 Welcome to NTN Nightly, I am Genelle Norville, this edition's top stories. The Huronora International Airport establishes COVID-19 protocols as flight resume. The state of emergency proves necessary as the country enters the fifth phase of reopening. And the Ministry of Education evaluates the 2020 Common Entrance Examination. The Huronora International Airport is buzzing with activity as the St. Lucia Air and Seaport Authority, along with ministries of health and tourism, prepared for a return of international flights to the island on July 9. A simulation exercise was held Tuesday 7th July to test the readiness and efficiency of airport operations in meeting protocols prescribed by government and international aviation regulatory organizations. Lisa Joseph reports. After months of dormant activity, some semblance of life returned to the Huronora International Airport Tuesday, through an exercise simulating departure and arrivals in a COVID environment. This was done not only by SLAS, but in collaboration with the ministries of health and tourism, as well as all our stakeholders, in fact the whole airport community. The taxi drivers, the airlines, the Red Cup Association, the DMCs, etc. Everyone at the airport played a part. The simulation exercise sought to allay the anxieties of all operators within the airport community, relating to health and safety concerns of St. Lucia and other visitors and returning nationals. Among participants was the St. Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association, the SLHTA. It was an opportunity for us to actually get involved in the actual exercise of exiting and coming in through the respective terminals so that we can test the protocols and look at possible gaps in areas and opportunities for improvement. We see today's simulation exercise as something very necessary to test the system and to ensure our readiness as we anticipate the arrival of visitors as well as locals come July 9th with the anticipated arrival of American Airlines. The simulation exercise involved the testing of temperature scanners, backup equipment and procedures. There are protocols for passengers coming in from low-risk countries and more vigorous measures for those from outside the travel bubble. So in addition to the protocols that have been established with pre-testing and the pre-filling of the form prior to arrival, where we capture all of the details and we're able to monitor the number of people coming in as well as information in terms of our locals for quarantine, the testing of today's system with this simulation exercise only adds to our preparation. We fully appreciate the fact that a number of persons in the community have different views regarding whether or not we should be opening up the travel industry and notwithstanding those concerns, I think we owe it to ourselves to really share the information on the great work that we've been doing so far to create protocols that assure us of our safety and to help mitigate the spread of the disease. We have looked at countries that are low-risk and the decision has been taken that if you are coming from these countries that you would be exempted from the COVID test as well as the 14-day mandatory quarantine. Salaam Spurs says the simulation exercise was a demonstration of its commitment to the safety of its employees, stakeholders, customers and the general public as the island enters the most significant phase of its fight to contain COVID-19 and it welcomes a return to international flights. From the Government Information Service, Lisa Joseph reporting. Meantime, a number of airlines are to begin service to the island this month. Donalyn Vite is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Information, Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries. Coming in 25th July, we will see a first once weekly flight from the UK, from Canada, in particular Air Canada. We will see a once weekly flight commencing the 18th of July. From the US however, we have modern one carrier and from American Airlines we will see a daily flight commencing the 9th of July. So in essence our first flight all goes well is anticipated to be this week the 9th of July. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Information, Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries, Donalyn Vite. Chief Medical Officer Dr Sharon Belmart George says as the nation prepares to move into Phase 5 of the framework to reopen the society, it is important the Ministry of Health and the Government balance lives and livelihoods by navigating a safe path towards co-existing with COVID-19. Several social and economic activities are to resume this weekend under established protocols. The curfew is to be completely lifted as of Friday July 10, 2020. However, the state of emergency remains in effect. The CMO says the state of emergency is needed in order to allow for quick response to any outbreak of COVID-19. For example, my role as the Chief Medical Officer, it gives me some power under the Public Health Act and also the Quarantine Act. But the state of emergency gives and it has given us the possibility of putting measures in place within short time. For example, the zoning, the restriction of movement of persons. It also allowed the institution of the curfew which was one of those measures. It allowed us to put protocols in place in areas that we don't normally do. For example, for hardware stores and supermarkets. It allowed the restriction of movement of persons, the liquor license. So it allowed within a very short period of time for measures to be put in place to be able to manage. As you see how COVID-19 has evolved in a lot of countries, the measures put in place have to be done in a very timely manner. So as we move from phase 4 to phase 5, as the public would acknowledge, it's a high-risk move. This is the highest risk that we are taking as we move through the phases. So we need that measure in place to ensure if we need to put anything in place, it can be done within a very short period. Notwithstanding, we've been able to fully open the economy and everywhere else having that backup plan in place. So it has not restricted the economy. It has allowed the different sectors to open with the necessary protocols to reduce transmission. So from a public health standpoint, it gives us a safety net that if we need to pull back within short measure. The state of emergency was instituted on the 23rd of March 2020 to respond aggressively to the public health emergency due to the increased cases of COVID-19 on Ireland. As part of protecting the health and well-being of St. Lucia, the Government of St. Lucia has made the decision to review and amend the Public Health Act. Moin, this report from Fernelle Neptune. The amendment of the Public Health Act in 2019 is expected to address some of the key public health issues that are relevant and current in the development of the country. Chief Environmental Health Officer Parker Ragnanan spoke on the need to amend the Public Health Act given the changing environment. This review allows for new areas to be brought under regulations. Some of these new areas include body art. So we know St. Lucia's have been doing tattooing and body piecing and so forth, but that practice had not been regulated. So on the new Public Health Act, it makes provision for regulations to be established for body art. Under the Public Health Act that was revised in 2019 as well, there is a new area that deals with smoking of tobacco products in public spaces. And what this act has done now is to take measures to ensure that public smoking is prohibited and therefore it must be done under very regulated conditions. So there are now regulations in place to deal with these areas. The revised act also deals with issues like spas and massage parlours and these are new areas generally. Ragnanan says a key part of preparing the amended Public Health Act and regulation was extensive consultation with across a section of society and stakeholders. The amendment of the legislation, both the Public Health Act and the regulations has gone through a significant process over a period spanning more than 15 years now. There have been different consultations at different levels including the government employing a legal consultant to review these regulations and to have consultations with key stakeholders and parties and to come up with the best mix for St. Lucia. And that was done. Apart from the consultations, there were discussions interministerially as well to look at what is the best approach in dealing with the regulations. In the new Public Health Act, 15 pieces of the Public Health regulations were amended and new regulations were enacted. Reporting from the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I am Funa Neptune. Pledges to the National COVID-19 Response Telephone continue to pour in. The National COVID-19 Response Telephone Committee on Tuesday received the money splashed by the St. Mary's College class of 1987. It is heartwarming that at this moment we see the values that were taught at St. Mary's College being now played out by our past students. They learn the value of sharing, they learn the value of giving back. Once you walk through the walls of St. Mary's College, those are some of the values that we cherish. And today we see it coming out in some of our past students, the class of 1987, taking care of some of their own fellow Samarians, taking some of their hard-earned money and making a contribution to the upliftment of another life, another Samarian life. And so I want to congratulate them this morning and on behalf of the Samarian family, the staff and the current students of St. Mary's College, say thank you to the class of 87. We intend to become a non-profit organization, function being to provide not-for-profit services to the solution community and to develop into an organization that is able to contribute viably to the solution economy in whatever ways that we are needed, whether it be social assistance, whatever other service provisions, because we encompass a wide range of professionals, all of whom can contribute in whatever way that they may see fit in the future towards the betterment of the solution community, as well as our alma mater St. Mary's College. On behalf of the organizing committee of the National COVID-19 Response Tarathon, which took place on the 12th of April, which was Easter Sunday, I want to say thank you to the St. Mary's College class of 1987. Thank you, gentlemen. They did pledge on the day, but it was a group effort and they are now presenting the check. So we want to say thank you first of all for even making the pledge but also making good on the pledge even if it is two months after because there are certain circumstances that would prevent these kind of donations from coming in. So again, I say thank you, but I also want to take this opportunity to reach out to St. Lucia and ask the persons who have pledged who have not been able to come in to please come in and continue to donate. The funds have begun to be distributed and so in the coming weeks, you would hear about the donations and how the monies are being used. In other developments, the Ministry of Education has been evaluating the just concluded Common Entrance Examination. This year's examination was held in what is referred to as the new normal due to COVID-19 and it's here Antoine has the details. Over 2,000 students who wrote the Common Entrance Examination on Monday, June 29th, 2020 are excitedly awaiting results. Education officials have dubbed the Common Entrance Examination a success. Chief Education Officer Dr. Fiona Philip Meyer providing an update confirmed the review of the examination day has yielded positive feedback from students, parents and educators. We continue to move forward and to forge ahead. I'm pleased that we've had our Common Entrance Examinations executed in the most beautiful of Mano without any incidents. First and foremost was the well-being of all of our students. All of the reports coming back in terms of the personal accommodations made for students with special needs and one of our physically disabled children as well as the general feel of the students, the way they were able to just appreciate that moment in their lives has been very, very positive and so we must applaud. We must applaud the administrators, the teachers, the parents, the other stakeholders who are very integral to this happening and in a special way I want to highlight the effort of our support staff, our caretakers, our janitors who are at the schools supporting us. The Chief Education Officer also explained that St. Lucia is in the process of forging ahead with the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment, CPEA. The CPEA is an assessment of the literacies required by all pupils exiting the primary school system. What is interesting about the CPEA is the fact that you do have internal assessments. So you have projects, you have journals, you have writing of various experiments that can happen and in addition to the internal assessment, you also have the external component of that which is an examination similar to the common entrance. But what is integral is that students do get an opportunity over a period of time to show their learning and so we have been able to start the initial training of our teachers, started last yesterday, started yesterday so we're looking at our districts one to four and next week we're moving on our districts five to eight to ensure that everybody is on board, everybody is well aware, they have opportunities to question, they have opportunities to find out how the program will impact them. The Ministry of Education will be providing further updates on the common entrance examination results. From the Government Information Service, I am Anicia Antoine reporting. And this is NTN Nightly. Up next, Primus Hutchinson with the NTN novel of we all. COVID-19 is a new pandemic disease as declared by the World Health Organization. It is transmitted directly by respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes or indirectly through rubbing the face with contaminated hands. There is still no specific treatment or vaccine against COVID-19 and as such, the farming community should adhere to some special recommendations. Reduce your farm labour to only essential workers. Ensure regular hand washing with soap and water or use 60% to 95% alcohol-based hand sanitizer until soap and water are available. Clean all work surfaces and farm tools such as cut glasses, forks and sprayers with a 10% bleach solution. Ensure that toilets are cleaned thoroughly after each use and sanitized daily. Prohibit visitors to the farms. Limit contact among farm workers and promote social distances, ensuring 6 feet between each worker and promote a no-hand shaking or unnecessary touch policy. More than ever before, your important role as the gatekeepers of St. Lucia's nutritional, health and food security should be taken seriously. When you exercise these precautions, you not only safeguard your health but also continue to allow all St. Lucia's access to freshly grown fruits, vegetables and other local crops. Remember, it is our responsibility to ensure our nation eats fresh, St. Lucia's best. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchingson for the NTN Nouvelle, a Queer Hall. My name is Tha Genel. I am the Secretary of State of the State of the United States for the formation of this government. My name is G. S. I am from NTN. I am from Nouvelle, a Queer Hall. I am from Primers Hutchingson. This government was established in the form of a normal operation. I was allowed to do several social activities. I was allowed to operate. But what did JID and the principle that was well-governed serve the corona disease? I started on July 10 when cinema was opened to the public with the institution of the end-of-school education and it started operating again. I was allowed to do several activities for the show, about JID and the principle that was well-governed. Business Y also opened again. With this government, I decided to carry out a selection in this country. It was like a government. I received a protocol. I revised the protocol to serve and react to this again. I started on July 9, 2010. I had an idea to visit this place to present a certificate of health. That was seven days before I was able to travel. The only way I was able to present a certificate of health is if I went out to visit this country. The government was here. I was placed under the list of countries that are free from the corona disease. This country, in Karebla, was placed under the list of countries that are free from the corona disease. I started on July 9, 2010 when the flight began to take place but the protocol was in place and arbitraried. This country was put under the list of countries that are free from the corona disease. I had an idea to go out to visit this country to discuss the health of my country. I started on July 9, 2010 when the government was here. I was placed under the list of countries that are free from the corona disease. I went out on July 9, 2010 The situation here is that I have received good news that I will be able to find in isolation as a government in England. I have put out a list of countries that I will be able to experience excellent. Prime Minister Alain Chastney said that this is a good news. Prime Minister Chastney declared that he will be able to pay a bill and that he will be able to pay a bill because this year, among the nine countries that are able to enter the country without having to go to quarantine. This means that this year, which will be able to enter the country, will not be able to stay in quarantine for four days. Prime Minister Alain Chastney said that he will be able to pay a complete amount of money to manage the corona virus. Prime Minister Chastney said that now, as an international flight, the seven countries have started to travel to England to visit the family, to go to their business, and to go to the city of school. This is a good news. This is also a good news for the English people who are returning because they are not able to stay in quarantine. But the English government has also notified people who have visited the country. This is a good news for the English people who are returning because they are not able to stay in quarantine for four days. The government has also notified people who have visited the country to go to quarantine for four days. The government has also notified people who have visited the country to go to quarantine for four days. The other country has also notified people who have visited the country to go to quarantine for four days. The government has also notified people who have visited the country to go to like Babiuda, Aruba, Anguilla, Bahamas, Babad, Babiuda, Bonaire, Lildivier-Jean-Glaise, as well as British Virgin Islands, Curosu, Dominic, Laguina, Guiana, Jamaic, Montserrat, Saint-Barthelme, Saint-Kitts, Eknevis, Semate, Seversa and Laguina, Trinidad, Ek-Tobago, Ek-Tuk, Ek-Keikas. Moun Kikasotii, ASAPI, Salah, Pakai, Nipu, Otwe, Akkarantin, Ossi, Tukmun, Kikah, Vizite, Settlesi, Ossi, Settlesi, Kikah, Wituné, Apeia, Nipu, Playon, Form, Pobai, Tutte, Eformation, Avan, Yo, Wituné, Eksa, Ossi, Nipu, Kamutui, Yopane, Maladi, Corona. Lisetrogez, Nipu, Mutui, Ki, Yoka, Weste, Ada, Yonsei Hotel, La, Ki, Certifié, Dekopolayas, Haud, Maladi, Corona. Piassumun, Ki, Ateuia, Settlesi, San, Puevde, Tessala, Kaituwe, Medatma, Akkarantin, Bukataju, Ek-Piassumun, Ki, Ateuia, Péia, Epi, Sindi, Maladi, Corona, Kaituwe, Ada, Yon, Facility, Corona, Jista, Yotuwe, Wizelta, Tessala. Sisi, Tessala, Mutui, Yo, Positive, Yoka, Nipu, Ateuia, Ada, Yon, Facility, Dekarantin, Jista, Yotuwe, Dates, Kikah, Mutui, Yo, Negative. Thank you very much for your invitation and if you have any questions, please let us know in the comments below. Thank you, Pil 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 Janelle Norville.