 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Traus. This edition stops stories. Sir William George Mallett is recognised by the Government of St Lucia for his nearly 40 years of service to the nation. The global environment facility puts a call out for its funds to the access by St Lucia. All that plus the latest in youth development sports and the NTN Wampore Arqueo. The Government of St Lucia joined the Castry City Council in recognising the contribution of the late Sir William George Mallett with the dedication of the Serenity Park. Sir George gave 38 years of service in the Government of St Lucia in the capacities of Minister for Trade, Industry, Agriculture, Tourism, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs. During those years, Sir George also served as a Parliament Representative for Castry Central. On June 1, 1996, Mr Mallett was appointed to the Office of Governor-General. Sir George retired from the post of Governor-General on August 31, 1997, more from Anicia and Twine. The Serenity Park in Castry Central has been rededicated to the late Sir William George Mallett, who held a number of high offices in St Lucia. Sir George served as the Minister for Trade, Industry, Agriculture and Tourism in the first post-independence Government of St Lucia and in later years served as Deputy Prime Minister. Sir George Mallett served this country so well over the years, not just as a Parliamentary Representative. I think what stands out for me the most about the humility of the individual and seeing a park that carries the name of Serenity being named after him was his performance as Governor-General. The daughter of the late Sir George Mallett, Juliet Mallett-Philip, reflected on her father's accomplishments and expressed her gratitude to the government on behalf of the Mallett family for taking on this initiative. He was a man of the people and I see this from the perspective as a child growing up through the years, spending numerous Christmas days, Christmas holidays, accompanying my parents house to house, door to door in Castry Central to ensure that every single person was greeted and well wishes extended. He was a humble man but he believed in that people-to-people engagement. He cultivated those relationships fastidiously. Sir George served as the Castry Central constituency for 38 years. The Parliamentary Representative for Castry Central, the Honourable Sarah Flood-Bobre, stated that the dedication will serve as a reminder of the contribution that Sir George Mallett made. I am aware and I am reminded every day of the big shoes that I have to fit because whether I go to Wotanziad or whether I go to the city, to the CDC area, so William George Mallett certainly left an indelible mark in Castry Central. I could say without saying much more that he consolidated. The ceremony took place Wednesday 15th February 2019. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. Solutions are being called upon to tap into financial resources available through the Global Environment Facility for Projects in the area of climate change and sustainable development among others. General Norville has more. The Global Environment Facility United Nations Development Program, Small Grants Program is a global program in 124 countries dedicated to addressing global environmental problems at a community level. With a continuous environmental degradation such as the destruction of ecosystems and the species that depend on them and the increasing levels of carbon dioxide to name a few, poor and vulnerable communities are most at risk as they depend heavily on natural resources for their livelihoods and often live in fragile ecosystems. National Coordinator of the Jeff Giles Romulus explained the importance of community level projects to explore ideas for the sustainable development of our communities, ideas for the sustainable development of our country. And those of you who have funding already, please continue to contact us so we can upscale some of those ideas so that they can have bigger impact. We don't have to tell solutions in the world that the indicators of environmental quality all over the world seem to be trending downwards. The Jeff has been in St. Lucia as a separate country program since 2012 and has funded in excess of 85 projects in the region of 15.3 million EC dollars. According to Romulus, the number of projects submitted for funding has declined significantly. The National Coordinator is calling on the public to submit their projects as this can result in the sustainability of not only their livelihoods but that of others. No longer when I grew up in the 1960s and 70s in St. Lucia, there is a plethora of ideas and little funding. Now, we believe there is much more funding but the ideas are not coming as quickly to absorb the funding for transformation. The program provides grants of up to $50,000 of direct funding to local communities including community-based organizations, other non-governmental groups for projects and indigenous people in biodiversity, climate change, mitigation and adaptation, land degradation and sustainable forest management, international waters and chemicals. From the Government Information Service, I am General Norville. The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations informs parents and guardians of students at the Ave Maria Girls Infant School that their wards are to remain home on Friday, 15 February 2019 to facilitate improvement to the physical plans in order to enhance mobility for students with disabilities. The Department is committed to honoring the policy that emphasizes no child will be left behind. Section 14 of the Education Act Chapter 18.01 in the revised laws of St. Lucia also states, all persons are entitled to receive an education program appropriate to their needs in accordance with this Act. The Department apologizes to all stakeholders and regrets any inconvenience caused. The Department reiterates its commitment to provide equal educational opportunities for all students regardless of their physical ability. The ongoing crisis in Venezuela continues to be of concern to the Government of St. Lucia. According to Minister of Responsibility for External Affairs, Sara Flug-Bober, the government remains steadfast in its position that the people of Venezuela should have a say in their democracy. We believe that there should be fresh elections in Venezuela. We believe that the people of St. Lucia should be the ones, the people of Venezuela, sorry, should be the ones to decide their way forward. But certainly at this point, as we indicated before, we believe that the electoral process that took place in Venezuela is illegitimate and therefore in order to bring peace, calm and stability, the people should have an opportunity to participate in free and fair elections. And to pave the way, obviously it is clear that something needs to happen, something needs to be done. So it is for all countries to use all the diplomatic skills that we have to impress upon the Maduro regime to see we should not be afraid of democracy. We should not be afraid of ever going to the people. The Minister explained that peace and calm should be returned to the people of Venezuela. The government, according to Minister Flug-Bober, is also concerned about the security issues that have been brought to the forefront in the face of the Venezuelan crisis. When there is mass migration, a lot of other things that are undesirable move with mass migration. So for us in the region that is a concern and we believe it is not something that should just be left because it will degenerate into civil war. This is what happens when there is a serious crisis and there is not a defined and positive and quick enough solution to it. It degenerates into civil war and then control is lost of the systems of machinery. So all of that is of critical importance to us because of our proximity to Venezuela and because of the long-standing historical friendship with Venezuela. The government of St. Lucia imposed the visa restrictions on Venezuela in 2018. And this is the NTN Night League coming up, the latest happenings in youth and sports with Ryan O'Brien. With just one click, the internet connects people, businesses and nations. Being connected can open a world of information and opportunities. You can get services and products of your choice much faster. From electronic financial transactions to connecting with family and friends. From being up to date with the latest news and information to learning new skills and acquiring academic qualifications. All from the convenience of your home or wherever you roam. Get connected today. This message is brought to you as a public service announcement by Ectel, the NTRC and this station. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Hello and welcome once again to your update from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien. The Ministry of Youth Development and Sports is getting primary schools around the island ready to participate in the inter-district competition scheduled to commence in June. Coaches within the Ministry have been assigned different regions to get the players ready for competition. In this newscast, we focus on schools from the northern region, which include Monde d'Or Combined, Ave Maria Girls Primary, Marsha Primary, Canon Laurie Anglican School, Gordon Walcott Memorial, Carmen Henry, Carmen René Memorial, Vibhutai Combined and Dame Pearlet-Louise. Training days for these schools are Tuesday to Friday and the respective schools. All the players from the various schools come together for one session on Saturdays between 9am to 2pm at the VG Multipurpose Sports Complex. It's now just two days before the National Sports Awards takes place at the Royalton St. Lucia Beach Resort and Spa. Apart from the prestigious awards to be announced on the night, many other stakeholders will be recognized by the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports for their contribution over the last year. Thirteen personalities have been shortlisted for the prestigious awards. Also down for recognition will be winning national teams, lifetime achievers, among others. Saturday's ceremony is due to start at 7pm. The Mass United Insurance Secondary Schools Cricket Competition got underway Thursday, some scores tomorrow on today's fixtures. Matches set for Friday include VFOR Comprehensive vs PI at PI in a Group A match, Clendon Mason vs Granny Veer at Larissos-Dennery in a Group B Encounter, whilst Arthur Lewis Community College takes on Leon Hess at Grosselay in Group D. That's your update from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks Ryan. St Lucia continues to actively drive its social safety net reform policies and programs. An important step in this process was taken this week as a high-level delegation from the Government of St Lucia travelled to Grenada on a study tour of that island's social program SEED, the Support for Education, Empowerment and Development. SEED is a model program in the Caribbean region aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty through targeted co-operation interventions across the government system. In keeping with the holistic approach to the reform process, the St Lucia delegation discussed policies with technocrats from Grenada's Ministry of Social Development, Housing and Community Empowerment. This includes a tour of a refurbished school compound open three years ago which is used as a residential facility for juvenile justice reform. And stay with the NTN Nightly. Up next, Primers Hutchinson is here with the NTN Wapong Aquarium. Welcome back and time now for the NTN Wapong Aquarium with Primers Hutchinson. Situations security at the school, pay-ah, Seyon Kika, chaguné les officiers d'éducation autant, à faire vol à l'école, faire main, revolver, drogue à l'école, pay-ah, j'ai failli nécessaire pour les officiers, ministères, engager diverses agences, à pas mieux, ses polices, pour essayer de trouver une solution. Selon Madame Moulin, qui est opposition con chef officier d'éducation, pour le moment, je refais une Charles d'initiative salare, c'est pas seulement pour protéger les étudiants, mais plus pour tuer les vieux en main, pour faire un pouvoir plus confortable pour eux à prendre. Madame Charles, c'est à ce qui, la carnie, la carnie vol à ses tuisines, c'est l'école salare. Elle volait qu'après sa maison, elle doit manger officier d'éducation, déclarer qu'il est ministère, qu'elle a fait effort pour ses étudiants à trouver bonne witte pour que ça fonctionne effectivement avec ses mal fautes salaires qui empêchent sa fête. La seule question pour armer les officiers de sécurité, c'est l'école salare, officier de police qui, à département des relations d'éformation, qui catue des positions à l'assistance sobrientendent pour les paysans, ça c'est Elvis Thomas. Parcouet, c'est une action qui s'affaite, va-t-il va-t-il. Thomas Vertiki, pour armer, il y a un monde, c'est un qui n'est brisé un peu l'étonnement, mais si tous les deux organisations d'accord, ça est possible pour faire. Mais, Elvis Thomas, car aussi, si j'y vais, pour protéger ses officiers de sécurité à l'école salare, et puis, mais, étonnement, par exemple, pour y observer, bâton, vitôt, équipement, pour minoter, et ministère, ça emploie plus qu'il y a officiers à ses écoles salaires, particulièrement les soeurs officielles, parce que ça, pour sécurité à l'école, Bénèze Kudra, déclaré qu'il a l'air de l'école sans watchman et de l'autre travail d'hiver à la journée. Alors, comme l'air de l'école, c'est-à-dire, par contre, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, c'est-à-dire, Taiwan a direction salar, car facilité est fort pour implémenter programme technologie, un système de l'école, c'est-à-dire, possiblement, éformation de communication technologie. Ça veut dire, simplement, service computer pour estuer les étudiants à divers façons d'éducation. Ministre pour éducation, on est avec Dr Gil Rigabet, déclaré qu'il tout est prêt à exciter pour développer la salarie, il dit qu'il m'a dit que le ministère a commencé à implémenter programme pour sa carte même initiative nouveau salar, car il a placé le système d'éducation au pays qui est le plus haut degré, particulièrement à l'école première, pour faire les étudiants l'occasion pour prendre plus de l'avantage de l'éducation salar à l'école au pays. Abbas, c'est-à-dire, Taiwan, Dr Chen promets pour continuer de faire contribution pour l'éducation et il dit aussi, qu'il peut exciter l'éducation à payer car il est plus avancé pour que Taiwan assiste à l'éducation, business tourist, agriculture, et ça fait beaucoup. Abbas, c'est-à-dire, on a participé à la salarie pour faire le programme au CNG, pour faire le programme au CNG, pour faire le programme au CNG, pour faire le programme au CNG, CNG, c'est un projet de type business qui est représentatif pour le CNG pour essayer d'improver la vie des résidents à Paris CNG, qui est représentatif pour le CNG qui aussi c'est ministre pour Affaire les étudiants au Nérab Serraflot-Beaubre, causer pour nous l'avantage pour le CNG salar. Abbas, c'est le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG pour faire le programme au CNG contract, you can't do that. You can't do it in a large part of the country. You can't do it in a small part of the country. You can't do it in a small part of the country. You can't do it in a large part of the country. What do you think is the difference between the two countries? The two countries play a big role in managing the business. It's not everyone who has access to their classroom. It's everyone who has access to their garage business. But it's not everyone who has access to their coffee. It's not everyone who has access to their toys. So it's not everyone who has access to their toys. Don Hyacinus, do you want to be a part of this program? I want to be a part of this business financially and in the market business. I want to be a part of this business. I want to be a part of this business financially and in the market business. We have a continuation of the presentation of the Prime Minister Alain Chastney in the National Address for Nations here. We have placed our attention on the justice, security, the social program and the youth engagement. Prime Minister Chastney has declared that in time for the criminal situation that each one of these people have been punished. The government has been serving three months to find a way to support the police here. And it's the most simple equipment that could be available. The ones that are available, the ones that are available to see. According to Prime Minister Chastney, the land of Jordan is supported by the camera. This is CCTV, a lab. This is the system justices which will help support this quality of communication equipment. This is the police that will help the local police and it is also a system justices that will help bring up the government. I couldn't come, so the Prime Minister said, according to what the government said, police pay you to pay the service because it affects you and it affects the performance of the police. The Prime Minister said that since the start of the government, I have been able to to address the situation in the country. The Prime Minister has also placed his attention to his social services in the country to address the people and the people who are not well and who have no access to assistance. Because of this, I have no more effort to continue my transformation and I want to do my best. I have no more effort to continue my transformation and I want to do my best. I also want to improve the program for assistance to the citizens who are poor, to increase social work, to improve the legislation for children who do not have assistance, to extend the program, to improve the school, to encourage younger people to register in different clubs to leave old companies and make a call to pay more for the citizens who are poor to encourage them to support the police. That's why I want to end this program. I want to thank you so much for your time and for your invitation. Thank you very much. Thank you, Prime Minister. Thank you very much. And that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7 p.m. with a repeat at 7 a.m. You can also catch up with us anytime on the St. Lucia Government Facebook page and follow us on Twitter. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.