Nevis News

Charlestown, Nevis
September 05, 2007

Nevisian Ms. Monique Liburd a student of the Charlestown Secondary School Sixth Form College came first in Nevis in the 2007 Caribbean Examinations Council’s Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) has also been named the Federation’s top scholar.
 
Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Joseph Parry made the disclosure on Tuesday September 04, 2007 at his Bath Plain office and told Nevisians they should be proud of Ms Liburd’s performance.
 
“I must announce, very proudly of course, that Monique Liburd not only had the best results for the CAPE examinations on Nevis but she had the best results in the State. She obtained seven Grade 1s the only student to do so in St. Kitts and Nevis.

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Charlestown, Nevis
September 03, 2007

Minister of Health and Deputy Premier in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) the Hon. Hensley Daniel, underscored the Administration’s continued commitment in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. He said that the NIA would continue to play a lead role in the fight and provide the necessary human and financial resources.
 
The September 03-04 National Consultation in Support of the Strategic Planning Process ““ HIV/AIDS funded by the Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS; Measure Evaluation, Caribbean health research Council, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and the Ministry of Health/Nevis  was held at the Mount Nevis Hotel on Monday September 03, 2007 and attracted a number of stakeholders from across Nevis.
 
The Consultation served to clearly communicate the strategic planning process used to revise/develop the national HIV Strategic Plan; to present the key findings of the current situation assessment of the vulnerable groups; to present a summary of the key findings of the national assessment of the legal environment which pertained to the laws, ethics and human rights issues with People Living With HIV/AIDS and vulnerable populations in St. Kitts and Nevis; to provide feedback on the findings and to identify national priorities, key objectives and activities for the national response based on the findings and feedback from participants.

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