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Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Pursuing tertiary education is a challenging goal that can be made much easier if there are specific subjects that students choose during high school. The strategy was strongly advocated for by Dr. Moyia Rowtham, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC). On Wednesday’s (July 13, 2022) edition of Working for You, Dr. Rowtham said that at times some students enter the college and are unprepared for the demands of the courses. “We are asking that there is a level of diligence as it relates to mapping courses…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Pursuing tertiary education is a challenging goal that can be made much easier if there are specific subjects that students choose during high school. The strategy was strongly advocated for by Dr. Moyia Rowtham, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC). On Wednesday’s (July 13, 2022) edition of Working for You, Dr. Rowtham said that at times some students enter the college and are unprepared for the demands of the courses. “We are asking that there is a level of diligence as it relates to mapping courses…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Students, teachers and faculty of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) will see changes for the 2022-2023 Academic School year which will officially commence on August 22. “One such change pertains to the dates related to student advisement and the start of teaching and this would have been as a result of the delayed start of the CXC examinations. So we just want the public to be aware of the changes because persons may be accustomed to the general operations taking place within a certain time frame,” said Dr. Moyia Rowtham, Vice-President of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Officials at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) are calling on the general public to support the institution’s Uniform Policy as it promotes a sense of belonging for students and creates a positive identity for the college community. “We do understand what has been happening over the years and we are reaching out to the public as it relates to parents, employees, persons out there in the public sphere to just support the college in the enforcement of its Uniform Policy,” said Dr. Moyia Rowtham, Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs at CFBC,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2022 (SKNIS): “We are so happy to offer the outside experience to our children,” Director of Sport, Charles Morton said on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, as he gave an update on the return of the General Sports Camp. The July 11 to 15 camp is currently facilitating approximately 130 children who are fine-tuning their skills in cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, tennis and golf. “We are thrilled to resume our summer camp. … We had a two-year hiatus, and so we are excited, we are happy to be back out to offer this camp to the…

Washington D.C., 13 July 2022 (PAHO) – As Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 drive a new wave of COVID-19 infections across the Americas, and cases of monkeypox continue to rise, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne has called on countries to work together to meet the growing demand for vaccines, medicines, and other health equipment in the region. The emergence of Omicron sublineages is “yet another reminder that the virus keeps evolving every time it is transmitted, and that we must remain vigilant,” the Director said during a media briefing today. “Manufacturing capacity will continue to be…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – July 12, 2022: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has taken the case for its vulnerability and resilience measurement framework to the United Nations (UN), proposing that its system is the best option for determining access to affordable finance for small states where sustainable development efforts continue to be derailed by exogenous shocks including volatility in international markets, natural hazards, health crises and geopolitical disturbances. The Bank’s President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon, addressed the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York on July 11, 2022, where he proposed the adoption of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 11, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the public that the Government of the United Mexican States is inviting interested persons to participate in the 2022 Mexican Government Scholarships of Excellence for International Students Programme. The 2022 instalment of this programme, open to applicants from countries of the Eastern Caribbean, will offer scholarships at the Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral levels, as well as Specialization degrees, and Engineering mobility programs in diverse areas such as Sciences, Law, Education, Sports, Architecture, Food, Computing, Software, Nanotechnology, Electronics, Politics, Economy, Tourism,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2022 (SKNIS): Officials at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in St Kitts are working to jump-start staff training following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner of Corrections at HMP, Terrance James, said that staff training was one of the key aspects of the Prison Reform Symposium held on July 05 and 06, 2022, at the St Kitts Marriott Resort. He indicated that staff at the institution must be prepared to upgrade their knowledge and skill set. “Training of staff is critical,” he stated. “If we are to have inmates reformed so that when they are discharged they can…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 8, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is committed to the development of renewable energy within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis said His Excellency Mr. Michael C. H. Lin (LIN, Chau-Horng), Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis during his address at a Renewable Energy Webinar on July 7. He said that “Renewable Energy stands at the center of global efforts to shift the world’s leading economies towards poverty eradication and environmentally sustainable development and now is recognized.” “With this bountiful geothermal, wind, and solar resources,…