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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (SKNIS): Thanks to the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) Scholarships Awards Programme, 19 students, 17 from St. Kitts and two from Nevis, were awarded scholarships to pursue studies at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) and the Nevis Sixth Form College.Four years ago, Ross University established the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Scholarships Awards Programme and this was instituted to award academically deserving students, who have had a financial need that would otherwise have made it difficult for them to attend the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College or the Nevis Sixth Form College.Totalling…

 The Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Magdy Martínez-Solimán, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, participated in a virtual meeting during which they agreed to develop a joint work agenda that focuses on Central America and some Caribbean countries, starting with Haiti. The main objective of the meeting was to learn about the roadmap for international cooperation of the Director of AECID, who took office in September 2020. Both institutions have a long history of cooperation that they hope to strengthen during this new period. “We agreed…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – At a ceremony held at its campus on Wednesday, February 10, the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) awarded scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year to 19 students of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College and the Nevis Sixth Form College to assist them in the pursuit of higher education. Theceremony was attended by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris; Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powell; Junior Minister of Education on Nevis, the Honourable Troy Liburd; faculty and staff of Ross University, including…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Officials from the National AIDS Secretariat in St. Kitts and Nevis are inviting persons to know their HIV status by attending the Operation Safe Streets, Safe Sheets at the Independence Square on Friday February 12 where there will be free Rapid HIV testing in order that participants will earn their lover’s license just in time for Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated globally on February 14 each year. Health Educator/Counsellor, Mrs Lucine Pemberton-Vaughan said “on this busy highway called love, accidents can and will happen, especially around this period where everyone is expressing love and so the National Aids Secretariat is committed to reducing and illuminating such accidents through Operation Safe Streets, Safe…

February 10, 2021Youth in the Caribbean will be benefiting from Comprehensive Sexuality Education(CSE) activities that were launched by the UNFPA in a virtual Webinar on Wednesday.CSE programmes enable young people to protect their health, well-being and dignityand is a strategic vehicle for promoting gender equality and human rights. The activitieswill be conducted under the Spotlight Regional Programme for the Caribbean which ispart of the wider Spotlight Initiative (SI), a global, multi-year partnership between theEuropean Union and the United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence againstwomen and girls by 2030.The webinar provided an outline of the CSE activities to be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2021 (SKNIS): A person’s HIV status is categorized as personal medical information and deserves the right to be kept private and confidential at all times, said health officials on Wednesday’s (February 10) edition of ‘Working for You.’Responding to a question concerning the disclosure of a patient’s status, Dr. Mathias Ofre, National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator reminded the caller that such an act is a breach of confidentiality, adding that the laws of the land prohibit the disclosure of medical records.“Different countries have different rules and regulations and it is ideal that we abide by the rules and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2021 (SKNIS): HIV/AIDS education can help learners to not only develop and maintain safer behaviours, but also reduce stigma and discrimination towards people affected by and living with the virus. As such, the National AIDS Secretariat continues to push its robust education programme aimed at enlightening the general public about HIV/AIDS. “We have a school programme where we visit the primary and secondary schools regularly to speak on sexual health and all of the surrounding issues with HIV/AIDS and the other sexually transmitted infections,” said Lucine Pemberton-Vaughan, Health Educator/Counsellor, on Wednesday’s (February 10) edition of ‘Working for You.’ “We are…

8 February 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, recenty launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and technology and to reduce food loss and waste. Proclaimed at the 74th session the UN General Assembly, IYFV 2021 is dedicated to raising awareness about the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health. FAO, the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other organizations, launched the year with an international virtual event. Speaking…

Women and families who would be impacted by the increased activity of the La Soufrière Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, should it become explosive, will have access to 400 dignity kits that have been donated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).The United Nations Population Fund Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean has recently come to the assistance of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the pre-positioning and supply of dignity kits to the Gender Affairs Division and the Family Planning Unit within the Ministry of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Youth, Housing and…