 Mr Speaker, before I comment, I'd like to do two things, one to express my sincere condolences on the death of a member of the medical community who died this morning in very suspicious circumstances. Second, I'd like to wish all musicians a happy, sense of serious day. This morning, I had the pleasure to listen to the St. Lucia Police Band, and they are at the vintage best. And I hope during this year's budget, we can do something to improve the situation. They are in dire need of facilities, etc. We hope we can assist them during this year's budget. Mr Speaker, the long-standing issue of termination benefits to majestic industries and liat 1974 limited workers will be settled, and I'm reading from the budget address which I delivered on 26 April 2022. Mr Speaker, you may recall about 30 years ago, the owners of majestic industries, a government manufacturing operation at Bizi, left St. Lucia, own workers termination payments. My administration will honour this long-standing payment to majestic industries for the issuing of government bonds which have been accepted by the representative of the workers. You may wish to note that this is another commitment made by the former prime minister which remained unsettled and left now for this administration to honour. Mr Speaker, the government has also entered into a similar arrangement with the non-management liat workers who were terminated by the closure of the company in 2020. We are currently in discussions with the former management staff including pilots to arrive at an acceptable settlement. Mr Speaker, our decision to settle these outstanding payments is yet another demonstration of our continued commitment to the upliftment of the welfare of the workers of St. Lucia. Mr Speaker, after discussions with the representatives of the workers and the National Workers Union who represented the workers and the non-unionised workers at liat, the Cabinet yesterday endorsed the following. Payment of outstanding termination benefits totaling 4 million, 436,500 and 78 dollars and 16 cents to ex-employees of liat 1974 limited according to the approval list. That the Attorney General's Chambers engages the lawyers representing the National Workers Union refigured to the formation of a special purpose vehicle to facilitate payments totaling 1,960,000 to ex-employees of majestic industries. That the Department of Finance facilitates payments for the issuance of St. Lucia government bonds. That the bonds issued be considered as full and final settlement of termination benefits to the ex-employees of liat 1974 limited and majestic industries limited. The Attorney General to ensure that upon receipt of the bonds that the appropriate arrangements are made to indemify the government of St. Lucia from any further payments or claims related there to by the ex-employees of liat 1974 limited and majestic industries limited. That the Attorney General's Chambers assess and provide feedback to Cabinet with respect to the status of the building belonging to the majestic industries limited situated at Bizi in the quarter of Kashmir. Mr. Speaker, I'm sure that the workers at majestic industries who for more than 20 years have languished hoping that someday they will be paid have realized now that they have a government that is truly interested in the welfare of people and the welfare of the workers of this country. And Mr. Speaker, the situation relating to liat is a fundamental principle that we had to be faithful to because Mr. Speaker liat has been criticized vehemently liat has been put under the All sorts of criticisms by Mr. Speaker right now is easier to go to Barbados or Antigua. It is easier to go from Miami and get to Barbados from Miami and get to Antigua than it is to go to Antigua directly because of the absence of liats. So Mr. Speaker, this move by the government is to give confidence to the workers of liat that even though they have been attacked and brutalized sometimes due to mistakes that they have made but they have never been appreciated. And I want to say clearly Mr. Speaker that the former prime minister had absolutely no appreciation for liats. Absolutely no appreciation for liat Mr. Speaker whereas it was important for him to subsidize international airlines and nothing wrong with that he had to do it for the tourism industry. When it came to liats he is on record the same not one cent will the government ever invest in liats. This government Mr. Speaker, we are going to work with the other governments in the OECS and the region in Barbados to ensure that some form of liats gets back on the internet because the region cannot survive. We are not liat Mr. Speaker liat is a public good and whereas the former prime minister always looked for excuses why we could not support liat. We are showing that is good faith by showing the workers in liats that we appreciated what they did and that is why we are paying them their tribulation benefits. Mr. Speaker I want to thank the workers of liats for their patience but also most importantly the workers of the majestic industries because these are single mothers. We talk about single mothers at the time but these are single mothers who are unscrupulous investors. Let them without determination the severance pay and the tribulation benefits but this government we are finding the resources to pay these workers truly putting people first and truly putting the workers as an individual first. And that is why we honoured the civil servants salary increases. The public servants are increases and that is why in December we are going to pay the public servants their back pay as promised. Mr. Speaker I also want to thank the workers for their patience. I also want to thank the National Workers Union because the National Workers Union were very very patient. I must thank them for that Mr. Speaker. There are a number of letters that they received Mr. Speaker promising all kind of things. The land that Wilwood tell belongs to the company should be sold. Proceeds from the sale should be used to compensate the workers. 150 other former employees are prepared to accept $10,000 each as an extra payment in the year of severance. Notice to grant vacation entitlements to being closure to this matter. That was a letter, one of the letters of July 16, 2020 signed by the former prime minister. Written to the National Workers Union July 16, 2020. Up to today, one year later, July 21, 2021, nothing. Mr. Speaker, so I want to thank the workers and the many other letters Mr. Speaker, which I will not put in the statement. So I want to thank the union for their patience Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the staff of the Ministry of Labour for working diligently with the workers to ensure that the calculations are correct Mr. Speaker. Led by the Minister. I also want to thank Mr. Speaker and again the liat workers. So Mr. Speaker, I am sure that the Ministry of Finance will make it possible to get the bonds to these workers by Christmas. And because of the confidence in this government these bonds will surely be sold as soon as they are received by the workers. These bonds are surely going to be sold and the workers will have a good Christmas. Coupled with the money that they sell the bonds for, the majestic workers and the liat workers. Coupled with the fact that the civil servants will get their back pay. And coupled with the fact that there is a general upswing economically in the country will have a merry Christmas. I thank you.