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PRESS RELEASE (September 23, 2021) — Mr. Patrice Nisbett II from Nevis has been named Best Speaker of the Inter-Association Debate organised by the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) as part of its 20th Anniversary celebrations. Mr. Nisbett’s two-member team, the Nevis Delegation, which also consisted of Ms. Zahra Trotman, emerged winners with 560 points following a robust debate on the moot: “This House believes that the mandatory vaccination of all citizens without severe underlying health issues is the most effective way to reach herd immunity during this COVID-19 pandemic.” The SKNYPA delegation, headed by Mr. Darin Connor as Leader…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Commission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has extended to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis a “warm and hearty congratulations on the nation’s thirty-eighth Anniversary of Independence.” In a communique to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it stated.: “The Commission has the further honour to pay tribute to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis for the tremendous progress which it has made over the last thirty-eight years in every sphere of national life and commends St. Kitts and Nevis for the role which it…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has congratulated Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, the Government and people, on the country’s achievement of 38 years of nationhood. In a letter to Prime Minister Harris, Grenada’s prime minister said: “On behalf of the Government and people of Grenada, I extend my congratulations to the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on this, its Thirty-Eight Anniversary of Independence.” He continued: “Colleague Prime Minister, I note that your choice of theme ‘Adapt, Diversify, Recreate: Independence 38’,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Polish Government has conveyed congratulations to the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of their 38th Anniversary of Independence, which was celebrated on September 19. In a congratulatory message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Mark Brantley, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Professor Zbigniew Rau, stated: “On the occasion of the Independence Day, and on behalf of Polish Government and my own, I convey the wishes of well-being for you and all citizens. “I express…

August 26, 2021, CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has promised closer collaboration with the Government of Saint Lucia to facilitate economic recovery and build resilience as the country navigates the COVID-19 pandemic and other development challenges.The commitment comes following the first official meeting between CDB President Dr Gene Leon and Saint Lucia’s newly elected Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and members of his Cabinet at the Office of the Prime Minister in Castries today.The discussions focused on deepening the longstanding partnership between the Bank and the Saint Lucian Government to achieve key development priorities. The dialogue…

September 16, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has today launched a series of training workshops to enhance the resource mobilisation skills of public officials responsible for accounting and reporting. The training covers financial development topics and targets municipal officers and policy makers from 50 municipalities in the Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.The workshops are part of CDB’s regional project on capacity building in municipal finance, which is expected to increase the effectiveness of the expenditure of the targeted municipalities while taking the specific needs of marginalised groups and environmental factors into…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials within the Counselling Department in St. Kitts revealed that the institution will be undergoing a rebranding process in order to broaden the scope of practice and better serve the general public. “There is a broad scope change to what we do and so even though people see the National Counselling Centre in a very limited way we are rebranding so people can see the work that we actually do and looking at ways that we can deliver our services so that our resources are being properly utilized,” said the Deputy Director within the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Michele de la Coudray-Blake, Director of the Counselling Department in St. Kitts, said that the institution offers a wide range of services for the general public. During the September 22 edition of Working for You, Director de la Coudray-Blake said that the department is engaged in a lot of things. However, before touching on the services, she spoke briefly to the shift in concepts as to what mental health really is. “The fact is there has been a shift around how people see counselling and mental health services and that shift has come…because one,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Parents facing challenging situations with their children, particularly during the teenage years, are strongly encouraged to seek assistance from the Counselling Department. The Counselling Department has a successful programme dubbed Family Matters that has helped many families to resolve conflicts. Director Michele de la Coudray-Blake described the purpose of the programme as helping to make families work. Mrs de la Coudray-Blake and other members of her team appeared on Wednesday’s (September 22, 2021) edition of the radio and television programme Working for You. They discussed methods of conflict resolution within the family, strengthening family structures, and…

Equally important to the Policing that’s visible to the public, is the type of Policing that takes place behind the scenes like collecting and analysing data. This job falls primarily in the hands of the staff of the Local Intelligence Office (LIO). The information they generate – such as the trends in crimes being committed – directly help with the decision-making process at the highest level in the Police Force. Head of the LIO, Sergeant Winston Thompson, is the special guest on “Policing With You” on Thursday, September 23, 2021. He joins host, Sergeant Treveron Richards, to discuss how the LIO contributes…