 The Constituency Development Program, CDP, has received an EC-18.5 million dollar injection from the Republic of China on Taiwan. On April 11th, His Excellency Peter Chai Chen presented to the Cabinet of Ministers and invited guests the fruits of St. Lucia's labour from the Table of Diplomacy with an important development partner and enduring ally, the government and people of Taiwan. And we are honoured to be part of this vital development project with the St. Lucia government. Two weeks ago, a Taiwan technical mission collaborated with the Ministry of Agriculture to hold the first farmers market this year in an arcade of Miku Village. Joined by Honourable Deputy Speaker Jeremiah Norburn, and a newly built arcade founded by the Constituency Development Program, provided farmers with a well-functioning shelter to display their products, offering vendors and buyers a more comfortable place to support local produce. Carefully managed diplomatic relations with Taiwan by the government of St. Lucia and the Ministry of External Affairs continue to yield mutually appreciated benefits that redound to the socio-economic development of St. Lucia's citizens and also contribute to the development of the island's 17 constituencies. And I want you to acknowledge the work of the Ministry of External Affairs in this regard, because I really pushed him, anything he came with I said to him go and get some more. Prime Minister Honourable Philip J. Pierre continues to epitomise bipartisanship where state resources are concerned. The government leader has given assurances all 17 members of parliament will receive an equitable share of the CDP funds. And not because they voted for another party, our democracy mandates us to allow them to survive. That will continue and allocations will be given to these constituencies so that the parliamentary reps can use it as they deem necessary. That also is important, as they deem necessary. I have once have given the allocations to the permanent secretary. I never asked how it was used, who got what, who gave what contract and they can bet testimony to that. Officials from the Office of the Accountant General collected the Taiwanese tranche on behalf of the government of St. Lucia. The constituency development program empowers constituents and local government officials with the necessary resources to undertake community level development programs, which, among many other benefits, also create employment opportunities as well as ensure community infrastructure is regularly maintained. From the Office of the Prime Minister, Rihanna Izudo.