 Welcome to NTIA Nightly, I am Janelle Norville, this edition's top stories. Protocols are finalized for the partial reopening of schools to accommodate examinations. More mitigating measures are implemented in the health sector as the island reopens its economy and the Central Statistical Office to begin the labour force survey via telephone. The third term of the academic year remains suspended, however the Ministry of Education has been busy preparing schools for partial reopening. Students of grade six and from five will get the opportunity to return to the classroom to benefit from at least three weeks of teaching ahead of the common entrance and CSEC examinations. More from Anisia Antoine. The Ministry of Education has been working closely with the Ministry of Health and Wellness in making decisions as it relates to the reopening of schools. Based on the assessment done by the ministries, the education system can fully be reopened. However, out of an abundance of caution, the Ministry has decided upon a phased approach. The Ministry of Education has made the decision to allow face-to-face learning at schools for two critical groups, the grade six students and from five students, for a period of 16 days beginning June 2nd 2020. The chief education officer noted that the department has engaged all stakeholders and devised a strategy to deal with the current challenges including the use of water resources, transportation, school feeding and sanitization. We appreciate that schools are different. A school with 120 grade six students is a different environment to a school with 20 grade six students and so there will be an individual plan based on each of those schools similarly for our secondary schools. We spoke of some of the issues for our parents and making sure that we get the names of vulnerable students for our school feeding, our transportation subsidy, the use of our mask. All of those bits of information have been collected to ensure that any needs that we have out there we do our utmost to ensure that our students get the best possible reintegration into the school. We have not left out our teachers and we continue to say that teacher voice is important in the implementation of this this program moving forward. Our counselling services continue to be available to all of us. The chief medical officer Dr Sharon Belma George explained that all decisions made in the wake of COVID-19 are based on the national risk assessment. It is estimated that COVID-19 will be here with us for over two years. The education sector in a similar way like every other sector needs to implement protocols to ensure safe instruction of our students. In reality it's the option of keeping schools closed for two years. We understand the panic and the fear related to COVID-19 and this is also justified given the pandemic in the developed world. But we cannot act out of fear. We need to use the assessment of our local situation and ensure the necessary measures are in place to move forward. Dr Belma George highlighted the additional factors considered due to school closure including the risk of non-return and limited access to meals. According to the World Health Organization there have been few COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. From the studies conducted the transmission was primarily related to the social events linked to schools rather than transmission within classrooms. The Ministry of Health and Wellness through the use of scientific evidence-based and using the epidemiological analysis on our national situation will continue working closely with the Ministry of Education as we transition through a phased priority-based plan to ensure safe educational environment to all of our students the staff and the management of these institutions. 2,444 students are registered to do the CSEC examinations and 2,198 students are registered to do the common entrance examinations. From the Government Information Service I am Anisia Antoine reporting. And for the first time ever students at all levels have been tutored virtually for an entire school term. Teachers have also been forced to retool an upskill to embrace the technological change brought about by eLearning. Moin this report from Glenn Simon. Desolate. Definition. A place deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness. The spirited, rambunctious sounds of children replaced by the quiet chirping of birds at midday on what should have been a regular school day. The castries comprehensive secondary school, CCSS, like many other schools on island, the region and the wider world, is living out this new normal of virtual learning. But how are teachers and students coping? Principal at CCSS, Marva Daniel explains. It has been a challenge but an exciting one. In every crisis there is opportunity. For me and of course every principal knows what works best for them. We have embraced Moodle as our learning platform and we have ensured that our students access the school's email account. She said 90% of CCSS students were able to connect online from the commencement of the school term but 10% have not connected virtually and so the school has been tasked with reaching them. We have not of course been able to access every single student and there are various reasons why and it's not necessarily technology, lack of devices, internet access and so on. There are some students who are just plain blank, not interested. They have to be you know coerced, they have to be you know pushed more and so the support of parents in this you know situation or throughout this journey has been pivotal. They play a very vital role in ensuring that students remain excited, remain educated and remain focused. CCSS parents Gloria Darius and Cipriana George endorse the e-learning measures taken by the Ministry of Education and the school. I'd like to thank the teachers of the Cassius Comprehensive Secondary School who went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that our children transition to homeschooling. It's been challenging being housebound with not one but two very opinionated teenagers but we've always believed in this household that it is better safe than sorry so we're staying indoors spending time with each other and ensuring that we practice social distancing when we do venture out so as to ensure we minimize the spread of these disease. The principal stressed that greater family and community support is needed to allow more students to join the e-learning platforms. Essentially it is important for persons to appreciate what we have now and stop the the the the complaining and whatever but see how we can make it better. As I said to parents you may have a phone your child may not have one. Another student to use your phone is just for a little while your relatives may have the devices that they need let us share with one another so everybody can get access. Daniel said this COVID-19 situation has caused unexpected productivity gains and a positive residual benefit for both teachers and students via the e-learning platforms. So teachers are now upgraded they are up skilled and they are now able to use so many different platforms and so our students are now a digital student we're not just a ccss student we have revolutionized teaching and learning and our students based on what they have been saying are loving it. And as the corridors and lunch tables of every educational institution like ccss beckon for renewed activity COVID-19 has ushered in a new realization that of e-learning for the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council Glenn Simon reporting. Meanwhile the government is heightening mitigating measures in the health sector as the island reopens its economy. As the country moves through the various phases of reopening its economy the potential impact on the people of St Lucia is not lost on the government as it continues to bolster the health sector ensuring that the country is equipped to deal with potential COVID related threats. Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation Honourable Guy Joseph explained that the Victoria Hospital is being outfitted to serve as an isolation centre. He indicated that an estimated 20 isolation rooms would be available by the 1st of June. The minister admitted that the pandemic has placed the government in a difficult situation however before the decision was taken to reopen the country both the economic situation and the human aspect were weighed. People are only thinking sometimes when we speak about opening the borders of our tourists coming in. We have hundreds and hundreds I might say thousands of St Lucians who want to come back home. Many of them have been stranded abroad for quite an extended period of time. They may have run out of money by now not they may a lot of them have run out so they're living in these places at the mercy of other individuals. A lot of these people want to come back home. Unless the flights begin to come in some of these people cannot return even in these people returning we have to take it on a phased approach as to how many can we handle at the quarantine facilities because given where they are coming from a lot of them may need to be quarantined when they come in so it is our own internal capacity to be able to handle a lot of these things that would that would come into play. Based on predictions the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects will remain for years as such the minister indicated that it is for this reason that a comprehensive plan has been rolled out to support the reopening of the economy as the country cannot remain closed indefinitely. From all what we are hearing from science COVID is going to be here for a while. By the time we get the right vaccine the production of the vaccine to be able to be distributed to the people who need it and that would be on a global scale it may be a year and 18 months from now as the experts are saying and I can tell you from January they were still saying a year and 18 months today five months later they are still saying a year and six months so clearly we are up against it the reality is can we survive as a country just focusing on the health without dealing with the economic crisis and that is what brings us to the point where we are taking very measured approach and St Lucia continues to be a world leader in dealing with this matter if you look at the the plan outlined by the the team for the reopening of the borders in St Lucia. A number of strict protocols have been established and put in place for the various sectors as the country forges ahead with the reopening. The Ministry of Health has underscored the importance of not only adhering to the established protocols but implementing them correctly. Health officials are intensifying efforts to ensure that members of the public adhere to the stipulated protocols in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The government of St Lucia is currently embarking on a five-faced approach to reopen the country's economy as such strict protocols have been put in place. Family life educator the Bureau of Health Education Naomi Grandison noted the importance of not only the adherence to the protocols but also the correct application of the stipulated measures such as washing of hands and wearing or face masks. Returning persons to as Carton said to hold the the cord towards the back to put and remove it to wash your hands or sanitize your hands before and after you put you take off your mask and most importantly if you touch your mask by accident or because of a need during the day and you touched the front of the mask you need to immediately sanitize your hands in that moment. I am very concerned when I see persons continually removing the mask and I don't see a sense of urgency to sanitize right away. This is a surface that is a barrier that is exposed to people speaking to the air that you pass by to to the very particles that are settling from inside. It is a it is something that you do not want to be touching because that that hand you can put by your eyes your nose or your mouth and you can touch surfaces with so you want to reduce the the possibility of the well verminna simozje. Grandison highlighted the significance of remaining vigilant and proactive and staying on high alert as the economy gradually reopens. A decrease in the adherence of the protocol to prevent COVID-19 is going to put us as great a risk because what we were doing before has contributed to the the control of the COVID-19 in San Lucia. So if right now we think oh my god the place is open we say if we don't have any active cases right now let me go back to the normal which is what I'm seeing some people are literally you know is like back to pre-COVID. If you begin to act that way you are going to take away the environment and the actions that was preventing the COVID-19 in the first place. So if you want to continue to keep it low vigilance is important I want to thank all the businesses and the persons who have been taking steps and Lucia has done a fantastic job. While Saint Lucia has registered success in the fight against the coronavirus the Family Life Educator encouraged the public to adhere to all the necessary infection prevention measures as the country is still susceptible to the virus. From the Government Information Service I am Anisia Antoine reporting. The Central Statistical Office has adopted its operations in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. The department has suspended all face-to-face interviews and adopted telephone interviews for the conduct of surveys. As such the Central Statistical Office will be implementing the second quarter of the labour force survey via telephone interviews. This will allow for the continued production and compilation of critical labour market information which is necessary for further monitoring of the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The labour force survey questionnaire content remains unchanged and will maintain the use of the computer assisted personal interviewing platform which is carried out via a tablet. The interview in time is expected to be approximately 20 minutes. The data collection for the second quarter labour force survey that is April to June 2020 will commence on the 23rd of May 2020. The Central Statistical Office is therefore seeking the support and cooperation of the general public for the successful implementation of the new mode of the data collection for the labour force survey. This is Ntnightly up next, Primers Hutchinson with the Ntn Nouvelle Aguiol. COVID-19 is a new pandemic disease as declared by the World Health Organization. It is transmitted directly by respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes or indirectly through rubbing the face with contaminated hands. There is still no specific treatment of vaccine against COVID-19 and as such, the farming community should adhere to some special recommendations. Ensure that farm clothing and gear is clean. Wash hands thoroughly before harvesting crops. Use face masks and head ties whilst harvesting, cleaning and packaging crops. Use all safety precautions when transporting crops to the markets and depots such as handling crates and crops with only clean hands and covering sneezes and coughs with a tissue or the inner arm to ensure body fluids or droplets don't get on produce and washing hands or using hand sanitizer after using the tissue. More than ever before, your important role as gatekeepers of St. Lucia's nutritional health and food security should be taken seriously. When you exercise these precautions, you not only safeguard your health but also continue to allow all St. Lucia's access to freshly grown fruits, vegetables and other local crops. Remember, it is our responsibility to ensure our nation eats fresh St. Lucia's best. Welcome back. We join Primus Hutchinson for the NTI Nouvelle Aguiol. M. Otar Genel, M. Madame, Departement, University of St. Lucia, G.I.S., and the National Television Summit, NTI Nouvelle Aguiol, President of Primus Hutchinson. M. Joyce Auguste, St. Lucia, who developed a revolution in efforts to make folkloric music popular. Joyce, who is a farmer, made his contribution in the development of folkloric music to the degree that Pierre Slott passed a comparé. Denise, Joyce Auguste, made a village library, we streamed education at the Sekadepi-Van, St. Lucia, and there, it developed its advanced ability to play sports on the ball. If you succeed in sports, you will be able to present yourself here and pay respect to the community as well. In the language of folkloric music, you will work as a musician with Eric Adler, Eric Brunford, Charles Cadet, Boringston, and the others. It is the one who discovered the talent of M. Sesson Descat, and it is the one who formed the group Koal and Honor of Voices. Joyce produced several music projects here, from North Korea to Canada, and she created music at Languette and University of West Indies. Joyce worked as the Minister of Education for several years as the head of music education and also extreme music at the College of Education at the Institute of Teacher and School in Old Mold. He also worked at Radio Sette-Lessie, where he continued to produce various music projects in the country. Joyce was very pleased with the performance and development of sports, especially on the ball. He received the MBI and the OBI from Languette and also found the honor of the government of Sette-Lessie for great contribution to folkloric music. He found, conformed to sports in 1969, sold 2000 and found the honor when he did not miss his most advanced form in the year 1900 or 2000. Joyce was a coordinator for his various activities such as visiting the pub and also president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Premier Minnes Chassner ajouté qu'il m'ait moi, Joyce Kayvill, et puis nous pour l'année après l'année, et c'est un plaisir pour savoir qui Joyce trouvait l'honneur, hôte paysat, pour cotévisuer, pour music, export. Minnes des affaires de développement économique, on y va, Guy Joseph, n'est confiasse qu'à Sette-Lessie, j'ai bien paroui pour ouvrir paysat à tigonder pour soulager l'économie. Selon Minnes Joseph, par Guy Sette-Lessie, j'ai paroui. Il pas t'est possible pour opération à commencer les 4G comme quitte j'ai annoncé parce que ces pays international là pour qu'on s'est établi ces Weglars qui Sette-Lessie, j'ai n'ai pas place avant le citoyen ayant ça entouré un paysat. Minnes des développements économiques là expliquent que ces Weglars qui Sette-Lessie n'ont pas place très haut pour assurer qui j'ai payé avec eux qui voulent visiter pour protection tout le monde contre le coronavirus. S'occuper, il n'y a qu'un test, il y a huit minutes avant de venir, même si on n'est pas assuré pour assurer, s'il y a pour s'achexer, on a l'air de venir. Mais ces pays-là, c'est avion, c'est plein de gens pour qu'on n'a pas à faire pour voler, s'il n'y a pas assurer, on n'a pas d'adapt qu'il est, on n'a pas de power. Il n'y a pas de Sette-Lessie, d'or Sette-Lessie qui essaie d'y faire un paysat qui vlèvient, mais il n'y a pas de Sette-Lessie avion qui commence à voler encore. So, tout c'est pas ça, on n'a pas de place. Minister K. Joseph dit que s'il y a un gouvernement qui essaie de faire, c'est pour vivre établir le travail un pays-là. Et toi, il n'y a pas de Sette-Lessie, tu avais un lien de construction. So, cote Chimény-Pubati, cote Epoa, tu avais Saint Jude. Tu avais assuré d'y faire un community center, l'Hôpital D'Henry. Nous n'y à l'Hôpital Poukuma, c'est Soufouyé aussi. So, tout c'est toi, il n'y a pas de Sette-Lessie avion qui commence à voler. Nous n'y des community centers pour bâtir un choix, nous n'y on a un ordre Saint, nous n'y on Baxon, nous n'y on Miku qui j'ai commencé, nous n'y on Hell Center, nous on Miku qui j'ai commencé, nous n'y on Cho Asule Colmiku qui j'ai commencé pour bâtir aussi. So, tout c'est toi, Vaisa, on n'y a pas de Sette-Lessie avion qui commence à voler. C'est pour agoumater pour mon qui patiner un café. So, tout c'est toi, Vaisa, on n'y on de Joutou avai, on c'est Baisa pour comment c'est fait économie à l'édition. Excellent. Préparation pour travail à sous Chime la guerre, éclatre, à Paris, Babbounaut, Jean-Haut, contract, Bouddé, Moseau, Chime salat, tu trouves ici Miku Deliver, mais, pour Chime salat, si le ministère des Affaires Constructures et Travaux se y on, a plaisir, qui n'est pour faire abat programme épouvement Chime Péya, affaire scat, qui gouvernement de républic' Chine, à Taïwan, Café Nassé. Pour j'ai Chime Babbounaut, ça c'est la guerre éclatre, c'est une coutée la guerre, au bâtissement à peu près 3696 mètres de Chime, sorti un guap Pébouche pour mon citant, sorti par la guerre. Enjouement, canal aussi qui a fait éclatre Chime pour les résidents de sa vie. Pour j'ai assis, on se finit en huit mois, six conditions permit, et que c'est OICC, mega construction qui a bâti. On a travaillé qu'à fait, l'accueil n'est qu'une détils contrarié qu'on l'a poussé avec des ordres. C'est pas de bonne construction, qu'a pris apologie pour ça, et qu'a remercié les résidents de la guerre avec plateau, pour par cesse et pour qu'on pointe. Et c'est comme ça, nous avons trop de nouvelles, mais c'est vrai que, on a remercié autant pour qu'à regarder, on a bâti une invitation, puis on a considéré qu'on savait la vie qu'on t'a prissé tout à l'heure à l'autre nouvelle, accueillons à la présent, on a gravier pour ça tout, Jeanelle.