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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Members of the security forces in St. Kitts and Nevis are encouraged to access specialized training in tourism through a course offered by the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Tourism Oriented Policing course is designed for special units within police departments that focus attention on crimes committed by and against tourists. It has been successfully used to train officers in the Tobago Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services. Dr.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis sets a best practice model as it will lead the way in renewable energy in the Caribbean with the construction of the largest Solar Farm and Battery Storage Facility. At a brief but historic ceremony on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, to kick off the SOLEC Leclanché Solar Farm, Jomo Williams, General Manager of the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC), hailed the initiative a significant step towards achieving clean renewable energy for the Federation. “St, Kitts and Nevis stands to be a model for the other islands…

June 16, 2022, PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – Food security, energy security and health security are among the key building blocks needed to overcome the current global challenges which threaten to stymie development on both the African continent and in the Caribbean region. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, shared this view as well as lessons for the Caribbean from the AfDB’s experiences, on Tuesday nightin delivering the 2022 William G Demas Memorial Lecture. The lecture, ‘Development in a Context of Global Challenges: Experiences and Lessons from the African Development Bank’, was part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Several key stakeholders from the Meteorology and Water Services Departments in St. Kitts and Nevis are currently gathered at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort for a four-day (June 13-16) climate services workshop aimed at improving the capacity in climate forecasting in the Federation. “This workshop is part of a larger project that is looking at improving the capacity of certain national institutions, such as the Meteorological (MET) Services, in order to assist the Federation in meeting its climate change targets,” said Auren Manners, Director of Economic Affairs & PSIP, Ministry of Sustainable Development.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago is collaborating with the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) in St. Kitts and Nevis to promote courses in mediation, as well as restorative justice. The 40-hour mediation training course is available online, offering residents the convenience of completing coursework without having to leave the country. Dr. Wendell Wallace, Deputy Dean for Distance Education Outreach, Faculty of Social Sciences, at St. Augustine, said that mediation is an important tool that can be applied to everyday life. “Mediation can be used in every…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The University of the West Indies (UWI) Level One Programme at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), which is offered at a much lower price rate than at a UWI Campus or at the UWI Open Campus, provides citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis with tangible benefits, said Dean of the Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) Division, Wanda Hughes, while appearing on “Working for You” on June 15. “The immediate benefit that comes to mind is the fact that the UWI Level One Programme is significantly cheaper than actually going on…

10 June – Castries, Saint Lucia – Six primary schools across Saint Lucia with a combined roll call of 1,500 students are set to benefit from the joint effort of the Government of Saint Lucia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in supporting the enhancement of the NationalSchool Feeding Programme. Within that framework, FAO provided a variety of small garden and kitchen equipment which included garden hoses, knapsack sprayers, extendable hand rake, watering cans, revolving sprinklers, manual garden tillers, electronic weighing scales, heavy duty food processors, stand up food mixers, knife sharpeners and vacuum sealers to each of the schools to support and further develop vegetable gardens and school meals preparation. In January 2021, an assessment was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that Academic Scholarships to pursue studies in the Republic of Cuba commencing at the start of the 2023 academic year are now available.A total of nine (9) scholarships is being offered to interested persons from Saint Kitts and Nevis to pursue degrees in the following areas: Five (5) for Medicine b. One (1) for Nursing/Health Technology c. Two (2) for specialization in Medicine d. One (1) for a non-medical discipline It is important for applicants to note…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The year 2022 marks the 27-year anniversary of formalizing diplomatic relations between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Cuba. This year’s anniversary will be celebrated in a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Embassy of Cuba in Basseterre to air a Cuban film “Habanastation.” Habanastation, produced and first released in Cuba in 2011, addresses inequalities in Cuba through the relationship between two children of different social strata. The 95-minute production is scheduled to be aired on ZIZ Television on…

On 2 June 2022, The University of the West Indies Open Campus St Kitts and Nevis Site hosted the launch of the book ‘From Shepherd Boy in the Hills of Frigate Bay to Prominent World Scientist’ written by Dr Samuel Rawlins. Dr Samuel Rawlins is an alumnus of The University of the West Indies, He also lectured at the Mona campus in Jamaica and the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad. In 2007, Dr Rawlins had the distinction of sharing the Nobel Peace Prize with other scientists who worked on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The programme included remarks from one of Dr Rawlins’ past students, Dr Karen Polson Edwards, PAHO/WHO Representative for…