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OLDER PERSONS IN ST. KITTS ATTEND SPECIAL LUNCHEON AT THE ROYAL ST. KITTS HOTEL

Published 27 October 2018

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OLDER PERSONS IN ST. KITTS ATTEND SPECIAL LUNCHEON AT THE ROYAL ST. KITTS HOTEL

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 26, 2018 (SKNIS): Scores of older persons in St. Kitts gathered at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for a special luncheon in their honour as a part of the month-long activities for the Month of the Older Persons. The month is being celebrated under theme, “Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions.”

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PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS PREPARE FOR LAUNCH OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY PROGRAMME

Published 27 October 2018

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PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS PREPARE FOR LAUNCH OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY PROGRAMME

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 26, 2018 (SKNIS): Students in St. Kitts and Nevis will soon have an additional resource that they can call on to assist their personal development and growth with the launch of the National School Chaplaincy Programme by the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs next month.

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Documents on Universal Healthcare in St. Kitts and Nevis

Published 26 October 2018

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Documents on Universal Healthcare in St. Kitts and Nevis

We are pleased to present links to the National Address by Minister of Health, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton Regarding the Green Paper Stage for St. Kitts and Nevis’ Universal Health Insurance Coverage Plan.

Video:  https://youtu.be/lRbH2-bN_xE
Audio:  https://soundcloud.com/sknis/minister-hamiltons-universal-health-coverage-green-paper-address-to-the-nation
Text:   https://sknis.kn/national-address-by-minister-of-health-the-honourable-eugene-hamilton-regarding-the-green-paper-stage-for-st-kitts-and-nevis-universal-health-insurance-coverage-plan-thursday-october-25t/

Also included is a link to download the Green Paper on Universal Healthcare for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis: https://sknis.kn/green-paper-on-universal-health-care-for-the-federation-of-st-kitts-and-nevis-october-2018/

Photo: Minister of Health, Honourable Eugene Hamilton

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Ministry of Culture appreciates National Carnival-Development Bank partnership

Published 26 October 2018

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Ministry of Culture appreciates National Carnival-Development Bank partnership

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 25, 2018 (DBSKN) — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Mr Stanley Knight, has said that his ministry appreciates the partnership between the St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival and the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis as the bank is in the tier of five top companies in terms of sponsorship of carnival’s events and activities.

“The Carnival Committee is to a large extent an independent committee which then coordinates the St. Kitts Nevis National Carnival,” observed Mr Knight. “As we know, a festival of this magnitude has quite the price tag and as we aspire to have the best national festival, it is important that we invest wisely.”

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CMO DISCUSSES PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT HELP TO REDUCE RISK OF MENTAL ILLNESS

Published 26 October 2018

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CMO DISCUSSES PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT HELP TO REDUCE RISK OF MENTAL ILLNESS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 25, 2018 (SKNIS): Officials from the Ministry of Health in St. Kitts expressed the importance of utilizing protective factors in safeguarding mental health, as related cases are increasing in the federation, especially among the youth.

Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Cherrilyn Crawford, said that there are a number of protective factors that individuals can implement in their lives to lower the risk of developing a mental illness. Some of these protective factors include self-care, good nutrition, exercise, sleep and positive social influences.

“Mental health and physical health go hand in hand. There is no health without good mental health,” she stated, while appearing on the Government’s Weekly Programme, “Working For You”, on October 24.