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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2022 (SKNIS): The value of nurses as specialized care professionals with a strong sense of compassion was highlighted on the May 11th edition of Working for You, in recognition of International Nurses Day, celebrated annually on May 12 in countries around the world. “Doctors focus on medicine whereas nurses look at the human factor to the client that is ill,” stated Kadian Henry, Lecturer at the Division of Health Sciences at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC). The statement was based on a concept that she was taught while pursuing a career in healthcare.Ms. Henry, however, made it…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 12, 2022) — The following is an address delivered by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) as Nevis joins the international community in recognizing International Nurses Day 2022 on May 12.International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12th annually to highlight the invaluable work of our nurses. This year we join the rest of the world in recognizing our nurses under the theme: “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health.”According to the International Council of Nurses (ICN), this year’s theme…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Permanent Secretaries in the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis were today, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, presented to the reshuffled Cabinet of Ministers to whom they now report following Tuesday’s (May 10) announcement by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.In his address to the nation, the honourable Prime Minister announced that he had asked His Excellency the Governor General, Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, to revoke the appointment of Minister of Government for six members who, for weeks, failed to attend meetings of the…

Basseterre, May 10, 2022: Cuba’s relations with the rest of the insular Caribbean date back to before the arrival of European expeditions, the product of migrations in the area. During the first decades of the twentieth century, thousands of workers from several of these islands in the region arrived in Cuba to participate in the thriving sugar industry, among which the arrival of day laborers from Saint Kitts and Nevis is confirmed. After the triumph of the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959, Havana stopped looking at its neighbors as a source of labor, and adopted a policy identified with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, 09th May, 2022 (SKNIS): Kittitian and University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Alumni Representative Craig Tuckett has been invited to participate in the Africa-African Dialogues on Recognition, Justice and Development on May 12th and 13th, 2022, in Barbados at the Hilton Barbados Resort. The Africa-African Diaspora dialogues will be hosted by the Government of Barbados, the UWI and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) under the theme “Shaping the Present For the Future We Want.” In 2021, the UWI played an important role in the organization of the CARICOM-Africa Summit. As such, they will be essential in the conceptualization of…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Aviation, Basseterre, (09th May 2022) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of St. Kitts and Nevis wishes to advise the general public that the office located on Port Zante, Basseterre, will be closed on Tuesday 10th May 2022. The Ministry will resume normal business operations on Wednesday, 11th May 2022. We apologize for the inconvenience this closure may cause. ———–END———–

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): The voice of St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to continue resonating at international fora during speaking opportunities on issues affecting Small Island Developing States (SIDS). His Excellency Dr. David Doyle, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to UNESCO has played an integral role in securing speaking engagements for ministers of government including Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards, Foreign Minister Honourable Mark Brantley, and others. H.E. Doyle noted that in the past two years, areas addressed by the Federation’s policymakers included groundwater challenges as well as the…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, has today, 6 May, recognised Inspector Rosemarie Isles Joseph, representing St. Kitts and Nevis, as the 224th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of her exceptional voluntary service supporting young people across St. Kitts and Nevis through explorer clubs and activities.Inspector Isles, aged 53, is a Police officer who created a series of Explorer Community Youth Clubs to provide a safe space for children and young people at risk of gang violence and crime. Inspector Isles set up the first club in 2017 in the Molineux and Phillips neighbourhoods, with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Thirty supervisors assigned to the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) completed 10-weeks of supervisory training and received their certificates during a ceremony held at the Solid Waste Management Corporation Conference Room on Thursday, May 05. “I want to commend the management of the staff for getting this training on the way and for successfully completing it. I also want to congratulate those of you who completed the training,” said the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Osbert DeSuza. “I gathered that the training was well received and I want to impress…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Dorothy Warner, Secretary-General of St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, praised the work of the team on the national body who contributes to the effectiveness of the programme. The National Commission (NATCOM) has facilitated technical support from UNESCO to assist development in several areas such as youth, environment, sport, education, culture, and gender-related issues. On the May 04 edition of Working for You, Ms. Warner noted that the expertise of members of the National Commission has been extremely helpful in submissions to UNESCO. “I’m no expert on any particular thing that we have to…