 Welcome to NTR Nightly. I'm Hermadi Mark. This edition stops stories. Government encourages adoption of climate smart measures with 190-water tank donation to farming community. Police note marked increase in COVID-19 protocol violations in first quarter of 2021 and exports St Lucia trademarks the taste of St Lucia brand. The government of St Lucia continues to secure the future of the island's agricultural sector on multiple fronts. Among efforts is the Economic Resilience and Recovery Plan. Since implementation, major gains have been realized in the sector as the government continues to provide assistance to farmers. Harrison is here, Antoine with this report. The government of St Lucia understanding the importance of water storage in light of climate change recently donated a total of 190 tanks to farmers across St Lucia. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives noted that the initiative will benefit a great number of producers in implementing climate smart measures to ensure the sustainability of their enterprises. Minister Joseph expressed gratitude to all stakeholders involved in the procurement of water tanks for the farmers. I know resources are limited and I understand that. But let's see if we can at least scratch some more resources somewhere to see if we can get some more tank. Especially knowing, like you said, it's been manufactured locally and the whole COVID environment that we're under right now is a question of creating employment, stimulating economic activities in the country. So I want to see to Mr. Bryce, who is the manufacturer of the tank, his company. Thank you very much. I'm sure there's some arrangements within him and your department. I want to see to the Department of Economic Development through you, Mr. Descartes. Thank you very much for considering in your repurposing of resources, considering agriculture. And I want to say to the young farmer here, continue the good works. Feel free to contact your extension officer or work closely with your extension officer. Honourable Ezekiel Joseph explained that this initiative also forms part of the mandate of the Department of Agriculture to assist young farmers in becoming more efficient and sustainable. As a government, we have under my leadership, we have done a lot to assist our farmers, especially our small farmers. I remember we had what we call a youth in agriculture program. And my experience working with young farmers, they have two major challenges. And I say major, marketing, which I speak to in a while, is another challenge. But two major challenges. One, the availability of resources for them to be able to invest in the initiatives that they have decided to get involved in. And the other one is land. And that is why when we develop the youth in agriculture program and we approach the curriculum development fund to get grand funding of $3.2 million, that was the mindset we have. How can we assist our young farmers who are interested in agriculture and who we can educate and train in new technology? Because what we are realizing is that our agricultural land is diminishing, our population is increasing, our age of our farmers are getting older and older, and we need to introduce young farmers into agriculture. But how we assist them? And that was the mindset and the thinking behind the initiative of the youth in agriculture program. The Minister for Agriculture reaffirmed the Government of St. Lucia's commitment to ensuring a more resilient agricultural sector, whilst also enhancing livelihoods for rural farmers with a focus on both livestock and crops. For the information unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. Meanwhile, adaptation planning for the pelagic sargassum influxes and the impact of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture were among focus areas of the recently held 4th Huey Open Campus, St Lucia Country Conference. Details in this report. The second phase of the Jeff SGP-UNDP Knowledge Fair and the UWI Open Campus St Lucia Country Conference 2020-2021, which included the first national honey show training workshop, have been healed a success. The UWI Open Campus St Lucia, in collaboration with the Jeff's small grants program, UNDP, will set its fourth country conference under the theme, visioning sustainable futures, confronting the threats of climate change and climate variability, which provided a platform to share existing research and disseminate information on St Lucia. Commenting on the close of the 3-day conference, UWI Open Campus St Lucia's head of site AG, Mistress Leslie Crane-Michelle, opined that while it was their fourth country conference, it was the first virtual conference. It was our fourth country conference, but of course it was our very first virtual country conference in keeping with the famous protocols that we now all have to follow. The conference was a wonderful success. It took place over a three-day period. It began on the 15th, the evening on the 15th, with an opening ceremony. The conference saw presentations focused on a range of climate change-related topics, including historical and future trends of climate-related hazards, St Lucia's climate policy environment towards concrete action, the impact of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture, sustainable harvesting of the incense tree, adaptation planning for pelagic sargassum influxes in the eastern Caribbean, a St Lucia case study and the eastern Caribbean solar challenge. All of them focused on climate change, but you basically have key areas represented. So the solar challenge, for example, that is facing the region, that was a big one that was focused on by the OVCS. The huge problem that we've got with sargassum in all of the islands of our region really, which in particular is paying a lot of attention to. We also had a number of presentations, also from the OVCS, and Ministry of Sustainability Development, which focused more on the various policies that need to be put in place if we are going to make any inroads on the climate change problem that we are currently experiencing. So we did have a wide cross-section and we had a very interesting one which looked at more of the spiritual impact of climate change on all of us in the region. It was a very special presentation by our very own UWI PhD candidate, and it really lent a very special touch to the proceedings because there is a tendency to view climate change as strictly an economic, political, even of course a scientific issue, but there is also, of course, the whole social and spiritual impact as well. So it really was all encompassing and a very, very rewarding few days. British Green Mitchell concluded that the conference was altogether an enlightening three days, highlighting the urgent need for aggressive climate change adaptation in Saint-Duchy and the wider Caribbean, while providing local and regional beacons of hope within an often bleak global climate change context. In the same vein, the National Honey Show Training Workshop held in February is also being hailed as success by the organisers. The two-day event was undertaken to prepare beekeepers and various others in the sector to participate in the island's first ever National Honey Show, scheduled to take place in December of this year. President of the IANOLA apiculture, Collective, IAC Richard Mathias stated that this is the first activity of its kind directed at Saint-Duchy and regional beekeepers. While the event was facilitated by four world-class presenters, it was under the tutelage of leading expert and certified honey judge, Miss Jennifer Holmes. We had a number of very interesting facilitators over the two-day period. Day one, we had Jennifer Holmes, who is an international honey judge. She's based in Florida, and she gave us a really good in-depth three to four hours on really how to prepare yourself for the various different categories. Carla Essin on day two, she gave a nice one-hour presentation on rules and regulations and more on the mechanics of how we set up the Honey Show. But I think two Caribbean facilitators were really stole the show. Gladstone Solomon from Trinidad and Tobago and Dr. Valma Jessaby from Grenada. Gladstone has participated or has spearheaded Trinidad's participation in the London Honey Show for at least from 1987 to over 2000 or 2005 where Trinidad has won participants from Trinidad have won a number of different categories or they've placed in a number of different categories. Dr. Valma Jessaby from Grenada who is a multiple winner of the Hender Cup also. And she has been a real trailblazer for the Caribbean and diversifying the honey product from the region into more value-added areas. So it was really good to have her on board as a presenter. With a very positive response from participants locally and from around the region, Mafia's fills compelled to make the Allens first to Honey Show a success and concluded that a second seminar will be hosted midway towards the competition date in order to ready participants for the Honey Show. We still need to do some more groundwork locally to get our beekeepers really ready and prepared so that we can really have a really competitive environment. So everybody fully understands the rules and regulations and we'll probably have another seminar in June. This is a refresher and to really get everybody acquainted with the rules and regulations and to get a better idea of the numbers of people that will be participating in this year's competition. But at least by setting the stage early in the year in February, beekeepers have an opportunity to start setting aside their best honey or preparing for the various different categories from now. So at least they've got the whole season to really prepare and put aside what they think is going to be their best honey for competition. Pleased with the success of the events organised by his organisation, Jeff Small Grant's programme UNDP in conjunction with the Caribbean Youth Environmental Network Sintusha Chapter, the National Coordinator Jals Romulus indicated that it is the intention of the Jeff SGP UNDP that these activities serve as a fillip for the development of the apiculture industry in Sintusha and the OECS. He also noted that both components provided a valuable nexus with the broader Jeff SGP UNDP Knowledge Fair ideation component. With its solution-oriented approach to existing and looming environmental threats, which must be urgently addressed to the rest of Sintusha is to have any chance of achieving a sustainable future. From the Government Information Service, Hermadi Mark reporting. The Royal Sintusha Police Force is reporting an increase in violations for the COVID-19 protocols in the first quarter of the year. Between 27 December 2020 and 20 March 2021, 136 breaches were registered by business operations alone. 18 arrests and 118 warnings were issued and one conviction was handed down. Home quarantine breaches persist, totaling 17 for the period. They were all escorted to institutional quarantine. 12 home party breaches were reported, for which five arrests were made. Three complaints were lodged and four let off with warnings. While one arrest was made for one instance of mass crowd breaches, 16 warnings were issued for the rest. Law enforcement was also lenient with the public transport sector. All 162 reported violations associated with minibus travel were let off with warnings. One arrest was made for a hotel breach and 10 warnings were issued for the remaining cases. Superintendent of Police Dr. Mashama Silly discloses that the highest record breaches for the period were masked and curfew violations. Person's not wearing a mask. Total 709. Total arrested 97. Complaints were lodged against six individuals. Convictions 30. Finds were between $200 and $800. One person was given 40 hours community service and another one year probation. Warnings 606. For this period, arrests tally up to 201. Complaints lodged 17 and convictions 40. The public is reminded that mass crowd events, mass gatherings including river and beach lines are prohibited. Compliance is especially requested for the Easter holiday weekend. Friday the 2nd of April to Monday the 5th of April kindly be reminded that curfew will be from 7pm to 4am and businesses are to close by 6pm. We are still experiencing individuals remaining at the bars, congregating with friends and drinking, all persons congregating on the beaches and drinking and not maintaining the protocols. Superintendent of Police Dr. Mashama Silly there. The government of St. Dusha through Export St. Dusha is pleased to announce that it has completed the registration of its trademark, Taste of St. Dusha with the St. Dushan Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property. The trademarked Taste of St. Dusha currently covers Export St. Dusha's primary sectors of agriculture, food and beverage, agro-processing and fashion. Export St. Dusha first launched the Taste of St. Dusha brand in 2018 to focus on commanding visibility and increased market share for St. Dushan products in the growing export markets. Through an intervention with the International Trade Center, ITC, Export St. Dusha aims to fine-tune and convert the Agency's Taste of St. Dusha TOSL campaign into a sustainable commercial export brand that approved St. Dushan products and services will carry in export markets. The logo symbolizes the highest quality of goods, services and exports that will be distinguishable the world over. This cohesive export brand and brand management plan involved extensive and intensive stakeholder engagement. The process required consensus on the guidelines and standards as well as the governance structure and the business model for the export brand. Therefore, the trademark means that any users of Taste of St. Dusha would require permission from the Governance Committee to utilize the name. This is NtN Nightly. Up next, Primus Hutchinson with the NtN novella Quiole. Welcome back. Welcome back. Now we join Primus Hutchinson with the NtN Nightly. Welcome back. Now, we join Pramas-Hudgensen for the anti-annouvela que all. Monsieur Tha Rameur, Monsieur Mdm Dupartement, University of Surabilité et Pouéformation, a gouvernement à cette lycée, à ses GIS, à ses bébés TV nationales, au Péhéa NTN, à positive nouvelle, à Koyol, positive Pramas-Hudgensen. Pepe Péhéa qui engageait un business qui a débattu toujours pour établir un société-business à cette lycée, a trouvé eu l'occasion pour implimenter, pour ne plus sécurité, les eaux qui a cherché l'âge à pôter. Ca c'est parce que l'Ajanillon Initiative, pour implimenter aux eaux qui aient encouragé les institutions finance pour opérer un bas mouet suisse les eaux qui a pôter des business à l'âge. Dupartement des affaires finance, pour dider Pepe Péhéa, en façon de produire compétition ou est-ce qu'on sable pour y opposer, pour implimenter des morceaux de législation salaires, pour réformer initiatives-là. Avocat des consultant, pour gouvernement à cette lycée, Bouton McNamara, j'ai engagé implimentation des morceaux de législation salaires. Il a expliqué qu'il s'accaifait impossible pour édivider un business Péhéa pour sortir un bas tracassement d'expérience pour problème qui critique et pour vivre et placer le business Péhéa. Sinon McNamara, des morceaux de législation salaires qui facilitent les maires de business qui ont des paies pour vivre et payer l'âge parce que l'âge est doué mais c'est un business au fond pour aider à sortir un bas qualité mauvais mal-tête salaire et pour placer d'être à d'ailleurs façon pour n'y causer le business Péhéa pour vivre et placer le business Péhéa pour effacer vieille dette-là pour que le Ténia ait qu'un gé adhéant meilleur dégoué pour le business salaire continue à opérer. Le Gwèk Considt-la, c'est Charme Maafre qui déclare qu'il y ait un business et que l'édividie a appuie à utiliser le propriété par exemple d'équipement qui est un service business et qui est un taux éclage qui a une consécuité de l'église de l'agent. Il a ajouté que les institutions finaces tenaient un tic-tif pour avoir de façon salare parce qu'il n'a pas tenu assez de bonne manière pour s'enregistrer mais a pris plusieurs consultations et puis ça s'est hot-back mondial et puis association hot-back c'est le site Charme du Commerce et les sections des affaires de la loi Péhéa ont été capables pour mettre tout un rangement à place. A présent, c'est le Maafre d'abord sur l'agislation salare j'ai apparaît pour apparaître devant Kaipalema pour trouver appouvé. C'est-à-dire hot-l'école Tis-en-femme est premier à Dennerie où c'est vrai divers attiques pour l'école qui sortis hot-concillate cette lycée à New York. A collaboration et before that show make it happen apparemment plus de lotes qui fait contribution eux aussi. Apparemment ça s'est étudiant aussi c'est vrai c'était Cléon, Bagl'école apparemment lotes nécessité l'école. Présentation de fait, l'idée s'est amoureuse pour ces principales de l'école salare. C'est conseil général à New York, Monsieur Landers qui était qui a conduit initiative-là. Monsieur Landers c'était étudiant à tapasser à l'école premier à Dennerie. Conseil général oui, mais c'est tout qui fait ses prestations salaires possibles abattant web salaires. Apparemment c'est cette lycée qui fait prestation à New York reality c'est Alfonzo Maki hot club domino cê permission mème la vache for Nui, Cheryl Francis, and Principal for the school Tisafan, Madame Mary Flavier. Selon Madame Chassnay, c'était un plaisir pour faire cette école cela avouer ses cadeaux comme saison l'école l'année passée pour l'année ici. T'es posé un pile de pez à ce, particulièrement, les plus jeunes étudiants c'est Tisafan. Reposative parlement, on est maintenant à Stéphane. Oui, merci. Tout le monde qui t'est fait ça possible et qui servit l'occasion pour écoager tout le monde pour prendre la vaccination contre malade coronavirus. Plus qu'il des étudiants pour suivre ces cadeaux des articles de l'école. Pour qu'il soit maladipassé les 23 mois de mars, pour qu'il soit maladipassé les 23 mois de mars, pour qu'il soit maladipassé les 17 mois de mars, c'est les mots à la sortie à d'ailleurs groupes 149. Tout ceci est disponible si tu veux tester cette vis-clinique à ces communes et qu'il y a une quarantaine par l'éducation Présentement, Minister de Santé, j'ai fait arrangement pour que tout veille en isolation et pour commencer chercher pour que le contact soit prudent. Et puis, pour aussi qu'il y ait 12 individus que j'ai trouvé d'héroson et que ça plaçait les mots car qui actif en hôtelier 1924. D'un des cas critiques et que l'hôpital pour le moment c'est qu'à Nef Salah, j'ai placé les mots car corona que j'ai registré en cette liste pour 4.849. Minister de Santé aussi, by rapport des démons qui mort en resultant de corona. Y'en c'est un homme en l'âge de 60 secondes hôtes choisées et que y'ont femmes 60 hôtes castes. Minister de Santé car c'est parti et puis la famille dit la mort à la. Minister de Santé, plaît pour annoncer qui depuis l'événement en total de 20.420 d'NVD. J'ai aussi vu la vaccine et la vaccine aussi pour moins qu'un kai qui malade et bien les prix constituent car continue pour juste les 26 à Mademoisse. Y'a encore des semens à la moins qu'il y a de ce pour faire pour le moment un wellness centre qui plie pour eux. Minister car conseille tout le monde pour continuer pour un tout pour caution contre malade et corona. Exécutons ça. Je ne m'attends pas d'un bout de neuf Monsieur Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Mme Merci appeal primers. That brings us to the end of NTN Mitoly. Join us next time at 7.00 PM with a repeat at 7.00 AM. You could also catch up with us anytime under Government of State through show Facebook page or YouTube channel. I'mjiang Udimar