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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Director of the Public Works Department, George Gilbert, said road widening discussions with stakeholders in the Bird Rock area are causing delays in the commissioning of phase two of the traffic lights in Basseterre. In an interview on August 17 at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Gilbert said “At the Bay Road—Bird Rock intersection, we have already placed the mast for the traffic lights in place; the lights are mounted but we are doing further consultation with the stakeholders in that intersection and part of the discussion is for the widening of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2021 (SKNIS): During the August 17, 2021 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’ hosted by Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Education, Mr. William Vincent Hodge outlined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the school system and encouraged more persons to get vaccinated. “Our children and young people are affected.  Of the 558 cases in the outbreak from May 19 to August 3, 113 of the 558 cases were children.  11.2 percent of the total cases were children ages 0 to 9 and 12.6 percent…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Wednesday, August 18th, 2021:​ The Ministry of Education (MOE) along with its stakeholders will participate in a virtual discussion on August 20, 2021 to weigh-in on the recommendations proposed in the ‘Ministry of Education Career Pathway and Framework for ContinuousProfessional Development’ document. Developed through the combined efforts of the Ministry of Education and the support of the OAS DCF consulting team, thedocument will enable the ministry to fulfill the mandate of Program Area four (4) in the 2017-2021 Education Sector Plan: Professionalizing the Teaching Force. The session will focus on topics such as the need to professionalize teaching, a revision of the career pathway for the education sector as well as the requirements for continuousprofessional development amongst educators. The discussion aligns itself with the Ministry of Education’scommitment to improving the provision and the administration of education within the Federation.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 18, 2021 (S.T.E.P.) — The Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) has an obligation to ensure the country is at its best at all times in terms of cleanliness, and has been fulfilling this mandate by using interns who are attached to community enhancement groups that are spread out around the country. “Recently, the STEP has had reasons to zone all the community enhancement groups to maximise productivity,” said STEP Field Operations Manager, Mr William Phillip. “What used to happen in the past is that in every community/village there was a community enhancement group of STEP interns.” It was…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2021 (SKNIS): Two community activists were recognised for their years of dedicated work to uplift persons within St Kitts and Nevis during an Investiture Ceremony at Government House on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. The ceremony was held for recipients of the Medal of Honour announced during Independence activities in September 2020. Charles Delvin McMaster received the commendation for Community Service. He made his mark in the area of scouting where he positively impacted the lives of more than 3,000 boys and girls and their families. Mr. McMaster was introduced to scouting in 1964 when he joined…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 17, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — At a colourful Investiture Ceremony held at Government House, Springfield in Basseterre, eight nationals were on Tuesday August 17 invested with the 2020 Medal of Honour (MH) by Governor General His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D. Delivering remarks after seven of the eight honourees received the Medal of Honour, which is one of the two highest civilian honours the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis bestows on its sons and daughters, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris informed them that their work, dedication and efforts were being publicly acknowledged…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2021 (SKNIS): Eight exemplary nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis were invested with the Medal of Honour having being chosen for the 2020 National Honours Awards for their exceptional contribution to nation-building at an investiture ceremony held by His Excellency the Governor-General Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at Government House. The Medal of Honour (MH) was awarded to Mrs. Pearline Theresa Mussenden for her contribution in Education; Joseph Emanuel Benders for his involvement in the Arts; Dr. A Linton Liburd, for his role in Medicine; Mrs. Patricia Mary Nurse-Clarke and Charles Delvin…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the Intellectual Property Office of St. Kitts and Nevis (IPOSKN) will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The special guests will be Jihan Williams, Registrar of IPOSKN and Nicola St. Catherine, Assistant Registrar of IPOSKN. The discussion will focus on leveraging Intellectual Property (IP) in the sports arena and will cover issues such as the importance of sports tourism and country branding, sports marketing, sponsorship and IP, and sports broadcasting rights. Additionally, trademarks with respect to local goods and services…

Last week, several regional and international development partners, together with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, launched a critical tool to do just that – the Community Profiles and Livelihood Baseline Assessments (LBAs), created for 11 communities around La Soufriere volcano.In the aftermath of disasters like the La Soufriere Volcano eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, being able to assess who needs what kind of help to rebuild their lives and livelihoods, is critical for communities and governing agencies.The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB’s) Community Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (CDRRF) funded the preparation of the documents as part of the Volcano Ready…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2021 (SKNIS): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mr. William Vincent Hodge, said that a winner had been chosen by the Cabinet in the Independence Theme Competition that was launched by the Ministry of Education a few weeks ago.However, he said that until the winner is notified only then will the winning theme be released to the general public.“The schools’ independence sub-committee that was charged with the responsibility of verifying submissions met and we reviewed and shortlisted six (6) possible themes that were then submitted to Cabinet. Cabinet has deliberated and has informed of…