Mr. Antonio Maynard will be leaving behind a solid legacy of over 15 years as Secretary-General of the St. Kitts-Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, as he officially demits office on 31^st May, 2019.

Under his tenure, SKN became a more assertive and active actor in UNESCO since its inception as a member to this specialized UN agency in 1983.   Since then, the country has been a net beneficiary of its expertise and interventions, benefiting the entire community – citizens, government departments, and officials, NGOs, and local experts – via the implementation of the UNESCO’s programmes and activities in all aspects of the country’s national developmental efforts.  Mr. Maynard over saw the UNESCO’s intervention in SKN  including  the provision of policy development advice to the Federation across its entire mandate – culture, science, education information communications – and the country’s participation in the various international, and regional conferences, meetings and fora, across the globe, funded by UNESCO.

Along with his long-standing  ‘partner’ on UNESCO affairs in Paris, Dr. David P. Doyle, Ambassador/Permanent Delegate of St. Kitts-Nevis to UNESCO, the notion of the Federation “leading the way at UNESCO”, has been at the instigation of, and guided much of their joint efforts in, St. Kitts & Nevis’ activities at UNESCO.
Stated Ambassador Doyle: “the success in the tone and focus of St. Kitts & Nevis’ activities at UNESCO was in large part due to Mr Maynard’s relentless pursuit of making sure that a tangible impact was felt on the ground in the Federation, with UNESCO expertise and assistance across cultural heritage, climate change mitigation, youth engagement and education activities, to mention but a few”.
The Secretary General said that his close and business-like relationship with Dr. Doyle, and several Government, and UNESCO’s officials was critically instrumental in SKN ability to contribute at, and play a pivotal role at UNESCO, with some renowned successes here on the ground on SKN. 

Over these 15 years, Mr. Maynard’s legacy would perhaps best be highlighted by guiding the Federation in accomplishing and benefiting from the following initiatives including:

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 24, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris will give an account of the stewardship of his Team Unity-led administration when he meets with nationals living in the Diaspora in a town hall-styled meeting this coming Sunday, May 26.

Link to Release:
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AT ECCB-WORLD BANK MEETING, EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AND POLICY LEADERS SAY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL

May 24^th, 2019

The two-day Regional Conference titled Digital Economy Moonshot for the Eastern Caribbean continues today, Friday, May 24^th, 2019, at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group headquartered in Washington, D.C.