Health

LABOUR DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS ENSURE WORKPLACES ARE SAFE FOR ALL

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2018 (SKNIS): Senior Minister the Honourable Vance Amory has assured employers and employees in St. Kitts and Nevis that the Ministry and the Department of Labour will remain proactive in ensuring that working environments across the Federation remain safe for all.

Senior Minister Amory, who also serves as the Minister of Labour, said that staff within the Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate Unit in the Department of Labour is charged with visiting workplaces in order to ensure that safety standards are observed and the conditions are healthy. This covers quite a number of measures such as mounting proper signs for exits and hazardous areas or materials, ensuring there are no dangling wires, guaranteeing that hallways are free of obstruction, and maintaining furniture in good condition.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 17, 2018 (SKNIS): Food security in St. Kitts and Nevis remains at the forefront of the Team Unity Administration’s agenda as the Ministry of Agriculture continues to provide farmers with the necessary tools and information to expand their production with the goal of ultimately reducing the Federation’s import bill.

While giving his address in support of The Appropriation (2019) Bill, 2018, on December 17, Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, said that the government in recognizing the effects of climate change has installed meteorological equipment throughout the Federation that will gather data and provide relevant information for farmers.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 13, 2018 (SKNIS): The Agricultural Sector in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has shown resilience and recorded an increase of 11.4 percent, despite two category five (5) hurricanes, Irma and Maria, that wreaked havoc on the Caribbean in 2017.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 07, 2018 (SKNIS): Nursing is built on a discipline of professionalism, said Dr. Rondalyn Dennis-Bradshaw, Dean of the Division of Health Sciences at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) during her December 05 appearance on Working for You.

Dr. Bradshaw said that persons come into the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BScN) Programme because they are desirous of becoming nurses. Hence, it is important for the institution to work on the soft skills of the student nurses, such as communication, empathy for patients and listening, which are reflected in their body language, presentation and demeanour.