 The Department of External Affairs recently received a variety of medical items from the E-Club Karahib Association of Martinique on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The donation included wheelchairs, canes, tripods and walkers. Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Department of External Affairs, Gilam Simon, notes the expression of generosity is not the first from the island of Martinique, nor its homegrown organization. The E-Club Karahib Club has donated previously to the Government of St. Lucia and specifically to the Department of Health and so we are extremely grateful to the E-Club Karahib Club of Martinique and of course through our consulate in Martinique for those donations to the Ministry of Health to help in the fight against COVID. The E-Club Karahib Association is an institution offering club services to Caribbean men and women. These services aim to develop friendships and social actions in the region. Procurement officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Alison Jha says, this donation was not the first from Martinique during the COVID-19 crisis. Jha also expressed her gratitude to the island of Martinique and the organization. We are very pleased to receive this donation, it's a donation of wheelchairs, canes, walkers and we know that it will go a very long way in meeting the needs at our healthcare institutions. The wheelchairs will be distributed not only to the wellness centers but also to other agencies who rely on, in some instances, on support for the Ministry of Health. The current COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the centuries-long friendship between Sinc Lucia and Martinique. Reporting from the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, I am