Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 11, 2023 (ZIZ Newsroom): On Tuesday (October 10, 2023), The William Marcus Natta Memorial Scholarship Fund continued their mandate of assisting students with a donation of school supplies to both the Irish Town Primary and Tucker Clarke Primary Schools.
Both schools held a short ceremony where the items were handed over by Chairman of the scholarship fund, Dr. Marcus Natta.
During his remarks at Irish Town Primary School, Dr. Natta explained the rationale behind the donation, noting that the school is the alma mater of a few of his family members.
“Where this comes from, my father, who is William Marcus Natta, who has passed away, he went to this school. Also, my cousins Nadia, her blessed memory, and Nadine went to this school. He grew up in this community, and so that’s why we felt it was important to try to stay connected and give back to the Irishtown Primary School.”
He added that teachers don’t always have the supplies necessary on a daily basis.
At the Tucker Clarke Primary School, Dr. Natta stated that the government cannot always assist with the lack of supplies, and as such donations such as this are important.
“The government can’t provide everything. We know that sometimes students lose their books, lose their pencils, their pens, and so the teachers can’t be able to go into a storage and get something to give back when something is lost.”
The donation consisted of notebooks, pencils, and crayons.
]]>Basseterre. St. Kitts, August 16, 2023 (ZIZ Newsroom): The St. Kitts and Nevis Government has approved the hosting of a United States of America embassy in the Federation.
This was revealed by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Marcus Natta during the most recent Post-Cabinet Briefing.
He stated, “During the U.S-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in The Bahamas in June 2023, United States Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has begun the process to establish two new embassies and an additional diplomatic support presence in the Eastern Caribbean. In this regard, the Cabinet has taken the decision to have St. Kitts and Nevis host a US Embassy to strengthen the relationship and partnership with the United States of America.”
He stated that the Government will continue to regularly meet with and engage US officials on this subject while they await the decision of the US government.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 16th 2021 (ZIZ News) Members of the Rotary Club of St. Kitts will be joining the humanitarian effort of assistance for St. Vincent and the Grenadines amid the eruptions of La Soufriere.
On Wednesday, Rotarians from St. Kitts and Nevis virtually interacted with their counterparts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to ascertain the situation there.
During the meeting, Secretary for Rotary St. Kitts, Dr. Marcus Natta asked President of the Rotary Club of St. Vincent Annette Mark, to describe how life has changed since the eruptions began.
Having experienced the eruptions of La Soufriere 41 years ago, President Mark says it will take some time to get back to normalcy, and noted the challenges when it comes to water, food, sanitation, and clothing.
Mark called for combined efforts to assist persons in need, especially those in shelters.
Annette Mark, President of the Rotary Club of St. Vincent speaking to Dr. Marcus Natta, Secretary for the Rotary Club of St. Kitts and other Rotarians on Wednesday.
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