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ON TOMORROW’S LEADERSHIP MATTERS, PM HARRIS WILL BE JOINED BY THE HON. JONEL POWELL, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORTS AND CULTURE

Published 31st August 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Link to Press Release:

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The St. Kitts-Nevis Government’s widely watched Leadership Matters virtual forum series will air tomorrow, Tuesday, September 1st, 2020, with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris headlining its 18th installment on ZIZ TV (Channel 5 or https://zizonline.com/tv/channel-5/) from 8:00pm to 10:00pm.

Joining the Prime Minister on the panel and answering audience questions will be Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Jonel Powell.

With public schools scheduled to reopen next week, a topic of discussion tomorrow night will be measures that the Government is taking to keep students, teachers and their families safe during the coronavirus global pandemic.

Section 9 of The Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 14) Regulations, 2020, which came into operation as at 5:00am last Saturday, August 29th, states that all public educational places of instruction may reopen as long as they comply with the minimum standards set out in Schedule 2.  Please access the link to these Regulations here; Schedule 2 is published on pages 10-12: https://zizonline.com/saint-christopher-and-nevis-statutory-rules-and-orders-no-39-of-2020-emergency-powers-covid-19-no-14-regulations/

The call-in numbers for Leadership Matters are 1(869) 466-2666, 662-8674, 767-4765 and 1(239) 645-4500.  Questions can also be sent via WhatsApp to (869) 661-5683.

The wildly popular Leadership Matters virtual forum simulcasts on ZIZ Radio (95.9, 96.1, 96.3, 96.9 FM or https://zizonline.com/radio/live/), Freedom (106.5) FM, Sugar City (90.3) FM, VON Radio (860 AM or 93.7 FM) and WINN (98.9) FM, and is also streamed live on social media platforms including the Facebook and YouTube pages of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS).

In addition to ZIZ TV, ZIZ Radio and www.zizonline.com, ZIZ’s audience can access Leadership Matters – which is a runaway success on social media – on ZIZ’s Facebook and YouTube pages, ZIZ’s Amazon Fire Stick App and the ZIZ News App (available online at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store).

Over the coming weeks, Leadership Matters will focus on the big stories and issues in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis with the intention of explaining the programs and policies that inform them.  Leadership Matters will also show how leadership in practice is helping to transform the nation and people’s lives.

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