BASSETERRE 28TH Sept 2020 (St Kitts Tourism Authority): The Ministry of Tourism is hosting a three-month community tourism-based workshop to inspire and provide opportunities for more women to develop and market their own community-tourism businesses.
The first module of the workshop was conducted virtually and began on Tuesday 22nd September and ended on Thursday 24th September,2020. During the months of October and November, the facilitators will be using a blended approach conducting online and in person sessions for the second and third modules.
Zoom sessions were held nightly, for a 3-day period last week. Participants are being exposed to Community Tourism, Customer Service Standards, Marketing Concepts and Strategies, the Development of Financial Management Skills, and ways to build a support network.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs. Carlene Henry- Morton, stated that this training arrives at a critical moment when St. Kitts prepares to reopen in the midst of a pandemic. However, community tourism offers an option to lead the recovery of local tourism sectors; in particular those offering activities that allow people to enjoy nature and the outdoors while practicing safe distancing and recommended health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“Indeed now is the time to reinvent ourselves and that is why the Ministry of Tourism will continue to support community based efforts particularly those that provide outdoor and nature/adventure activities and are administered by local community organizations,” She said.
At the end of the training, each successful participant will receive a certificate and the St. Kitts Community Tourism toolkit which will include useful information and material to assist persons in starting their community-tourism businesses.
Community Tourism development aims to create benefits for communities and the environment by utilizing nature, conservation, and preservation of cultural traditions to provide community members with opportunities to generate income.
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]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (RSCNPF): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is currently conducting a two-week training course with close to 30 persons. These individuals will become part of the Compliance and Quarantine Task Force or be posted at approved quarantine sites as security personnel.
The training began on September 07 and is being held at the Police Training School in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
Quarantine has been seen as an effective way to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the Federation. As a result, in preparation for the reopening of the borders, the government has approved additional designated sites where persons will be quarantined after entering the Federation.
The training is being facilitated by the instructors at the Police Training School and will cover the Quarantine Act, powers of observation, Common Law, Statute Law, customer service, disciplinary code, report writing, how to give evidence, mode of arrest, physical training and powers of arrest.
On Monday, Commandant of the Police Training School, Inspector Shorna Edwards, welcomed the trainees and implored them to prepare themselves mentally and physically in order to successfully complete the training.
“This is about placing security, other than Police Officers, at the COVID-19 quarantine sites …your task is going to be a difficult one, it’s going to be time consuming, there’s going to be some sort of hardship and the fact that you would have agreed to come here for the training, it means then you agree or accept what comes with the job,” she said.
The Police Force continues to work closely with the National COVID-19 Task Force to prevent the spread of COVID-19 locally and enforce the safety protocols that have been implemented.
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