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Sir Probyn Inniss State Funeral Parade

State Funeral Held For Late Governor, Sir Probyn Inniss

Mar 23, 2017

(ZIZ News) — The atmosphere was filled with love, camaraderie and patriotism as hundreds gathered to pay their respects at the State Funeral service of the late Sir Sir Probyn Inniss on Thursday at the Wesley Methodist Church.

Tributes in the form of song and poetry were presented by friends and members of the Innis family.

Prime Minister of St. Kitts Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris led the scripture reading while Probyn Innis Jr. read the eulogy in respect to his late father.

Among those attending the ceremony were His Excellency The Governor General Sir S.W Tapley Seaton, Members of The Federal Cabinet, Former Governor General Sir Edmund Lawrence and Lady Lawrence, Members of The St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force and other Security Forces, The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas and other Members of The Opposition, Members of the Nevis Island Assembly, Former Government Ministers, family members, friends, students and members of the general public.

The State Funeral service of the late Sir Probyn Innis was followed by a procession to the Springfield cemetery.

Sir Probyn Innis MBE, was a former Governor who served as the Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1975 to 1980 and was knighted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in 1976.

Following the separation of Anguilla, Sir Inniss served as the Governor of Saint Christopher and Nevis from 1980 to 1981.

Sir Probyn leaves his wife Lady Rosamund Innis and his three children.

Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss MBE was born on November 18 1936.

He died on Sunday March 12. He was 80.

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SKELEC.

Our Supervisory Staff at the recently concluded Psychology in the Workplace.
The training was held over a two day period (March 21 & 22) and facilitated by Mrs. Michelle Blake in coordination with the University of The West indies. Topics covered, included workplace related stressors, conflict resolution and demand control model among others.

The participants represented several departments (customer service, maintenance, operations, billing, metering, meter readers and accounts) across the three divisions of SKELEC.

This is the second edition of this training, as the first was held in 2015. We at SKELEC continue to work at engaging our staff in training to better improve all facets of the service we offer our customers.

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HERO CPL’S ST. LUCIA TEAM ANNOUNCES ITS NEW BRAND IDENTITY

Hero CPL’s St. Lucia team announces its new brand identity
The Hero Caribbean Premier League’s St. Lucia Zouks has launched a new visual and brand identity known as St. Lucia Stars with a logo that is inspired from the home country of the team, St. Lucia.

The new logo and the identity is meant to give the team, St. Lucia Stars, a new bold and vibrant identity. The decision comes from the franchise owners and management who decided to rebrand the name, keeping in mind the line-up of the team’s superstars.

The Chairman of the franchise, Jay Pandya, who leads this change said, “We wanted the identity to represent St. Lucia and anyone who supports the team associates with the traits of being St. Lucian. When we were making the decision to bring this change and we were looking for inspiration, we just had to look within and bring out the spirit of St. Lucia. They are stars in every might and proud to be Born Lucians.” He feels positive and looks forward to this year’s CPL.

The design of the logo stems from the home country of the team. Three core elements that form the logo are The World Heritage Pitons, the colour of the flag and the cheer – Born Lucian. The Pitons signify the height this team can achieve and the impact it can have on the people of Saint Lucia. The colours of the flag are splashed on the logo which everyone around the globe associates with St. Lucia.

St. Lucians are warm, welcoming and are deeply connected to their roots which is what makes them ideal global citizens of this world. They take pride in what they do and make sure they are the best while playing the sport in the right spirit. They also enjoy these moments to the fullest just like every proud St. Lucian does. The cheer – “Born Lucian” – captures this and the team represents these traits making them one of the most likeable teams in the Hero Caribbean Premier League.

The captain of the team, Daren Sammy, is excited about this new identity. He said, “We definitely want to live up to what the logo represents and play like stars as we look to win the CPL this season. Hopefully, this change will bring in good luck for us. To be “Born Lucian” means we take pride in what we do and we do it wholeheartedly. And we want this to resonate with our fans and make them feel proud.”

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Barbados-bound Dwayne Smith determined to regain Hero CPL title

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Barbados-bound Dwayne Smith determined to regain Hero CPL title

Dwayne Smith believes that the Barbados Tridents are well placed to mount a charge to regain the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). But the prodigal son, who transferred from Guyana Amazon Warriors in the close season, believes that this year will be the most competitive across all six franchises.

In an exclusive interview ahead of the Hero Player Draft which takes place in Barbados on Friday (10am local time), the West Indies international, who played in 33 T20 internationals has scored 1,061 Hero CPL career runs in 41 games for the Tridents and the Amazon Warriors to date, said that he is as motivated as ever to help the Tridents regain the title they last won in 2014.

During that season, the 33-year-old lit up the tournament top-scoring with an unbeaten 110 and chipped in with another century and a fifty to propel Kieron Pollard’s men to the title for the first time.

Looking ahead to the fifth instalment of the biggest party in sport, Smith said: “Winning competitions has always been my motivation. So, for me, to perform and get my team into a position where we can win a competition would be great. But yes, it is a challenge, because there are some other good teams around. I’m sure that St. Kitts (& Nevis Patriots) is going to be boosted by Chris Gayle, Trinidad (TKR) has always been good, St. Lucia is getting better.”

*In Part 2 of this exclusive interview, which will be released on Friday following the Player Draft, Dwayne talks about returning to Barbados, what it means to him and his insights on the squad.

ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE:

The HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. Over 149 million fans watched the 2016 season, combining broadcast and digital viewership, to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders.

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Nevis Agriculture Open Day 2017 preparations progressing smoothly, says Agriculture official

Eric Evelyn, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture on NevisNIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 17, 2017) – Eric Evelyn, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture says preparations for staging the Department of Agriculture’s 23rd Agriculture Open Day are progressing smoothly.

The two-day event, hosted by the Department of Agriculture from March 30, 2017, at The Villa grounds in Charlestown, will be held under the patronage of Ms. Tyzena Brookes, a long serving field worker at a government-owned farm. The theme is “Embracing climate-smart agriculture to achieve greater food security”.