 Welcome to the NTN Nightly. I'm Nisha Khan. This edition stops stories. The multi-sectoral body constituted the help that the growth of St. Lucia's tourism product delves into its priority areas. The legacy of St. Lucia's academic doctor Patricia Isman is remembered. Forty young persons will gain valuable IT skills under the Scholarship Initiative by the NSDC. All that was the latest in youth development born and the NTN Nouvelle Art way on. The multi-sectoral body constituted the help that the growth of St. Lucia's tourism product delves into its second session on Thursday 14th March. The Tourism Advisory Council delves into priority areas for the year, including revenue. The Ministry of Tourism, Information, Broadcasting, Creative Industries and Culture has declared 2019 the Year of Revenue Generation. The aim is to position all stakeholders in tourism to approve financial benefits. The Nouvelle attended the session and found this report. The Tourism Advisory Committee on Thursday held its second official session. The committee is a multi-stakeholder advisory grouping comprising both public and private representatives with an interest in bolstering tourism development and management. Minister for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries, Dominic Fading indicates that this year's focus will be on the generation of revenue from the tourism sector. The minister also highlights the mandate of the recently established Revenue Subcommittee. It's simply to improve the economic penetration to make sure as a country and a people that we make more money from tourism, you would have seen me flouting the arrival numbers but I think that for too long we have measured the industry on the arrival numbers only. We have to have a greater focus on the economic penetration and the economic benefits on the per-guess spend of the destination. So what the Revenue Committee is taking an island-wide look at the industry to see how we can improve the per-guess spend, especially in communities. And so we're looking at our vendors as a first point of training and improvement and turning them into good business people. Product development is critical and essential to this as well. It's research driven. We want to ensure that we're selling the right products that the cruise industry would like to buy. The council, according to Minister Fadeh, facilitates partnerships among the public and private sectors and seeks to resolve long-standing bottlenecks which impede product development and enhancement while generating consensus on the way forward for the development and management of the tourism sector in St. Lucia. The tourism minister notes priority areas for the committee. The vision that we have for the next three years or so is to make the industry competitive. So competitiveness is one. But secondly as well, sustainability and also resilience are two of the other areas. So on the one hand while we focus on the economics and the commercialization of the sector we also have to make sure that it is sustainable, it is resilient, especially in light of the very active extreme weather conditions that we have seen in recent times. So we are ensuring that we institute best practices for tourism government and development. The Tourism Advisory Committee was launched on the 25th of May 2018 for the Government Information Service IAM General Novel. The Water and Sewage Company, WASCO, has cemented an opportunity for further collaboration in the development of the water sector. Amanda Flate Park reports. A ceremony to mark the start of a new collaboration between the Water and Sewage Company, WASCO and the main water company in Cuba, Cuba Hydraulica, culminated with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two firms. Director of WASCO's Board of Directors Francis Dembo says the main objective is to cooperate in different aspects of the management of drinking water and wastewater services and to improve the performance of these services around the island. The areas of cooperation will include but not limited to one, the provision of technical assistance to WASCO, training and capacity building and exchange of knowledge and information between the parties. It will also address a reduction of non-revenue water with a focus on water supply systems in the northern part of St. Lucia. Leak detection and water line repairs are also included in that memorandum of understanding, maintenance and repair of equipment used in water and wastewater services systems. The memorandum of understanding also includes laboratory services for water supply and wastewater management systems and critically exploration, extraction and treatment of water from sources other than surface water systems. Director of Cuba Hydraulica Manuel Fond says a number of areas for cooperation will identify during the Agriculture Minister's visit to Cuba last year in which the two companies, WASCO and Cuba Hydraulica, expect that their collaboration will be mutually beneficial. We also want to emphasize that we need to work also in agriculture because those are areas important for their development and they are all related to the use of water. It is expected that this new memorandum of understanding will pave the way for improved water quality and agriculture production around the island. From the Information Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, I'm Amanda Fae-Clock reporting. Students of literature from the St Arthur Louis Crimininity College and the view for Comprehensive Campus B gathered at the UWE Open Campus to participate in the third annual Patricia Ismond Literary Workshop. The workshop brings to a close the series of events held for the 2019 Nobel Laureate Festival. The event honours the memory of the late Dr Ismond for her sterling academic contributions to the region, the UWE Open Campus and St Lucia. Anissa Antoine has the details. The UWE Open Campus St Lucia hosted its third annual workshop in honour of Dr Patricia Ismond, a St Lucia literary icon and long-serving UWE Professor of Literature. The workshop was facilitated by Dr Antonia McDonald, Professor of English Literature and Associate Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences and George's University who gave examination tips to students who are currently preparing for Cape Literatures in English exams. Sister of the late Dr Patricia Ismond, Hester Ismond, expressed her gratitude to UWE Open Campus St Lucia for commemorating her sister's legacy over the years. She went to the University of Kent in England where she did her doctorate on Derrick Walcott in the 70s. So she was way ahead of her time in doing his work. She was bold enough to attempt to do his work. It was on drama and poetry. And while she was doing this, my mother got sick so she left and came down and took care of my mother for a while and went back and completed her doctorate in DHT. When she returned to the Caribbean, she taught at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and she taught literature and was instrumental in setting up a workshop, theater workshop in developing that. Chairperson of the Nobel Laureate Committee, her Excellency, Dean Perlett-Louise, encouraged other students to be receptive in all aspects of their lives. For those of you doing literature, this is where your strength lies and this is what I would like to hope that you are bringing into this new digital age. Everything doesn't have to be so utilitarian that you know you're doing that because there is space for the cultural in the general sense. The workshop took place on Thursday, March 14th at the UI Open Campus St. Lucia site on Monfortune. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. Forty young persons will now have the opportunity to gain basic skills in information technology. The National Skills Development Centre is offering 40 scholarships to those wishing to be introduced to the subject. Public relations officer Mustafa Felician says in today's world, IT skills are of utmost importance. IT is not a plus or anything specific, but the general consensus for someone to have IT as part of their CV is definitely essential. And so we'd like to award Forty St. Lucians an opportunity to get into NSDC to get the IT skills they need to progress. IT is, I think, a foundation tool that you need to have now in 2019. Everything, services are more accessible to you now. Information is easier shared now with computers and so just being able to access that increases your opportunity to get employment. The course will run for two weeks, beginning Monday, March 18th, and cover the fundamentals of information technology. The course will also include soft skills. Soft skills looks at the intangible products that help someone really sustain a job. It's one thing to use your qualifications to get a job, but then to actually have the know-how to keep things like communication skills, conflict resolution skills, team management, team building, self-management, and a host of other skills to really maintain. The National Skills Development Centre offers technical vocational training courses, including auto mechanic, culinary arts, construction and massage therapy. And this is the NTN Nightly, coming up. Delete is happening in youth and sports with Ryan O'Brien. Climate is changing, and it affects all of us. If the climate is getting worse, we need to learn to take care of our animals. When the sea is getting warmer, we need to find a place where people can live. We need to find a place where people can change the way they live, and go their way. This list can contribute a small amount of gas in the space. When the TPI can try to do everything to ensure that we lower the amount of gas to prevent the sea from getting warmer. And the need to lower the amount of gas to prevent the sea from getting warmer is mitigation. This is changing. And it's a shame that we don't have all the water to cover the gas, oil and the water. Exactly any cause of the sea to get warmer. This is what we need to do all the time. We need to do everything to prepare and prepare for these negative consequences because of climate change. We all know how to do it. For example, we need to ensure that we protect all of our plants. We need to ensure that nature protects us from damage in cyclones and goblins. We need to build a channel so that we can do everything we can to live a climate change. We need to find information about the national government and how to protect the cold and all our citizens. Welcome back. We joined Ryan O'Brien for the latest happenings in youth development and sports. Hello once again. I'm Ryan O'Brien from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports with your update on the NTN Nightly News. What a final match is scheduled for Friday, March 15th in the Mass United Schools Cricket Competition. Those who fear comprehensive development and sports are ready to launch its youth mentorship program Friday, March 15th. It will be worthy to know the rationale for a youth mentoring program. Youth problematic behaviors are often linked to poor relationship between youth development and youth development. We hope that you will be able to learn more about youth development and sports. These behaviors are often linked to poor relationships with adults in their lives. One possible contributing factor is the reality of having parents in low income jobs. Children and youth with parents in low income often experience maternal scarcity and family disruptive work hours. Other problems include barren children who are left with other siblings or other family members to supervise while parents have a lack of emotional connection with others in homes is also a factor for consideration. With such gaps in parenting children and youth are in need of critical inputs in their lives to rescue them from the dysfunctionalities of their era. Training continues for San Lucia's National Under 16 Netball Team that will be participating in the upcoming Gene Peer Netball Tournament in Antigua, March 28 to April 5. The San Lucia team has come out to attend the basketball tournaments organized by the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports. Netball coaches within the ministry Che Maxwell and Verne Alexander have been working with the team. Maxwell have players in castries and Miku and Alexander with players from Sufra and Canaries. Sessions are conducted two days in a week in each area and the players come together the VG Mullipopa Sports Complex on Saturdays. That's your update from the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports today. I'm Ryan O'Brien. Thanks, Ryan. The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Energy is alerting the motoring and pedestrian public of the commencement of its Road Markings Program from Grosley to Castries. The aim is to improve road safety. The Road Markings Program commenced on Sunday, March 10 and is scheduled to be rolled out along the John Compton Highway to Grosley. The western section of Jeremy Street Pena to Bridge Street Manuel Street in a relief road and ending at the Binance roundabout. The initiative will enhance all edge and centre lines all lane and directional arrows all hatch lines and pedestrian crossings. Civil Engineer in the Department of Infrastructure Mr. Sherman Sylvester says the aim is to improve road safety and cognizant that road markings give important information and instructions to the motorists and drivers about vehicle positioning road alignment and other vital road information. The markings of the road will be directed in motorists and pedestrians on how to reduce the roads adequately and safely. If everyone follows the markings that are on the road then everyone will be able to get to the destination safely. Enhancing road safety remains a top priority One initiative at a time the aim is to ensure the daily commute is a lot safer for motorists and pedestrians alike. The objective is to help improve road safety that is by signage and by road markings. We've already done signage along the castles Grosley Highway, West Coast and East Coast Road, Millenium Highway also. We're hoping to continue with the road safety project we have ongoing that is encompassing West Coast Road and Millenium Highway and continue along also onto the East Coast Road. During the execution of the project traffic will be reduced to one lane to allow for the markings of the edge and center lines. Motorists are encouraged to monitor and follow the various traffic signs that will be posted and are filed by the instructions given by flaggers who will be on location and extend full cooperation. Yes, we are hoping to weather permitting to continue marking during the week and on the weekends Grosley will be informing the public on a weekly basis via press release as to our exact locations. We will also have the directional signs the caution signs and the cones on the road to direct and direct persons accordingly that is motorists and pedestrians whilst the works are going on to ensure that they are safe during the execution of the works. The Department of Infrastructure Ports and Energy wishes to apologize for any inconvenience which may be caused as a result of the road works but it shows the public that these interventions as we continue implementing projects aim at improving road safety. From the communications unit, this is Shannon LeBon. And stay with the NTIA Nightly. Up next, Parmus Hutchinson is here with the NTIA Nouvelle Arcway on. With just one click, the internet connects people, businesses and nations. Being connected can open a world of information and opportunities. You can get services and products of your choice much faster. From electronic financial transactions to connecting with family and friends from being up to date with the latest news and information to learning new skills and acquiring academic qualifications all from the convenience of your home or wherever you roam. Get connected today. This message is brought to you as a public service announcement by Ectel, the NTRC and this station. Welcome back. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. The government set this up, that is GIS, which is the National Television of the NTN. This is a new role, this is a primary strategy. The system set up here is generally set up to try to manage the conditions that are really dangerous. That is to manage resources, that is to manage our resources. That is to manage a new world. The majority of the people who are ill are not fully recovered. This is a primary strategy. This is not a medical examination. It is not possible to find out. This is the case of people who are ill. The number of people who are ill has increased rapidly. In 2015, the number of cases of people who are ill was increased by dialysis, and hospitalization due to egg-victory. Imagine those people who are ill, who he has always prepared to get treatment. People who are ill, why do they need treatment? Because in this hospital, we can't work together for a long time. Because of this, the N sky are all ill, which makes me less ill than normal people in 4th grade, while in 3th grade, I am 115 years old, and my class is 20 years old. We are here to make people more sensible for the ill. abatem la sa teh maladi noa sepou tutmune. Yo j'ai estimé ki plus ki 809 milion dola, milion moon, excusez-moi, oli walatia, ka sofei pi maladi noa. Maladi noa sa la, j'ai alokasioné l'amor pa muesi di depue 4 milion moon pa lani. Yo si, se 6e pri move maladi, ki kaini koze l'amor. Efo lani sa la, sepou, sepe, sepou na, j'vini pui koze maladi noa, ek se fasson pui impechei, ek ménagei. Les officiers sa teh, ka pleide, epi pribikla, pukoe epotas maladi sa la, pi soie, aski itwe shep utuvei trutmune, ek majoritie moon ki ne maladiya, pukoe sa truvei trutmune, ek kutem pa ka pab, ko pei upu trutmune. Yo na sey moon ki dekuvei, disna neki pa seki itte affecte, epe me maladi noa, se dwen civil, me i ka we siwe trutmune, we sepemune, yui ma keki itwe apreciabe, kutuvei lokasiun, we we siwe trutmune, la jani yung apel, kutupei ya adopti, buon attitude sa teh, pukoe e examinatio punwayo, la jani yung apel usi, pukoe government etabli weki egal, otut nimei service sa teh. Yung pogum, puko machi shimei, pei ya kumasei l'idismas, ek kai adwesei goa shimei John Compton, sa tee kaspei, pukosei, usi la we jami, penyei, pulauei pukoe, pulauei manual, et kumutuvei banan. Initiative sa la, kai adwesei tot sesin kia asu se shimei sa la, yi jiniyei, endepartement, ze shaman silvestre, ek deklarekwi, pogum sa la, kipu edite, ebe edite, tot tut trufei l'otu ek mune kia asu se shimei sa la, usi, kai edikei yo, asut ki, posistio pukodwi, se silvestre siwe iti, tut mune s'fu, siwe divakto sa la, kai fei plifasil pukutufei l'otu, kondwi, sa ne sob, asu shimei peia, ek tut mune kai sa wewe adesei ne sa, adesei nasio yo, sa pias ta kasma, putexu asu shimei sa le si, se yon ki, departement, transportasio, touju kosenei di, atasio, silvastre, se pukasivei ki, tut shimei ni sin, kujide shu fei l'otu, ek mune usi, kueso sa la, yo ka etabli, sin asu shimei, kastri, kuvie fo, tut mune shimei, banans, pukul de sak, se shimei millione, ek tumei kul de sak, puk se fuye, jenea, anosei usi ki, yo kai, kotunei, puk etabli, sin asu le verstam, se shimei sa la, ek kai, passei divas sin, baishu fei l'otu, direktion, pada, tawai sa la, kakotunei, particulei ma, asu goan shimei kastri, kugosilei. Departement, de transportasio, apoloji e pil, nom publik la, ek kufe l'otu, me kai asi wei yuki, de initiative sa la, se shimei sa la, kut etabli, mei operasio, ek kutektion, asu shimei, si. Kompanyi d'lo oset le si, ek kri gokompanyi d'lo, akkubasi e yo, agrimon, de co-operasio, ek dekompanyi sa la, divakte rasco francis, dengo, me ma keki, initiative sa la, kupu heide, epuvei asu menajma, ek operasio dlo, kupu heide, e klu l'olavade, ek kusi, epuvei asu se system sa la, poliwon peya. Apame si asi sas la, se, sas se silomisie dengo, se etunement, ek kubati kapasitie le tabayet rasco, usi bati kapasitie technical, ek kulani, e shaj de informatio, ade aja sa la, agrimon sa la, kai advesi osi, kiyo kikakulie, ek kuhu hanje, ekipement, kiyo asu ka servei, kutere dlo, mei onkro, kui kutik, se, kutere, kutuvei sus dlo, ek kupupei se dlo sa la, menajma dlo, se yon, yon apame, kuisie l'olak, sige, aba agrimon sa la, nivek tep, kupu kompani dlo, kiyo ba, manual fund, kakuei kii, visitasio, menizie agriculture, kupu kiyo ba, ek visitasio, desoficiai kubua, aset de si, kai wonkro se, kolobu asio, de kompani dlo sa la, adem fund, kakuei osi, i kai nesisei, kui adresi dlo, an agriculture, osi, pas kii, sa, kai zepotant, o development, s'espoit, se grek la, kii agrimon sa la, kai empuvei, ne grek kaliti dlo, ek kudukiyo, desa fe, agri-kol, kolobu wonkro se, kui. Bwansh, universitie UWI, aset de si, kipuzetie, toasiem, atilie, desa fe, le ekwiva, alone, docte patricia ismon, kiyo pofese desa fe, ekwiva, kiyo si toa wai, ekwii universitie sa la, kui apilta, se docte Antonio McDonald, kii facilitie atilie sa la, docte McDonald, kiyo institutie, kii pofese desa fe ekwiva, ekwii, koi, kii toati, kiyo si yo goan grek, kai departement CS, kai universitie, den georjie zela gwinad, kipuzetie, konsei, ana fe examinatio, kolizetie dire, kii ka kui pawe, kolie examinatio kip, a le toati, desangli, se se defei docte Patricia Esmond, Esmond, kui mesie universitie UWI, kui ka chain, kui me mesie CSIwiva, kii deklaritie, initiative sa la, ka l'occasione kui etabli le toati, ana fe kutu, kii si yo kii sa ka, ana koz, kono wai ekwopoen, kui pinio lezot, ekwani a lot moon kio liwono, kai atilie, kii sa ka, ede kui, kui decision, ekwame position, aso lot, kii jee, ekwse ko sa no atua, novella no jodia, mesie wida mo ka wii mesio, kutu ka adi mo ka bawe o impitasio, kui jee, kui mo a ko, dengai poe sa toa lot, novella kui o al, apu sa, kukua wii po, misya. Mesio pill primus, and here's a look at what's happening to us weather-wise. Skies are fair to partly cloudy with a few showers, as the Atlantic High Pressure System is expected to be the dominant feature over the eastern Caribbean region. The islands therefore will experience moderate, easterly winds and mostly fair weather apart from a few brief showers. The tide for Castries Harbor was low at 4.18pm and will be high again at 11.28pm. Tides for Bay 4 Bay was low at 5.45pm and will be high again at 12.35pm. The seas slide to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 meters. The sun will rise Friday at 6.11am. And that brings us to the end of the 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'm Misha Charles.