St. Kitts

St. Kitts To Move 4,500 Animals For Tourism Site

Animals In St. Kitts Forced To Move For Tourism Development Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis April 28, 2008 (CUOPM) Some four and half thousand goats and cattle are to be relocated from the South East Peninsula …

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Richards Assumes New Post In Ambassador Programme

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
April 28, 2008 (SKNIS)

Ian Richards of St. Kitts and Nevis has been elected to the Management Team of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassador Programme (CYAP).

Richards, who is an Assistant Information Officer at the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service, was elected by his colleague CYAs with a two thirds majority vote to the post of Vice Dean of Public Relations and Communication. The vote was held last week in Barbados at the finale of an Induction and Orientation Workshop for the regional youth advocates, and marks the first time a national of the twin island Federation will serve on the Management Team.

“It was an honour to have been given this vote of confidence by my peers,” said the second year CYA. “The work of the CYAP is very important and we owe it to the young people that we represent at these meetings, to use every avenue available to highlight key issues affecting youth. The media is an important partner in this regard,” he stressed.

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CYAP To Tackle Environmental And Food Security Concerns

Christ Church, Barbados
April 25, 2008 (SKNIS)

Environmental concerns and food security are two new issues which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have identified as growing risks to the Regional youth population, and plan to play a more active role in these areas.

The new focus areas were selected during the April 21 to 23 meeting in Barbados. In support of the interest expressed in climate change, a briefing was delivered on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme which tackles a number of environmental challenges. Food security strategies will be reviewed later. CYAs will also continue their efforts in HIV/AIDS and CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)-related fields.

The Dean of the CYA programme described the meeting as “successful.”

“I am pleased with the high level of participation we had as well as the caliber of knowledge and dedicated individuals who have been appointed as representatives of the youth in the Region,” Donna Greene of Barbados said. “Everyone made worthwhile contributions and they need to be commended and congratulated.”

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Event Calendar For 25 Years of Independence Celebration

St. Kitts & Nevis Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Independence  September 19, 2008   Nevis’ Programme of Events – 3/16/2008 to 9/20/2008 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES Ecumenical Church Service – March 16 (to signal the start of activities/celebration) Mega Religious Concert – September 11 (Venue: The Charlestown Methodist …

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St. Kitts – Nevis Bids Farewell To Speaker of The House

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
April 24, 2008 (CUOPM

The St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly bade farewell to its Speaker the Hon. Marcella Liburd and shortly after, unanimously elected the Hon. Curtis Martin as her successor.

Liburd served as a senator in the First Denzil Douglas Labour Party Administration from 1995 until she resigned in early 2000 to make way for incoming Senator the Hon. Jacinth Henry-Martin, who went on to serve as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 2000 to 2004.

Liburd, who was elected Speaker following the 2004 General Elections, was the Federation’s Second Female Speaker of the law making body. The first was the Hon. Ada May Edwards, who also served in the House of Assembly, during the Labour Party Administration of the Right Excellent Sir Robert L. Bradshaw.

Ms. Liburd, a lawyer, former educator and sports enthusiast, is the fourth female to be a member of the National Assembly in St. Kitts and Nevis. The others were Mrs. Jean Byron-Condor, Miss Constance Mitcham, Mrs. Anne Wigley and Mrs. Jacinth Henry-Martin.

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