 Welcome to NTA Nightly, I am Genelle Norvell. This edition, Stop Stories. Vaccination hesitancy remains a concern for the government of St. Lucia. Government entities benefit from a donation of 100,000 face masks, and St. Lucia celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community. St. Lucia remains heavily armed in the fight against COVID-19, having recently bolstered its national vaccination campaign. While the Ministry of Health and Wellness has noted some progress in the uptake of the vaccine, the Chairman of the Command Centre and Government Minister explains that vaccination hesitancy remains a concern. We get details in this report. The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues a robust national vaccination campaign, encouraging members of the public to get vaccinated as St. Lucia strives to return to normalcy. Vaccination against the coronavirus according to health officials, aids not only in fighting the virus but reducing the risk of developing the severe form of the illness, hospitalisation and even death. Minister for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries Honourable Dominic Fede, indicated that while significant progress is being made in obtaining herd immunity, vaccination hesitancy remains a concern. The whole business of vaccine hesitancy remains a major concern for our government, and we are going to do anything possible to encourage St. Lucia to get vaccinated because what we have seen in countries where people have vaccinated in large numbers, it has had a significant positive impact on the number of, or the rate of hospitalisation, the rate of deaths and the rate of infection of COVID-19. And the science is showing that the vaccine has been a game changer and it has been one of the greatest weapons that we can use to fight against COVID-19. And so what we have to do is really use our respective offices and certainly I want to encourage you the media to use your platforms to encourage people to go get vaccinated and to really take the job. It really is one of the biggest ways in which we can fight this and reclaim our lives and return to normalcy. The minister looking globally at vaccination efforts noted that world leaders at the recently held G7 summit in the UK had expressed concern about the inequality taking place as it relates to access to vaccines. He went on to explain that there is a lot of concern surrounding the accessibility of vaccines by poorer countries and the slow pace at which citizens in developing and poorer countries are being vaccinated. Citing the pledge made by more developed countries to aid where possible, Honourable Fadia asserted that the fight against COVID-19 is a global one. There have been some pledges that they have made to help the developed world and the poorer countries to get up and step up the rate of vaccination because the way that we can fight COVID is with a global approach and so I welcome that and what we really want to do is to make sure that when we continue to receive greater numbers of doses that our people will be ready to take them and what we have to do is use a multiple approach to ensure that we encourage more people to go and take the job. Obviously the anti-vaxxers and their campaign really doesn't help the whole situation so what we have to do is allow the science to inform what is happening and we see what's happening in the United States, we see what's happening in the UK, two of the four runners in vaccinations and in both instances those countries are seeing a significant decline in the rate of hospitalisation, the rate of infection and the rate of deaths have come down significantly. So really everything there in the science suggests that we should go take the vaccine. Members of the public are encouraged to get vaccinated to protect not only themselves but their loved ones as well. From the Government Information Service, I am Janelle Norville. The Ministry of Health and Wellness and other government agencies have benefited from the arrival of 100,000 face masks. More in this report from Jack Henson Compton. The donation of 100,000 face masks was made by local company Triple L Limited, Chief Executive Officer of Triple L Collins Lynch, related the strategy employed in obtaining such a large volume of the protective gear. It took us a little while because of the demands in the world for masks. Every time we only could have ordered 10,000 at a time. It takes us a little longer than we anticipated because we looked at doing this thing from early April but because of how we were getting the masks we had to order 10,000 and let it stay in Miami for a little while then we ordered because they made it abundantly clear they're not selling more than 10,000 at any given one time to a company. So we did it over over time then West Indies shipping collected all the packages and then brought it here. We cleared it. Lynch also expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Health and Wellness for providing a waiver on customs duties for the masks and to West Indies shipping for providing a discounted rate for transporting them. Permanent Secretary Benson Emel explained why this donation was such a timely one. We required not just to service our medical facilities but to service essential health institutions like the police, modern ministries and agencies of government with the essential protective equipment in our response to COVID. So your contribution will come a very long way in that response. It would assist us tremendously in keeping our people protected as we look to render service to the general public. In addition to the 100,000 masks provided to the Ministry of Health, Triple L will also make donations to schools in Denry and the Mabuya Valley as well as the fire and police stations in those communities. From the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I'm Jacques Kingston Compton reporting. St Lucia's Public Service joins the global community in celebrating the United Nations Public Service Day. The day observed annually on the 23rd of June is geared towards recognizing the value and virtue of public service to the community. This year's observance is being held under the local theme the Work Landscape Post-Pandemic. How many Mark tells us more? Wednesday 23rd June 2021 saw the annual observance of the United Nations Public Service Day. The observance is being held globally under the theme innovating the future public service, new government models for a new era through which the SDGs. UN Public Service Day brings into focus the value of public service to the community and highlights the role it plays in the development of a nation. The Work Landscape Post-Pandemic is the local theme of the year's observance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the programme of activities to commemorate the occasion was significantly condensed to three main events. An ecumenical service was held Wednesday, June 23rd at the mine of Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The service provided an opportunity for reflection on this year's theme. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service, Hon. Alan Chastney said the theme was carefully selected given the tremendous effort and sacrifice made by public servants towards the fight against COVID-19. We must face the reality that the aftermath of the pandemic will require that we do things differently. Having observed your contribution and sacrifices over the last year, I have no doubt that you will take on this challenge. The Work Landscape Post-Pandemic will change the way we transact businesses. Since the pandemic, we've seen changes to the business model not only within government but with businesses big and small. Due to the transformative developments that are taking place in the world today and the accelerated adaptation and integration to the use of digital technology, the government has sped up the redesign of the way government services are delivered to our people. The Prime Minister applauded the public servants for their continued dedication. He indicated post-pandemic, special focus will be given to the Alan's Human Resource. We must be mindful of the health of staff. Mental, physical and emotional, as this would determine their coping abilities and therefore their ability to successfully contribute to the national development. We also must build and nurture trust. The level of trust built between employer and employee, supervisors and direct reports and public servants and the citizens will be dependent on our ability to communicate honestly, fearlessly and respectfully. Father Albert Smith encouraged public servants to work together to build a more productive work environment. There are people who do very well in the public service but for a fact all of us know it and I know I'll get my licks for that but that's okay. Many public servants do not do what they're supposed to do and they get paid at the end of the month. That is robbery. That is robbing the economy of your country. It's a fact. Just as you have rights all of you have a responsibility to give a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. A departmental staff appreciation and recognition day will be observed during the course of public service week. The observance will conclude with a panel discussion slated for Friday, June 25th at the studios of the GIS from the Government Information Service. I'm Homer DeMark reporting. The spotlight is being shown on outstanding youth from the community of Roseau through the Youth Workers Program of the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. A Facebook page titled Roseau Valley Youth Awards created to provide exposure that would not be accessible under normal circumstances. Since then, scores of Roseau Valley Youth have been highlighted for their various abilities and achievements. Youth worker for the area, Cesaria Hutchinson-Passard says she was inspired to create this platform for her community from youth work programs in the district. Normally, every year for the month of April, because it's Youth Month, we highlight young persons in the community and I realized that Roseau Valley don't get much features from young persons being featured. You know, you'd hear more of what you would hear happening in the Roseau Valley would be crime and whatnot. So I said, you know what, let me show that this area has more than what people are hearing about. On the news. You know, on the news. Let me show them that we have talent and we have very creative and intelligent young persons there who need to be out there, who need to be portrayed, you know. So I went on and I started by using those who have been volunteering for a while now, those who just started and those who've been there for a while, couple years in there. And then I said, let me go a little further. Let me start, let me do the entrepreneurs, you know. And I contacted a few persons and I said, would you like to be featured? Because I know that you do this and they said, no problem. And some others actually contacted the page wanting to be featured. And I told them to send me the information which they did and then I went ahead. I, you know, did some editing and I post. It's selling itself now. Oh yes, it is. It just took off. One of the Roseau Valley youth attracting the most clicks and favorable comments from the page following is Jeffrey Amab. He's a ceramic artist among other titles crafting beauty as works of art using tiles. Amab says he's encouraged by the positive feedback. I do art and crafts, that's me, you know. I do a little work like brick work sometimes, you know. But my work is art work, art and crafts. So I post a few photos of my work I did on Facebook which it attracts her, you know. So she told me to send my information and my stuff like she said earlier. So I send it in and you know. She put it out there so I start getting comments, you know. Some shares and likes and stuff here. Well it makes me feel great, you know. People could see my work, could see what I could actually do instead of thinking about the negative vibe about, you know. She said about the area, people think like, you know, we're doing bad stuff and stuff, you know. So I just like it that people could see my work, you know. And actually not many youths that could do the work I do in St. Lucia, you know. Yeah, I could say I'm the only one who could do that work. Youth worker Mrs. Hutchinson-Passade encourages St. Lucia at home and abroad to support the page and the industry of the featured youth. I can easily be contacted, you know. They have my, those who don't have my number can be contacted at 713-644-713-644 or 717-2126. That's all my numbers. So they need anything or they want to be featured on the page. They can contact me from my personal number or my work number or they could just message the page directly. This area, Hutchinson-Passade, youth worker for the Roosevelt Valley community. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency puts the regional response mechanism on standby to assist Guyana in flood relief and recovery. We hear more from Caricum News Times to San King, English Francis. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency has placed the regional response mechanism on standby to support Guyana, even as the country continues to be impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding. On June 11th, Director-General of Guyana Civil Defense Commission, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, updated SEDEMA and the United Nations Resident Coordinator's offices in the Caribbean on the situation, which has been declared as a level two national disaster by President of Guyana, his Excellency Irfan Ali. A level two disaster means that the event is within the country's capacity to respond, but external assistance is also needed. As the government responds to alleviate the impact of the disaster, the National Assembly approved 10 billion Guyana dollars to support relief and recovery efforts. Caricum Member States are extending assistance to Guyana. Chair of Caricum, Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago has already commissioned the ministries of State and National Security to coordinate its relief assistance. The flooding situation in Guyana is coinciding with exercise trade winds that was launched in Georgetown on the 14th of June. Chief of Staff of Guyana's Defense Force, Brigadier Gottfried Bess, was hopeful that during the US-sponsored multinational exercise, local troops would receive training in best practices in handling national disasters. Five Caricum countries, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, are participating in the military training exercise. That report from Caricum News Times to Sanking English Francis. This is NTIA Nightly. Up next, Primers Hutchinson with the NTIA Nouvelle. With all that's happening around us, simple adjustments are necessary to keep us all safe. When calling 911, we may need a little more information to deploy the right personnel and protocols. You may be asked about your travel history, signs and symptoms, contact and movement history and whether others in your household are exhibiting similar symptoms. Please, be patient and cooperative during this time to ensure you receive the best possible care while keeping our first responders safe. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchinson for the NTIA Nouvelle of Cuyol. Mr. Jota, General, Mr. Mdm Department of University of Sabilite to inform the government of this NTIA Nouvelle national television of Cuyol. Please, Primers Hutchinson. Minister of Health, I would like to clarify that the death that came out was on May 20, 2021. The Epidemiology Division of the Ministry of Health has always reviewed the information concerning the situation of the corona virus. The exercise that was carried out on May 20, 2021 was only on May 20, 2021. It was only on May 20, 2021. It was only on May 20, 2021. It was only on May 20, 2021. It was only on May 20, 2021. It was only on May 20, 2021. Minister of Health, I would like to quickly introduce the one who died on May 20, 2021 The cut-landed and large-odd castry, kitrep assay li ventua feve demil vete. Namo limo kative de se yonom swasot ses lane hod gosili kitrep assay li sec amad avui demil vete. Namo limo kative toa se yo madame kative duze lane odd castry kitrep assay li nef mass demil vete. Namo limo kative katos se yo madame kative cut-lande and large-odd saufia kitrep assay li nef amad me demil vete. Minucer desaté ka wui mersi e publik la amplein poparsius e l'acuponio. Quatorze agences de santé exocial assitlissie j'ai trouvé bénéfice de yon atelier concerné traitement de edepardasse assotabac. Atelier assay yon a lot pour venir pour continuer étouillement les paussons de la paella pour protiver services d'assistance pour aider un monde qui a touché fonds un service tabac écrime cigarette. Déjà atelier salat tenu pour épositation HODPARO et W.H.O.C.G.D. à l'organisation de santé et aussi l'Amérique Ex-Fridzellin et Péricaribla aussi. Yon Gogwek HODPARO qui aussi a conseillé assu contrôle de services tabac assay docteur Francisco Amanda Perez ont forcé raison pour atelier salat. Docteur Perez ont forcé effort pour continuer à bâtir excitation pour contrôler services tabac par exemple facilité service santé programme pour adresser situation salat en diverses manières pour bâter conseils et traitement aux vieux vices salat. Yon Gogwek a estimé qu'il y a 60% à 1.3 billion de monde qui a servi tabac j'ai amouté des yeux tout de bout filmé mais il y en a 23% des facilités exoties pour aider sa fête. Minister d'affaires santé à cette lycée honorable Mary Isaac déclare qu'il faut juste à la carte ont forcé capacité pour aider cette lycée pour de bout filmé. Minister d'affaires comprennent qu'ils savent ça va porter Yon Perez à ce lieu qui j'a mafrisé avec vieux vices salat n'ont pas habilité à pour détruire effort Yon qui n'est désir pour quitter filmé netement. Yon sur 82 pays j'assayé pour agormer salat ça c'est plus que 90% population en la terre. Chef officier extension en département agricole communal jebatis car conseiller les femmes pour prendre toute precaution pour protéger et préserver équipement agricole Yon si en cas non désasse. Si l'on mis ces jebatis les clés de vataire ça c'est les femmes n'y pour plus action pour faire assurer yon préserver tout équipement chimique et que l'autre nécessité agricole et placer yon à des en facilité côté cyclone puis pas affecter yon avec une écosmové dépense pour les femmes. Si l'on n'y a pas d'eau car je n'ai pas de l'eau la pluie ça pour faire c'est tirer ces baisses à mettre à côté où ça va de l'eau pas qu'à y joindre so qu'il sauvait commenter l'argent avec un pédate. Monsieur Jebatis aussi car faire les femmes sauvent que la nécessité chimique qui a sauvé assubitation agricole après yon cyclone passer. De l'aise où je joignais un sale en l'eau la pluie on décide de l'eau à ouestin sauvant ne plus passer 24 néditons la nécessité chimique que ça parle que c'est officiaire qui advise qui sauvent ces chimiques sauvent ça a été fait et qui a édite ces plans pour renouveler l'écoil et qui a édite ce qu'on a renouvelé l'écoil si on sauvait l'argent cyclone ou qu'il n'y a pas d'eau pour qu'il n'y a pas d'eau pour qu'il n'y a pas d'eau à acheter des baisses avec un traitement ça qui est endo pour couver des plans qui dommagent. Monsieur Madame ça s'est coté avec ça s'est coté nous avons une nouvelle pour aujourd'hui je me remercie autant pour qu'à garder mon câble d'invitation pour jeter plus mon corps c'est d'y écocever la vie coté avec plus d'eau en lot de nouvelles à quoi il y a la présence qui a célébré mon vieux plus d'eau channel Merci à Pell 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 General Norvel