Published 23 March 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Published 23 March 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Canadian Geriatric expert to assist the Federation create a progressive National Ageing Policy
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 23, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, in its endeavour to constructively engage senior citizens, is working on having a robust National Ageing Policy and Action Plan in place by 2019.
Records show that the previous government had started working on a National Ageing Policy in 2009 but it did not come to fruition. The Team Unity Government is currently looking at completing and updating this work with the support of a renowned Canadian expert in geriatric medicine and gerontology.
Published 23 March 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
By: Media Source
Wu Xu is the richest ‘Caribbean resident’ globally.
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Mar. 21, 2018: Three of the world’s billionaires are residents and citizens of St.Kitts-Nevis. With a population of under 50,000 this the idyllic twin-island nation has the 2nd highest Billionaire Per Capita ratio of any country in the world. They are topped only by Monaco which also boasts 3 Billionaires but has a population of less than 38,000. St.Kitts-Nevis is the only English speaking Caribbean country that boasts 3 Billionaires as their residents and citizens
The three St.Kitts-Nevis billionaires are :
1: Wu Xu
Published 23 March 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
ST. KITTS WATER SERVICES DEPARTMENT EDUCATES TO REVERSE CULTURE OF WATER WASTE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 22, 2018 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts Water Services Department (WSD) is gearing up to tackle what is described as “a culture of waste” by residents as it relates to the use of water.
The department’s manager, T. Dennison Paul, said that he has been at the Water Services Department for the past 34 years and has never seen this low level rainfall in St. Kitts. He said that consumers must change their attitudes and habits with respect to how they use water.
Published 23 March 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
FOLLOWING ITS BEST PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED IN 2015, ST. KITTS-NEVIS TO HOST AGAIN TRADEWINDS IN 2018
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 22, 2018 (SKNIS): A number of best practices that were introduced during Tradewinds 2015 in St. Kitts and Nevis paved the way for future training as the federation became a model for other partner nations to host the exercise that is designed to promote regional security and cooperation initiatives.
Captain Kayode Sutton, Lead Planner for Tradewinds 2018, explained that St. Kitts and Nevis hosted the event in 2015, exposing security forces to a number of great experiences, and this afforded the federation the opportunity to host again so soon.
“Tradewinds coming back to St. Kitts and Nevis in such a short cycle indicated that the experiences in 2015 were highly successful that is why we are getting the opportunity to host again,” said Captain Sutton, adding that there were new procedures that were introduced in Tradewinds 2015 that had never been used before. “For example, it was in 2015 here in St. Kitts and Nevis that we introduced the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – drones – to the exercises and training cycles in Tradewinds and since 2015 every Tradewinds exercise that took place in 2016 and 2017 drones were involved. They actually employ the drones from the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF)… it was highly successful and it is part of Tradewinds now..”
He explained that in addition to the introduction of drones other best practices were incorporated in Tradewinds going forward.
“Some of the administration and the logistical support systems that we had in place in 2015 have become mandatory for all the countries that have been hosting Tradewinds since then because we put together a plan… and we were able to put that plan to the test during the final planning conference which took place in St. Kitts so as to see the gaps… and be able to make corrections,” he said.
Captain Sutton noted that everything worked out well in 2015 and added that the same processes are now being employed by Tradewinds for successive countries that have been hosting the event since then.
“So there were some good practices that came out of 2015. There are some new practices that we ae trying to develop. We want to be the pacesetters for 2018, so we are trying to incorporate that into our planning process,” the lead planner said. “We anticipate that Tradewinds 18 is going to be a success for St. Kitts and Nevis as we are going to be able to improve our systems, tactics and procedures and we are going to be exposed to new sets of training.”
Phase I of the training for 2018 will be held in St. Kitts and Nevis from June 4-12, while Phase II is slated for the Bahamas from June 13-26. Some 26 countries are expected to participate, with the possibility of Australia observing for the very first time.
Photo: Captain Kayode Sutton, Lead Planner for Tradewinds 2018
