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PAST HELP-A-CHILD RECIPIENT THANKS PM HARRIS FOR HELPING TO POSITIVELY SHAPE HIS FUTURE

 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 18, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The future of one young man from Constituency Seven could have been very different had it not been for the timely intervention of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and his highly successful Help-a-Child Programme.

And on Wednesday, October 17, during the ceremony for the 15^th edition of the annual scholarship award initiative, that young man, Mr. Tahjaune Walters, showed his appreciation to Prime Minister Harris with the presentation of a plaque in recognition of Dr. Harris’ commitment to assisting the youths of his Constituency realize their full academic potential.

On Saturday 22 September 2018, just over eighty persons joined the Federation’s Embassy in Havana to celebrate the 35^th Anniversary of Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis at Villa Cuquine.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ students from the different provinces in Cuba travelled to Havana to participate in two full days of activities culminating in an official ceremony, cultural performances and a dinner. The student’s party, which would have succeeded the dinner, was eventually cancelled because of the two days of national mourning decreed by Cuba following the death of the President of Viet Nam, Tran Dai Quang.

On Thursday 20^th September 2018, St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador, Her Excellency Verna Mills was the guest of honour at a brief ceremony held at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), to commemorate the 35^th Anniversary of the Federation’s Independence.