Nevis Island News and Notes

Nevis Benefits From Emergency Care & Treatment Training

Emergency Care Workshop Participants

Charlestown, Nevis
November 24, 2008

A number of Nevisians will benefit from a five day workshop on Emergency Care and Treatment which commenced on November 24 at the Llewellyn Newton Disaster Management Facility at Long Point. The training sponsored by the Disaster Management and the Ministry of Health, targets a number of key private and public sector personnel.

Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Hensley Daniel who formally launched the activity, facilitated by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), said the continued training of persons on Nevis to respond to disaster represented the best investment.

He expleined the Government could purchase modern equipment, erect large buildings and secure large amounts of basic food supplies but if persons were not adequately trained the return on investment will be less than satisfactory.

Mr. Daniel further underscored the importance of the training which he said would ensure that injuries were treated speedily.

Nevis Islands New Tire Baling Machine

Charlestown, Nevis
November 24, 2008

Discarded tires on Nevis will soon be put to use thanks to a new Encore Systems Tirebaler at the Long Point Landfill. The US60, 000 piece of new equipment sponsored by the Canada Fund and the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) was commissioned on Friday November 21, by Minister of Health Hon. Hensley Daniel.

The tirebaler was accessed through a collaborative partnership conceived by the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority with the assistance of the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society who contacted the Canada Fund. The Four Seasons Resorts Estates provided transportation and paid the freight from Miami to Nevis.

Minister Daniel referred to the partnership as a move embraced by the NIA, who had endeavoured to marry its resources with that of the community, the corporate community and civic organizations to develop the island.

He said ultimately, all who lived on Nevis should have a solid interest to ensure that the island was esthetically appealing particularly as tourism was a mainstay of the island’s economy.

The St. Kitts Experience Tourism Attraction Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis November 24, 2008 (CUOPM) Another tourism attraction in St. Kitts throws its doors officially open on Tuesday. Governor General His Excellency Dr. Sir Cuthbert Sebastian …

Newtown Ground Primary School Students
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
November 24, 2008 (CUOPM)

Caribbean Ministers of Education at the recent meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) discussed several problems including health and family life education, women in science and technology and a regional framework for action for children.

The meeting in Guyana received a presentation of the CARICOM Science and Technology agenda which treated with issues related to Human Resource Development as well as continuing education and professional development; and placed focus on women in science and technology.

The presentation further explored research to enhance the teaching of science and technology particularly in adapting exploratory and experiential teaching strategies as well as revisiting the approach to setting exams in this discipline. The Meeting examined the framework and discussed its implications for education systems.

Within the framework of evaluating strong foundations for the future, the Meeting of the COHSOD examined the implementation of the Regional Framework for Action for Children.

PM Douglas Meets With St. Kitts Students Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis November 24, 2008 (CUOPM) A visionary plan for moving the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to a higher level over the period 2008 to 2012 …

Nevis Benefits From Emergency Care & Treatment Training

Nevis Waste Management Commissions Tire Baler

New St. Kitts – Nevis Tourism Attraction To Open

COHSOD Addresses Problems Affecting Women & Children

COHSOD Endorses Visionary Plan For CXC