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It is time again for The University of the West Indies Annual Global Giving Event on August 1, 2021. Join Mrs. Gaile Gray-Phillip, Head of UWI Open Campus in St. Kitts; Ms. Jihan Williams, President of St. Kitts and Nevis UWI Alumni Association (SKNUWIAA), and Mr. Craig Tucket, Immediate Past President of the SKNUWIAA, to discuss the event on the following radio programmes: Issues on Freedom Radio (106.5 FM) with Juni Liburd on Thursday, 29th July, 2021, from 1:30-2:15 pm Frank and Candid with Tony Nias on ZIZ Radio (96.1 FM & 98.9 FM) at 11:00 am on Thursday 29th July, 2021…

PRESS RELEASE (July 26, 2021) – Nominations are now open for the second cohort of the Ward-Hanley Scholarship and Mentorship Programme to students entering secondary school for the first time. The scholarship, which is sponsored by the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA), will be awarded to students that have maintained a minimum term average of 75 percent and who are active members of a local community group. Two references, one from a teacher and the other from a community group leader, as well as proof of the parent(s)/guardian(s) economic need, also form part of the eligibility criteria. Members…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 26, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation (MOFA&A) is pleased to inform the general public that the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) has organized a Webinar on Access to Health Services. This virtual meeting is set for Wednesday, 11th August, 2021 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. The Webinar will feature Taiwan government officials directly responsible for the affairs of National Health Insurance who will elaborate on several health matters, including Taiwan’s development of a telemedicine platform. It is preferred that persons interested in joining the webinar be Ministry…

25th July, 2021 It is time again for The University of the West Indies Annual Global Giving Event. Join Mrs. Gaile Gray-Phillip, Head of UWI Open Campus in St. Kitts; Ms. Jihan Williams, President of St. Kitts and Nevis UWI Alumni Association, and Mr. Craig Tucket, Immediate Past President of St. Kitts and Nevis UWI Alumni Association, to discuss the event on the following radio programmes: Issues on Freedom Radio with Juni Liburd on Thursday 29th July, 2021, from 1:30-2:15 pmFrank and Candid with Tony Nias on ZIZ Radio at 11:00 amVoices with Devonne Cornelius on WINN FM Radio on…

Three (3) prisoners who escaped custody on Saturday, July 24, 2021, were quickly caught by Prison and Police Officers and are back in custody at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP). Lashon Hendrickson (24 years old) of Ponds Pasture, Jonothan Rawlins (19 years old) of Newtown, and Estevan Lawrence (26 years old) of St. Peters are on remand at Her Majesty’sPrison where they are awaiting trial. Through a joint operation, Hendrickson was captured by Police Officers in the vicinity of Hart Street shortly after escaping. Rawlins and Lawrence were both captured by Prison Officers on the grounds of the former Basseterre High…

July 23, 2021 Permanent Secretaries Heads of Departments The Nevis Island Administration, Ministry of Education, Library Services and Information Technology invites applications from suitably qualified interested public servants to fill the following posts within the Education Department: I. Deputy Principal Education Officer salary Scale: N39-N41 Qualifications: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field Cl A minimum of five (5) years of experience as an administrative leader in areas such as Education Officer, Headteacher, Headmaster, Deputy Headmaster or Head of Subject Departnent Education Officer Responsible for Secondary Schools salary Scale: N33-N40 Qualifications: Cl A minimum of a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Although street vending is an important economic activity, there are several key pieces of legislation that regulate the operation of street vendors in St. Kitts and Nevis. “There is the Street and Sidewalks Prohibition Act that deals with the actual types of vending on streets. It also speaks to seeking authorization if you are going to sell certain things on the streets. So, you have to go to the Ministry of Finance for that,” said Austin Farier, Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Street Vending, on the July 21 edition of ‘Working for You.’“There…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Two newly discovered species of beetles from the top of the mountains of St. Kitts and Nevis have been named in honour of a famous Nevisian scientist and a recently departed Kittitian civil servant. DuPorte’s Ground Beetle (Platynus duportei Liebherr and Ivie) and Racquel’s Ground Beetle (Platynus racquelae Liebherr and Ivie) were named in honour of the famous McGill University (Montreal, Canada) insect morphologist Professor Ernest Melville DuPorte (1891–1981), a native of Nevis, and Mrs. Racquel Williams-Ezquea (1983–2018), recently of The Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Forestry Unit. The tribute…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 23, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis successfully hosted the Seabourn Odyssey on Thursday, July 22, 2021, marking the official restart of cruise tourism after visits were suspended in early 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.A cruise ship schedule from the Ministry of Tourism noted that seven additional ships are slated to call on St. Kitts between July 29 and August 26.Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, said that the return of excursionists is part of the road map to economic recovery. He urged all stakeholders to be vigilant and to protect…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Division of Health Sciences at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) is currently facilitating a Nursing Care of the Acute Patient with COVID-19 with Intensive Care Management Training Course.  Head of the Division of Health Sciences at the CFBC, Dr. Rondalyn Dennis-Bradshaw, stated that the department recognized its responsibility and decided to prepare registered nurses for any future wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus. “At this time, the Division of Health Sciences at the CFBC is conducting a Nursing Care of the Acute Patient with COVID-19 with Intensives Care Management Training Course. The…