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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In keeping with the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC®)strategic mandate to make an even greater impact on the region’s education system, it haspursued many partnerships with educational institutions, both regionally andinternationally. The latest such collaboration has been formalised with the signing of aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica(CCCJ), the statutory agency under the Ministry of Education with oversight for communitycolleges in Jamaica. The MOU was signed at the Launch of CXC’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan at the JamaicaPegasus Hotel on Friday, 29 January 2021. The MOU signatories were Dr Wayne Wesley,Registrar and CEO…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 09, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the National AIDS Secretariat will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.The special guests will be Dr. Mathias Ofre, National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator, and Mrs. Lucine Pemberton Vaughan, Health Educator/Counsellor. The discussion will focus on HIV/AIDS, how the HIV can be transmitted to other persons, rapid testing for HIV, and Operation Safe Streets Safe Sheets, a drive, giving persons the opportunity for testing thereby ensuring our streets are safe, free of STI’s, specifically HIV. Other matters related to HIV/AIDS will be…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council® continues its partnership with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) via a renewed five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will further cement the collaboration between the two organisations. The MOU was signed by Dr Wayne Wesley, Registrar and CEO of CXC®, and Professor Colin Gyles, Acting President of UTech, Jamaica, during the Launch of CXC’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan on Friday, 29 January 2021 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. According to Dr Nicole Manning, Director of Operations, CXC®, the MOU is an example of “…CXC’s objective to deepen its relationships with stakeholders, as…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In keeping with the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC®) strategic mandate to make an even greater impact on the region’s education system, it has pursued many partnerships with educational institutions, both regionally and internationally. The latest such collaboration has been formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), the statutory agency under the Ministry of Education with oversight for community colleges in Jamaica. The MOU was signed at the Launch of CXC’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Friday, 29 January 2021. The MOU…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Terminal Boyz Domino Club’s winning streak in the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) tournament, taking place at the New Town Community Centre, came to a screeching halt on Sunday February 7 when Masters Domino Club handed them a 26-20 thrashing. For Masters, James ‘Bubba’ Hanley and Jerome ‘Spy’ Clarke won three games, lost two; William ‘Ramong’ Agard and Ashton ‘Petrol’ Davis won three games, lost three; William ‘Ramong’ Agard and Jeevan ‘Puncha’ Dore won two games, lost none; and Selmoth ‘Selly’ Rawlins and Allister Clarke won three games, lost one. For Terminal…

Community Notice  The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is pleased to announce the Master and Doctoral Programme on the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law, offered by the Ankara University Research Centre of the Sea and Maritime Law and the Government of Turkey. Interested persons are asked to apply online via:https://turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/en/announcement/turkiye-scholarships-2021-applications Copies of all applications should be submitted to the Human Resources Management Department at Government Headquarters on Church Street, Basseterre, no later than February 15, 2021, for further processing. Relevant information regarding the program can be found on the website below.http://dehukam.ankara.edu.tr/en/about-the-program/-30-

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 9, 2021: Mr. Wricherley Gumbs, a recent graduate of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), Teachers Education Division was presented the Joshua Obadiah Award for Best Results – Associate Degree in Teacher Education. Mr. Victor Williams, patriarch of the Obadiah Williams family bequeathed the award to Mr. Gumbs on Tuesday 9th February at the CFBC’s Poinciana Conference room. He explained that the award allows him and his family to stay committed to his father’s desire to invest in education as well keeping his legacy alive. The Joshua Obadiah Award is in its 25th year of service…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 09, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on an initiative to produce a local multipurpose organic compost to assist farmers, backyard gardeners, as well as landscapers to boost crop and flower production by keeping them green and healthy. Speaking to the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) on Friday, February 06. Augustine Nwosu, Project Manager of the Vegetable Fruit Upland Crop Quality and Safety Improvement Project (VFUCQSIP), at Needsmust in St. Kitts, said that creating the compost was important and timely as the ministry aims to assist persons involved with agricultural-related activities. “We intend to have…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (6th February, 2021)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week 7th – 12th February 2021. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. DATE TIME AREA(S) TO BE AFFECTED Sunday 7th February 2021 9:00am- 1:00pm Bay Road West to Delisle Street Tuesday 9th February 2021 9:00am-11:00am South East Peninsular Wednesday 10th February 2021 9:00am-11:00am Silver Reef, Fort Tyson Rise to Potato Bay, Mount Royal, Vicinity of Gate Way Inn and Sugars…