovative oral health promotion activities such as the well-supported poetry, poster and spelling bee competitions. World Oral Health Day 2019 is being celebrated under the theme, say, act on mouth health. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. This is NTN Nightly coming up the latest happenings in youth development and sports with Ryan O'Brien. With just one click, the internet connects people, businesses and nations. Being connected can open a world of information and opportunities. You can get services and products of your choice much faster, from electronic financial transactions to connecting with family and friends. From being up to date with the latest news and information to learning new skills and acquiring academic qualifications. All from the convenience of your home or wherever you roam. Get connected today. This message is brought to you as a public service announcement by Ectel, the NTRC and this station. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Hello once again to your update from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien. The finals of the 2019 Mass United Insurance Schools Crooked Tournament will be contested between St. Mary's College and Michael's Secondary as both teams registered victories in the semifinals of the competition played Wednesday. At the Gosele playing field, St. Mary's College defeated last year's joint champions Arthur Lewis Community College in a low-scoring match by 16 runs. St. Mary's College batting first after winning the toss dismissed for 144 in 27.1 overs. At the tournament's leading run scorer, Wesson Lee's under-15 player and team captain, Akim Ogis, top scorer in the 51, which included 7-4s and 1-6s. Other useful scores for St. Mary's College came from Shaquane Prudent with 24, Desmigitte Harry 17 and Zidane Arthur 15. The main wicked takers for St. Arthur Lewis Community College were Craig Ellisey with 3-4-15, Simeon Gerson 3-4-30, Kyle Adonis 2-4-25. In reply, St. Arthur Lewis Community College bowled out for 128 in 40.2 overs with Charles Cipal and Simeon Gerson top scorer in the 27 each and Rashad Gaston making 13. Bowling for St. Mary's College, Amari Venner back 4-4-20, Shaquane Prudent 3-4-20 and Akim Ogis 2-4-32. At the wind-plane field in Morningpole, Miku secondary enjoyed a comfortable 43-run victory over current secondary in another low-scoring game. Miku secondary batting first after being inserted by current secondary, the Smiths 414 in 30 overs with Brent Edward making 23, Jalan Justin 11 and the Scherz Henry 10. The chief wicked takers for current secondary were Captain Lee Solomon with 4-4-10, Nave Hubert 2-4-16, Terry Green 2-4-31. In reply, current secondary bowled out for 71 in 23.4 overs with Daniel Edwin making 15, the only batsman to reach double figures. During the damage of the ball for Miku secondary were Neanderthal 3-4-10, Marklin Estefan 3-4-19 and the Scherz Henry 3-4-22. The finals will be played on a date to be announced. The Everest Masters cricket team from Guyana arrived here today for a one-week tour of St. Lucia. The club, which was founded in 1914, has produced illustrious players like Joe Solomon, Rohan Kanai, Derek Kalicharan, while in recent times have produced the likes of Shibnirain Chanderpole, Chanderpole Hemraj, Tijanirain Chanderpole, among others. While here the Guyanese team will play three matches against local opposition, including a Prime Minister's 11. The team's first match will be against a Northern Masters team on Friday from 1 in the afternoon at the Mindofili Park. The second match will also be at the Mindofili Park on Saturday starting at 1 o'clock against the Castries Masters 11. The final match will be against the Prime Minister's 11 on Sunday from 1 p.m. at the Darin Sami cricket ground. With April's youth month fast approaching, it's probably a good time to remind you that the deadline for nominations for youth awards is Friday, March 29. Nominees must be citizens of St. Lucia between the ages of 15 and 35. Self-nominations not allowed, the achievements or noteworthy service should be between the specific time period of 12 months. In this case, January 1st to December 31st, 2018. Only completed nomination forms received by the deadline will be considered. And if that, we come to the end of our update from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. Government's plans for an overhaul of the National Road Network continue to advance with discussions on the expansion of alternative routes into the capital city. Prime Minister the Honourable Alan Shasne and Minister for Infrastructure Honourable Stevenson King recently met with Kuwaiti Ambassador Mohamed Fidel Khalif to discuss road upgrades in the north of the island. Let us look at the back roads and see how we can improve the back roads to the standard of probably the Castries-Gnosley Highway that can be more attractive, more travelable and more efficient to allow people to get to their destinations if they are not going to go, if they are not bound for Castries. So in other words, as it is now, because the Castries-Gnosley Highway is the more ideal road network or the ideal motorway, people tend to use that road but you must enter Castries creating a bottleneck. In certain locations, for example, from the Union Junction up towards Moshe, up towards Greivier, to straighten up some of those happen bends and turns there to have it a little better. We are saying we need to go in and do a comprehensive overhaul and reconstruction of the back roads and make it more efficient, more attractive so that you have greater efficiency on the roads. Now we have a new proposal which would allow us to achieve the four lanes that the former administration was speaking about and to go for an alternative route that will provide for a northbound highway and a southbound highway without interference. The project will be financed through the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Stay with NTN Nightly up next, Primus Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle, a Kuwait All. Hypertension is a deadly disease that is common in Sandwisher. We depend on blood pressure monitors to determine if our blood pressure is too high or too low. Should a reading on these measuring devices be incorrect, we are literally putting our lives at risk. Doctors, caregivers and patients, get your blood pressure meters verified by the Sandwisher Bureau of Standards to ensure the accuracy of measuring devices. Look for a green pass sticker on the blood pressure meter at your next visit to the doctor. The correct reading can mean the difference between life and death. For more information, contact the Sandwisher Bureau of Standards at 456-0546 or email SLBS at candw.lc or visit the website at www.slbs.org.lc. Sandwisher Bureau of Standards, making quality and standards our way of life. Welcome back, we join Primus Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle, a Kuwait All. Mr. Tarjonell, I would like to ask you to give us some information about the Nouvelle. The government has set up a G.I.S., the National Television Agency for the NTN, the Prime Minister for the Nouvelle, and the Prime Minister for the National Television Agency for the National Television Agency for the NTN, the Nouvelle. Minister for National Television Agency for the National Television Agency, we have declared this a decree. The government has set a G.I.S. Act for theNouvelle. We have also set a G.I.S. Act for the National Television Agency for the National Television Agency, the Prime Minister for the Nouvelle. for money, as well as the provisions that I have made to assist the property and the Department of Justice and the Ambulance Payee. Senator Francis announced that the government recently employed four property officers and also those in second lot positions. I did not say that, but Mr Francis said that several officers were extremely special to the country and also to this place. I remember that it was the first time that these properties were found to assist the state. Francis also announced that the government has already taken all these positions and established a facility to protect the property. According to Senator Francis, the government has now considered all the properties by calling for a special protection base and to place them at the service of the obligations. I also asked for the commission of the NEPH, but the cabinet did not agree. Senator Francis, who made these properties understand, if they were to be placed at the service of the obligations, I would not continue to operate as a special protection service. So, it is a situation that is worth it. Like the land that you have in the international youth for water, the Ministry of Agriculture called for the NEPH to apply for a water protection base. We asked Joseph to give us a title to make sure that it is a water protection base not only for the youth, but also for the NEPH. I would like to ask for the NEPH to apply for a water protection base. I would like to ask for the NEPH to apply for a water protection base and to place them at the service of the obligations. I would like to ask for the NEPH to apply for a water protection base not only for the NEPH, but also for the NEPH to apply for a water protection base. So you will be thankful for the NEPH, for the NEPH and for the NEPH being the service of the obligations of the obligations. The NEPH will provide a water protection base for the NEPH. I would like to invite you to join me in welcoming Mr. Zwoj stopping us today, Mr. Zwoj to the NEPH to take a picture of the NEPH, we would like to also recognize the NEPH Mister Joseph Glow, the mass. So Nuka we're relation for we're glow. It's a potential relation. So for we're, we pack our own glow because for we're in a way that Chebe glow or shaitan is going to be a little bit smaller so if we're going to be a little bit smaller it's always going to be a glow. But Nuka we're in terms of our education as a department for we're we're concerned that the world is still going to just cut vegetation, burn, cut wood. If we're going to be a little bit smaller it's not going to be a problem for the world to cut wood. But it's going to be a better consideration. So, we're going to be a little bit smaller and then we're going to have a little bit of work to do that which will impact the quality of the glow. So we're going to be in terms of education in terms of the beauty of the square and the beauty of the god, we're not making it that bad. We're not making it that bad because the beauty of the square is the plastic. We're not making it that bad because that doesn't matter. We'll be not only suffering from that same place that we were supposed to go. Because it was infected. And we were told again that we should not go to jail. We should do that because the police will arrest us. We could still just do this by going through the big roads. And we would be okay, but we still wouldn't be happy about this. And that is because we were supposed to go. There is a lot of work to be done to serve the people who need to receive the service. But they need to be more careful to continue to serve the people who need to receive the service. This is the opinion of the Executive Director for the State of Kyruskosab. To give the authority to the people of Karebla, it is Ignatius Jean. This is not a service for people who have the right to vote. It's a reminder for people to make their best effort to indicate that this is the best way to manage the water in the country. Because the water is the best way. This is something that everyone in the country is concerned about. Because everyone in the country is concerned about the water in the country. It's not a service for people to make their best effort to make their best efforts to manage the water in the country. For example, in the center of the country, the water is not for people to make their best efforts to manage the water. It's a service for people who have the right to vote. It's a service for people who have the right to make their best efforts to manage the water in the country. It's a service for people who have the right to vote. This is something that everyone in the country is concerned about. It's a service for people who have the right to vote. Messy appeal primers, here's a look at what's happening to us weather-wise. Skies are generally fair, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers. The Atlantic high pressure system will maintain a moderate easterly wind flow across the eastern Caribbean region over the next few days. Low level clouds drifting with this flow will bring a few showers over the islands during the next 24 hours. The Tide for Castries Harbor was high at 4.24pm and will be low again at 10.07pm. The Tide for Vier 4 Bay was high at 5.31pm and will be low again at 11.34pm. The seas like to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 meters. The sun will rise Friday at 6.06am. 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.