 Good day and welcome once again to the Information Command Center here at the studios of GIS which is part of the National Response for COVID-19. Thanks for joining us on NTN, Facebook or YouTube as well as our partner stations here in St. Lucia. A reminder that although there's been an increasing activity in St. Lucia with construction sites, fabric stalls, computer and electronic stalls, hardware establishments and other essential services that St. Lucia is still under a state of emergency. This was extended in Parliament last month to May 31st. A curfew place from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day and all mascot gatherings are prohibited. Beach picnics, riverlines and all other social gatherings with more than 10% are also prohibited. The North and South Zoning Regiment of the island also remain in place. During this period the government is cognizant of the fact that some of the homeless, poor and vulnerable are able to find a place and so a number of programs have been put in place. Among them is the National Meals Program which is coordinated by NEMO and Events Company of St. Lucia and involves a number of partners including the SNHDA, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food Marketing Corporation, the various town and village councils, the Disaster Preparedness Committee and the St. Lucia Cadet Corps. Last week Lieutenant Colonel Neal Hyacin offered an update on the St. Lucia Cadet Corps program. Let's go to that clip right now. Cadet Corps is from the Office of the Commandant and from the Executive of the St. Lucia Cadet Corps. As members of the Cadet Corps we have found ourselves working alongside the National Emergency Management System where we are responsible for the distribution of supplies. The Cadet Corps has been distributing items one from the very onset of the COVID-19 pandemic experience in St. Lucia where we once had to put together 10,000 packages together with Volunteer St. Lucia to deliver all around the island. Last week we started the National Fielding Program where we distributed some 2,600 meals. Today we are distributing another 3,700 meals around the island. The officers have been in the forefront of ensuring that most families in St. Lucia do get something to eat. The meals package will continue for another week or so. I would like to say a good thank you to all the officers who have put themselves at risk to go out and assist in delivering those meals around the island. They are doing quite a good job. I think we have been getting very good reviews from the ministries and from all other persons as to how we have been operating. I would like to say thank you also to the spouses of our officers for allowing them to go out and participate and do their civic duty in this manner. I would also like to say thank you to our cadets. The National Fielding Program. The number of less persons who are being housed and cared for are the VG Multipurpose Sports Complex. The Minister of the Honourable Alan Shastney visited the site and also spoke to us about caring for the vulnerable. The idea was for them to be fed on three meals a day. The intention is the right intention but the execution of it and the budgetary allocation for it is scrambling. So this is additional work for the Ministry of Health and persons want to know how they are going to get paid to be able to use this. This is part of our daily work. I have to say that we will never get it right so that we will be fed by the past. We will never get it right but we will never get it right. But so be even when we have hurricanes. The option of offering food stamps has been proposed by some as opposed to providing prepared meals. For food stamps, I would give the more vulnerable. So it's a win-win situation. And getting persons now to know how they are going to get paid to be able to use this. In subsequent programs here at the COVID-19 Response Centre, we will be discussing those. Students' Council and their thoughts on low-income education and other aspects. And we will also be speaking to one corporate entity who have been working on some of this initiative. Because of how quickly the coronavirus spreads, each new group calls for public protection tactics. Quarantine yourself if you feel flu-ish. If you have a respiratory problem, contact ATMs are accessible before curfew. Total lockdown. Everywhere stays closed. 24-7 for a stipulated period. Team tactics. The role of the Students' Council is to be an advocate. To be able to communicate with them, how they are able to use them, how they are welcome. Now it would come out of that. So we need to understand the new norm of COVID-19, action for your mid-term and mid-term. It's difficult. It was difficult for every student and able to socialize and come together to discuss various issues with students. But we still communicate with social boards. Although it was some difficult times, we were able to highlight students and still focus on them and make them a priority. We have created a lot of new elements with a webinar which is called 758 Youth Connect Program. Which actually starts tomorrow, May 6th at 6 p.m. using a new program. This is why we are here today. This is all going on.