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Havana, July 21, 2021–Four St. Kitts and Nevis citizens have recently graduated from Cuban Universities. They are Dr. Crystal Parris-Caines, Dr. Andrew Carlos Liburd, Dr. Rhenez Thompson and Dr. Kha-lis Farrell, who are all enthused about serving their communities on their return home.Dr. Andrew Carlos Liburd, who studied at the Faculty of Stomatology (Dentistry), University of Medical Sciences, hails from Nevis where he completed his secondary education and is the latest member of his family to follow the medical tradition. His father, Dr. A. Linton Liburd, is well known, and his four siblings are also medical doctors. He has always…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is pleased to inform the general public that the Organization of American States (OAS) through its partnership with the University for International Cooperation (Costa Rica) is now offering Academic Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. The following are the courses available for study with tuition discounts available from 30 up to 90 percent and are scheduled to commence on 28th September, 2021 online: Interested persons are asked to fill applications online at the following links: https://uci.ac.cr/master-in-project-management-oas-uci-scholarship/ or https://uci.ac.cr/admisiones-y-registro/informacion/ A deadline of 5th August, 2021 has been set for the submission of all applications to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 26, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In a meeting convened by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, today, Monday, July 26, food truck vendors received a comprehensive update on the work being carried out to have them relocated at a site at North Independence Square Street. Theprime minister was joined in that meeting by Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Andrew Skerritt; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Ron Collins; Chair of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Street Vending, Mr. Austin Farier; Superintendent in the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 26, 2021 (S.T.E.P.) — The Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) is undertaking a private employers’ audit which will assist the government agency not only to know the exact number of private employers that have STEP workers, but will also help in identifying and making use of skills learnt by the trainees. The STEP Private Employers’ Audit team met with Director of STEP Mr Emile Greene last week, where Team Leader Mr Leslian Daniel reported that they had so far audited 95 per cent of private employers who have STEP workers attached to their businesses on St.…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 26, 2021 (SKNIS): A press statement from Government House dated 26th July, 2021, states that His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D, Governor-General of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, acting in accordance with the Cabinet, has proclaimed Tuesday 3rd August, 2021, as a public holiday.

It is time again for The University of the West Indies Annual Global Giving Event on August 1, 2021. Join Mrs. Gaile Gray-Phillip, Head of UWI Open Campus in St. Kitts; Ms. Jihan Williams, President of St. Kitts and Nevis UWI Alumni Association (SKNUWIAA), and Mr. Craig Tucket, Immediate Past President of the SKNUWIAA, to discuss the event on the following radio programmes: Issues on Freedom Radio (106.5 FM) with Juni Liburd on Thursday, 29th July, 2021, from 1:30-2:15 pm Frank and Candid with Tony Nias on ZIZ Radio (96.1 FM & 98.9 FM) at 11:00 am on Thursday 29th July, 2021…

PRESS RELEASE (July 26, 2021) – Nominations are now open for the second cohort of the Ward-Hanley Scholarship and Mentorship Programme to students entering secondary school for the first time. The scholarship, which is sponsored by the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA), will be awarded to students that have maintained a minimum term average of 75 percent and who are active members of a local community group. Two references, one from a teacher and the other from a community group leader, as well as proof of the parent(s)/guardian(s) economic need, also form part of the eligibility criteria. Members…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 26, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation (MOFA&A) is pleased to inform the general public that the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) has organized a Webinar on Access to Health Services. This virtual meeting is set for Wednesday, 11th August, 2021 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. The Webinar will feature Taiwan government officials directly responsible for the affairs of National Health Insurance who will elaborate on several health matters, including Taiwan’s development of a telemedicine platform. It is preferred that persons interested in joining the webinar be Ministry…

25th July, 2021 It is time again for The University of the West Indies Annual Global Giving Event. Join Mrs. Gaile Gray-Phillip, Head of UWI Open Campus in St. Kitts; Ms. Jihan Williams, President of St. Kitts and Nevis UWI Alumni Association, and Mr. Craig Tucket, Immediate Past President of St. Kitts and Nevis UWI Alumni Association, to discuss the event on the following radio programmes: Issues on Freedom Radio with Juni Liburd on Thursday 29th July, 2021, from 1:30-2:15 pmFrank and Candid with Tony Nias on ZIZ Radio at 11:00 amVoices with Devonne Cornelius on WINN FM Radio on…

Three (3) prisoners who escaped custody on Saturday, July 24, 2021, were quickly caught by Prison and Police Officers and are back in custody at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP). Lashon Hendrickson (24 years old) of Ponds Pasture, Jonothan Rawlins (19 years old) of Newtown, and Estevan Lawrence (26 years old) of St. Peters are on remand at Her Majesty’sPrison where they are awaiting trial. Through a joint operation, Hendrickson was captured by Police Officers in the vicinity of Hart Street shortly after escaping. Rawlins and Lawrence were both captured by Prison Officers on the grounds of the former Basseterre High…