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St. Kitts – Nevis Merges Peace With Sports Development

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Basseterre, St. Kitts
September 23, 2008 (SKNIS)

The Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture is set to employ new techniques to promote positive behaviour and peaceful attitudes in the young people of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Director of Sports Dave Connor got firsthand knowledge of these methods while participating in the three-day UNESCO Congress on Sports for Peace and Development held in Jamaica.

Director Connor told SKNIS that the September 13 to 16 meeting was extremely productive, as he joined with representatives from approximately 22 countries in the Caribbean, Europe, South America, Africa and Asia, to discuss and highlight pertinent issues regarding sports as a vehicle to promote peace and development.

As such, discussions surrounded presentations by various international organizations and committees to review the issues coming out of the recent round table held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, to reflect on the theme “Sport for Development and Peace”, and its role within a multi-sectoral approach.

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St. Kitts – Nevis On UN Committee To Review Burma’s Membership

Free Burma Campaign Flag

Free Burma Campaign Flag

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 23, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis has been appointed to a nine-member United Nations Credentials Committee set up to review a challenge to the Burma’s membership.

The 63rd UN General Assembly appointed the Credentials Committee comprising Botswana, China, Cyprus, United States, Russia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mozambique and St. Kitts and Nevis.

The Burmese opposition groups in exile, which have launched the credential challenge to oust the junta at the UN, argue that as the generals have been forcibly retaining power and have ruled the country illegally, therefore the UN should review its credential.

The credential challenge will be first reviewed and discussed by the committee before taking a decision on it.

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Nevis Island’s Inaugural Drag Race a Major Success!

Spectators At Nevis Island's Drag Strip

Spectators At Nevis Island’s Drag Strip

Charlestown, Nevis
September 23, 2008

Over 5000 motor sport enthusiasts from several countries of the Caribbean attended the Inaugural Car and Motorcycle Race at the new St. James Drag Raceway on Nevis, Friday afternoon.

The drag race was the largest ever sporting event to be staged on the island.

The quarter mile race track, believed to be one of the regions finest, had participating cars and motorcycles from Nevis, St.Kitts, the British Virgin Islands and other countries of the region.

The track was built at a cost of $3 Million and official sources say that already there has been a significant return on that investment, as several local vendors, guest house owners, car rental agents , bus drivers, taxi drivers and restaurant owners all enjoyed good business as a result of the well-patronised event.

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Five Boys And One Girl Born on National Heroes Day

PM Douglas With Newborn Baby

PM Douglas With Newborn Francisca George Figueroa and Son Larry
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 23, 2008 (CUOPM)

There were no Independence Baby 2008, but three days earlier National Heroes Day (September 16th), five boys and one girl were born at the Maternity Ward at the Joseph N. France General Hospital.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, who went to the hospital following the Ceremonial Parade at the Football Stadium at Warner Park, was disappointed there was no Independence Baby when he visited and had hoped that by the end of the day there would have been at least one.

Dr. Douglas, who was greeted and escorted by Assistant Nurse Manager, Sis. Janet Williams, used the opportunity to congratulate five of the new mothers who had given birth on National Heroes Day and were still hospitalised.

They were Anita Charles of Back Street, Mansion who gave birth to 10 lb 6ozs, Jaden Athion Kiko Charles; Icilma Isaac of Stapleton Village and her baby 7lb. 12 ozs Javin Maliq Isaac; Francisca George Figueroa of Pitcairn Street, who named her baby boy, Larry Jensey Figueroa, who weighed 7 pounds 10 ozs; Bibishamshab Rahaman of Haynes Smith Village, whose 7 lb 4 ozs son is named Kenshin Slack; Melissa Hughes of Lodge, whose 7 lb 8 ozs little girl is named Shenique Hadara Arianna Hughes and Uretta Williams of Cistern Hill, St. Peter’s whose 10 lb 8 ozs bouncing baby boy is named Dominic Damion Isaiah Caleb.

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