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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Mathias Ofre, St. Kitts & Nevis National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator said that HIV/AIDS is not a gay disease because it does not discriminate with respect to a person’s sexual orientation. Dr. Ofre was at the time speaking on the radio and television show “Working for You” on February 10, 2021. “Straight individuals can get infected,” he said. “That’s why we said that having unprotected vaginal or anal sex, could predispose an individual to be infected. It is not just for the gay population.” The National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator said education about…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Understanding that tertiary level education makes one of the greatest contributions to the Federation’s overall growth and development, the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration remains resolute in its commitment to assist its citizens and residents to pursue and achieve a higher education. PrimeMinister Harris gave this reassurance when he addressed the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, February 10. At that ceremony, students of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) and the Nevis Sixth Form College…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (SKNIS): Thanks to the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) Scholarships Awards Programme, 19 students, 17 from St. Kitts and two from Nevis, were awarded scholarships to pursue studies at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) and the Nevis Sixth Form College.Four years ago, Ross University established the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Scholarships Awards Programme and this was instituted to award academically deserving students, who have had a financial need that would otherwise have made it difficult for them to attend the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College or the Nevis Sixth Form College.Totalling…

 The Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Magdy Martínez-Solimán, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, participated in a virtual meeting during which they agreed to develop a joint work agenda that focuses on Central America and some Caribbean countries, starting with Haiti. The main objective of the meeting was to learn about the roadmap for international cooperation of the Director of AECID, who took office in September 2020. Both institutions have a long history of cooperation that they hope to strengthen during this new period. “We agreed…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – At a ceremony held at its campus on Wednesday, February 10, the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) awarded scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year to 19 students of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College and the Nevis Sixth Form College to assist them in the pursuit of higher education. Theceremony was attended by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris; Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powell; Junior Minister of Education on Nevis, the Honourable Troy Liburd; faculty and staff of Ross University, including…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Officials from the National AIDS Secretariat in St. Kitts and Nevis are inviting persons to know their HIV status by attending the Operation Safe Streets, Safe Sheets at the Independence Square on Friday February 12 where there will be free Rapid HIV testing in order that participants will earn their lover’s license just in time for Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated globally on February 14 each year. Health Educator/Counsellor, Mrs Lucine Pemberton-Vaughan said “on this busy highway called love, accidents can and will happen, especially around this period where everyone is expressing love and so the National Aids Secretariat is committed to reducing and illuminating such accidents through Operation Safe Streets, Safe…

February 10, 2021Youth in the Caribbean will be benefiting from Comprehensive Sexuality Education(CSE) activities that were launched by the UNFPA in a virtual Webinar on Wednesday.CSE programmes enable young people to protect their health, well-being and dignityand is a strategic vehicle for promoting gender equality and human rights. The activitieswill be conducted under the Spotlight Regional Programme for the Caribbean which ispart of the wider Spotlight Initiative (SI), a global, multi-year partnership between theEuropean Union and the United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence againstwomen and girls by 2030.The webinar provided an outline of the CSE activities to be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2021 (SKNIS): A person’s HIV status is categorized as personal medical information and deserves the right to be kept private and confidential at all times, said health officials on Wednesday’s (February 10) edition of ‘Working for You.’Responding to a question concerning the disclosure of a patient’s status, Dr. Mathias Ofre, National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator reminded the caller that such an act is a breach of confidentiality, adding that the laws of the land prohibit the disclosure of medical records.“Different countries have different rules and regulations and it is ideal that we abide by the rules and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2021 (SKNIS): HIV/AIDS education can help learners to not only develop and maintain safer behaviours, but also reduce stigma and discrimination towards people affected by and living with the virus. As such, the National AIDS Secretariat continues to push its robust education programme aimed at enlightening the general public about HIV/AIDS. “We have a school programme where we visit the primary and secondary schools regularly to speak on sexual health and all of the surrounding issues with HIV/AIDS and the other sexually transmitted infections,” said Lucine Pemberton-Vaughan, Health Educator/Counsellor, on Wednesday’s (February 10) edition of ‘Working for You.’ “We are…