 Welcome to NTN Nightly, I am Genelle Norville, this edition's top stories. Over 50,000 St. Lucians have been vaccinated against COVID-19 with more doses on the way. The Ministry of Health addresses concerns about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine and the community of Lage Babono to welcome a new primary school. St. Lucia's national COVID-19 vaccination campaign has gained significant ground since implementation four months ago. However, the Ministry of Health says there is still considerable work to be done. As of Sunday 13th June 2021, a total of 29,655 doses and 20,589 second doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine had been administered. This represents 16.4% and 11.4% of the population receiving the first and second doses respectively. During the month of May 2021, the campaign modified its initial phase approach to be complemented with a mobile component to facilitate greater ease of access to the vaccine by the general public. Nurse Tecla Jabatis is the Assistant Principal Nursing Officer and Vaccination Supervisor. Vaccines are offered at routine static vaccination sites every week, island-wide, as well as at mobile sites within communities and at locations of high human traffic. The elderly, people with mobile challenges and people living with chronic non-communicable conditions continue to be vaccinated within their homes to ensure individuals at high risk for severe COVID-19 infection are reached and provided with the protection offered by the vaccine. It should be noted that a cross-section of the private sector has partnered with the Ministry of Health to provide vaccine to their management and staff within their workplace. This has proven to be an effective approach for increasing vaccination coverage amounts individuals in their productive years of life. The Ministry of Health notes particular success with this strategy within the hotel sector. To date, some hotels have achieved vaccine coverage of about 65 to 70% of their staff complement. This is a remarkable achievement, especially in a sector where there is a higher risk of possible exposure to the COVID-19 virus given the nature of the heightened level of daily interaction with a wide range of people. This reduces the likelihood of a surge in cases given this level of protection and health and strength and productivity in that sector. As the economy slowly reopens and restrictions are lessened, Nersha Bhatti says the need to have a significant proportion of the workforce covered with the COVID-19 vaccine becomes increasingly important to protect the health of our citizenry. She notes that the demand for vaccines worldwide far surpasses the supply as we are still in a critical point in the pandemic where vaccine supply is limited. However, St. Lucia's third transfer of the vaccine under the Covax facility is expected in the coming weeks. Currently, the AstraZeneca vaccine is the only vaccine available in St. Lucia. The Ministry of Health continues to engage authorized vaccine suppliers with the intention of adding other COVID-19 vaccines to the current program. Nersha Bhatti has also assured that the ministry is carefully monitoring the use of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine safety and monitoring for severe adverse events remain a critical component of the vaccine loadout. It has been noted that recent reports released by global health authorities indicates that there is an association of blood clotting events after the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. We at the Ministry of Health are aware that this may have contributed to a level of hesitancy towards the vaccine and thus affecting uptick. We assure all that these events have been confirmed as being extremely rare and an unlikely expected outcome for the vast majority of people who received this vaccine. It is important to consider that clotting problems are a common complication of COVID-19 infection and it is also associated with other prevalent health conditions, including obesity. The Ministry of Health assures the citizenry that the safety of each individual is of paramount importance. There is in place a vaccine monitoring system which allows for the keeping of a record of any adverse effect and a timely intervention if this occurs. Given this monitoring system, it is important that each individual who has been vaccinated and experienced a response beyond the expected side effects contact the healthcare provider to report the experience. Though this monitoring system exists to capture adverse events in an effort to ensure vaccine safety, Nersha Bhatti says it is important to bear in mind that vaccine benefits continue to vastly outweigh any possible risk. The construction of a new primary school in the community of Lage-Babono is underway following a solid turning ceremony on the grounds of the building site recently. Chris Satney reports. The project is being undertaken at a cost of some $7.5 million E.C. dollars through funding from the Government of St. Lucia and co-financed by the Caribbean Development Bank, the CDB. Being executed under the Education Quality Improvement Project, EQUIP, the new Laguerre Primary School building will comprise a basement, ground floor and a top floor. The top floor will house four classrooms, a library which will also house an IT laboratory and a music room. The ground floor will house four classrooms, a sick bay, staff room and principal's office. The basement will house an open breezeway, male and female washrooms and a janitorial storage area. Prime Minister Alan Chastney, who spoke at the solid turning ceremony, says students within today's modern world must be given the skills necessary to help them adapt, think for themselves and to continuously strive to be the best. This is the vision. This is the future. This is understanding the capacity of our country to be able to grow. And it's recognizing that the infrastructure, the smart school in itself, is not sufficient. And that's why a big part of the EQUIP program has been the first part for the first three years has been about training the teachers to be in a smart school. There's no point in giving a child an E-pad if the teacher doesn't understand it. If the teacher themselves don't have the vision of where we need to go to be successful in the future. And we cannot continue to rely on the faith alone that what the teachers are doing is going to be successful. The school was due to be constructed under the basic Education and Enhancement B project but was delayed as a result of the passage of Hurricane Thomas, which resulted in the Ministry of Education diverting funds to repair the many schools that were ravaged by the 2010 cyclone. Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development Honourable Dr. Gail Briggebert says the new smart school will be equipped to better prepare students to exist in a world that is continuously advancing. It needs to be smart in terms of the infrastructural integrity and its ability to withstand climatic events. It needs to be smart to the extent that it incorporates information communication technology. It needs to be smart to cater for the multiple intelligences of our students. It needs to be smart to reflect our own incorporation of renewable forms of energy. It needs to be smart in recognising that our students have different mental and physical capacities and so we must cater for those. MP for Barbano Honourable Ezekiel Joseph says the project is long overdue and says he looks forward to finally addressing the issues of the school which has been temporarily housed in a restricted space adjacent to the construction site. Honourable Sadat, my people of Lagga, thank you very much for your patience. I must say that the parents thank you very much for your patience. I know your support is there I know likewise the teachers looking forward to that completion of this project but we want you all to be more involved even after the school is completed. the school is completed. Your involvement is critical to assist the teachers in the development of our students. That's important. So having a new school is one thing but you must give the principal and the teachers the support. The contract for the school's construction has been awarded to Construction and Industrial Equipment Ltd whose CEO Reino Kajada is confident of completing on time and within budget. We started off the school and as you know the little rains are on and the kind of soil that we have here is going to hold us back just a little weeded. But once we get out of it, it's going to be all easier and we'll be moving very quickly. Under the Education Quality Improvement Project Equip, two other schools will benefit from the construction of new units to enhance the educational and comfort capacities of these institutions. Contracts for the construction of these units were recently awarded and signed with Prudies Construction Services Ltd for the construction of the unit at the Gordon and Walcott Memorial Methodist at a cost of $6.5 million and a construction and industrial equipment limited for the construction of the unit at the Vidbutai Primary School at a cost of $4.5 million. From the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, I am Chris Satney reporting. The Early Childhood Services Unit of the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations is informed in residents of the community of Grosily of the registration of children for the Government-operated Early Childhood Centre in the district. Parents and guardians desirous of obtaining a space for the Child Award between the ages of six weeks to four years at the centre are asked to register at the Early Childhood Services Unit luckily from Monday 21st to Friday 25th June 2021 between the hours of 9am to 3pm. You are to bring along the following documents, one passport size or photograph of the child, the child's birth certificate, health card, your ID card and a recent utility bill showing proof of residence. The Early Childhood Services Unit is located on Gordon's Lane which is opposite the Lacklery Health Centre. The NRDF building is at the entrance of this lane. The unit is the fourth building on the right on Gordon's Lane. For more information, please contact the Early Childhood Services Unit at 451-7710 or 730-0222. This is NTN Nightly. Up next, Primers Hutchinson will be NTN Nouvelle Acwayol. Welcome back. We join Primers Hutchinson for the NTN Nouvelle Acwayol. Monsieur Thin Genel, Monsieur Béderm, département, qu'il n'est plus que sa habilité pour la formation de gouvernement, c'est leci, ça c'est G.I.S. C'est l'hôpital de télévision nationale qui est NTN qu'à Président Nouvelle Acwayol, Président Primers Hutchinson. C'est du pays incroyable qu'il a formé. Ça nous connaît quand O.I.C.S. qu'à célébrer, c'est qu'observer qu'on est l'un des députés sié-agrements de Bastere en pays Saint-Kitts à l'année 1981, côté organisation salarité formée. C'est leci, c'est le premier set en ce pays à quitter sié-gouin-agrements salarés. Qu'à votre deuxième anniversaire salarés, qu'à tomber à d'un autre côté, où j'en, ça c'est, où j'en c'était pays salarés, ni pour faire bataille qu'au salar et puis on pandémie qui s'élèvent à tout bonnement. Président, organisation O.I.C.S. là, ni 11 mâmes qui s'y met au lieu, c'est le pays caribla, c'est commencé, et puis un tigre avec babiode, Dominique, La Grinade, Montserrat, C'est le ci, Saint-Kitts, et Neves, C'est Vincent, et la Grinadienne, c'est pays l'un des vièges anglais, Anguels, Martinique et Guadeloupe. D'où on adresse pour observance salar, directeur général pour C.T.P. O.I.C.S. là, Docteur Didikus Jules, déclaré qu'il, C.T.P. Caribla, j'a battu la guère, la vie économique et sociale ensemble, et que ça aide eux, pour comprendre qu'il, c'est diverses situations qui qui a divisé eux, ni moins significatives qui ça qui qu'il a emboissé eux. Dr Jules qui est also C.T.P. là, pour changer qui observa ce qu'a été l'année anniversaire salar, qui ont l'occasion pour changer ces moments, le ténis pour T.B. l'armée ensemble, et puis il y en a l'autre pour corporez en unification contre pèse et force les guants magères internationales. Dr Jules aussi m'a dit, C.T.P. là, pour changer aussi ses chefs politiques et exécutifs qui travaillent ensemble pour d'aider ces pays salar d'eux à la haute là. Il m'a dit, les citoyens C.T.P. là, pour pas jamais oublier l'effort tout C.T.P. Salar pour déboutre contre les plus forts en l'évionnement international. Organization ni commitment et délication pour renforcer des guéles à vie économique et établir plus fort l'érification à parmi ces moments-là. Aussi, c'est cela aussi, qu'a metté un peu l'importance à ce dualisme et droit par loi aussi qu'a écoulagé bonne gouvernance entre ces pays-là qui est dépendant comme ça qui dépendant toujours en ces pays-là carréblable. Organisation OECS là, qui tienne grand confonction à ce media social, les 18 juillet 2021 à bas conduit Premier ministre Lagunade, Dr Keith Mitchell, qui c'est chairman pour le Présent, ça qui fasse public à son page Facebook et YouTube à 10e matin, on va donner les 18 mages. Minister de santé, j'ai rapporté nos réductions en cas de maladie corona pour ces semaines qui passaient. Là aussi, tenez nos réductions en ces quantités moules qui te cassent au fait et puis à tout front et que moins moules te visitent l'hôpital Victoria et que moins aussi te visitent ces cliniques olivants pays-là. Majorité, c'est car corona qu'a sorti en face à des sous-pays et que si babono est gosiré à face à des nods. En même temps, les officiers santé qui a continué pour ménager capacité maladie celle-là pour pas s'y manger la resultat d'activité sociale. Chef officier médical, Dr Sharon Belma George, dit que ministère qui a continué pour tester exchange au fait tous les jours. Mais, pendant la néo-édiction, généralement, ministère qui a rapporté aussi augmentation de nouveau formation maladie corona qui sorti à l'anglité qui a cette lycée a besoin. Dr Belma George, déclaré qu'en ministère qui a recevré resultat de maladie nouveau salar pour l'organisation CAF. C'est moi qui a noté 19 en plus en car corona anglée celle-là a cette lycée. Exapote les mots pour commenter tout ça car celle-là c'est cette lycée. Et majorité, c'est car corona anglée qui sorti à Babono, Cozillé et Castrui. Dr Belma George, qui avait une lycée pour savoir que le public est pour qu'on sorti à l'angleterre car la formation maladie qui sorti à l'angleterre est aussi matinique qui vous est nageant. Et ça c'est parce que on ne peut pas qu'à suivre ces protocoles-là comme je vous ai fait. C'est moi qui a continué pour conseiller le public pour qu'on tout pour qu'on est pour qu'on tout pour qu'on qui nécessite la vélément sanitiser par participer à activité sociale à place publique et coester le monde qui a montré signe maladie. C'est vice, la vaccinée qui a continué simplement pour m'empublique-là en plusieurs communes. En total, il y a 29 1645 mons j'ai retrouvé vacciné et que c'est moi qui a écouragé le public-là pour venir prendre dose de la vaccinée pour abattre le monde à l'hôpital et plus mauvais toujours la mort. Service d'éducation pour Tiszafa un département éducation qui a informé les résidents en paresse conseiller pour aller registrer Zafayo pour institution c'est-à-dire institution d'éducation Tiszafa qui abattre opération gouvernement qui établie un communeur. Nippawankini DZIP pour registrer Zafayo à l'âge de 6h pour 4h du Kamadejo pour visiter Health Centre à la clérie Lady Levetain pour Vaudredi Lady Levetain C'est-à-dire Amad Che à Nivea Bon matin pour 3h pour midi Bon c'est faux il faut porter document qu'on il faut qu'on portait passport Tiszafa but stay qu'est-ce-à-t'il Merci à Pyl Primus And that brings us to the end of Indian 9th Lee. Join us next time at 7pm with a repeat at 7am. You can also catch up with us any time on the St Lucia government, Facebook page or YouTube channel. I am Janelle Norvel.