 Welcome to the NTN Nightly, I'm Nisha Charles. This edition's top stories. The Government of St. Lucia prioritizes culture as it taps into the orange economy. One of St. Lucia's most prolific sons is a celebrated cultural icon. A $6 million slope, stabilization and drainage project to enhance flood mitigation in cast-tree southeast. All that plus the latest developments in youth and sports and the NTN Nouvelle The Government of St. Lucia has placed culture and creative industries as one of the top 10 priorities for development. The new term being used to define culture and creative industries is the orange economy. Minister responsible for culture and creative industries Senator Honorable Fortuna Belrose believes that the industry can be maximized for economic growth. It is with this in mind that my ministry is currently revisiting the cultural policy and putting in measures to quantify the contribution of the orange economy to the GDP of our country. In the coming months, my government will also unveil the cultural and brand ambassadors program for which we will salute and celebrate the contribution of people of the arts and not only arts, but sports and music, etc. We are also working on ensuring that we have adequate legislation to ensure that our actors can get maximum benefit and incentives from the development of their skill and craft. Senator Honorable Belrose is cognizant of the role that the services sector plays within the creative industries and says that government has begun to put the legal framework in place to grow this new orange economy. Cabinet has already approved the Service Act which will grant incentives and concessions to the service sector such that we will move and foster greater economic growth within the orange economy that we speak about. One such avenue of course is the cultural satellite accounting which I mentioned earlier and of course hopefully that will enable us to be able to quantify, analyze the data coming through and quantify the contribution of culture to our economy. This information of course will allow for a better informed policy and of course more appropriate decision making in the area of culture. Meantime the highly anticipated Cultural Icon Series staged by the Cultural Development Foundation was launched Friday. The series showcases and honors St. Lucian's who have made an indelible mark on the national artistic landscape. The Cultural Development Foundation's CDF Cultural Icon Series aims to make connections and provoke conversations about the development of art and culture in St. Lucian. The newest addition to the series, Vincent Joseph Udavik, has been described as a man of undoubtable and invaluable talent who displays his love for art and culture through his sculpture pieces. On Friday, October 25, the CDF unveiled the Vincent J. Udavik Sculpture Art Exhibition which it hopes would create an environment for persons to find passion and freedom of expression. Minister responsible for culture and creative industries, Senator Honorable Fortuna Belrose says it is by finding purpose that one can contribute meaningfully to society. Our Icon Series is about celebrating our people. These are persons like you, yes, like you, who have found their passion and use their passion as a conduit to contribute to the development of our society. You see, when you find the way to express what you want, or who you are, you are in fact pursuing your own independence. And what do I mean by independence? I'm speaking of a state of mind and being in a place, being in a place where one is focused on being proactive, always beginning with the end in mind, putting first things first, setting priorities and valuing others' contribution in the space. In 2018, the Cultural Development Foundation introduced the Edutainment component of the Icon Series which seeks to educate students about the Icons through various platforms. This year, the focus was on the islands west coast from Barbano to Bhutan. Director of events and production at the CDF, Junior Fredericks, elaborated on this year's undertaking. The programme places emphasis on connecting our training programmes with elements of production and showing the emphasis of value of the arts as a medium of change and what it's worth in economic returns. This year, we took a cross-section of young performers who came out of training programmes from CDF and other programmes in the arts done by other institutions and individuals. These young performers researched the life of Vincent Ludovic, created a concept and performed around 12 schools on the island. While the icon himself was not in attendance on Friday's ceremony, his daughter Dawn Ludovic represented the art studio. She expressed profound gratitude to the CDF for featuring her father's work and the work that was done to make the exhibition a success. Really and truly, they put some vitality into the Ludovics and the Ludovics Art Studio, the Ludovic family, the Ludovic art family and we really appreciate it. We really, really appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts. The art exhibition will run until Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Creole Heritage Month, this weekend, enters its heightened phase with the hosting of Juniquial on Sunday, 27 October in the communities of Beau-Séju, Grozile, Viejo and Troselle. The organising committees have been busy putting the finish in touches to the preparations. We have been at Grozile and also to be seeking out of them some of the liquor coming on the night. But during the day we have everything ranging from the leaving of the basket, the consumption of the chairs, the logging of the wood, a lot of interesting games we have on the day also. So there will be plenty to do for the family also before the actual part of the day comes on. But also during the day a lot of local acts will be on, for example, Z2s and boys, the clarionized dancers will be dancing the quadrilles. You will need to see Vano be there also along with future lights. We have a couple of local artists on the day also. Misha will be there with another artist who will show us their localization. So there's a fair balance into the regional art and the local art from the day. So groups, just a name or few of them. We have our service. We have the different clarionist groups. We have the Eastern Soul Band. We also have the Soul of Band. More fire coming from January. We have storytellers. We have masqueraders and stealth walkers. As people are coming into the venue, they're going to be greeted by the sweet sounds of St. Lucie still and Opitra. And of course, apart from the entertainment, we also are going to be having a very rich exhibition section where we're going to be having persons demonstrating life, how we make the purine, how we make the cassava, and they're going to be having the plaquin and all the different instruments that we use to do the purine making. We're going to be demonstrating local bread making. We also have a spindler. Twelve communities in Castry Southeast are set to benefit from significant investment, geared towards reducing flooding and its stability to impact. Residents recently met with government officials for the second time where they were updated on the projects. Experts responsible for the execution of the disaster vulnerability reduction project DVRP funded multi-million dollar slope stabilization and drainage works indicated that all the projects have been tendered under the approved World Bank procedures. Consulting engineer Lester Arnold indicated that the projects being undertaken include reinforced concrete retaining walls, gabion basket retaining walls, masonry retaining walls and rip wraps. He added that the projects are expected to be completed soon. What has been happening, the reason why we've had some delays, there are a lot of contractual arrangements for these projects. Like I said, because it is a World Bank project, there are certain criteria that we must follow and that has to do with insurance of works and all of these kind of things. So the contractors who are awarded are now in the process of doing that and within the coming week, we should have major activity on-ground and to hopefully have all of the works completed before Christmas. So that is one of the good things that all of these projects will be completed before Christmas. If they're not, then it should be completed by early January because we really don't anticipate them going past that time frame. The consulting engineer also indicated that gloriceed trees will be planted along the river banks to help with slope stabilization. The aim of the project is to improve climate resilience in the communities. Minister for Economic Development Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation and Parliamentary Representative for Castery Southeast Honourable Guy Joseph explained that the DVRP projects form part of a broader plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the constituency. He indicated that despite the projects coming on stream, residents also have a part to play in aiding the improved resilience of the community by for one ensuring proper disposal of garbage. The World Bank will be spending a lot of money in the years to come in all of the communities when it comes to flood mitigation and that is something that we were just negotiating with them to get some additional resources to be able to continue to do the work because the work we are doing there is just a drop in the bucket. We have selected the worst areas to focus on for now. Communities in Castery Southeast airmarked to benefit from the flood mitigation works at Country Village, Odza, but it should say Bele, Bekso, Wavin Pwasso, Mark, Crownlands, Labe'i, Sarat Gap and Deba. And this is the NTN Nigli, up next, Ryan O'Brien. Be aware of and follow water conservation practices. Here are a few tips to help you save water. Wash dishes in a basin of water instead of a running tap. Soak pots and pans instead of letting the water run while scraping them. Check toilets for leaks by putting dye in the tank. If color shows in the bowl without flushing, there is a leak. A leaking toilet can waste thousands of gallons of water. Use a bucket instead of a hose to wash cars and reuse grey water from laundry to water plants. Water conservation reduces energy consumption and strain on the water distribution system. Conserve water whenever possible and remember, every job counts. A message brought to you by the Water and Sewage Company, Inc. Welcome back. We join Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Thanks, Misha. Welcome everyone to your update from youth development and sports on the NTN Nigli News. I'm Ryan O'Brien. We start with some results from the 2019 schools football competition Big 8. Semiri's College and Cicero Secondary played to a two-all draw on Wednesday. Cherqueen Presidents scored in the 14th and 49th minutes for SMC, while Kendall Henry scored in the 3rd and Verne Smith in the 58th for Cicero Secondary. Sir Arthur Lewis Community College dominated two for comprehensive five goals to one. Kevin Francis opened the scoring for Sir Arthur Lewis in the 4th minute, followed by Daniel Amade in the 14th, 3rd Yard Stave in the 50th, Real Longville in the 32nd and 63rd minutes. In under-19 fixtures Thursday, John Audlum Secondary won a close encounter. Four goals to three against 7th for the Adventist Academy. For John Audlum, Dwayne Louise scored in the 19th, Bouchon Edward converted a penalty in the 46th minute, Claudel Yards scored in the 60th, and Sandier Francis in the 78th. For the SDA, the goal scorer was Sherman Augustine in the 23rd, 27th and 42nd minutes. Patricia D. James defeated Corrine Secondary four goals to nil. Scoring for Patricia James were Simeon George 13th and 57th minutes, Jonathan Lionel in the 27th minute, and Kobe Mears in the 8th in the 62nd minute. In some upcoming primary schools, football fixtures, 16 team competition. Match is set for October 29th. Crosely takes on Rosa at the South Plain Field at 11 a.m. Ansleray plays Moshe at 1 p.m. also at the South Plain Field. Marsha takes on Camille Henry at the Marsha Ground from 11 a.m. and R.C. Boyz tackled Patricia James also at Marsha from 1 p.m. And that's our update from U of Development and Sports this weekend on the NTN Nightly News. I'm Raya Nobra. Thanks, Raya. The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Energy will be carrying out road maintenance-covered cleaning works along sections of hospital road castries, including the link road between Hospital Road and the Millennium Highway for a short main road opposite the entrance to the castries seaport. Consequently, during the hours of 6 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday 26th October 2019, it will be necessary to close the section of Hospital Road from its entrance near the old cemetery. No access will be permitted to Hospital Road through the link road opposite the entrance to the castries seaport. Access to Victoria Hospital and other parts of Hospital Road to commuters, bus drivers, residents, etc. will be through Coconut Road, the road behind Hardest Hard Restaurants and Bar to a few meters away from Colvard Works for the duration of works, which is estimated at 5 hours between 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday 26th October 2019. Road closed and or road works ahead, signage will be posted to facilitate cleaning of Colvard along the Hospital Road. Road users are to exercise due diligence in the immediate vicinity of the worksites. And stay with the NTN Nightly up next, Thomas Hutchinson is here with the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. Welcome back, we join Primes Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. Thank you very much. Thank you Madam Department of University of St. Louis, for the formation of the G.I.S. government. We welcome the NTN Nouvelle Arquio. We welcome Primes Hutchinson. For initiatives, champions, and exchanges, come to reality, like Karikam, where you need to build a social resilience in all these poor countries. I would like to find a way to reduce this crime with violence in these poor countries before these students who are in the age of adults are allowed to eat. To reduce this crime, you need to implement it before the secondary school, but in 2019, you need to stay to engage the students in the primary school too. This is a very difficult crime in these countries because you have to choose the club of champions of exchanges that have been established. Chef, in section of the project led by Krim Ambio Karikam, Louis Duttson, says, if the students who are taught the age that they are led to secondary school, it is even better to find the age in the primary school. The project needs to be looked at in such a way that if efforts are needed to reduce crime, what will happen to the primary school? I think that even this that exists in secondary school can be done in the same way. For example, the strongest ones can be the ones that are the weakest. Violence among old companies who have a social habit Duttson said, I discovered the evidence that the students in primary school are exposed to the same activities of old companies even when the students are in secondary school. The club of champions of exchanges that have been established in primary school that have been established in primary school that have been established in primary school Anglican, that is canon lorry, Chef Poje Chef Poje explained to me the choice of primary school because you have all that you deserve to be established. You also have the capability to develop gyms and a lot that are in the same situation and you also have the initiative to bring out an assessment of the riskable situation that you have led in the month of March this year to lead this assessment. That was born in primary school and that is why we have a consultation here. There is also a recommendation that is established in the club of champions of exchanges that have been led by the students in primary school that have been established for colleagues that have organized sports, sports, agriculture and objectives to develop social affairs in primary school. Poje can also pay a TIG for gyms and gyms. Since 2005 the city has established a way to govern culture. Since then, we have to continue to develop social affairs. Since then, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has assisted the Ministry of Culture and the Pacific and the ACP to find the opportunity to learn the best ways that are associated with this and that can be done. The objective of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is to make decisions in the way that the Ministry of Culture and the Pacific can do in Brussels in 2017 to establish a position that needs to be concerned about culture and culture for a lot of sustainable development. It is important that the people of the Caribbean do not have to see this issue. The Ministry of Culture and the Pacific can do it in October. As every year, the JIS, Kachébet, Lame and the Westin can observe and celebrate Jeunet Coyol. Jeunet Coyol is officially the 28th of October in all the countries that Jeunet can observe. In the JIS office we have to listen to Jeunet Coyol and participate in the official JIS and do this. Thank you very much. He made us change the heritage of Jeunet Coyol and he made us come together with Mamtoa to bring a unity with us. We celebrate together to bring us together. What do you have to eat here today? We have Bellbeck roti Gobeck roti We have We have We have We have We have We have We have Every Friday before Jeunet Coyol we do this here We have to eat We have to come here We have to talk We have to play music We just like Jeunet Coyol He just pack It's our business We are here to celebrate the occasion We come here to celebrate Jeunet Coyol We take a cow We have a coffee and these are what we call a determined ball So you look and hear about that a family members have the strength to receive people's salary actually ALRIGHT We start off as music we go a little at the same time we listen music do you want to do that? Jolie Agnucay, Celebué, continue to work, Nuka Forte, Magie Cuyol, and Nune Mizik Cuyol, Nuka Mizikonu, and Nuka Porte Cuyol, also. I believe that Ceco Saba will pass a GIS, because Celebué, Jeunet Cuyol, as he did every year. I believe that Ceco Saba will continue to work, and I hope that Celebu will consider it. I believe that Ceca Saba will continue to work, and I hope that Ceca Saba will continue to work, and I hope that Ceca Saba will continue to work, and I hope that Ceca Saba will continue to work, and Ceca Saba will continue to work. Thank you, Prime Minister, and here's a look at what's happening to us weather-wise. The first sky is becoming cloudy at times, with a few brief-scattered showers. The lower atmosphere in our region will remain sufficiently moist and unstable to produce some showery periods over the islands during the next 24 hours. A weak tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving very slowly westward at about 6 miles per hour or 9 km per hour. Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 miles per hour or 19 km per hour. The tide for Cassie's harbor was high at 140 pm and is low at present. The tide for V4B is high at 247 pm and will be low again at 853 pm. The sea is slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 meters. The sun will rise Saturday at 5.57 am. And that brings us to the end of the NTN Nightly. Join us next time at 7 pm with a repeat at 7 am. You can also catch up with us anytime on the Saint Lucia Government Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'm Lisa Charles.