 10. My fellow solutions. It is with humility and gratitude that I address you on this occasion of the 45th anniversary of our country's independence. My government is committed to assisting young solutions and all those who have ideas for businesses to become successful entrepreneurs and to be the new standard bearers of our future economic development sees the opportunities that exist and let us unleash our creativity for the benefit of our country. Happy independence and Lucia and may God bless you. I thank you. 9. Have you independent ILO? 8. The Saint Lucia social development fund via the basic needs trust fund has again helped transform the learning landscape of staff and students this time of the Laquamengo preschool with the retrofitting of a pre-K classroom. Provide them with facilities and spaces that would stimulate their growth across dimensions. Having a properly equipped classroom with all the tools and the conditions that are conducive for learning will certainly set off our students, our children on the right footing. 7. The Pan-American Health Organization donated defibrillators to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Early Affairs. The health organization continues its commitment to the improvement of the health sector in Saint Lucia and around the region. The Pan-American Health Organization is pleased to hand over these 10 defibrillators to the Ministry of Health where they can be used to aid in resuscitation of persons who may have suffered cardiac arrest or arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat. 6. Agriculture Minister Nobel Alfred Prosper together with agricultural development officers from the Taiwan ICDF on Tuesday engaged with farmers at Union Okik Garden where they participated in a subsidized sale of agricultural inputs. Today I'm hoping that our farmers can take advantage of this opportunity. I'm certainly sure it will help boost the agricultural sector to reduce their cost of production because of the fact that they are getting their inputs on other subsidized products. 5. The dispersal of a total of 34,000 bags of fertilizer across the island's eight agricultural regions has begun with farmers set to receive four bags of 25 kilograms of fertilizer per acre. This is for me a very good level of support to our farmers under the program and I'm hoping that that will help us boost our food security. 4. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force wishes to inform the general public that the immigration department's passport office currently located at the Lamar Building on Bridge Street Castries will be relocated to the second floor of the Cox Building located on Cadiz Street Castries. 3. Saint Lucia played host for the first time to Relay for Life, an annual event hosted by the American Cancer Society. So the event really is bringing together of teams, sponsors, especially survivors so that we do what cancer requires which is to educate, create their awareness, get everybody advocating for what needs to be done for cancer. 2. The Saint Lucia Marketing Board recently celebrated a significant milestone with the official opening ceremony of a newly constructed compost house. This compost house will be used for the Lucia Marketing Board to turn wasted fruit and vegetable into fertilizer. 1. Today we are going to witness the official turning on of the light at the Parkes Blade Field and this is a project which embodies progress, unity and opportunity for all our young people. It is my sincere hope that these lights will serve as a catalyst for growth, empowerment and comrades among our youth instilling in them the values of teamwork, perseverance and sportsmanship. With that said, I am free to officially declare the past line on.