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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 5, 2022 (SKNIS): With the start of the 2022-2023 academic year on Monday, September 5, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, on August 2, 2022, held a meeting with senior officials within the Ministry of Education to discuss the way forward amongst other pertinent matters.“I have a schedule of meetings with just about all the stakeholders in Education that I have started meeting with and now we are here with Senior Leadership which I would dub as the engine of the Ministry. I am excited at this time to be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 4, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Education, the Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley signaled the opening of the 2022-2023 academic year during his national address on September 4, 2022. Minister Dr. Hanley used the opportunity to highlight a number of important issues such as important dates, updated Covid-19 protocols, the annual back-to-school key message, personnel changes and the Ministry’s goals. “Students within our public primary and secondary schools, your first day of school will be on Wednesday 7th September, 2022. I expect you to arrive early and ready to work. We look forward to warmly welcoming our new entrants to preschool, primary and high school and…

Greetings Fellow Citizens and Residents, across our great Federation teachers and students are actively planning and preparing with anticipation for the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. As the Minister of Education, this year is a significant one for me as I embark upon a journey to reassess, re-imagine and redefine education as we know it. Quality education is a fundamental right to which every human being should have access. Citizens and residents, it is my intent to ensure that the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to lead in the area of education. During my address, I will highlight pertinent…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) wishes to advise candidates that the results of this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence® (CCSLC®) examinations, will be released online at 6:00 pm (AST) on Monday 5 September 2022. Candidates may access their results via the Student Portal at https://www.cxc.org/student-results. CXC® has established a Helpdesk service to provide support to candidates accessing their results via the student portal. For assistance, candidates may contact the CXC® Helpdesk service in Barbados at 1-246-227-1700 or in Jamaica at 1-876-630-5200, between the hours…

WE, African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank”), Invest Barbados and Export Barbados, in collaboration with African Union Commission, Africa Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, International Trade Centre, African Union Development Agency, African Business Council, Pan-African Manufacturers Association, the CARICOM Secretariat, Caribbean Export Development Agency, and CARICOM Private Sector Organisation convened the inaugural AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 which held during September 1-3, 2022 in Bridgetown, Barbados.HAVING deliberated on the theme “One People, One Destiny: Uniting and Reimagining our Future”;RECALLING the decision of the African Union Executive Council that the African diaspora be designated as Africa’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Incoming students of the Arts, Science and General Studies (ASGS) Division of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) were encouraged to embrace the new opportunities afforded at the tertiary education institution and to have fun as they begin to pursue their careers and life goals. Junior Minister responsible for Youth Empowerment, the Honourable Isalean Phillip, shared the advice in a motivational speech to the first-year students on Wednesday (August 31, 2022). She encouraged the young people to formulate an E.X.I.T. strategy during their tenure at CFBC. “I encouraged them first of all to Explore. To…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The calendar of activities to celebrate St. Kitts and Nevis’ 39th Anniversary of Independence is expected to be released next week. It will be filled with new and exciting activities to engage a wide-cross section of the public. Sharon Rattan, Chair of the Independence 39 Committee, announced several of the new additions to the Independence calendar on Wednesday’s (August 31, 2022) edition of the radio and television programme Working for You. “We are looking forward to a hairstyle competition and a dress-up in national colours competition at the [Independence] parade,” she stated. Both competitions are designed to tap into the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubon, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, extended congratulations to the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas on his appointment as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, International Trade, Investment, Industry and Commerce in the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. A diplomatic note from the Embassy of the United Mexican States to the Eastern Caribbean States read: “On behalf of the Government of Mexico, I am pleased to extend to you my most sincere congratulations for the appointment that has been conferred on to you as Minister for Foreign…

In a ceremony held under the patronage of His Excellency, the Governor General Sir Tapley Seaton at Government House on 30th August 2022, the St. Kitts and Nevis Chapter of the University of the West Indies Alumni Association (SKNUWIAA) conferred the 2022 UWI Pelican Award on renown scientist, Dr. Samuel Rawlins. The Pelican Award is the highest honour that the Association can bestow upon an alumnus. The recipient must be a graduate of The University of the West Indies who has excelled in his/her chosen field and has had major positive national, regional, or international impact. Nominations were invited from UWI…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 1, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and his delegation attended the opening ceremony of the inaugural AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 this morning (Thursday, September 1) in Barbados. Kaiso and Carnival were some of the poetic but very familiar words spoken by Nigerian spoken word, performance poetry artist, and award-winning author Dike Chukwumerije. Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Africa Export-Import Bank; Her Excellency Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the CARICOM; His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and current Chair of CARICOM; His…