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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonell Powell, says he is ‘happy’ school has resumed amid the COVID-19 pandemic during an interview at the Irish Town Primary School on September 9. “I am really proud that my students are able to do something that a lot of their counterparts in the region can’t do which is resume school today,” he said. “Trinidad has said they won’t start school until next year, Jamaica said maybe later down this year, but we can do it today, and I am confident that our students are returning to school…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): The Physical and Health Education component of the Education Sector Plan 2017-2021 will be piloted in primary schools across St. Kitts and Nevis in the coming weeks following the end of a two-day workshop on Wednesday (September 08). Deputy Director of the Department of Sports, Mattaniah Wallace, said the training was quite useful as it provided a structured guide to prepare some 30 coaches to instruct children in ways of leading a healthier lifestyle. The material included in the curriculum was influenced by officials associated with the sporting fraternity. “We worked hand-in-hand with the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to play its part in ensuring that the Federation’s future is stronger and safer especially at a time when COVID-19 is present. “Our focus continues to be to secure the stronger and safer future for St. Kitts and Nevis in spite of the global pandemic. COVID-19 presents a real threat towards stability, growth and development,” said Prime Minister Harris on Tuesday’s (September 08) edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, a virtual forum on ZIZ TV. Prime Minister Harris noted that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to play its part in ensuring that the Federation’s future is stronger and safer especially at a time when COVID-19 is present. “Our focus continues to be to secure the stronger and safer future for St. Kitts and Nevis in spite of the global pandemic. COVID-19 presents a real threat towards stability, growth and development,” said Prime Minister Harris on Tuesday’s (September 08) edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, a virtual forum on ZIZ TV. Prime Minister Harris noted that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister with responsibility for the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC), the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, indicated that to boost the organization’s domestic waste collection programme it will be implementing an additional afternoon shift. “We are doing all of this as we move towards considering waste to energy in St. Kitts and Nevis,” said Minister Hamilton on Tuesday’s (September 08) edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, a virtual forum on ZIZ TV. Minister Hamilton noted that such an initiative will create jobs. “I believe that for the taxi drivers and even for some unemployed hotel workers who may possess…

A high-level meeting on upscaling the global response to the coronavirus pandemic took place this morning, September 10, 2020. The virtual global meeting was co-hosted by the President of the European Commission, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen and the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus. Prime Minister Dr. the Hon Timothy Harris, as the CARICOM lead head on matters of Health, HIV and Human Resource Development, represented the CARICOM Community. The objectives of the meeting were: To align on the plan for the ACT-Accelerator as a key global solution to rapidly end the COVID-19 crisis and restore health systems…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Applications for this month’s instalment of the COVID-19 stimulus payment must be submitted on or before 4 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020. Employers are responsible for the submission of the names of their workers who remain laid off/unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Persons who received previous stimulus payments need not apply. However, new applications will be accepted for individuals whose job status or working hours were recently impacted. Additionally, self-employed persons within the tourism industry who are registered with Social Security and have not resumed activities are eligible. They will…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Several Independence activities for this year’s celebrations provide a valuable learning experience for young people as they are extremely important to the future development of the nation, said Chairman of the Education Sub-Committee for Independence and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William V. Hodge. One such activity includes the Independence State Service slated for Sunday, September 13 at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. “The spiritual aspect, the spiritual growth of our young people is very important. A lot of us today the older ones – stand on that spiritual grounding that we…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ National Heroes Park serves as a tangible link to the past of the twin-island federation and is a valuable teaching tool for the younger generation. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William V. Hodge expressed these sentiments on Wednesday (September 09) during an appearance on the radio and television programme “Working for You.” The multimillion-dollar facility is located along the Kim Collins Highway and features statues of the five National Heroes. These are the late Right Excellencies Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Sir Caleb Azariah Paul Southwell, Sir Joseph Nathaniel…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 08, 2020 (SKNIS): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William V. Hodge, recognized several teachers who were chosen to spearhead the digital transformation in schools, noting that their hard work and dedication, as well as their commitment for teaching their peers to use digital tools, must not go unnoticed. “I must single out for recognition those teachers who were nominated and trained as School Champions. Their main responsibility is to prepare and enable their peers to use digital tools in the delivery of education,” said PS Hodge during the Opening Ceremony of the Reopening of the…