Nevis Island News and Notes

St. Kitts – Nevis’ Second Chance Center To Open In 2009

The National Flag Of Saint Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
July 30, 2008 (SKNIS)

Family outreach and reintegration into society will be two of the main services offered at the St. Kitts and Nevis Coed Rehabilitation Center, when it is opened in 2009.

The center is one component of Government’s Child Development Project (CDP) which seeks to improve the status of children at risk by supporting programmes of early detection and remediation of behavioural and learning difficulties as well as rehabilitative care for persons who have committed offenses.

Appearing on this week’s edition of the SKNIS radio magazine programme, Perspectives, Ian “˜Patches’ Liburd, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Development, noted that the new juvenile center will offer a second chance to young men and women.

“The rehabilitation center is designed to house 20 boys and 10 girls and will provide quality treatment and child development services including counseling,” Liburd said.

The center will be located at Harris’ Village and will be placed on a 3.1 acre lot. Funding for construction was secured from the Caribbean Development Bank at an approximate cost of $5.2 million. The work will be undertaken by Stephen and Associates Ltd. and is expected to be completed in one year.

Nevis Islands New “Mack” Garbage Truck
Charlestown, Nevis
July 30, 2008

The Ministry of Health was the recipient of a brand new garbage truck, which was funded by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board.

The keys to the US$142,000 (EC$384,000) Mack truck, were handed over to Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Hensley Daniel by Director of the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board Mrs. Sephlin Lawrence. The brief but significant ceremony was held at the Low Ground Land fill on July 29, 2008.

Mr. Daniel said it was no surprise that Social Security engaged the Ministry of Health since its contributions came from workers.

“The Ministry of Health has an interest and a responsibility to ensure that workers are healthy so that when workers are healthy they will work and by working they will contribute to Social Security so this is in a way an investment in the workers of the country to ensure that they remain healthy because we want to make sure that garbage is properly disposed off and in addition to that they have an interest in the aesthetic beauty of the country.

“If the country is beautiful the visitors [will] come. The people who work in tourism they will get more work and they will contribute to Social Security. So I want to thank them for being in that philosophical mindset. This is not something that is Social Security over here and health over there but Social Security and Health are intertwined,” he said.

Nevis Cooperative Director- Samuel Powell

Charlestown, Nevis
July 30, 2008

Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Robelto Hector, received high commendations from other officials for his instrumentality in the refurbishment of the Nevis Fishermen Marketing and Supply Cooperative Society Limited.

This came at the Cooperative’s opening ceremony on Tuesday July 29, 2008, under a tent setup for the occasion at Market Street in Charlestown.

Minister Hector, who spoke at the ceremony, recorded the NIA’s commitment to the fishing industry on Nevis.

“As a government, we are focused on increasing income of our fishermen. We are determined to increase employment in the sector, so too we seek to achieve greater consistency of our fish supply and better quality. We also seek to strengthen our export potential,” Minister Hector said.

The Minister also appealed to the fishermen and the general public, by extension, to offer support to the Cooperative and its efforts.

“As a sector directly related to the tourism product, we are committed to ensure that the correct synergy exists. I call on you as food providers to rise to the challenge of ensuring that Nevisians are fed. I call on you to continue to assist in ensuring our food security. I must say to you fellow fishers, your trade represents one of the oldest professions. It is a profession we are proud of and we want you to continue to feel that pride,” he said.

St. Kitts – Nevis’ Prime Minister Douglas
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
July 30, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has lauded Guyana’s efforts to ensure that other Caribbean countries also benefit and expressed hope that other Heads of Government would support plans to raise funds to tackle HIV/AIDS in the region.

A press release from Georgetown printed in the Starbroek News said Prime Minister Douglas lauded the efforts of Guyana’s Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Leslie Ramsammy’ to include other states besides Guyana and Haiti as they have set the stage for middle income regional states to receive assistance.

Guyana was also recognised as the first country in the region to provide free anti-retroviral treatment for persons living with the infection and continues to be one of few states to offer such a programme.

However, it has been noted that stigma and discrimination against persons living with the disease continues to be an area of concern in the Caribbean.

Dr. Douglas who is lead Head responsible for Health and Humanity Services in the Caribbean Community made these comments at the recent CARICOM Summit.

St. Thomas School Students – Nevis, West Indies

Charlestown, Nevis
July 30, 2008

The St. Thomas’s Primary School (STPS) on Friday July 25, 2008, facilitated the closing ceremony of two workshops which involved the island’ss youth. The two-week Virtues Education Workshop was coordinated by Mr. Lloyd Williams and his team for the students of Grades five and six while the Summer Football Programme for the island’ss boys, was coordinated by Mr. Emmanuel Richards.

Principal of the STPS Mrs. Earlene Maynard highlighted that she learned about the Virtues Education Workshop two years ago when she visited the Curriculum Development Unit in St. Kitts and thought it would be beneficial to her students.

Mrs. Maynard spoke of the benefits the programme created.
“I believe as a result of this programme, our children have learnt real good virtues that they can build on, virtues such as assertiveness, caring, cleanliness, confidence, courage – those pillars that help to make strong young men and women within our community,” she said.

She also offered congratulatory words to the facilitators.

“I want to congratulate Mr. Williams for his dedication. I also want to congratulate the trainees because he went a step further not just holding all of it for himself but extending his knowledge to young persons within our community ““ Chrislin Jeffers, Jacintha Lawrence andd Marika Smithen also showed a great interest in disseminating the information to our children.

St. Kitts – Nevis’ Second Chance Center To Open In 2009

Nevis Island Receives New Garbage Truck!!!!

Nevis Minister Praised For Fisheries Complex

St. Kitts – Nevis Praises Guyana’s Fight Against AIDS

Nevis’ St. Thomas School Completes Youth Workshops