St. Kitts Schools

Nevis’ Gingerland High School Tops The Rest

Washington Archibald High School - Class of 2008

Washington Archibald High School – Class of 2008
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 04, 2008 (CUOPM)

The Gingerland High School in Nevis not only leads the other secondary schools in the Federation with the highest passing rate in the 2008 CXC exams, but one of its students was the most successful, with 12 subjects including nine distinctions.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Hon.  Sam Condor in a nationwide broadcast said the Gingerland High School attained a pass rate of 81.91 percent, with Earlene Pemberton of the same school passing 12 subjects including nine distinctions.

The Gingerland Secondary School registered 79 candidates for 448 subject entries, which produced 367 passing grades, resulting in a pass rate of 81.91 percent. Most subject areas returned satisfactory pass rates, with only Mathematics and Electricity/Electronic Technology being borderline, just about 50 percent. The most outstanding student was Earline Pemberton, with 12 subject passes, including 9 distinctions.

At the Basseterre High School, 128 candidates accounted for 703 subject entries with 572 subject passes, giving a pass rate of 81.36 percent.  The students performed fairly satisfactorily in the majority of subjects with pass rates ranging between 60 to 100 percent. The performance in two subjects however, is cause of much concern and redress; namely Mechanical Engineering Technology with a pass rate of 15 percent and Building Technology (Woods) with 9 percent passes.

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New Challengers Day Care Center Can Accommodate 70

Walters Shows Off Stonefort - Challengers Uniforms

Walters Shows Off Stonefort – Challengers Uniforms
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 27, 2008 (CUOPM)

The opening of the new Challengers/Stonefort Day Care Centre brings to brings to 14, the number of Government-operated Early Childhood centres in St. Kitts and to 17 in the twin-island Federation.

This was disclosed Tuesday by Co-ordinator of Early Childhood Education, Mrs. Vanta Walters.

There are close to 60 privately-operated pre-school, day care and nursery in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Mrs. Walters said the new Challengers/Stonefort Day Care Centre, which is on the ground floor of the Multi-Purpose Centre will accommodate a total of 70 children between the ages of 3 months to five years.

“Ten children from 3 months to 18 months will be accommodated in the Infant section, twenty children, 18 months to 3 years will be accommodated in the Toddler Section, while forty children, 3 years to -5 years will be in two classes in the pre-school section,” said Mrs. Walters.

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St. Kitts Scholarship Recipient Receives M.D. From Ross University

Ross University - St. Kitts - Nevis

Ross University – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 26, 2008 (CUOPM)

Kittitian-born Dr. Donald Christmas has received his medical degree from Ross University at a graduation ceremony held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Every year, Ross University provides scholarships to Kittitian and Dominican citizens who meet the required criteria. Eligible students receive the scholarship for all 10 semesters, which includes full tuition and fees.

Dr. Christmas heard about the scholarship while working in the clinical pathology laboratory at Ross University’s School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts.

“Some of the doctors there saw my ability to go further and encouraged me to do something better with my life. I told them I was interested in human medicine and they told me about the scholarship, which was instrumental. The whole experience in Dominica was tremendous.”

For Dr. Christmas, the decision to become a physician was a natural progression because he grew up around medicine.

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