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July 29, 2006.Indd Saint Lucia No. 148. Saturday, July 29, 2006 A publication of the Department of Information Services HON. MENISSA RAMBALLY Highway works to end for school National Risk Register Launched Night Court Imminent 14th CMex Meeting for Saint opening - page 2 - pages 4 & 5 - Page 6 Lucia – Page 6 “Take 2 ” - A fi fteen minute news review of the week. Government Notebook A fresh news package daily Every Friday at 6.15 p.m. on NTN, Cablevision Channel 2. on all local radio stations 2 Saint Lucia Saturday, July 29, 2006 NDC/CDF Announce ¼ Million Dollar Assistance Package to Artistes & Entertainers ome early September 2006 artistes on the island will Cbe better able to access seed money for the purpose of financing sustainable income generating activ- ities. The latest cause for optimism was announced Thursday, July 27, 2006 with the launch of the Artiste Assistance Programme. The initiative is a collaborative ef- fort of the National Development Cor- poration (NDC) in partnership with the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF). Under the pilot project, some $250 thousand dollars is being made available to artistes and entertainers in the form of grants ranging from five to twenty thousand dollars. The initiative was first announced by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs, International Financial Servic- es and Information Dr. Kenny Anthony during the 2006/07 Budget Address. According to Dr. Anthony, “artistes and entertainers are in a challenging business in which returns are uncer- tain. The Government is aware that it (L - R) Executive Director of the CDF Gabriel “Teddy” Francis; Chief Executive Officer of the NDC Wayne Vitalis is not always easy for artistes and en- tertainers to access finance for projects joint committee comprising two repre- main criterion however is that artistes full advantage of it and ensure that the that are expected to provide them with sentatives from the CDF and two from applying for grants must be registered benefits intended are met,” said Vitalis. a stream of income and therefore we the NDC will meet to administer the with the CDF. NDC/CDF officials say He told media representatives who cannot continue to ignore the need to programme. This committee will eval- all has been done to ensure that the pro- gathered at the NDC head office for encourage the development of an en- uate the first set of proposals received cess from application to approval has Thursday morning’s launch, “Today’s tertainment industry, not only locally and within a three week period be in been simplified while still maintaining activity is all geared toward the cre- but beyond our borders into the region a position to make determinations, an- strong accountability and transparency ation of a viable and sustained cultural and elsewhere.” nounce and inform the applicants of monitoring mechanisms. industry for St. Lucia.” According to Executive Director of the CDF Ga- successful admissions.” Chief Executive Officer of the NDC Vitalis, the development of this indus- briel “Teddy” Francis has hailed the Proposals under the prescribed ap- Wayne Vitalis says the pilot project marks try dovetails nicely into the develop- initiative as a much needed step in the plications forms will be received for the culmination of eighteen months of ment of a viable service industry, which right direction, one that will allow ar- the entire month of August, while the discussions on how the arts can be as- in itself will spurn further economic tistes and entertainers to better position first set of disbursements is expected sisted by the government entity. Vitalis growth for the island. He went on, “We themselves in the Arts and Entertain- to be made by early September 2006. says if the project is successful, consid- must recognize that the creative indus- ment industry. Francis says, “Naturally Over the next few weeks the public eration will be given toward extending it try is a viable industry, one that needs the amount of the grant will hinge on will be informed of the criteria for proj- for another year. “We hope that artistes all the assistance it can get especially the quality of the proposal submitted. A ect proposals via the mass media. One and others involved in the arts will take from government agencies.” Book Launchings For Emancipation Day Two new publications dealing with deal with the similar theme. Commission for UNESCO Mrs. Paule cents in particular and Mrs. Thomas slavery and its impact in the Saint “From Slavery to Freedom: Some Turmel John says the publications were looks at – besides giving a history of Lucian context will be launched on aspects of the impact of Slavery on part of a project to celebrate 2004, the slavery and a historical perspective Monday, 31st July as part of the cel- Saint Lucia” was written by National international year to commemorate the on slavery in St .Lucia - making an ebration To observe Emancipation Archivist Margot Thomas and lecturer struggle against slavery and its abolition. inventory of all the plantations . Day here on 1st August. The UNES- at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community “ Ms. Louis looks more at the no- Mrs. John describd the projects CO sponsored publications were College Ancillia Louis authored the tions that are transmitted in Social as a ‘big achievement ‘ for the lo- written as separate projects by two book “Slavery and Family Life”. Studies on Slavery and so on and how cal UNESCO office and also for the Saint Lucians. However both books Secretary General of the National it effects the behaviour of male adoles- country. Nursing Students in Cuba Concerned About Misinformation at Home he officer in charge of St. Lucia’s scribed as “a group of very excited, en- diplomatic mission in Cuba, thusiastic and upbeat students.” TConsul General Peter Lansiquot, According to the Consul General, “a says Saint Lucian nursing students in brand new school has been provided by Cuba are concerned about what they the government of Cuba for the Saint Lu- consider to be mis-information about cian students who were recently offered the recent death of a fellow student and scholarships in Nursing, during discus- their living conditions in Cuba. sions between Cuban President Dr Fidel Mr. Lansiquot, says that Khania Me- Castro and Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Some of the nursing students at a briefing prior to their departure from St. Lucia lius, who died soon after she arrived Dr. Kenny Anthony last month.“ in Havana earlier this year with other With regard to claims that their stud- expressed by the body of Saint Lucian cited and are extremely satisfied with local nursing students, passed away as ies would be insufficient for national nursing students that a local Kweyol the care and attention that they have a result of a chronic case of advanced service when the students return home, talk-show host, monitored on the Inter- been receiving from the Cuban author- Hepatitic Insufficiency. Mr. Lansiquot says “arrangements have net, had been misinforming the nation ities at their school.” Regarding the allegations that the been made for the students to eventu- about their living conditions in Cuba. During his two-hour exchange with students were facing difficult condi- ally graduate as General Nursing Prac- According to Consul General Lan- the group, Mr. Lansiquot challenged tions in Cuba, Mr. Lansiquot says he titioners, with an option for those in- siquot: “The students expressed their the nursing students to perform to the visited the school in Matanzas prov- terested to also be able to complete a outrage at this misinformation and very best of their abilities, suggesting ince where the 184 new students were Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.” unanimously requested that he should that they should do so in honour of assigned and addressed what he de- Mr. Lansiquot also reported concerns inform the nation that they are very ex- their departed friend, Khania Melius. Saturday, July 29, 2006 Saint Lucia 3 REMARKS BY HON. MENISSA RAMBALLY AT A MEETING ON THE OECS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT BAY GARDENS JULY 20, 2006 n preparing for this conference, But the deteriorating social fabric of importance of able bodies and moti- my thoughts have been propelled our society has made it mandatory that vated workers to find the engine of Iby the now seemingly immortal- we begin to in-corporate human issues productivity. ized title of the West India Commis- in our national development thrust, for Today, I wish to use the opportunity sion, “Time for Action” example, the role that poverty and il- of this forum to channel a request, to The reality is that several govern- literacy have played and continue to call for a joint meeting of ministers of ments in the Eastern Caribbean and play in youth deviancy, crime and anti- finance and social development to look social behaviour. the wider region have within the past at the whole issue enabling and sus- decade outlined declared boundaries We look also at the role of poverty, taining the process in the light of fact for social development and the social joblessness and again illiteracy in the that there are no quick fixes and this transformation agenda. A closer look growth of the pandemic HIV/AIDS. must be a medium to long term under- will reveal that these have met with These are but some examples of taking. varying degrees of success. how human development issues have In reality however, in many terri- seemed to distort and redefine develop- Therefore, this conference as I said tories, Ministries of Finance, when it ment in these islands of the region. is most timely because it comes at a time when, with cricket world cup comes to social development issues, Therefore, what we need to emanate have been quick to talk the talk but from a session such as this is a strong 2007 the focus of many of our ener- slow to walk the walk.
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