 Welcome to the NTN Nightly. I'm Misha Charles. This edition stops stories. Security measures at the National Mental Wellness Center are being reviewed to better provide a safe environment for patients and staff. The national conversation opens on the troubling secret of self-harm and mental health. The well-being of adolescents is the focus of a renewed thrust by the Government of St. Lucia and the NTN Nouvelle au Creole. Security measures at the National Mental Wellness Center are being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to better provide a safe environment for patients and staff. This after a patient of the center who had been reported missing from the facility was found dead. Jennifer Forrester is the Executive Director of the National Wellness Center. On Sunday, very late into the evening, we discovered that Mr. Joseph was missing from his ward. Upon realizing that the patient was missing, the protocol that is in place at the facility was activated. The protocol is the police were informed, the family was informed, and a search was conducted after the alarm was raised. After a thorough search of the compound of the National Mental Wellness Center, Mr. Joseph was not found. On Wednesday of this week, we received word that Mr. Joseph was found and he was deceased. At the facility, what we are doing currently, we are reviewing all of our security measures we have in place. Ms. Forrester and other health officials have expressed condolences. St. Lucia joined the rest of the world in observing self-injury awareness day on the 1st of March. As part of observing self-injury awareness day, the Department of Health and Wellness is working towards raising awareness among St. Lucia about self-injury and self-harm. The Department is encouraging St. Lucia to be open-minded about mental health and recovery. Consultant psychiatrist Dr. Julius Gillard says it is important that people choose to be more open about their own self-harm and to receive the necessary assistance. Persons who are experiencing overwhelming emotions can get assistance. They can call the hair planer 203. Persons usually, what happens, they feel that they have to call the hair plan when the emotion is too much and they are now thinking of suicide. So emotions can be dealt with early or persons can learn other coping mechanisms instead of self-injury. Dr. Gillard says St. Lucia should take advantage of the services available at the National Mental Wellness Centre. The consultant psychiatrist is encouraging St. Lucia to help others suffering from the menace of self-injury and to lend support to them. Much of the work of the Ireland's agriculture leaders centre around stimulating growth in the sector, a move that places emphasis on the importance of agribase livelihoods to the country's socio-economic development. Amanda Faye Clark tells us more. President of the Caribbean Network of Rural Women Commoner says it is only in getting commission headquarters for the processing and the production of local commodities will we see the real impact and benefits of agro-processing. For rural people, particularly rural women, the dependence on value-added opportunities is huge and continuous effort must be made to allow agro-processers to further enhance their capacity to produce creative products. The linkage between tourism and agriculture is that tourists are coming to eat St. Lucia food and we are here at St. Lucia Network of Rural Women Producers to produce authentic, that's the key, authentic St. Lucia products. The real deal. Prime Minister and a parliamentary representative for Meekood South, Hon. Alan Shastney, who also hold the portfolios of economic growth and job creation says he is elated that his constituents have continued to take the initiative to improve their product offerings. This he says demonstrates the type of dedication needed to create an authentic solution brand. Agro-processing, he explains, affords the island a unique opportunity to take advantage of a niche created by agro-tourism. The long-term benefit of tourism is understanding that a person from overseas has paid an airline ticket, has paid for their hotel accommodation to visit our country. And we must make sure that when they're here that they get exposed to products that are St. Lucia. Agriculture and food production Minister Hon. Ezekiel Joseph says the commissioning of new agro-processing facilities provides the perfect opportunity for agri-entrepreneurship. The government, he explains, will revisit some of its strategic interventions to ensure that many more people can start and sustain businesses in agriculture. I want to say that whilst we're speaking about the agro-processing facility here, but we have a number of other facilities here. We have also the cocoa fermentry, and we should not lose sight of this, and the magazine board, the new infrastructure that we are putting in place would have an outlet here to produce, to purchase from our farmers. And in addition to that, I want to inform our young persons here today that we're going to revisit the youth in agricultural program for this community. Discussions have also started on a branding strategy for locally produced products. A move, when completed, the island's agriculture and tree development leaders believe will give St. Lucia products an advantage in international markets. From the information unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, I'm Amanda Ficklock reporting. The government of St. Lucia in collaboration with UNICEF has officially launched the inaugural report on adolescent well-being and equity in St. Lucia. Anise Antwine has the details. The report provides policy and research data on adolescents and will guide efforts by policymakers to enhance the overall well-being of adolescents. Velder Joseph, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Local Government and Empowerment, stated that this initiative is in keeping with the Ministry's social agenda to provide first-class delivery of services to the population. St. Lucia, with support and assistance from UNICEF, undertook the very first comprehensive assessment of adolescent well-being and equity in the Eastern Caribbean. And hence, we are now in a very unique position to plan strategically to address the many social ills that we come across in our society. Specifically, this assessment will provide sectors who interface with adolescents an opportunity to make informed decisions and that is very important. And it also provides an opportunity to plan the way forward in addressing the socio-economic problems and injustices that our adolescent boys and girls experience. Recent statistics from the World Bank confirmed that an estimated $1.8 billion are currently transitioning between childhood and adulthood. St. Lucia is among the islands with a sizeable population of adolescents in the OACS sub-region. Dr. Aloys Kamaraijiye, UNICEF representative for the Eastern Caribbean, expressed his satisfaction with the works being done by the government of St. Lucia as they seek to strengthen policies and programs for adolescents. As St. Lucia is shaping a new future based on the sustainable development goals, there is growing recognition that success will require investing in young people. Realizing the rights of adolescents and advancing their development must be preceded, first of all, by an understanding of their current situation based on evidence. Minister for Youth Development and Sports Hon. Edmund Estefan says the research is a critical ingredient in understanding the issues that affect the youth. It is important to note that without appropriate research, programs aimed at change are likely to be based on implicit or assumed problem identification and or in food community needs and wishes and they will be dealt with in an ad hoc manner. As we embark on a sustainable socio-economic path for our people, we are planning in a strategic manner towards achieving community participation in activities that lead to real change. 64 key findings were documented in the Adolescent report across the health, education and labour market sectors. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. Mediation is a way people resolve conflicts like this. Someone, a third party, comes to speak to both parties. This person is called the mediator. The mediator is impartial. He or she makes sure that communication between both parties is effective and efficient. So, the mediator is a judge? No, the mediator is not a judge. Mediators, unlike judges, do not decide cases or impose settlements. Let me get a mediator to handle this retaining wall and that kitchen. Kitchen? Yes, your kitchen also falls on my land. Let me call the mediator. The Department of Infrastructure along with the Department of Transport and the Royal St. Lucia Police Force are implementing a traffic flow improvement program to improve the travel time along the Castries-Gruzzley Highway. Upon successful implementation, it is estimated that a reduction of 15 to 20 minutes in travel time could be achieved for the 27,000 average daily commuters. A three-month pilot is currently in motion, focusing on minimizing traffic interruptions. By closing the entry of the Windward Island gasses road, preventing vehicles from using the junction as a bypass. This has been selected as the focus of the pilot due to frequent traffic entering and exiting the secondary junctions, which are within close proximity to the highway, thus interrupting the main traffic flow on the Castries-Gruzzley Highway. The pilot phase will focus on weekday morning peak hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. And stay with the NTN Nightly. Up next, Primers Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle Arquéole. Preparation is an opportunity for us to eat and drink at each portion, particularly after a disaster. Millions of people who have suffered from joint maladies. Be careful not to eat. If you examine it well, it could be a shame. If you look at it for a date, it is not worth it. If you buy it at the same price, look at it for a free stomach, to make sure that you eat it well. If you buy it at the same price, it is not worth it. If you buy it at the same price, you will be able to eat it well, which deserves to suffer for more than 4 liters of water. Wash the meat well and then go to the oven with a cloth. And in the meantime, when you eat, come and eat. Serve on a plate with a large baguette to cut the meat and go away. Put the stone to eat and put it in the fridge the same way after serving. And put it in the fridge for 3 days. And when it is hot, it is ready to eat. Charge, eat and drink because it is a disease. Yeah, why not? If you want more information, send us a message. At number 468, sector 49. Welcome back. We join Primus Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Aquéole. Ladies and gentlemen, Department of Universities for Information and Government Services, that is GIS, the National Payor NTN Television for the Nouvelle Aquéole, for the Primus Hutchinson. Department Services here continue to receive support to help address a particular service for those who suffer from malady pisadu. This is what Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust does. Visit us at Lecivetma to examine your exercise to treat the problem of vision by the cause of malady pisadu. In addition to diabetic retinopathy, in English, the communication officer, Haud Trusla, someone from Wood, declared that the visitation would be a good opportunity for the professionals and also for the people who suffer from malady pisadu to be able to work in the same way. It would be a good opportunity for the people who suffer from malady pisadu to assist them because it is important for Trusla to continue to work and to provide initiative to help the people who suffer from malady pisadu to be able to work and to provide initiative to help the people who suffer from malady pisadu to be able to work and to provide examination to the people who suffer from malady pisadu. As you can see, Dr. Sharon Belma George has been very excited to help prove the service in the country. He explained that the most important in the program is communication. Dr. Belma George is a very important program because before the program it was possible to perform operation in Zimun which suffered from malady pisadu. The medical officer advised the nurses to take advantage of the service because the service is available in all institutions in this country. The ministry of health called for everyone who suffered from malady pisadu to visit this country to examine the patients. Even if they had problems and vision, they could do that. The service is done every Friday in the wellness center in Castouille and in the Salabouia in the wellness center for the patients. The situation for the people who suffered from malady pisadu I talked to the nurses who discovered that the patients did not suffer from malady pisadu. According to the executive director for malady pisadu Jennifer Forrest there was a patient Dr. Joseph who suffered from malady pisadu immediately after he went to the police to ask for help. He already notified the police and the family. Dr. Joseph said after he found the patient he went to the ministry. The ministry of health discovered that Dr. Joseph Bordelame did not suffer from malady pisadu. The ministry of health visited all aspects of the security to make sure that there were 8 patients who found good protection and to strengthen the security that I have in place. The executive director for the national institution declared that Dr. Joseph Bordelame went to the ministry and the family. Dr. Joseph Bordelame went to the ministry to give advice to the association to help the health to be able to be able to have a good life. The executive director for the national institution declared that Dr. Joseph Bordelame visited the community for the national institution to present the association de autres cadeaux qui étaient bien mérités, grand spectacle qui gosilait archene les Vendredis Swiss, sur la destination de amusement culturel pour plus qu'y toi planer après ça. Côté nitroïs, ecpepe y a qu'as j'ai embrassé. Spectacle-là, plus toujours, j'ai trouvé dans une position pour protuer et en vivre d'économique pour aider ses aux vendredes salaires à vivreרא la vie. Comme, the association participation in the public but to go see the James Edwin and the presentation they also announced to improve the image and to build the public the public participate in the national competition to create different presentation to choose the first participants to win the caribbean competition to participate to win the national competition to the chef Zahem Tadeh who was the first chef for the year Clayton Julian and the first a professional chef Ricardo Hossouet who for the for the year Vance Dork who was the chef Manuel Hipolit who was the chef and Stephie Morris who was the chef for the competition I would like to say that the competition was established by the chef who was the first chef to win the competition and to ensure that the competition was carried out the first caribbean competition on existence in the year 1942 where he won he was the first driver to be chosen for the next caribbean competition who everyone who was chosen at that time probably for the caribbean competition And here's a look at what's happening to us weather-wise. A high-pressure system over the Atlantic will continue to maintain moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the eastern Caribbean region during the next few days. Low-level clouds drifting with this wind flow will bring a few showers over the islands during the next 24 hours. Small craft operators and sea-beavers advise to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas. Tides for castries harbor high at 12.22 p.m. low at 7.22 p.m. Tides for Newfort Bay high at 1.29 p.m. low at 8.49 p.m. Seas moderate to locally rough with waves and novelies swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 meters. The sun will rise Saturday at 6.20 a.m. 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 San Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Nisha Trot.