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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DOING SIGINIFICANT WORK TO STRENGHTEN THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE TEACHING FORCE

Published 27 January 2022

Basseterre

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DOING SIGINIFICANT WORK TO STRENGHTEN THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE TEACHING FORCE

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 27, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education has done extensive work in relation to key activities outlined in the 2020-2021 Education Section Plan. In a recent interview with SKNIS, Dr. Tricia Esdaille Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education outlined the progress made thus far.

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Geothermal Energy: Providing Opportunities Beyond Electricity

Published 20 January 2022

Basseterre

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Media Release

Monday, January 17, 2022 — Use of geothermal energy – that is the heat that comes from the sub-surface of the earth – in OECS Territories has been an ongoing subject of research and exploration, given that the Caribbean Region consists primarily of volcanic islands. A recent study of three Caribbean islands, Dominica, Montserrat, and Nevis, examined opportunities for geothermal energy beyond electricity generation.

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Barbados PM Mia Mottley who broke with Queen wins landslide second term

Published 20 January 2022

Basseterre

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PM who shot to fame at Cop26 climate talks vows to ‘lead country first to safety then to prosperity’

Mia Mottley casts her vote in St Michael, Barbados. Photograph: Nigel R Browne/Reuters

Mia Mottley, who shot to international fame during the Cop26 climate talks and oversaw Barbados’s break with the Queen last year, has won a second term as the Caribbean nation’s prime minister

The 56-year-old’s Barbados Labour party (BLP) won all 30 seats, up from 29 in 2018 in an election marred by complaints that thousands of Covid-positive Bajans were denied a vote.

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PM promises 10,000 new homes

Article by Anesta Henry

Prime Minister Mia Mottley says her government is committed to building at least 10,000 new homes over the next five years and pre-engineered steel frame homes will be an integral part of that undertaking.

She made this disclosure on Tuesday during a tour of one of the first prefabricated steel-frame houses from China under construction at Scott’s Gap, Brittons Hill, St Michael.

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V.I. Board of Education Offering Over 20 Different Scholarships Ranging From $625 to $5,000 For Those Pursuing High Education

Published 19 January 2022

Basseterre

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Agriculture, animal husbandry, aviation, computer science, international affairs, journalism and health-related fields are among some of the areas the Virgin Islands Board of Education will in 2022 be providing financial aid for people who want to pursue higher education.