NATCOM (SKN) – Basseterre: July 30, 2013: The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has nominated Dr. David P. Doyle as Ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), based in Paris. Dr. Doyle who lives in France has been the Federation’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO since …
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NATCOM (SKN) – Basseterre: July 3, 2013: A significant step towards protecting items of Cultural Heritage was achieved in St. Kitts on June 25-27 when a model for a National Act on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage was produced at a UNESCO Sub-Regional Workshop for Caribbean Small Island States. Representatives from Anguilla, Antigua and …
NATCOM (SKN)-Basseterre: April 30, 2013: The UNESCO National Committee has started discussions on creating a National Memory of the World Committee which would be responsible for identifying archival and other records which stand out as being items of great national value. Mrs. Victoria Borg O’Flaherty, a recently appointed member of UNESCO’s International Memory of the …
NATCOM (SKN)- Basseterre: April 16, 2013: The concept of School Safety took on new meaning when Principals from schools around St. Kitts participated in a fire extinguishing drill as part of a one-day Fire Training Workshop. The event organized by Mr. Michael Blake who conceptualized and presented the School Safety Project to UNESCO, turned out …
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EMU – St. Kitts, April 2, 2013: The UNESCO funded School Safety Programme launched in an impressive ceremony to mark the handing over of critical equipment, promises to revolutionize the learning experience for the Federation’s children as they learn in a more secure environment. Government Schools in St. Kitts are now equipped with the tools …
NATCOM (SKN)- Basseterre: April 1, 2013: Twelve Countries in the Caribbean Sub-region have increased their potential to boost socio-economic advancement and sustainability through networking on the development of biosphere reserves. Agreeing to band together following two days of discussion and practical involvement in the Inter-Ministerial and Expert Conference on Biosphere Reserves in the Caribbean Sub- …
NATCOM (SKN) – Basseterre: November 26, 2012: Charles Fort, located on the coast just below Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park was the focus of a special meeting held at the headquarters of the National Commission for UNESCO on Friday November 30. The Fort was being recommended for consideration to be listed on the National Tentative List …
NATCOM (SKN)- Basseterre: November 5, 2012: Director of the National Archives Victoria Borg- O’Flaherty has been appointed to UNESCO’s International Advisory Committee (IAC) on the Memory of the World. Mrs. O’Flaherty said that the Memory of the World is an avenue for international recognition that highlights key specimens of documented history in different parts of …
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NATCOM (SKN)- Basseterre: November 5, 2012: Secretary General of the National Commission for UNESCO, Mr. Antonio Maynard, has called on new members of the Commission to familiarize themselves with issues in their respective areas of responsibility and to make use of the opportunity they have to advise cabinet in this regard. Mr. Maynard reported that …
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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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