Education, Local news, News

INDEPENDENCE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE A VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Published 10 September 2020

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INDEPENDENCE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE A VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Several Independence activities for this year’s celebrations provide a valuable learning experience for young people as they are extremely important to the future development of the nation, said Chairman of the Education Sub-Committee for Independence and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William V. Hodge.

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Education, Local news, News

MINISTER OF EDUCATION ‘HAPPY’ WITH RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS

Published 10 September 2020

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MINISTER OF EDUCATION ‘HAPPY’ WITH RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonell Powell, says he is ‘happy’ school has resumed amid the COVID-19 pandemic during an interview at the Irish Town Primary School on September 9.

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News, Regional News, Travel

Plans for scheme to test travellers before they board plane

Published 10 September 2020

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Article by
Marlon Madden

Authorities in Barbados are looking at the possibility of implementing a test before departure initiative with the Heathrow Airport that would see travellers coming from London receiving a PCR test for COVID-19 just prior to boarding their flight to Barbados.

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Local news, News, Travel

CDC “No Travel Health Notice” for St. Kitts & Nevis

Published 8 September 2020

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CDC “No Travel Health Notice” for St. Kitts & Nevis

BASSETERRE (8TH SEPT, 2020): In its latest update on travel recommendations by destination, the CDC has upgraded St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Risk Assessment Level as “No Travel Health Notice: COVID-19 Risk is Very Low.” This assessment classification reinforces that St. Kitts & Nevis is among the safest destinations worldwide for individuals considering travel at this time.  St. Kitts and Nevis is 1 of only 10 Caribbean countries to have this CDC classification.

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Education

SCHOOL CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENT TO SPEARHEADING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN SCHOOLS

Published 8th September 2020

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William V. Hodge, recognized several teachers who were chosen to spearhead the digital transformation in schools, noting that their hard work and dedication, as well as their commitment for teaching their peers to use digital tools, must not go unnoticed.

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