 Coming to you from RGIS Studios, I am Anicia Antoine and this is your Midday News Brief. St. Lucia's Centride CMOS is undergoing a major branding and packaging change. Beheaded by Export St Lucia with support from the Department of Fisheries, St Lucia Bureau of Standards and St Lucia's CMOS Farmers Associations, the island's CMOS is poised to be more competitive under the taste of St Lucia brand and with the new eco-friendly packaging. The taste of St Lucia brand features a special collection of premium food, beverage and wellness products for those who want a taste of the island life. The brand shows customers and clients that the products meet the requisite quality standards that ensure one is getting the best from St Lucia. CMOS Farmers have remained resilient despite battling adverse weather conditions and continue to supply the US and the UK markets with exports on a nearly weekly basis, helping to boost economic activity along the island's east coast. The first week of October 2019 saw the most recent shipment of CMOS to the US with regular sustained shipments anticipated. The Parliamentary Representative for Ancillary Canary's Honourable Dominic Fede on Thursday October 17th 2019 opened the latest addition to St Lucia's tourism product in Ancillary. The newly established Glittering Sands Beach Park, located at Troulanger, is owned and operated by St Lucia's and employs some 20-plus persons from the constituency of Ancillary Canaries. This facility provides water spots, food and beverages, a souvenir shop, storage facilities, washrooms and an outdoor spa. The project welcomed the first group of over 50 cruise ship guests for a fantastic day in paradise. Honourable Dominic Fede expressed gratitude to the investors for having confidence in the constituency. Please be informed that Cabinet Conclusion No. 913 dated September 23rd 2019 approved the granting of concessions on barrels imported at Christmas in accordance with the following conditions. 100% were on import duty on personal items, food, clothing, toys and other household consumables contained in barrels imported between November 15th 2019 and January 51st 2020. Electronic items are explicitly excluded. The number of barrels that would qualify for the concessions would be limited to two per household. There would be an upper limit of EC $2,500 per barrel on the value of items qualifying for the concessions. The items previously identified must be for personal use only and not for commercial use. The usual penalties and fines would be applied if the goods are used for commercial purposes. Cabinet further approved the transmission of the appropriate legal instrument to parliament to declare barrels imported during the period mentioned exempt from value-added tax. This has been your midday news brief. Thank you for watching.