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St. Kitts Communities Urged To Support The Young

Challengers Community Centre Grand Opening
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 02, 2008 (CUOPM)

A call for the residents of Challengers and Stonefort to utilise the new Multi-Purpose Centre to shape the lives of the youth in a positive direction and provide services for the senior citizens.

Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said the new EC$1.2 million building financed by the Government of the Republic of China on Taiwan “symbolise the birth of a new set of opportunities that can be fashioned by the creativity of the people in the communities.”

The two-story structure houses a Day Care and Pre-School facilities on the ground floor and a community centre on the top floor.

“It is a facility that provides daycare services to be used by your families – that is the children who will use the nursery and the preschool as provided by the Department of Education and also for our young people and our adults including the elderly, who will use this multipurpose centre firstly, as a community centre with its several services that it will provide and secondly, as an emergency centre especially to be used in the time of hurricanes,” said Prime Minister Douglas, who paid tribute to former Taiwanese Ambassador His Excellency Mr. John Liu and his successor His Excellency Rong Chuan Wu.

PM Douglas (L) and Justice Rawlins
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 02, 2008 (CUOPM)

New Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, His Lordship Mr. Justice Hugh Rawlins is the Guest Speaker at the 10th Annual Prime Minister’s Independence Lecture Series.

Appointed to the post in April this year, the Nevisian-born jurist presentation will be on “Pride, Development, Progress ““ Independence, 25 Years of Success” ““ the theme for this year’s Silver Anniversary of nationhood.

The lecture will be presented at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) at 8 P.M. on Wednesday 17th September 2008.

Chief Justice Rawlins rose through the ranks of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He joined the Court as one of the first two Masters in 2000, serving also as a High Court judge with responsibility for Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands.

He was also appointed a Court of Appeal judge before his elevation to the top post within the OECS judiciary.

PM Douglas (C) At Defense Meeting Ceremonies Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis September 01, 2008 (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis‘ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is leading a three-man delegation to the 8th Conference …

Nevis Premier Speaks About Progress In Education

Charlestown, Nevis
September 01, 2008

Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Joseph Parry addressed the nation on the developments in Education on Friday, August 29th; as Nevis prepares for the beginning of the new school year today, Monday September 1st, 2008.

“I must congratulate the Permanent Secretary in Education, Mr. Joseph Wiltshire, Principal Education Officer, Mrs. Jennifer Hodge her staff at the Department of Education and every head teacher for their sterling efforts of ensuring that they deliver good quality education to the children of Nevis,” articulated Hon. Joseph Parry.

The Premier announced a recorded improvement in the performance of the Primary School students in the Test of Standards and noted this as being quite significant, since the improvement had been registered for every single school on the island. While congratulating the children and their parents, Premier Parry went on to say that he wants to encourage teachers and parents to boost the children’s confidence by praising them publicly for their good work.

In outlining the school results for 2008, Premier Parry stated that 636 subjects were taken by the students at the Charlestown Secondary School. That was the highest number of subjects done by the school and compares with 609 in 2007 and 426 in 2006. There were 475 subject passes, the same number as last year. In 2006, there were 335 passes. Year by year the percentage pass is as follows: 2006- 78.6%, 2007- 77.9%, 2008- 74.68%.

Twenty ““ four subject courses were offered with passes in all of them.

Nevis Island Premier – Joseph Parry

Charlestown, Nevis
September 01, 2008

Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry reported on a number of changes in the school system for the upcoming school year which will begin on Monday, Sept.1st, 2008. He made the report in an address to the nation on Friday, August 29th, 2008.

According to the Premier, Mr. Wakely Daniel of the Ivor Walters school and Mr. Carl Williams, headmaster of St. John’s primary, have been transferred to the Civil Service and will be replaced by Mrs. Ilena Mills who will move to the Ivor Walters Primary and Mrs. Adina Taylor who will head the St. John’s Primary School.

Mrs. Dawn Jeffers, formerly Deputy Head at the Charlestown Secondary school is transferred to the Gingerland High School to assume the position of Principal while Mr. Shefton Liburd will serve as her Deputy. Mrs. Sheila Hanley will replace Mrs. Jeffers Deputy Principal at the Charlestown Secondary School.

The Sixth Form College will also see a change, as Mrs. Marjorie Brandy will take over the leadership of that institution.

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