Published 17 May 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Canadian Students Visit St. Kitts
CFBC WELCOMES NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINGENT
Basseterre: St. Kitts, Monday, May 15, 2022: A small contingent comprising faculty and
students from the Nova Scotia Community College (NCSS) in Canada is currently visiting the
Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. This visit is made possible through a joint partnership project
established in 2013 between NCSS and CFBC under the theme: Culture, Entrepreneurship,
Leadership and Professional Skills Program (CELPS).
Speaking at the orientation ceremony on Monday, May 16, Dr. Moyia Rowtham Vice President
of CFBC expressed gratitude of the partnership and welcomed the visiting contingent.
“The vast reach of NSCC campuses also attest to its commitment to reach people at their point of
need and CFBC is grateful to partner with an institution which values such diversity and is open
to such cultural collaboration like this,” Dr. Rowtham said.
Dr. Rowtham expressed hope that the experience in the Federation will serve as a mechanism in
which students can be empowered for their future.
“It is my hope that the participants here will share the experiences that will further serve to
strengthen their civic responsibilities, to further enhance community while seeing themselves as
instruments of community development.”
Dr. Tricia Esdaille, Senior. Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education acknowledged the
important role played by community colleges in the advancement of a nation’s human resource.
“I am really aware of how important community colleges are to the growth and development of
people, whether they are just starting out, having left secondary school education and trying to
figure out where they were and where they are going in the world… Community Colleges serve
as a great agent of development for all societies,” Dr. Esdaille said.
The NCSS contingent will be immersed in the culture of St. Kitts and Nevis through a series of
planned activities that entails visits to various government ministries and departments, historical
sites as well as social engagements during their two weeks of visit.
