Health

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 06, 2018 (SKNIS): Nursing, which is traditionally affiliated with women, remains a noble profession that men can play an important role in by entering the female-dominated field.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 05, 2018 (SKNIS): The Nursing Clinical Simulation Laboratory at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) has changed the way the school’s BScN Nursing Programme is taught, says Dr. Rondalyn Dennis-Bradshaw, Dean of the Division of Health Sciences, who noted that the students are now better prepared to enter a real clinical setting.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2018 (SKNIS): Government workers are learning more about the proposed Universal Health Care for St. Kitts and Nevis, particularly how it will impact them.

The first in a series of briefing sessions on the draft insurance coverage began today (Tuesday, December 04, 2018) at the Irish Town Primary School Conference Room. The meeting was held for education officials including permanent secretaries, principals, vice principals, head teachers, deputy head teachers, and senior education officers.

Officials from the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission on Universal Health Care spoke about the Green Paper and presented on a number of topics, including the benefits of universal health care and financing options.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2018 (SKNIS): Garbage collectors in St. Kitts and Nevis are unsung heroes, says Keithley Phillip, General Manager of the Solid Waste Corporation (SWMC), noting that these collectors deserve much more credit than they get.

Mr. Phillip called for respect for the garbage loaders, as they, he said, take pride in a job that many would not want to do.

He added that there was an incident where an older woman refused to be helped by the collector as she complained about his smell. The general manager said that no one should be treated in such a manner, especially when they go above and beyond to do their work.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2018 (SKNIS): Green waste will not be picked up by the Solid Waste Management Corporation’s (SWMC’s) trucks, says General Manager Keithley Phillip, noting that when comingled with combustible materials, such as aerosol, fires can result.

Green waste is biodegradable waste that can be composed of garden or park waste. It includes things like grass clippings, shrub and yard clippings, branches, woodchips, bark, wood, palm trees and branches, and weeds.