 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Charles, this edition's top stories. The Government of St. Lucia hails the $15 million on the taking of the first phase of the Pearl of the Caribbean development. A major step has been taken towards enhancing St Lucia's tourism product, St Lucia tapped as a champion for change, all that plus the NTN novel, our quay all. The Government of St Lucia has welcomed with excitement the first phase of the Pearl of the Caribbean development by the Desert Star Holding Limited, DSH. As it nears completion, the racetrack project will host the Royal St Lucia Tooth Club Peter Cup December 13, 2019. Already 40 horses have arrived on island. DSH has spent $15 million on constructing the horse racetrack, acquiring and transporting the 40 horses as well as the training of St Lucians in grooming and other areas related to the equine industry. On Wednesday, representatives of the Desert Star Holding Limited joined Prime Minister Hon. Alan Shasne and other government officials in updating the public on the progress thus far. Vice President of Desert Star Holdings and Director of the Royal St Lucia Tooth Club, Eden Harrington, said St Lucians will have an opportunity to be part of the project. Already some 20 contractors and over 300 individuals are employed in the construction phase of the project and another 50 individuals are employed as groomsmen. Harrington indicated that on the 13th December 2019, the date of the Peter Cup, some 200 additional individuals will be employed. He explained that St Lucia will have the opportunity to be part of the project at all levels, be it in the capacity of jockeying, veterinarians or management. The director noted that the club is very aware of the unemployment situation in the country, especially in the south of the island, and will be playing its part to assist where possible. We have every intention to ensure that St Lucians are participating at all levels within this club. That means that they're participating as jockeys, as trainers. That means they're participating in time as veterinarians. That means they're participating in management. They're participating in IT services, wagering and so on. In addition, as the Prime Minister has alluded to, this industry is not a standalone industry. It is an ecosystem. It is supported and in turn it supports other industries, whether it is logistics, whether it is media, whether it is farming in terms of the need for feed for animals, whether it is ... There's a shopping system to be frank. The essence is that there are many, many opportunities. Some of these opportunities take more time to provide the requisite skill sets. It takes more time for somebody to equip themselves as a veterinarian, for example. This is a process of accreditation. It takes several years. It is our intention to have all of these things done, but we have to move obviously sequentially. The Director of the Royal St Lucia Tulf Club added that St Lucia will also have an opportunity to not only own thoroughbred horses, but to also participate in the races. Harrington explained that the Winston Trim Training Program will be providing the requisite training for individuals who want to enter the field. St Lucia's combined are these horses. To incentivize the purchase of these horses, these horses are given preferential treatment to be part of the fields on December 13. The Pitons Cup is a specific initiative, however, in the support races, very much so. They are here to compete in those races, and those races have a minimum prize money of USD $20,000. The Winston Trim Memorial Trophy stands at $40,000. This is considerable prize money, ladies and gentlemen. In addition, those horses are yours. They're yours to own. Any prize money earned is yours. These horses are here to compete every race day that we are racing. It comes down to eligibility of the horses in terms of their ratings, in terms of the suitability of distance, and that's where you rely on the skill set of your chosen trainer. With a number of races counted for 2020, Prime Minister the Honourable Alan Chastney highlighted the scope for all synclusions to get involved and benefit from the project. From 14 to 15 races next year, it's that opportunity to participate. And so both for the horses in terms of getting their rating, as well as for the jockeys, now that opportunity that didn't exist here in before and solution. So if a solution wanted to become an international jockey, he would have to leave some solution. That's the opportunity that's made here, is by raising the international standard, we now can now create that opportunity for solutions. So the Winston Trim Training Institution, along with the opportunity to actually have horse race experience. So the same thing that is happening with the horses is happening with the jockeys. People will start standing out, and then they'll start going on the international circuits. St Lucia is expected to make its debut into the equine industry with the Petals Cup on National Day Friday 13th December 2019. For the Government Information Service, I am General Norvel. In time, prolific sculptor Jaleem Yudovic has been commissioned to design the Petal Cup trophy. I selected a wood called lawyer marble, which is a local sanitation wood, a very beautiful wood, two-tone, which you'll see in a while, to create this market. And from this market, I will be doing about 12 sculptures. I think it's a petal, it's a petal cup. And when I conceptualize this sculpture out of discussions that I had with Mr. Thierking and his wife, it had to be something that was endemicly sanitation, but also spoke globally, and also spoke competitively, and definitely the horse had to be essential in this whole thing. So after designing a couple of, maybe around 10 concepts, this piece was selected. And this is, and the reason why I'm late is because I literally just finished it like minutes ago. So I'll be heading to China where I work out of a foundry. And so this is the sculpture, it's a horse head, and the circle represents, where the circle is the symbol of infinity, really. And it represents the globe, because Mr. King is a global player in the horse racing world, and the horse mane forms the pitons to the bottom here. And this is the, give you a spherical view of it, okay? So in a sense, here is your petal cup. Drawing on the inspiration of the Pegasus World Cup and the Everest, the Petal Cup will see participation from North America and the Caribbean, which is set to be held on St. Lucia's National Day as part of the 2019 Caribbean Equine Cultural Festival. The government of St. Lucia has signed a memorandum of understanding, an MOU, with Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises to form a joint venture to manage the existing cruise pair and terminal facilities at podcast trees, and to design, construct, and operate a new cruise port in V4. The MOU was signed during a ceremony on October 21, 2019, in Swanworn, Puerto Rico, at the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association, FCCA Cruise Conference. Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Honorable Alan Shastney, has called the signing of the MOU historic and a major step towards enhancing St. Lucia's tourism product. So that means that St. Lucia is going to be the place where the crews will start and that people will be flying into St. Lucia to be able to meet their ships here. So it's estimated that we'll be adding at least 100,000 new passengers into the Viewfort area, and that that then now falls in very much in line with the project that we're doing at Sandy Beach in which we are building 100 acres of property, dividing it up and putting all the infrastructure in and making those lots available for both local solutions and also regional people that we have our own beach facility. And so the way that the project is being designed is that the concrete road will become the boardwalk. So there will be no development on the beach side. The only development would really be the washroom facilities, some food outlets, lifeguard stations, as well as recreational facilities for the public. And then we will have now the hotels. And why is that necessary? Because the home porting brings what we call pre and post passengers, passengers who will come in a couple of days early, passengers who come in a couple of days later. And we want them to be able to stay and enjoy these facilities. Together, the Caribbean Cruise Line brands of Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises currently accounts for 75% of all cruise ship deployment to St. Lucia. Agriculture continues to be an important livelihood in rural communities in St. Lucia. For this reason, during the past year, Export St. Lucia has been placing enormous focus on the sector to improve rural livelihoods and the economy. In that regard, Export St. Lucia has taken an interest in the Black Bay Farmers Cooperative and recently signed a memorandum of understanding with them to help build capacity. CEO of Export St. Lucia, Sunita Daniel, says it is an opportunity to broaden the horizons for the farmers and St. Lucia by extension. We know that there is production of agricultural produce in the country. And we go out and we see that there is an increasing demand for agricultural produce outside in the outside markets. And so what we're going to do is really focus on sharing that kind of information, helping to build the capacity of the Black Bay Farmers so that they can then reach those markets, those export markets, and give them a way of improving rural livelihoods, improving their incomes. And we hope an overall development in the country. President of the Black Bay Farmers Cooperative, Ehrlich Sadu, says that the partnership would give farmers a much-needed sense of security. It's a step forward for Black Bay Farmers because right now, if everything goes according to plan that the Black Bay Farmers could export, produce, agricultural produce, and what it does for the actual farmers is give them a sense of reassurance, knowing that there's a market out there so they could close their eyes and grow more so that at least they could take care of their families more. So it's more of an assurance. Also, what it does is it gives the farmers a sense of security. General Manager of the Labry Cooperative Credit Union, Lucius Alevic, believes the moves is in keeping with building a strong community economy. We think that if export signature is able to cause Black Bay to be export-ready and also cause Black Bay to be able to access other markets, that would end our world out-cause greater production activities and greater livelihoods and greater returns for our farmers. There was firm belief among the parties present during the signing of the MOU that with Export St. Lucia identifying external markets for farmers, more individuals will be encouraged to get involved in the agriculture sector hence curbing the unemployment rate and driving economic activity. And this is the NTN Nightly. Ryan O'Brien is out on assignment, but when we return, St. Lucia pilots a carry-on crime prevention program for young persons. If you have to do your own spray mix for Black Stegotoga treatment, always follow the recommended safety procedures. Always wear protective gear when handling or being exposed to the fungicide or other pesticides. Use only the fungicide recommended by the Black Stegotoga Management Unit when the treatment is due. The required quantity of the particular fungicide recommended must be mixed with spray oil and applied at a rate of 1.5 to 2 gallons per acre. Fungicides which are not recommended or applied at the wrong time or even when the spray treatment is not done effectively can cause the fungus to become resistant to the chemical and therefore may no longer control the disease. Oil fungicide mix which has been stored for too long should not be used to treat Black Stegotoga disease. If carried out, such treatments may not be effective and can lead to poor control of the disease. Remember, before each chemical treatment for Black Stegotoga disease on your farm, first the oil fungicide mix must be re-agitated immediately before application. For more information on how to treat and control Black Stegotoga on your farm or in your backyard garden, contact the Black Stegotoga Management Unit at 451-5491-4515894 or email bpmu at candw.lc. This message is brought to you by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the International Corporation and Development Fund of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Welcome back. The Caribbean community, Karakam, is deeply concerned over the protracted political crisis in Haiti where opposition parties have been staging street demonstrations. Calling for the resignation of President Jovaler Mouyiz is to sank in English Francis. Chairman of Karakam Prime Minister Alan Shastane of St. Lucia said that the community is deeply concerned about the political crisis in Haiti. The chairman highlighted some of the steps Karakam has been taken in regard to Haiti, including discussions at the level of Karakam heads of government and with the United Nations Secretary General. The chairman indicated to the media recently that Karakam stands ready to mount a good office as Prime Minister of Haiti, but first needs its imprimatur. The decision to send a delegation comprising Hon. Shastane Jamaica's Prime Minister, the right Hon. Andrew Holness and the Bahamas Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Humet Minnes, had been taken at the Karakam Summit, held in St. Lucia in July this year. St. Lucia is among five Karakam countries selected to pilot an anti-crime and violence program in schools. The Champions for Change initiative was born out of a need to build a social resilience throughout the Caribbean community, Karakam. The project seeks to help reduce overall crime and violence at the school level so that these incidences are coped before students reach adulthood. The project has been implemented before at the secondary school level, but in 2019 sought to engage primary school students. St. Lucia was chosen as one of five member countries within Karakam, where champions of change clubs will be established. Louise Dotson is the project manager with the Crime and Violence Prevention Section at the Karakam Secretariat. The lessons learned came from what we did at the secondary school level as I alluded to earlier. We had a similar study that was done at the secondary school level, and similar interventions were made at the secondary school level. But we thought that if you want to prevent crime, then perhaps we need to go back to see what's going on at the primary level. Because when we test the starting variables at the secondary school level, it was present there in terms of the high level of bullying, exposure to gangs and other antisocial behavior. So we decided, OK, let's see the genesis of the thing. And then when we use the same instrument at the primary school, we found that there is or are evidence of exposure of primary school students being exposed to gang activities. The champions of change clubs will be established at the Cicero Primary, Sufria Primary, and Cannon-Laurie Anglican Primary Schools. The project manager notes that the schools were selected after having met certain criteria, including the size of the school, the need for the intervention, and the possibility of partnering with similar interventions by other players. The initiatives stem from a rapid assessment of risk threats and protective factors that we did in March. And there's where we sought to find out what was going on in the primary school, which is informed by a similar study that was done in the secondary school. So what we sought to do was to go back a little to see what's going on in the primary school, regarding using the very survey instrument that we use in several secondary schools across Caricom, the Caribbean community. So we did the survey in March. And then we did a national consultation where we shared the findings of that survey, bet the stakeholders in St. Lucia. And we hear from them their recommendations, which inform some of the interventions we are now doing. The clubs will be headed by higher level primary school students, who will contribute to the development of their peers. The clubs will be organized around areas, including sports and agriculture, with the primary objective of promoting social development of other primary school students. Apart from St. Lucia, the project has been implemented in Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Jamaica, and Suriname. And stay with the NTN Nightly. Up next, Primus Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle en Cuellon. It can change the way people live. It can also change the way people live and go to their side. This list can contribute to a small amount of gas in the space. When you pay, you can try to do everything we can to ensure that we lower the amount of gas we serve to prevent the earth from getting hotter. And it is necessary to lower the amount of gas we serve to mitigate the change. This is a small amount of gas that can cause the earth to get hotter. This can be done very slowly, especially during the summer. We can do everything we can to prepare and deal with these negative consequences for climate change. We all know this. For example, we can ensure that we protect all of our plants. We can also ensure that the environment that we use for cooking, cyclone and goblins, we can build a channel to help people who need it. We can do everything we can to live a climate change. We can find more information about our national government and we can even learn how to protect people and all of our citizens. Welcome back. We join Prime Minister Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle en Cuellon. Thank you very much, my dear. Thank you, Madam. Thank you. Welcome back. We play a key role in achieving the sustainability and reformation of the previous government, including the national television of the NTN National television of the Nouvelle en Cuellon. Welcome back, Prime Minister Hutchinson. Our first minister is Alain Shasneh. We will take this opportunity to welcome back our community the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Communications and Climate Change, HODPI Fiji, and also Assistant Director General for these Pacific countries. The discussion was mainly about how these countries that have developed in Latvia can collaborate to provide development and facilities to resolve climate change cuts. This is a way for these countries to address the situation in place, to address the situation in the first place. This is a way for these countries to address the most significant costs of these countries because of the financial support that is needed, especially for the investment. In terms of delegations, the most important thing for these countries is to collaborate as an accessor that is critical for them to prepare for the future. Because it is possible that the Greeks of the International Financial Affairs will pay attention to the position that these countries have developed in Latvia. Delegations, as well as the delegations of Prime Minister Shasne, are by the name of Gaye Joseph, Ambassador Cetlisi, and Director General of the Pacific Republic, Karibla OECS, Dr. Ludikus Jones. Women organizations, friends who engage in agricultural business, are satisfied with the work that they have done, but it is not easy. Gopla, who is in charge of the cultural and economic aspect of the past month, who has changed the quality of the game that has been played in the long run, is placed in a diverse exhibition for the people who have bought it. President Organization, that is an agricultural organization, Madame Abelene Justin, says that Gopla has understood that in a way to always try to produce something that is acceptable for the particular. And all of this, it is not easy, it is not easy, and it is not a business that always has to be done. From the organization, it is not just the people who are here, it is everyone who is here, everyone who is in the hospital, everyone who comes here, everyone who is sick, everyone who is sick. You have to do the activity that has been played in Gopla, how do you make the people who are here support you, who have supported you to become an officer. Well, it is an event. I think it is good for us, to go to a cafe, and to learn how to get there, We want to build a better country for this group to be able to do what they want to do. Speaking of this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Collaboration with the Taiwan Government has been working on the development of the cultivator so that the government's government doesn't have to settle down and that we can buy it in the country. The technical office has been working on this project to assist Madam Agriculture it came a prophet. We are working with the government of Taiwan to make this possible. We want to help the people of this country. We want to help the people of this country. I want to help the people of this country too. Let's organize a spectacular quail amiku. I have planned a big event and observe my heritage quail. You know, it's Greek for this question. It's in the lab. He explained to CJ that he can do a lot of things. The CJ side is that it's up to us to modernize to make a good youth. In English, it says, should the quail heritage be modernized to make it more attractive to the youths. So, we can invite everyone here to come here at 6 a.m. and go to high school, secondary school to participate and go to high school. Do you have a plan to organize this activity? Do you have a plan to organize all this to encourage these youths? Absolutely, it's a plan. The quail that we know, it's the place of history, it's the place of scene with the place of culture. And, ladies and gentlemen, we're going to talk about the new quail today. I want to invite Mr. Otta to come here and I want to invite him to come here and I want to invite him to come here and I want to invite Mr. Aquial and I want to invite Mr. Nicheal. The instability in the wake of a tropical wave is expected to continue to produce some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region during the next 24 hours. Another tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 15 miles per hour or 24 kilometers per hour and is expected over the region by Friday. A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 miles per hour or 24 kilometers per hour. The tide for Castries Harbor was high at 12.23 p.m. and is low at present. The tide for V4 Bay was high at 1.30 p.m. and is also low at present. The sea is slightly moderate with waves 2 to 4 feet of 0.6 to 1.2 meters. The sun will rise Thursday at 5.56 a.m. And that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7 p.m. and repeat at 7 a.m. You can also catch up with us anytime on the Saint Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Nisha Charles.