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St. Kitts – Nevis Welcomes The Best In Track & Field

Track and Field Event in St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
June 04, 2008 (SKNIS)

St. Kitts and Nevis’ top sprinters including Kim Collins, Virgil Hodge and Tiandra Ponteen will be among athletes contesting the June 21 and 22, track and field National Championships at the new Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium at Bird Rock.

The two-day competition will be used as a qualifying event to select representatives for a number of upcoming track events including the July 08-13 World Junior Championships in Poland and the XXIX Olympic Games slated for August 08-24 in Beijing, China.

Odel “˜Scotty’ Hanley of the St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) appeared on SKNIS’ radio magazine, Perspectives, and said that this event is meaningful as it marks the first time overseas based athletes such as Collins and Hodge will compete at the Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium since it’s opening in March.

“It’s always exciting to race in front of the home crowd,” he said, noting that it has been years since the top sprinters competed in St. Kitts. “Most of the [overseas based runners] saw the pictures and heard the reports from the CARIFTA Games and said wow I should have been home.”

Nevis Island Premier – Joseph Parry

Charlestown, Nevis
June 03, 2008

Premier and Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Hon. Joseph Parry, on June 01, 2008, officially launched the celebration of Child Month 2008, under the theme “Celebrating the present with an eye on the future.”

In a televised address at the studios of NTV Channel 8, Mr. Parry spoke of the importance of children and appealed to parents, teachers and the community to treat them well.

“I want for this month that teachers, members of the community pay special attention to children, remind them that we love them, remind them that they are the future of this country,” Premier Parry said.

He used that opportunity to remind the public that teenagers were not to be left out during the month-long celebration.

“We treat our kids very well when they are a year old and five years old but I want us also to remember the 12 year olds and 13 year olds are still children and to continue to pay as much attention to them, perhaps even more attention so that they can grow up and be good young adults,” he said.

Mr. Parry also expressed satisfaction with the NIA’s continued pledge to train, value and educate the children of Nevis.

“My government will continue to work in terms of education and training to help our children and of course our adults too but our main focus is on children,” he said.

According to Mr. Parry, the NIA’s provision of books, adequate supplies for the Early Childhood Centers and its ensuring that teachers were available to teach students were indicators that the Administration recognised the importance of Nevis’ children.

St. Kitts – Nevis Promotes Good Nutrition

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
June 02, 2008 (SKNIS)

Following closely on the heels of Eat Local Day, residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are being encouraged to eat nutritious meals as part of overall health promotion.

This is the focus of Nutrition Week, which runs from June 01 to 07 and is being held under the theme: “Healthy Eating and Active Living: Be Aware of Trans Fats.” Instituted by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) and coordinated locally by the Nutrition Unit of the Ministry of Health, the week features activities for all ages.

Yesterday’s (June 01) activities were the Opening Statement by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin, the featuring of aspects of the theme on “A Voice for Health” (ZIZ) and the reading of the Statement by Director of CFNI, Dr., Fitzroy Henry during Church Services around the island.

Today’s (June 02) activity is for children and called Plant a Tree Extravaganza. Personnel from the Nutrition Unit and Ministry of Health went to Beach Allen and Dr. William Connor Primary Schools as well as the C. A. Paul Southwell Industrial Site Preschool and planted fruit trees. The objective is to have students involved in the planting and care of a tree. Once the tree bears fruit, students of the school will be encouraged to eat them, thus promoting the inclusion of fruit in a balanced diet.

The event was carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture.

A Balanced Healthy Diet To: All Local Media From: SKNIS Date: May 30, 2008 Subject: Nutrition Week Activities (June 01 to 07, 2008) Notice: The Nutrition Unit of the Ministry of Health is encouraging residents of St. Kitts and Nevis …

Olympic Athletes To Compete In Saint Kitts – Nevis Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis May 28, 2008 (SKNIS) Special athletes from St. Kitts and Nevis will compete in various sporting disciplines at the National Games slated for Sunday, June 1 …

St. Kitts – Nevis Welcomes The Best In Track & Field

Nevis Premier Launches Child Month

St. Kitts – Nevis Holds Healthy Diet Week

St. Kitts – Nevis Nutrition Week Activities

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