MR. AUSTIN FARRIER TO HEAD INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON STREET VENDING
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is forging ahead with plans to find a viable solution to the street vending concern that has developed in the Basseterre area in recent years.
Distressed students and parents are taking the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to court.
Frustrated by the initial grading of last year’s CSEC and CAPE examinations and with the subsequent review process offered by the regional examinations body, the Group of Concerned Parents of Barbados has retained the services of one of the island’s top legal firms to file a class action suit against CXC.
Serbia furnishes two scholarship opportunities for 2021 Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce two scholarship opportunities provided by the Republic of Serbia for 2021. The following are the terms by which interested persons may be granted this scholarship:
ROSS UNIVERSITY COMMENDS GOVERNMENT FOR SWIFT PROFESSIONAL ACTION
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 15, 2021 (SKNIS): A three-member team of senior officials from the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) called today (January 15) to express gratitude and offer commendation to the Coast Guard, the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the surgical team at the Alexandra Hospital in Nevis for their quick response in assisting one of their students who suffered significant injury in a shark attack. The officials passed on compliments from the trauma team in the USA to the medical team on the island and opined that the surgery was comparable to anything that could have been performed anywhere in the US. It was also said that the quick response obviously prevented the situation from being far worse.
Commander of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel J. Anthony Comrie, thanked the team for its compliments and was happy that the training which his officers received was put into action and was equally glad that they could have ably assisted the student.
The virtual meeting was attended by Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Cabinet Secretary Josephine Huggins, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws, Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Commissioner of Police, Hilroy Brandy and Lieutenant Colonel J. Anthony Comrie.
Prime Minister Harris expressed thanks to the RUSVM officials for their words of commendation for the high level of support and professionalism of the government team both at the federal level and the Nevis Island Administration.
Prime Minister Harris indicated that the strong bonds between the Government and the RUSVM will be further strengthened.