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The Caribbean Science Foundation invites applicants to register for one ofthe two Caribbean Computer Coding Workshops being offered in theSummer of 2021. The Workshops are aimed primarily at citizens ofBarbados and the OECS.Girls, women, individuals with disabilities, at-risk youth, and primary andsecondary school teachers are especially urged to apply.Workshop 1 is focused on Website development. Workshop 2 is focused onprogramming in Python (from basics to video games).The Workshops meet on Saturdays 9 am -12 noon, and Tuesdays andThursdays from 6 pm to 8 pm.Classes begin on July 17th and end on August 28th 2021.The application deadline is July 12th 2021.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNIS): With the threat of Invest 95L and Invest 97L tropical weather systems on the horizon, the Team-Unity Administration within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is continuing its efforts to advise and better prepare the people of the Federation. National Disaster Coordinator, Abdias Samuel, in his presentation on the virtual forum series ‘Leadership Matters’ on June 29, advised the public of the threats of the tropical waves located 650 miles off the coast of the Federation. In the presentation, he also said that “Mr. Elmo Burke, Senior Met Officer at the St.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNIS): Environmental conservation protects wildlife and promotes biodiversity. As such, officials within the Department of Environment have encouraged the general public to utilize several tips that are deemed important to the restoration of ecosystems. “We are encouraging persons to plant more trees. If it is a situation where you have to clear land, let us find a way where we can plant back three more,” said Derionne Edmeade, Environmental Education Officer, during his appearance on the June 30 edition of Working for You. ”We can also encourage persons to do simple things at home…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNIS): An official within the Department of Environment highlighted on the June 30 edition of Working for You that World Environment Day, which is celebrated on June 05 annually, was implemented to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment. “World Environment Day that is celebrated around the world focuses on ways in which we can really help or protect the environment,” said Derionne Edmeade, Environmental Education Officer. According to the United Nations, the celebration of World Environment Day provides countries with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Attorney General and Chair of the Disaster Mitigation Council, the Honourable Vincent Byron, has publicly defended the integrity of the National COVID-19 Task Force and all officials working to protect the nation from the deadly disease against the baseless claims of incompetence peddled by members of the Opposition. The Attorney General lauded the efforts of local health officials who began putting the necessary measures in place in St. Kitts and Nevis months before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 situation a pandemic…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The men and women of Recruit Course #45 are into their eighth week of police training. At this stage, the recruits are learning the extraordinary precision and discipline required to execute armed drills. The course instructors at the Police Training School remain committed to bringing the best out of the recruits in the classroom and on the parade square. However, the task has been somewhat different over the past five weeks as the training is taking place amidst the community spread of COVID-19 in St. Kitts and Nevis. “We are operating in a bubble,”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, has called on the general public to adopt changed behaviour coming out of the lockdown as such practice will redound to the benefit of all.“For us to win this war, we also need changed behaviour once we come out of this current lockdown. We need persons to remember that non-pharmaceutical measures are still very much necessary. That means, we need everyone to practice these measures to the point of making them second nature,” said Minister Byron-Nisbett. “Even if you go out into your yard or on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2021 (SKNBS): The development of a National Quality Policy (NQP) will have a lot to offer the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis, said Permanent Secretary (PS), Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Labour Jasemin Weekes. The Permanent Secretary was at the time speaking at the Virtual Kickoff Event for the NQP on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. “I am particularly excited about the prospects that this NQP will offer for MSMEs Sector especially at this time when they are bedevilled by the pandemic,” she said. “The fallouts faced…

Our telephone conversation of Monday June 28th and Tuesday June 29th refers. Very sincere thanks to those of you who were able to speak with me on the proposed News Editors Huddle with the OECS Commission on July 7th, and give a commitment in principle to attend. Below is the access link as promised. As discussed, the OECS Commission is implementing the project Building Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean Through a Reduction in Marine Litter. The Project contains a public education and Awareness component, which some of you media systems have been supporting via paid airtime. The campaign’s anthem and music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF61x2NKRUo) was released…