Charlestown, Nevis – March 22, 2007

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Library Services Mr. Joseph Wiltshire was of the view that Nevisians have been inspired to hone their creative poetry skills, which had resulted in a treasury of reflective, thought-provoking and insightful poems.

His comment came while he delivered remarks at the seventh Poetry Evening and the launch of an anthology of poems entitled Poetic Treasures of Oualie. The event was organised by the Nevis Public Library Services at the Charlestown Public Library on Wednesday March 21, 2007.

“I wish to commend Mrs. Sonita Daniel, the immediate past Librarian for her foresight in organising Poetry Evenings on World Poetry Day. Her initiative has sparked a renaissance of Nevisian literature which culminated in the launch of this anthology of poems fittingly entitled Poetic Treasures of Oualie,” he said.

He also extended commendations to the present Librarian and staff who he noted carried the torch and ensured that the general public had the opportunity to own copies of the booklet.

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Charlestown Nevis
March 21, 2007

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Library Services Mr. Joseph Wiltshire, appealed to participants of a three -day CalligraphyWorkshop on Nevis, to share their newfound skill and to use it to empower others. The workshop was hosted by the Nevis Public Library and facilitated by Mr. Laurence Richards from March 18 – 20, 2007.

“Now you have obtained this skill, what are you going to do with it? I hope you go out into the community and teach other persons, so that more and more persons will learn the art. That is one of the great things about empowerment, that when we get it we don’t keep it to ourselves but rather we spread it. So my word to you is, that you spread it in the communities in which you find yourselves,” he said.

During brief remarks at the workshop’s closing ceremony at Marion Heights on March 20, 2007, Mr. Wiltshire commended Mrs. Lornette Hanley, Librarian, for seeking to upgrade and improve the skills of her Bindery staff, which was now better positioned to enhance the services of the department, themselves and others.

During remarks, Mrs Hanley explained that the workshop was in keeping with the Library’s mandate for 2007, to train its personnel. She noted that since training was the key to one’s social, spiritual and cultural development, it was fitting to commence by organising training that would benefit the Library staff.

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