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RESENDING: 2021 CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS OF THE OAS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Published 19 May 2021

Basseterre

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The Human Resource Management Department is pleased to announce that the call for Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Studies and/or Research leading to a degree is open for the 2021 selection process.

The following are the links to the Call for Applications and to the application forms:

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Minister Powell urges focused attention to Education for Sustainable Development for islands at UNESCO

Published 18 May 2021

Basseterre

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HON. JONEL POWELL, FIRST COLUMN (FIRST FROM RIGHT)

Minister Powell urges focused attention to Education for Sustainable Development for islands at UNESCOBasseterre, St. Kitts., May 17, 2021 (SKNIS): The Hon. Jonel Powell, the Federation’s Minister for Education, Youth, Culture, and Sports, stressed the need for UNESCO and developed nations to assist small island developing states in calibrating education for sustainable development (ESD) elements in curricular structures, with relevance to the social, economic, and political context of small islands communities.

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OAS Academic Scholarship from partnerships now available

Published 12 May 2021

Basseterre

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Please see the pdf link below with a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Re: OAS Academic Scholarship from partnerships now available

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Calls for Applications for OAS Academic Scholarships 2021

Published 12 May 2021

Basseterre

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Calls for Applications for OAS Academic Scholarships 2021

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public of the availability of academic scholarship opportunities through a programme at the Organization of American States (OAS). This programme will allow for studies at Undergraduate, Graduate, and Graduate Research levels at universities in any OAS member state.

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Face-to-face classes starting May 10 for students sitting exit exams

Published 5 May 2021

Basseterre

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Source: LOOP NEWS

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (File photo)

Face-to-face classes are to resume in schools on Monday, May 10 for students sitting exit examinations.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement on Tuesday during a ministerial statement in the House of Representatives. He noted that a significant number of students have not benefitted from face-to-face instructions since schools were closed on March 13, 2020, some three days after Jamaica confirmed its first case of COVID-19.

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