Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens and Disabled Still Sexual Beings

“We don’t have it every night or every week….” Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis July 03, 2009 (SKNIS) In the process of crafting a policy on the elderly and disabled, the Ministry of Social and Community Development and Gender Affairs …

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Canada Based Group Donates To Seniors On Nevis

Minister Daniel At Flamboyant Nursing Home Charlestown, Nevis February 19, 2009 Senior citizens at the Flamboyant Nursing Home in Charlestown, Nevis, were the recipients of a gift which would assist with their care. The Canada based charity the St. Kitts and …

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St. Kitts – Nevis Honors Oldest Citizens

St. Kitts Resident - Violet Gumbs - Aged 101

St. Kitts Resident – Violet Gumbs (C) – Aged 101
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 07, 2008 (SKNIS)

Minister of Social Development Honourable Rupert Herbert led a touring party of government officials to pay tribute to senior citizens in St. Kitts.

Visits to senior citizens by Ministers of Governments are a year round activity, but October’s Month of the Elderly have heightened the occasion, and made it even more special for celebrants and the honoured seniors.

The touring party which also included Director of Community Affairs, Jovil Martin as well as Supervisor of Social Assistance, Ann Wigley made six stops today (Tuesday) to salute the oldest persons in the East and Central Basseterre districts. One such visit was to 101-year-old Violet Gumbs of Bird Rock. Minister Herbert said he was pleased to be in the company of a strong nation builder.

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Nevis Health Minister Calls For Partnership In Elderly Care

Flambouyant Home For The Elderly Residents

Flambouyant Home For Elderly Residents

Charlestown, Nevis
October 6, 2008

Minister of Health on Nevis Hon. Hensley Daniel said that a collective partnership between the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), the private sector and civic organisations would put the Nevis’s elderly at the center of the island’s development.

He made the comment while he delivered an address on October 6, to officially launch activities in celebration of senior citizens at the Flambouyant Nursing Home. The theme is “Our Foundation “¦ Our Role Models”.

The Minister reassured the senior citizens of the Administration’s continued support and appreciation and cited that what Nevisians had accomplished as a people was due to the efforts, hard work and diligence of the seniors.

“There are still a number of people who yearn for the good old days when manners, respect and discipline were part of the social milieux in our community. We thank the elderly people for making sure that you raised generations of people who can carry on those values for us,” he said.

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