MARINE MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS Caribbean Nationals of Commonwealth Countries are invited to apply: From head of UNESCO- IOC REgional Secretariat IOCARIBE. Apply for the QES Diamond Jubilee Scholarship to attend the Master of MArine Management degree programme at Dalhousie University. The Scholarship is fully funded for one year from September 2016 to September 2017. For further …
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(NATCOM) – St. Kitts, March 02, 2016: An interim executive committee has been formed coming out of a one day workshop held with youth leaders in St. Kitts and Nevis to carry out the work of the Youth for Human Rights Project on Saturday February 27th at the Bird Rock Beach Hotel. This cadre …
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 25, 2016 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education is working to develop plans to guide education development and policy action over the next five years in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Speaking at the Education Sector Plan Programme Development (ESPPD) Workshop on Tuesday, February 23, Dr. Neva Pemberton, Education Planner in …
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 12, 2016 (SKNIS): Antonio Maynard, Secretary General of the UNESCO National Commission said that turtle catching, the Keys bat cave, and sand mining are features of the St. Mary’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Reserve which are expected to come up for discussion at the upcoming Town Hall Meeting. Scheduled for Thursday, February …
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 05, 2016 (SKNIS): The soon-to-be-completed Education Policy Review of the St. Kitts and Nevis Education sector, currently being undertaken by UNESCO, will assist the Federation in “developing a meaningful competency driven curriculum that has at its centre 21st Century skills.” This was stated by National Coordinator for the UNESCO Policy Review, and Education Planner …
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 27 2016 (SKNIS): Planning the official launch of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Website and Facebook Page and the erection of MAB sign walls was the main business of the first Man and the Biosphere Committee meeting for 2016 which was held January 21. Antonio Maynard, Secretary General of the UNESCO …
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Basseterre, St. Kitts -Foreign Service Officer, Ms. Sonia Boddie recently had the privilege of having her work published in the December edition of the “Diplomacia” Magazine, of the Andres Bello Diplomatic Academy of Chile. The 116 page “Diplomacia” magazine which is entitled “Migration: Human and Political Challenges of a Global Issue” features Ms. Boddie’s …
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Over 23-24 September, UNESCO was back in St. Kitts to sponsor a conference on the Ethical dimensions of the Information Society and Internet Privacy, designed to explore how almost instantaneous ICT access is impacting on youth behavior and the associated risks. This major event, organized together with the Government of St. Kitts-Nevis in the framework …
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 02, 2015 (SKNIS): The promotion and advocacy for tolerance and peace in St. Kitts and Nevis will be strengthened in the coming months following the 12th Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) Human Rights Summit in New York. Pierre Liburd represented the twin-island federation at the August 26 to 29, 2015 conference which …
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UNESCO NATCOM: The St Kitts Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, in collaboration with the Department of Technology and the UNESCO Communication and Information Sector (Knowledge Society Divison) at Head Quarters Paris, will conduct a capacity-building workshop, and Consultation entitled; “The Ethical Dimensions of Internet” on September 23-24, 2015 in St. Kitts. The workshop is intended …
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The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1991. It operates as an agency of the Ministry of Education and Information of the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis.
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