Ottleys-Lodge Community Centre Opens

A brand new Community Centre to serve residents of the Ottley’s and Lodge area opened to the public on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021. The Opening and Ribbon-cutting ceremony, which began at 4:30 pm on the grounds of the new Community Centre at Lodge Village, was chaired by Dr. Patrick Welcome and attended by several Cabinet…

Community Centres across St. Kitts to receive full ‘Wifi’ access

In a ceremony held on Friday January 22nd, The Cable Company launched its ‘Community Centre Wifi Initiative’ which will see free, full-time wireless Internet (’wifi’) access installed in all sixteen (16) Community Centres across St. Kitts. The launch ceremony was held at the St. Johnston Community Centre, the first Centre to be outfitted with ‘wifi’,…

Unemployed Youth invited to apply for Digital Jobs Scholarship Opportunity

Youth who are currently unemployed are invited to apply for a Digital Jobs Scholarship Opportunity, sponsored by the OECS-USAID Juvenile Justice Reform Project (JJRP). With training provided by the company Internet Income based in Jamaica, the Digital Jobs Initiative will give young people the skills to start and operate a successful online business, through the…

Youth at New Horizons learn anger-management through ART

Several activities have been held in commemoration of International Women’s Day, which was observed on March 8th under the local theme “Women in Leadership, Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World”. Youth at the New Horizons Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre (NHRC) are improving their anger-management skills through a ten (10) week workshop on Aggression Replacement…

Activities held for International Women’s Day

The Department of Gender Affairs began the observance with a Church Service on Sunday, March 7th at the Cayon Church of God of Prophecy, which was followed by the start of a three-day workshop organized by the Canadian Commission on Gender-Based Analysis, on the morning of International Women’s Day. In the afternoon of March 8th,…