[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Protection of the nation’s children is the focus of this year’s Child Abuse Prevention Week, currently being observed by the Probation and Child Protection Services of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs & Social Services. The week, which runs from November 17th to 22nd, is being observed under the theme “Thirty Years of Child…
The Federation’s youth will soon benefit from the improved operationalization of the Child Justice Act, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Social Services. The Act, which was passed in St. Kitts-Nevis in 2013, replaced the Juvenile Justice Act which set the age at which children could be charged and convicted for an offence…
Seniors in St. Kitts will soon benefit from the re-introduction of the ‘Golden Years Club’. The Club was established in St. Pauls in 2004, as a recreational group and training programme for older persons. Funded by the Canadian Caribbean Initiative, the Golden Years Club provided seniors with the opportunity to socialize and partake in exercise…
July 30th, 2018 The focus was on the family during The Department of Community Development’s Family Month, which ran from June 15th -July 15th, 2018. The celebration, which is held annually to highlight the importance of family life to the nation, saw a wide range of activities in different communities around the island – all…
By SKNISFriday, Jul 22, 2016. Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 22, 2016 (SKNIS): A Boys Mentorship Programme is a new initiative of the Department of Gender Affairs, which was launched on Thursday, July 21, at a ceremony held at the Customs and Excise Conference Room. The Programme is starting with 10 boys between the ages of 12 and…
