 On Tuesday May 19, 2021, Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development Honourable Dr. Gil Rigabat chaired a meeting with representatives of the Department of Education and the Ambassador of France's Excellency Jacques-Henry Yoles and Madame Christelle Outreiman, Regional Counselor for Cooperation. The minister reminded the meeting that, among other endeavors in 2018, a delegation visited Guadeloupe to discuss ways of managing the troubling sagasum seaweed issue. She also praised the delegation for the Replaced OECS Project, primarily funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aimed at tackling the problem of single-use plastics. Where education is concerned, Dr. Rigabat pointed out that St. Lucia has benefited from a number of exchange programs to Martinique, involving physical education and French teachers and students alike. According to Pierre-Michel Charles, this initiative has exposed the potential for the St. Lucia Sports Academy to attract students from the French Territories. With respect to the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Dr. Keith Nus spoke of the twinning of the college with sister institutions in Martinique, with an emphasis on hospitality training and culinary arts. The School of Agriculture at the college he says also presented opportunities for students from Guadeloupe and Martinique to come over to St. Lucia to study our agriculture practices while learning English as a subject.