 The meat inspection program was a two-part training program primarily targeted at officers from the Livestock Division and the Department of Environmental Health. The training included both a practical and theoretical session on how to conduct proper anti-mortem and post-mortem inspections. An anti-mortem inspection is performed on an animal before slaughter, whereas a post-mortem inspection is performed after slaughter. According to animal health officer at the Ministry of Agriculture, Columbus, Philippe, while St. Lucia is not known to have any diseases that would render the cacuses unsafe, there are conditions that can render the meat's quality unmarketable. He emphasized the importance of the inspections in protecting public health by ensuring that cacuses and pots enter in commerce are wholesome and disease free. Both ministries actually are suffering from a lack of resources in terms of manpower. A lot of the old gods, so to speak, is on their way out and we are seeking to train the younger members of staff into, like it's a more in-house training program assisted by PAHO where we're trying to pass on the knowledge, pass on the information to the younger staff and to bring them into the fold where they could carry out the inspection when myself and other senior members live. PAHO consultant Claudius Prospe says that whilst anti-mortem and post-mortem training is necessary and informative, the owners is on the participants to continue to practice and improve their skillset. We are hoping that after they have witnessed what is happening here today, right, that would prompt them because you'd well appreciate that this one-off session will not make them qualified or versed in conducting post-mortem and anti-mortem inspections. So we are hoping that this session would serve as a springboard where they can go out there and do further research and continue this kind of inspection so that they can get versed. Before slaughtering animals for commerce, livestock butchers and farmers should contact the Department of Agriculture's Veterinary and Livestock Division. Consumers are also urged to exercise caution and safety when purchasing meat products. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, I am Anisia Antoine reporting.