 Welcome to Enter Your Nightly, I am Janelle Norville, this edition's top stories. Government holds a national consultation on the reopening of St Lucia's society. St Lucia is lauded for its ability to transition into e-learning during the COVID-19 period and PAHO makes another COVID-19 donation to St Lucia. The Government of St Lucia is continuing its strategic approach to St Lucia's COVID-19 response, which has led to the island's skin management of the crisis and the announced recovery of all 18 confirmed cases. As the Government chats the road to recovery, plans are being shared for the measured and phased approach to reopening St Lucia's society. The framework for reopening was discussed at a national consultation Friday. A five-phase approach is being recommended for the reopening of St Lucia's economy, which includes phase one, A and B, phase two, three, four and five. St Lucia is currently in the third phase, Increased Incremental Operations, which commenced on the 27th of April 2020 and is due to end on the 31st of May 2020. Each phase is being monitored for triggers that call for moving on to the next phase or reverting to the previous phase. Sharon Gardner, Hippolyte of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit in the office of the Prime Minister, explained that the foundation is being laid so that the country can move into the fourth phase. The Command Center has established several goals for this phase, including large stimulation of the private sector and economy, ensuring healthcare resilience by building capacity at hospitals, reinstating some soft social sectors, and the reopening of the tourism sector and the strict protocols defined by a new licensing regime. Gardner, Hippolyte highlighted phase five. Finding our new normal, phase five. What is our goal? International travel to commence with strict protocols, quota and tourism sectors to be able to open up again with very strict protocols, and some of this will be discussed in more detail by the permanent secretary in the Department of Tourism. Steps required in each phase is vigilant screening at our ports of entry, mass testing programs, and continual referments of new standards and protocols. As we continue to develop and each time going into a new phase, we have to make sure that the protocols and the guidelines are constantly being monitored, evaluated, being implemented in all of our sectors, and that they are also being updated in accordance with international best practices. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has instituted and will continue to institute new measures based on the phase and the sectors to facilitate the safe reopening of the sector. Chief Medical Officer Dr Sharon Belmar George explained that one such sector is the education sector. Students of grade six are expected to sit the common entrance examination on the 30th of June 2020, and from five students are expected to sit the CXC examination on the 29th of June 2020, as such they will be allowed to attend school for the month of June and the strict protocols. In this phase that we are now in phase three, our discussions have been on the facilitation of national and regional exams that is the common entrance and the grade six exam. So as we continue collaborating with education, we decided that the rest of the school community would remain closed except for those critical years and those with the practical component. So we have prepared very strict guidelines with the Ministry of Education to ensure that the limited period of instruction is done safely to reduce transmission to facilitate the common entrance exam and to facilitate the CXC exams in the form fives. So we are hoping that we get the cooperation of the various stakeholders with that. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries, Donna Lynn Vite explained that a licensing and certification program will be implemented to ensure adherence to standards while mitigating the risk associated with COVID-19, all while maintaining St Lucia's competitiveness in the tourism markets. The persons coming into St Lucia will need to meet the prerequisite of a negative COVID test within 24 hours to 48 hours of travel and we just want to underscore that because we imagine that where we found ourselves at some point in the management of COVID was the importation of cases and so it is very critical for us at the command center and at the various government agencies to ensure that there is a strong management and requirement so that we could minimize risk or importation as much as possible. So if we start to take you through this phase is one we have mentioned the strong education component of the travel community. So a visitor comes to the airport and they would have to present evidence indicating that they are negative for COVID-19. There's also mask physical distancing, temperature screening, a regular sanitization of surfaces, hand washing regime and education of all airports involved and all participants within the chain at airports and the airline community. A five-point guide will be utilized for the reopening of the tourism sector and to guide travel at each step strict protocols will be put in place to ensure the prevention of the spread of the virus. The points include at the check-in airport, on the flight, at the arrival airport, at the hotel and at the departure airport. The government or St Lucia will continue to monitor the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and respond accordingly. Meantime the director of the Pan American Health Organization says the roadmap to recovery for any country lies in the control of this novel coronavirus. Dr. Carissa Atien says the pandemic has forced us to address three emergencies at the same time, health, social and economic and to be successful a joint approach is needed. Countries must support the economies while building strong social protection networks and embracing evidence-based public health measures that are essential to saving lives. Only when countries have control transmission will there be in a position to implement a well-planned, cautious transition period. During this time countries should continue to focus on health, strengthening surveillance systems, monitoring health services and rapidly responding to any resurgence of the virus while also devising ways to stimulate our region's economy and address poverty. We see a path to recovery in which the health sector is central, both as a guide on how to keep people safe and as a foundation for economic growth and well-being. Dr. Atien notes that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 have shaken economies to their core. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that the Latin American and Caribbean region will contract by 5.3% this year, the biggest drop in over 100 years. The value of exports is expected to fall by 15%, impacting many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that rely on exporting commodities. Tourism has been greatly affected, further impacting the economies of the Caribbean countries. The sharp rise in unemployment across the region has already pushed families into poverty and more will follow. It is forecasted that 29 million more people will find themselves below the poverty line, the majority of which will be women. Heads of state and ministers of health and finance all face the same dilemma, the same dilemma, how to keep their people safe while also protecting the livelihoods of families and communities. It is a difficult balance to strike, but I dare say not an impossible one. Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Carissa Atien, and St. Lucia continues to benefit from the collaborative approach with the Pan American Health Organization, details from Anicia Antoine. The Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, has donated personal protective equipment, PPEs, as part of their continuous support to St. Lucia's Ministry of Health and Wellness in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Country program specialist at the Pan American Health Organization, Reynolds Uet, presented the donations. We are confident that these PPEs will reach the healthcare workers to protect them from infection of this disease. It is just a part of the contribution that PAHO has made to the development of St. Lucia. In addition to these PPEs, we have conducted training for lab personnel and we have conducted training also in IPC and we are here to continue this support with the Ministry of Health as long as they respond to this disease. So on behalf of PAHO, we take pleasure in handing these personal protective equipment over to the Ministry of Health. Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Jenny Daniel, expressed gratitude to the Pan American Health Organization for their continuous support towards the battle against COVID-19. We wish to assure you that from our point, we will ensure that those PPEs goes to the persons, the first responders who need them so dearly in the response to the attack from COVID-19. We assure you that they will be used as much as possible to ensure that our citizens are protected and our first responders can perform their duties efficiently and responsibly. Once again, from the Ministry of Health and Government of St. Lucia, we wish to thank you for your partnership during this period as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their handing over ceremony of the PPEs took place on Monday, May 11th, 2020 at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. St. Lucia has been lauded for its ability to transition into e-learning during this COVID-19 period. Hail to San King English Francis of Caricam Newstime. Caricam Secretariat's education expert Dr. Loret Bristol has lauded St. Lucia's vanguard into digital schooling for primary and secondary students amid the coronavirus quarantine. Speaking to Caricam Newstime, the Program Manager for Human Resource Development within the Caricam Secretariat says St. Lucia's launch of formal multimedia schooling demonstrates what the region can achieve in periods of crisis. I want to take the opportunity to congratulate St. Lucia and its announcement in the media gave me a great deal of hope because it's suggesting to us that not just St. Lucia, because I know that our other member states are also already engaged in similar types of activity. So it's not just about celebrating St. Lucia's response, but I think it's about celebrating in the region's response in terms of the educational sector. Still with education, the Council for Human and Social Development has achieved original consensus on the sitting of key examinations. Justine Dunkley-Marcom of Caricam Newstime reports. CSEC, CAPE and CCSLC students will be sitting their examinations in July this year. That was the decision coming out of the first emergency virtual meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development, COSOT Education on Friday. Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council CSE, Dr. Wayne Wesley, made a presentation where he explained the administration of the modified exam process for the award of valid grades. He indicated that preserving the integrity of the examinations involved the administration of paper one, school-based assessment, and where applicable additional assessment components, along with appropriate modeling accounting for historical data and teacher-predicted information as important calibration quality check. He said while the proposed revised administration schedule for examinations is July 2020, there was need for a regional consensus considering the impact of COVID-19 and the respective national protocols. The COSOT also agreed to have examinations administered via an e-testing modality in countries that are equipped with the requisite infrastructure. However, where there were infrastructure challenges, candidates would be allowed to sit paper-based examinations. The Council also accepted a proposal from the CSE in collaboration with the UWI to accept CAPE Unit 1 plus previous results to serve as matriculation to the UWI for the next academic year. After tedious negotiations and consultations and on evaluating education and health officials' ability to create a safe environment for students to prepare for and sit the regional examinations, the meeting arrived at a consensus for the exams to be held in July 2020. Informed by CARFA's recommendations and strategies for the safe, phased opening of schools, ministries of education guided by national health officials will adapt respective national conditions to ensure students, teachers, and staff can safely prepare for the July sitting. And this is NTN Nightly, up next, Primus Hutchinson with the NTN Novell of Quayall. 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 firm 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 Primers Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle, a Quayol. Government announced a date to start a normal operation. During the consultation, a financial establishment already approved by Prime Minister Alain Shasney. If ministers have a touristic, they will have Dominic Fidi, the code recessional seller. If you go to Permanent, the Minister of Touristic, Donald Fidi, Madame Sharon Gardner-Hippolit, who is the director of the US Department of Protection and the Prime Minister, and Madame Nancy Chas, who is the director of the Special Initiatives. I would like to thank the US Department for the information on the situation of COVID-19, Calton Cook's Cereal, and explain this to you. This is a demand that is very high in the international space. This is the Executive Officer, Export St. Lucia, who makes a statement on this. Export St. Lucia is an agency that is responsible for facilitating the exportation of fruits here in our country, including the international ecosystem. Given the discussion of the public, as well as the NTN, Ma'am Zelle Sonneto-Daniel, who is the Executive Officer of the US Department of Protection, declares that the US Department of Protection is responsible for facilitating the exportation of fruits here in our country, especially fruits. So, you are responsible for the exportation of fruits here in the US. You really like fruits here in the US. So, you want to open a container of fruits here in the US, exactly like this. You really like the local culture here in the US. You like the local culture here in the US. Everyone likes fruits here in the US. So, for us, if we can do it, everyone can really know about the statistics here in the US. It's about agriculture. Ma'am Zelle-Daniel explains also, Export St. Lucia, to assist in a lot of ways. It's not just about agriculture. It's also about helping people to assist in their businesses. My name is Shwazi. I am a craftsman. I am an artist. I do paintings here. I am a shy service. I am talking about a village called Denry, which is a Denry segment. So, Export St. Lucia, I work here in the Denry segment, as a musician, to help people to contract their works at least here. So, I want to help people to do music here in the US. Music is a business. It's a business. It has a lot of contract by the musician and the officer. We have a musician from Denry Segment who is performing in Miami, Canaveral. The coronavirus has affected the economy. Globally, the program of agricultural work has affected the services of the economy. In recognition of the economic application of this program, we have eight travel agencies. The commission for this country is OECS. You work very hard and the services of agricultural resources management, the foreigners, travel services such as Kan-Edge, the Canadian government, and Swing Airlines to make it easier for them to work in this country. In Canada, I was born on May 12, 2020. But before this work was done, all these regulations that have affected the coronavirus were established. These regulations were made in the same country by the Ministry of Work and the Ministry of Health and Police in Canada. Even in the same country, these services were made in collaboration with the Canadian government. Among these regulations, before this work was done, they were made in Canada. You have to be able to test the services of the Canadian government. There were also various equipment such as masks, gloves and sanitizers. You have to quarantine for 14 days in Canada. You have to find all your money during your quarantine. You also have to be fully aware of all the needs of COVID-19. In addition, you have to be able to sanitize your work in a representative way. You also have to add a group WhatsApp. I would like to thank the Director General for the organization. I would like to congratulate all of you who have been able to travel and make this work possible. Especially in a time when the situation of your work is critical. I would also like to thank all these countries and governments who have participated in this work. I would like to thank all of you for your support. I would also like to thank all of you who have participated in this work. I would like to thank all of you who have participated in this work.