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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 30, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the Department of Community Development and Social Services will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The special guests will be Osslyn Ward-Harris, Director of Community Development and Social Services and Member of Seniors Enrichment Programme Committee; Dahlia Scarborough, Case Manager within the Department of Social Services and Chair of Seniors Enrichment Programme Committee; and Haniff Charles, Community Development Officer and Secretary on Seniors Enrichment Programme Committee. The discussion will focus on the Seniors Enrichment Programme. The objectives of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 29, 2021 (RSCNPF): Several Police Officers recently received letters confirming their ranks. The confirmation for Inspectors Joel Caines and Shorna Edwards took effect from December 01, 2018, and from October 01, 2018 for Sergeants Marvin Thompson, Valon Hodge, Kishorn Charles and Travis Henry. At a brief handing over ceremony at Police Headquarters, members of the Executive Command congratulated the Officers and offered words of advice and motivation. Commissioner of Police Hilroy Brandy urged them to continue working hard and to set their sights on being promoted to the next rank. He implored them to tighten up…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Ten youth volunteers graduated from the 2021 Creative Boot Camp during a ceremony held at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Centre on Saturday (March 27, 2021).The young people are members of the Volunteer Corps Media Team. They work closely with the Department of Youth Empowerment promoting programmes and activities of the department and the corps. The topics covered during the boot camp included video recording and editing, photography, social media, copyrighting, and more.The participants, which also included a former volunteer currently studying in Taiwan, presented their graphic designs and promo videos at the ceremony. The…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 29, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Deputy Prime Minister and Political Leader of the People’s Action Movement (PAM), the Honourable Shawn Richards, came in for high praise and appreciation from Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris for his continuing and unwavering support. Prime Minister Harris, the Political Leader of the People’s Labour Party (PLP), was at the time delivering a highly energetic and captivating speech at his party’s National Convention on Saturday, March 27, at the Ottley’s Playing Field. Addressing an audience of party supporters and well-wishers, Prime Minister…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. The National COVID-19 Task Force gave its weekly briefing to the Cabinet where the usual update on statistics with respect to infections, recoveries, and deaths locally, regionally, and internationally was given. The Chief Medical Officer updated the Cabinet with the latest findings on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine based on trials carried out in the United States. The report…

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Saturday, March 27, 2021— Culminating with yesterday’s presentation by the Five Islands Campus, over the past few weeks the Councils that govern the campuses of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) heard how the regional University has fared favourably over the 2019-2020 academic year. In the face of increasing challenges crippling Caribbean economies and the global higher education sector, intensified by COVID-19, the regional University has responded to support emergency online learning across its territories, helped Caribbean governments fight the pandemic, increased access to education, built strategic partnerships and overall created value for the region.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 26, 2021 (SKNIS): The Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which is a Bill to amend the Civil Aviation Act Cap. 8.03 was passed in the Federal Parliament on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation and Mover of the Bill, the Honourable Mark Brantley, said that the amendment is in keeping with recommendations put forward by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). “This Bill seeks to give effect to certain recommendations made to us by ICAO. These recommendations emanated from the last ICAO onsite audit of St. Kitts and Nevis in June 2018,” said Minister Brantley.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 26, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO is heavily involved in many activities that protect the environment and promote a sustainable future. The effort is costly and often requires partnerships to achieve the stated goals.On Wednesday’s (March 24, 2021) edition of the radio and television programme “Working for You”, it was shared that the local commission is undertaking an eight-month clean-up project of the Cayon River/Ghaut, Hermitage and Keys Bay Areas as well as Hermitage Estate.UNESCO is providing U$19,000 to help fund the initiative. However, the total is less than the committee expected.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 26, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): On Monday 22nd March 2021 at a ceremony in New York, H.E. Mr. Ian Liburd, Permanent Representative of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, and H.E. Mr. Mohan Pieris, Permanent Representative of The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, signed joint communiqués on behalf of their respective Governments. Ambassadors Liburd and Pieris exchanged greetings from their respective Heads of Governments and Foreign Ministers and expressed their desire of building a greater relationship.The Ambassadors also discussed several issues regarding the current COVID-19 situation,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Students teachers who attend the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) received their grades from the Teachers Training Programme at the 2021 Declaration of Grades (Teaching Practicum) Meeting on March 26, 2021. This is a momentous occasion as CFBC strives for excellence, said Dr. Joycelyn Archibald-Pennyfeather, Dean of Teacher Education DivisionThe Teaching Practicum Component is the practical aspect of the Teacher Training Programme which spans a duration of 10 weeks during the final semester of the programme. Each student teacher is placed/paired with an experienced trained teacher where they practice the art of teaching…