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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Saint Kitts and Nevis and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (commonly known as Bangladesh) established diplomatic relations through their Embassies in Washington, D.C. on 31st August, 2020, further exercising the Government’s mandate to widen its diplomatic footprint. A Joint Communiqué formalizing the relationship was signed by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to the United States Her Excellency Dr. Thelma Phillip-Browne, and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Mohammad Ziauddin. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia bordered by India to its north, east…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): Director of the Early Childhood Development Unit, Kimona Browne, is urging unregistered persons, who are providing early childhood services to register to ensure compliance with child safety standards. “Presently, we observed a few unregistered persons advertising and offering early childhood services to the public,” said Ms. Browne, speaking at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Press Briefing on September 23. “Truthfully, the Early Childhood Development Unit welcomes additional spaces to meet the high demand for accommodating young children in the sector. However, standards can be broken down and threaten the safety and well-being of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): In order to provide quality service, the utilisation of space at an early childhood facility must be considered, says Director of the Early Childhood Development Unit, Kimona Browne, speaking at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Press Briefing on September 23. “As such, each centre must be measured and assigned a maximum number of children it can serve,” she said. “Therefore, we are working to have each approved facility display the specified centre maximum capacity in a conspicuous point of entry to the facility.” Ms. Browne noted that this is one of a set…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): Speaking at the September 23rd National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Press Briefing, Director of the Early Childhood Development Unit, Kimona Browne, said that the Early Childhood Care and Education Minimum Standards have been developed to provide assurance of a consistent level of quality in the provision of early childhood care and education services, and to ensure a consistent national approach to registration and inspection. “The minimum standards have been developed in this context and aim to clarify the requirements contained in the legislation,” she said. “Minimum standards are the minimum level of service that must…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): One hundred and sixteen students, who will attend the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), arrived in St. Kitts and Nevis on September 23, via a charter flight from Miami. In a few more days another charter from San Juan will bring in an additional eight students. This would be the third batch of students coming to the Federation to attend the RUSVM. Speaking at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Press Briefing on September 23, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, reminded the public that there are procedures still in place for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): His Excellency Ahmad Bin Abdulla Bin Zaid AL Mahmoud, Speaker of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar, sent congratulations to St. Kitts and Nevis as the Federation recently celebrated 37 years of Independence. In a letter to His Excellency Anthony Michael Perkins, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Speaker of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar wrote: “On my own behalf and on behalf of the members of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar, I would like to express to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): The Honourable Lindsay Grant, Member of Parliament for Saint Christopher Four and Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, has awarded six scholarships to students of his constituency “Normally what would happen is that we give six scholarships every year, two to the Tyrell Williams Primary, two to the Bronte Welsh Primary and two to the Verchild’s High School,” said Minister Grant. “This year we felt that because of the impact of the COVID-19, rather than giving the five hundred dollar voucher, we know that a significant number of the classes will be virtual, so…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, reflected on some of the Federation’s gains over the last 37 years, noting that the country ranks top of the class in several key areas. “When we examine the World Justice Report Rule of Law Index, St. Kitts and Nevis over the last five years has been among the top of the class on the majority of indicators, and in particular, for two years in a row St. Kitts and Nevis was the best-performing country within the OECS and ranked significantly in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2020 (SKNIS): In celebration of International Day of Sign Languages, Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powell and the Honourable Lindsay Grant visited the Centre for the Disabled on September 23, 2020. On the occasion, Minister Powell was taught to spell his name in sign language. He noted that this is often taken for granted. “Sometimes we take these things for granted and it is important for us to know these things,” he said. He said that he was happy to see the deaf learning and was particularly impressed that they were able to teach him.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2020 (SKNIS): President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Charles A. Savarin, via a letter addressed to the Federation’s Governor-General, His Excellency Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, extended best wishes and congratulations to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on attaining 37 years of Independence on Saturday, September 19, 2020 President Savarin wrote: “This is a time to celebrate the lasting friendship and cooperation which exist between our two countries as we battle this deadly COVID-19 together. Dominica looks forward to strengthening and reaffirming existing cooperation ties and commitments in our bilateral relations, as…