 Welcome to NTN Nightly, I am Janelle Norville, this edition's Top Stories. Several initiatives to ensure the comfort of COVID patients to be undertaken as new protocols come into effect. The Ministry of Equity holds a social crime prevention consultation, and Prime Minister the Honourable Philip J. Pierre lords the contribution of the logo's hope to education and literacy. Prime Minister Honourable Philip J. Pierre has announced amendments to the COVID-19 protocols and St. Lucia experiences an increase in COVID-19 cases. In an address to the nation Wednesday evening, Honourable Pierre noted that COVID-19 remains a threat to lives and livelihoods. The Prime Minister said, while we cannot eliminate the threat, we can mitigate the threat and avoid overwhelming the healthcare system and maintain a level of normalcy that allows for daily living. The current positivity rate of COVID infections is serious and requires an immediate and decisive response if we are to protect the lives and livelihoods of our citizens. We must act now, individually and collectively, to reverse the high incidence of COVID infection. The policy of my government in handling the pandemic is to follow the science and the advice of the health experts and to encourage all citizens to do the same. This virus is too serious a threat to our lives and livelihoods to be left to the whims and fancies of uninformed personal opinions. We understand the discomfort and sometimes inconvenience that comes with following the recommended COVID protocols. However, discomfort and inconvenience are small prices to pay for the protection of our lives and livelihoods. The amendment to the protocols will be in effect for three weeks. Workplaces must institute physical distancing and the blended approach where possible. The curfew has been revised. It is now 9pm to 4am daily. All business operations and commercial activities must end by 8pm daily. Social gatherings are to be restricted to immediate household and family limited to 10 persons. The church limited to square footage for regular services. All daily or regular church and leisure services are permitted in accordance with social distancing protocols. Special events. No allowance is given for gatherings and special events for the period. Neither vaccinated or unvaccinated people are allowed to host or attend any social events including but not limited to parties, boat rides, receptions, etc. No loud music permits to be issued for a three week period. No formal submissions of requests to host social events will be processed for the three week period. Sporting activities including gyms. All sports are allowed for the given time period limited to field capacity and game structure. No spectators are crowded or allowed at this time. Gyms are approved to operate in keeping with all necessary protocols and capacity limited by square footage. School operation for the new academic year will be assessed mid-August. Based on the transmission rate, a final decision on which schools will operate fully will be made. Protocols for the tourism sector include restrictions for locals. They at COVID approved properties where unvaccinated visitors are accommodated. Boat rides are prohibited. Alternate days for local and tourist service at restaurants, parks, etc. are to be maintained. The COVID-19 protocols come into effect Friday 13 August and end Tuesday 31 August 2021. Main time the government of St. Lucia will be embarking on several initiatives geared towards ensuring patient comfort at government isolation and quarantine facilities. The announcement was made by Prime Minister the Honourable Philip J. Pierre during his address on Wednesday. He noted that efforts will be focused on the welfare of patients. We also intend to make life more comfortable for our unfortunate brothers and sisters who are in isolation. We understand your discomfort and I intend to advise the Ministry of Health to engage patient welfare officers at the public isolation and quarantine facilities. These officers will assist the medical staff in ensuring that patients receive their supplies sent by relatives in a timely manner. We understand your discomfort and intend to make your isolation more tolerant. The Prime Minister added that utilities and equipment are also being considered in a move to improve the conditions and the facilities. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Early Affairs will be engaging the relevant entities in that regard. The Ministry of Health will be holding consultations with service providers on improving the telecommunications and internet system at the respiratory hospital to enable more effective contact between patients, staff and families. We are also looking for you to repair faulty medical equipment that impact on the delivery of health care at the respiratory hospital. That was Prime Minister of St. Lucia the Honourable Philip J. Pierre. Still with Health Matters, Minister for Health, Wellness and Early Affairs Honourable Mosey Jabatist has been familiarizing himself with the Ministry of Health holding discussions with various heads of department including Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belmar George. Honourable Jabatist says the meetings have been in depth with intense focus on the management and mitigation of COVID-19. Newly appointed Minister for Health, Wellness and Early Affairs Honourable Mosey Jabatist reported that he had a very insightful day on the job. The Minister held discussions with various key personnel within the Ministry in an effort to garner information on his operations. Honourable Mosey Jabatist noted that while it may seem daunting, he is very excited about the journey ahead. Well, very exciting. I had discussions, the usual discussions with the Permanent Secretary. He was very, very pleasant and he gave me an insight into the vastness of the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Early Affairs and we discussed the structure of the Ministry and the key actors in the Ministry. So, very exciting and I look forward to the challenge, a very challenging pursuit but clearly very important to our government as health care and this emerging health crisis, this health crisis is the number one priority of our government. The Minister for Health, Wellness and Early Affairs highlighting the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases explained that several consultation meetings have been held with the Chief Medical Officer. Efforts will be channeled towards getting a handle on St. Lucia's COVID-19 situation with the CMO's guidance. Discussions were also held with key stakeholders within the Ministry. Well, I have had several discussions with Dr. Sharon Belma George since Friday, especially on the COVID-19 situation and she has been very helpful with information and with guidance because, you know, with her guidance and so on, I then proceed to speak with the Prime Minister and to advise the rest of the Cabinet, members of Cabinet. And so we have had several discussions. I also held discussions with the team at the Victoria Respiratory Hospital and again, I'm pretty insightful in terms of the operations and the challenges and we discussed ways in which we can make things much better for them at the Victoria Respiratory Hospital. I held discussions with Dr. Francois at St. Jude and again we discussed the challenges and so on. Other staff members, we've been exchanging presentries and I'm trying to learn my way around. Well, at the same time dealing head on with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, you know, we have had an increase in the number of cases and we have been dealing with that. We are just having a discussion with Dr. Sharon Belma George and her team to see what challenges lay ahead and how as a government we can unclog some of the choked pipes to ensure that we achieve our objectives. Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs Minister Hon. Moses Jabatis disclosed that his personal goals to be achieved during this time include ensuring St. Lucian's have equitable and affordable access to healthcare services. Well, I want to be able to see that my tomb as the Minister for Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs led to a health system with better access, better care for our people in St. Lucia and also a system where our people can afford healthcare services, especially basic healthcare services. I want to be able to see that I was able to galvanize our team. I was able to motivate our team not only in the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs but all across St. Lucia where you have individuals and organizations who are connected to the healthcare system. I was able to motivate them and galvanize them into action so that the clients, our people of St. Lucia can get better healthcare and I'm sure this will happen. I want to be able to see that we were able to complete our facilities and to make them available to our people. Of course St. Jude Hospital being the number one healthcare facility. So I want to be able to see that our people at the end of our four years and eleven months to come and I'm sure I'll be able to see that our people have access to better healthcare and they are able to access healthcare which is much more affordable and people can have confidence, a lot more confidence in our healthcare system. Minister Honourable Shabbat has reported for his first day on the job on Monday, 9th August 2021. From the Government's Information Service, Hilmedi Mark reporting. Social Transformation Officers in the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment have completed a sensitization program on crime and their role in helping fight the scourge. We get details of the Social Crime Prevention Consultation held in the north of the island in this report by Chevroy Marius. As part of its capacity building mandate, the Community Services Unit in the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Local Government and Empowerment has impact upon social crime prevention discussions for social transformation officers in the north of the island. The focus of the consultation was to sensitize social transformation officers on various crime prevention measures and solutions in the northern communities of the island. The one day consultation was held on Tuesday at the Cheese Gardens Human Resource Centre. This workshop will assist the SGS tremendously in providing them with the information, skills and strategies required in terms of social crime prevention and a level of emotional intelligence so that they could strengthen the preventative aspects of crime, being able to identify situations, whether it's at the domestic level, the community level and also to foster that relationship with the police and other agencies to focus on preventative aspects of crime. Consultation coordinator, Ms. Danali Estavo-Sentange stated that due to the present increase in crime, working with the police before these criminal activities take place is extremely important. Social transformation, as the name suggests, is making changes within our society. No region can function in a high crime situation. When you have situations where the community is threatened by crime or the fear of crime, it causes the citizenry, it causes the residents to react in ways that they wouldn't necessarily react in before. So working with the police in a preventative approach helps us to take care of some of the criminal elements before they become criminal elements. Social transformation officer for Grizzly, Mr. David Mohiz, stated that this initiative will help strengthen cooperation and trust between police and residents. Having such an activity will encourage us now to have a good back address, to see how we can address some of these social events together, and to show that it's not a matter of showing authority, to show that we are all possible community. Generally, police and law enforcement are relied upon to present quick results. However, studies have shown that social crime prevention strategies have more long-term effects in reducing crime. What I have decided to do is to meet with our social transformation officers within the Northern Division. And the Northern Division is what I have responsibility for, and that's for stations from January up to Grizzly and Grizzly down to Canaries. Having previously been the person in charge of Grizzly, Rodney Bay and the Barbano, I worked closely with Mr. Mohiz who was the STO for that area, and I realized that there was so much that we were able to achieve, being able to network, being able to help form neighborhood watch groups, looking at various issues in the society, because people see police as coming to arrest you with guns and, you know, they just roughen. But at the end of the day, we need to embrace that side of police, which is community policing. Once we are able to, you know, bridge that gap, there is so much that we are able to achieve. Crime prevention must be interactive and provide participants with an overview of best practices for crime reduction, reporting from the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment. I am Shivraimarius. The world's floating bookstore, The Logos Hope, is back in St. Lucia and has been lauded by Prime Minister, the Honourable Philip J. Pierre, for contributing to literacy on Ireland. Hermadi Mark has that story. The Logos Hope, briefed in podcast series on 10th August 2021, welcomed its first set of visitors. The official opening ceremony saw the attendance of Prime Minister, St. Lucia, Honourable Philip J. Pierre. The Logos Hope, briefed in podcast series on 10th August 2021, welcomed its first set of visitors. The official opening ceremony saw the attendance of Prime Minister, St. Lucia, Honourable Philip J. Pierre. Governor-General Emeritus Dame Pallette-Louise and representatives of other key agencies. Honourable Philip J. Pierre, highlighting the contribution of the Logos Hope to Education and Literacy in small island developing states, welcome the Logos to St. Lucia. We cannot and we must not allow books to become passive. It is for this reason that Logos is truly bringing hope to our small island developing states. And you have joined us at an opportune time when children are on vacation and should be encouraged to spend more of their time reading. And when many of our people are on the conditions of the pandemic, they have to stay home. So we hope that they can read, to spend some time reading and giving knowledge and get a little less bored having to stay home because of the pandemic. I also know that the Logos is more than just a bookstore. It's about bringing the world alive by good deeds as well. We welcome your acts of charity and we hope you enjoy our country and its hospitality. The vessel is home to 250 volunteers from over 50 nations each joining this floating community to bring knowledge, help and hope to the people of the world. The Logos Hope comprises of the Book Fair, Journey of Life Tour and Cafe. Director of the Logos Hope, Captain Tom Dyer, expresses his elation to be in St. Lucia once again. We've always sensed that love of the people of St. Lucia. I can tell you. I can tell you that relationships and friendships are going to be made in this port. We're here until the 25th. I guarantee they're going to be crew members. They're going to make friends with St. Lucia and they'll go on for years and years. Kim and I made friends many years with a couple that just live right around the corner. They're in their 80s right now. We went to visit them already since we've been here. Long-time friendships. And so as we open the ship, as we soon will go down with you Prime Minister and Governor General and cut that ribbon, as we leave the nation, we are going to be enriched and we're going to enjoy your generous hospitality as we share knowledge, help and hope. While in St. Lucia, volunteers from the Logos Hope will be collaborating with charitable agencies to lend support to the needy. Their initiatives to be undertaken include a feeding program in collaboration with the Salvation Army and mentorship program at the Boys Training Center. The Logos Hope is accepting St. Lucia volunteers to join their diverse crew during their stay. Amy Joely is a member of the Advanced Preparation Team of the Logos Hope. Normally we have five departments, Book Fair, Engine Deck, K-3 and Angels. So these different departments need people to help so the volunteer comes and the leaders designate them to help in a specific department. So we have a huge community in each department so they connect with them. I don't know about the meals, it's like a restriction for now because it depends on if they are both vaccinated or unvaccinated. If they are not vaccinated, they cannot come to the dining room but if they are, they share the meals with us as well in the same place that we eat. The Logos Hope is open to the... This is India Nightly. Primers Hutchinson is up next. Stay with us. Caribbean Ties are connected people then and now. A unique exhibition that presents the diversity and complexity in the Caribbean before the arrival of the Europeans. August 1st to the 31st at the 100-year-old Anglican Annex open daily 8am to 5pm. Be part of the past still present today through stunning exhibits accompanied by live cultural street entertainment. Save the dates. August 1st to the 31st. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle of Puyol. Thank you so much, General. Thank you, Madam. This exhibition is for information on the government of this place. This is GIS. The National Television Summit of the NTN, Caposoto Nouvelle in Puyol. This is Primers Hutchinson. The Prime Minister of this place is Philip J. Pierre. The National Television Summit of the NTN is held to check the COVID-19 cases. The numbers that have been raised have been reviewed in the current situation. The Prime Minister of this place refers to the COVID-19 cases at the top of the country. Amongst the decisions made by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, it is to remove the Holy Command to address the corona disease under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as well as to place a professional health control bar under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which has three main positions to act on the health situation. The Ministry of Health and Welfare also announced that the individuals who were condemned because of the disobeying of the COVID-19 restrictions have closed all their facilities under the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health has said that they are ready to encourage people to talk about their health system and take it into a safe way. Many children with COVID-19 are under isolation. The guidelines has been made in order to find the necessary things that the family who wanted to do. The Ministry has announced that the Ministry of Health is in the discussion field. and the organizations telling communication and CPC to pursue a mere service, particularly for the internet, in the Victoria Hospital, to facilitate mere contact with those who are ill and the family who work in the hospital. For the Western Eye Hotel, since the COVID-19 pandemic began to fall, all these services have been served in the coronable operation. The Prime Minister declared that the government should consider what it has done in the Western countries, the Greenland, and other places in the Caribbean, considering the protection of vaccines. This is why we should be careful to force the vaccines, to take the vaccines, but to encourage them to consider the importance of the vaccine, to take the dose of the vaccines. The 13th, the 21st, the 21st year of social distancing in the workplace began at 9 o'clock, but all businesses were closed at 8 o'clock in the morning, except for the 4 o'clock in the morning. The family was not allowed to take more than 10 months to assemble a social activity room. The music room was forced to be played in public for three weeks to come. All the services of the Church were followed by the rules that I have in place for you to follow the Church. The social activity room was closed for three weeks. To activate the sport, the family was forced to take more than 10 months. All the educational institutions continued in the same way that they were established, with the school that was operating as an assessment at the time, even though it was only six months after they decided that they would be allowed to decide that they would open the school. Family Lot Wek is the family permission for both rides and a lot of activities. Prime Minister Pierre Feuillon called for everyone to consider the vaccine to protect the nation, the family and themselves. Chief Officer of the Nuiti Affairs at the Department of Health Lisa Hunt who had been in public for a long time with the quality of the food that was not even available to eat. So the Hunt is where those young people who didn't eat the food that was eaten after the quest served in the cell Xinc it's already cell-xic it can also be used to find patients who are in the hospital and who are also in the problem chair. Chief Officer of the Nuiti Affairs also said if the young people are sick you can use it more than 80% of the time. So we encourage people to eat the quality of the food that was eaten by the government and also to eat the food that was not allowed to be eaten that was not allowed the quality of the food that was not allowed if you eat well you will be in good health that's why we encourage people to eat well to prevent the young people from eating. Ma'am Zell Hunt also remarked that the parents didn't have to consider the parents the situation was very serious because you have to eat well you can't eat and most often if you eat well you will be in good health that's why we encourage people to start to affect you from a young age. That's why we encourage people to eat well that's why when you are in the package eat well that's natural that's why you have to eat well that's why you have to eat that's why you have to eat well so it's important that you start to eat well that's why you have to eat well and that's why I encourage people to connect to people for you that's why you have to choose that's why you choose to eat well National de Genes, NIC we are feliciting Prime Minister Philippe Jepier for the victory in the 2020 election and not to present your cabinet of the new government that's why the de Genes can also congratulate all its members of parliament and all its dissidents that I have given this service to the government that's why I congratulate especially the youngest candidates that should succeed that's why I look at the situation of the council the opportunity to encourage the de Genes to work at the public service of the country that's why I congratulate Honourable Dr. Ernest Hilaire who was the first president of the Council of the United States that was there NICA she was also the foreign minister of tourism for the second re-result of the parliament to help the rest of the country to support the de Genes that should be congratulate all the government of the government and it's the council of the government of the government I want to thank the candidates who found this honourable Jeremiah Norbert for being such a brave person and for helping me in such a difficult situation. I want to thank the government for providing support for parents, parents and for making it easier for the school. I also want to thank the government for giving me the opportunity to support the students who have gone through the process of education. I want to thank the government for helping me and the school to make it easier for the students to support the students who have gone through the process of education. I want to thank the government for giving me the opportunity to support the students who have gone through the process of education. I also want to thank the government for giving me the opportunity to support the students who have gone through the process of education. I also want to thank the government for giving me the opportunity to support the students who have gone through the process of education. I also want to thank the government for providing support for the students who have gone through the process of education and have given me the opportunity to support the students who have gone through the process of education. because it's like a quickie, it's a discussion that I had before, and then continued to be Prime Minister, and also Minister of Gender, and the economy of gender, to make good plans for this year, which will come. And that's what we're doing about the new year, but I'm still very much looking forward to having an invitation to come and consider what we're going to do with the new year, and what we're going to do with the new year. We'll see you next year. Mercier Pell Primus. That brings us to the end of NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7pm with a repeat at 7am. You can also catch up with us anytime on the St. Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I am General Norvel.