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60 Tablets were Donated to Roseau RC Combined School and Derniere Riviere Combined School Thursday, October 28, 2021 — In an effort to support initiatives by the Ministry of Education, Saint Lucia, to ensure effective home-learning for students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the OECS Commission in partnership with Spirit of America provided a total of 60 tablets to the Roseau RC Combined School and the Derniere Riviere Combined School in a Handover Ceremony on Friday, 22 October 2021. The donation is intended to target students who are under-performing and are socio-economically deprived or disadvantaged and will support the Conquer Mathematics Initiative – a…

Cruise Schedule UpdateCruise Ship Schedule for November, 2021Dear Stakeholders,Please note the following tentative cruise schedule for November, 2021.Cruise dates that are highlighted in blue will be inaugural calls to the destination. Copyright © 2021 St. Kitts Tourism Authority, All rights

Thursday, October 28, 2021 — Port of Spain, October 25, 2021 – Stakeholders are being invited to input into development of a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Development of this Strategy will fulfil a mandate from the OECS Council of Ministers for Environmental Sustainability (COMES) and contribute to efforts aimed at the management and sustainable use of marine and terrestrial biodiversity in the region. The Strategy will provide guidelines for engagement of civil society (including national and community-based and indigenous groups) and private sector stakeholders (including resource users, user associations and nature-based micro-enterprises). It will be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 28, 2021 (SKNIS): School bullying is detrimental to children on both sides of the exchange and causes physical and emotional harm and even triggers mental illness. Glennika Richardson-Govia, a student at the Verchilds High School (VHS) highlighted several ways schools can assist in preventing any form of bullying. One such approach is to create a positive school climate as a school’s success is highly dependent on the positive energy that teachers and students adapt. “They can start from the ground up. They can start building a community where they reward them for good behaviour and not just academics and…

DUBAI, 27 October 2021 – The greatest challenges of our time demand the minds of talented women, and Expo 2020’s Women’s Pavilion in collaboration with Cartier is an “excellent and timely” reminder of the women who have led the charge for positive change in our societies, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), said on Wednesday. “We simply cannot afford to leave talented women behind when we tackle the great challenges that await us, such as climate change, such as inequality,” Lagarde said during the inauguration of the pavilion, offering her remarks virtually alongside in-person speakers including Her Excellency Reem…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Tracey Wattley, Guidance Counsellor at the Cayon High School, identified several forms of bullying affecting students and encouraged parents and guardians to educate their children on the harmful impacts of bullying. “The traditional one that we normally look at is in terms of physical bullying where it has things that we can see [such as] the hitting, pushing, shoving, but over time we have seen that it goes beyond the physical aspect of things,” said Ms. Wattley, while appearing on the October 27 edition of Working for You. “There is also social bullying and…

The District Advisory Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Policing, spearheaded by the Officers at the Old Road Police Station, is an example of the Police and the community working together. Sergeant Matthew McGuire from the Old Road Police Station and Committee Member, Eugene Dias, will tell you more about it when they join Host, Superintendent James Francis, on “Policing With You”. “Policing With You” is aired every Thursday on ZIZ radio from 9:15 a.m. You can also watch it live on the Facebook Pages of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and ZIZ Broadcasting, or catch it on the YouTube…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 27, 2021 (SKNIS): Cruise tourism in St. Kitts is moving in a positive direction as authorities chart a safe balance between an outstanding visitor experience while mitigating the risks of COVID-19 to citizens, residents and visitors. At a press conference on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel, Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, gave an update on the first two months of the winter season that is being implemented in a phased way after a delayed start. “We have 18 ship days in November which translates to 27 calls,” Minister Grant stated,…

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DUBAI, 22 October 2021 – Setting the scene for a great line-up of music acts at Expo 2020 Dubai over the long weekend, Syrian composer, songwriter and producer Iyad Rimawi took to the Jubilee Stage on Thursdayas the opening act for Late Nights @ Expo. The concert marked a return to the city for the star, who played two nights at Dubai Opera earlier in the year. Following him was Serbian jazz fusion band Eyot, once described as ‘the Nirvana of European jazz’. The four-piece are known for blending classical, folk and electronic sounds. Earlier on Thursday, popular Pakistani singer-songwriter Ali Zafar gave fans a treat with a surprise last-minute concert.…