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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 31, 2021 (SKNIS): As schools across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis prepare to welcome students back for the 2021-2022 academic year, Minister of Education, the Hon. Jonel Powell, during the virtual opening ceremony, stated that the Ministry of Education continues its confidence in teachers and administrators in the education process.  He also outlined a number of new projects that will come on stream for the 2021-2022 school year. “It has become the responsibility of the State to make provisions for our children to receive a quality education and training that would prepare and equip our children…

San Jose, 31 August 2021 (IICA). Phillip “Chip” Councell, a farmer from the United States, will receive the “Soul of Rurality” award, bestowed on Leaders of Rurality in the Americas by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The award is part of an initiative by the specialized agency in rural and agricultural development to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Councell will receive the award for his innovative initiatives that work to raise awareness about the importance of agriculture and how it relates to…

San Jose, 31 August 2021 (IICA) – UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, will participate on 1 September in the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, in which the ministers of 33 countries will discuss the Hemisphere’s consensus ahead of the upcoming Food Systems Summit, the emergence of new plagues and diseases that threaten agricultural trade, and the sector’s strategic role in post-Covid-19 economic recovery.This will be the second contact in just a few short weeks between the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, who received the top official last month in Rome on occasion of…

San Jose, 31 August 2021 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) launchedIICA 3D, a web platform to exhibit all of the projects under its open-door policy, based on innovative, digital technical cooperation that brings it closer to its beneficiaries and counterparts and that aims to promote agriculture and rural development in the Americas. On the eve of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2021, which will take place virtually on 1-2 September, the Institute has revealed to its users the details of the IICA open doors Master Plan, with an emphasis on the projects developed at its…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 31, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Health is set to commence the administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from tomorrow, Wednesday, September 01, 2021. This was confirmed by Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett in an interview earlier today (August 31), in which she stated that the ministry has completed all its necessary preparatory work, including the staging of a number of training sessions with nurses who will be administering the vaccine. “We have been hosting quite a number of training sessions with our nurses to get them prepared…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 31, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – There will be no airing of the popular virtual forum Leadership Matters with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris tonight (Tuesday, August 31). The programme is expected to resume within the next two weeks on Tuesday, September 14 at its regular time of 8:00pm. Leadership Matters has grown significantly since its launch in 2020 as week after week, Prime Minister Harris, supported by competent authorities, leads the discussion on the way forward for St. Kitts and Nevis.

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, August 31st, 2021:​ Teachersfrom across the varying primary schools within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, received their certificate on Thursday August 26th signaling a successful completion of the University of West Indies (UWI) 12-week course: ‘The Teaching ofReading in the Primary Grades’. The awards ceremony was delayed due to the restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. The course, which ran from March 2020 to July 2020 wassponsored by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Early Learners Programme in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education and administered through the UWI. Of the 150 teachers from across the OECS, St. Kitts and Nevis had a combined total of 25 teachers enrolled. One Reading Intervention Teacher from each primary school across the Federation, 17 from St. Kitts and eight from Nevis. Mrs. Jacqueline Bassue, Reading Coordinator at the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU), expressed the benefit…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, August 31st, 2021:​ Minister of Education, Honourable Jonel Powell, admonished teachers to maximize on the opportunities for professional growth that the summer workshops will provide. The request, which was made on Monday, August 30th during the opening ceremony held at the Antioch Baptist Church, signaled the start of the 2021-2022 Academic Year. “As you embark on your Summer Workshop, I expect that you will avail yourselves to the training that provides you with thecapacity and skill-set to deliver differentiated instruction. Differentiating your instruction in your classroom delivery will bring you closer in your determination not to leave any of your students behind. I implore teachers to embrace this opportunity to teach children in alignment with their needs,” expressed Minister Powell. The Minister of Education reassured teachers of the ministry’s continued commitment to the teaching fraternity. “The Ministry of Education continues…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, August 31st, 2021:​ Studentsseeking academic assistance via the S.A.F.E. Programme are asked to note that the deadline for application submission has been extended until 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021. Students can access the application form via the link below http://education.gov.kn/ The instructions are as follows: 1. Log on to the website 2. Look for quick links (to the bottom of page) 3. Select the option “S.A.F. E. Application Form” 4. Complete form and then submit

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, August 31st , 2021:​ Minister of Education, Honourable JonelPowell announced that the Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) has received aplace of importance in the Federal Education System. This statement was made during briefremarks extended to teachers at the Opening Ceremony for the Commencement of the 2021-2022 academic year, on Monday, August 30th , at the Antioch Baptist Church. “I am pleased to recognize and applaud the place of prominence that must be given to TechnicalVocational Education Training in our education system in the Federation. All students in ourschools regardless of their intellectual abilities must be given…