PUBLIC NOTICE
The National Entrepreneurial Development Division (NEDD) is inviting all entrepreneurs, prospective entrepreneurs and all residents, particularly those in the St. Johnson’s “Village” area to a Community Business Meeting on Thursday, September 06, 2012, at the St. Johnson’s Community Centre at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Continue reading
By Russell Williams
An Older Woman at Work
I was reminded of the encounter when earlier this week I had an encounter with a security guard at a coffee shop, again in Basseterre. The guard is very much in his senior years, but when his phone rang he coolly took his Blackberry from his pocket and began his conversation. He hadn’t finished when a very current reggae tune began to play and he promptly removed his Motorola Razr from the other pocket! I teased him and said he was very much up to date and “in tings” as we would say! Continue reading
By Orita Bailey
Individuals of NEMA District 4 ( Old Road to New Guinea) in St. Kitts commenced a 3 day workshop at the Half Way Tree community centre, which will enable them on completion to become more fully conversant with the assessment and mitigation of risk of disasters to their community. Continue reading
LIFELINES
“LifeLines is a monthly column dedicated to addressing issues of mental, behavioural, and social health. The column appears on the 1st weekend of the month, and is written by professionals in the field of social work, mental health, and community medicine”.
By Michele de la Coudray-Blake
Assertiveness, which describes a firm, non-threatening and non-abusive approach to articulating what is right for that person, should not be confused with aggression, which is a threatening, abusive and invasive approach to getting personal needs met. The former approach satisfies both the need of the individual, and the feeling of being respectful of the other individual. The latter approach promotes anger, frustration, discord and feelings of violation – feelings that we want to avoid in most situations. Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE
Basseterre, St Kitts 10 January 2012:
JamKit President Ms Carol Phillips