NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (MARCH 30, 2023) – The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the 2023 Gulf Insurance Limited/Bank of Nevis International Limited Inter-Primary Schools’ Championship. The Ministry of Education, Information Technology, Library Services, Youth and Sports is pleased to announce that the 2023 Inter-Primary Schools’ Championship (also referred to as the Nevis Mini Olympics) will be held on Wednesday, 5th April, 2023, at the Nevis Athletic Stadium beginning at 12:00 p.m.
This year, the meet is officially being sponsored by the Gulf Insurance Limited and the Bank of Nevis International Limited (BONI). We are grateful to our co-title sponsors for their very generous investment in the development of athletics on Nevis.
The meet will be held under the patronage of Ms. Romancia Mills and Mr. Beonard Williams who are past athletes of the St. James’ Primary School and we will see participation from nine primary schools on Nevis. Additionally, we will see the inclusion of the Weight Throw (Cricket Ball Throw) which will involve students of Grades 1-6.
This is the first time that we will see a field event being added to the Nevis Primary Schools’ Championship. The Ministry takes this opportunity to also announce that the 2023 Gulf Insurance Ltd. /Bank of Nevis International Inter-Primary Schools’ Championship will employ the medal count system to determine the winner.
The medal count system dictates that at the end of the meet, the school with the greatest number of gold medals will be adjudged the winner. In the event of a tie in the number of gold medals, the silver medals will be considered then the bronze medals will be considered, if necessary, to determine the winner.
On Monday, 3rd April, 2023, a press briefing will be held at 10:00 a.m. to share more details on the 2023 Gulf Insurance Ltd. /Bank of Nevis International Inter-Primary Schools’ Championship. We wish all participating schools a safe and successful competition and cordially invite the general public to turn out in their numbers to support the athletes. – NEWS – That video was posted on her personal Facebook page on Friday 24th March as she highlighted that following the August 2022 elections “The people spoke, and the new administration was ushered in under the leadership of Dr.
Terrance Drew.” Giving reason why is no longer with the PLP following the recent election, ByronNisbett commented: “After the elections, I did some soul searching to determine the best path forward. What I did realize is that the party and leadership that I once believed in had strayed away from its core principles which no longer align with mine.
If one wants to keep moving forward and upward, one would eventually have to let go of the load that is tying one’s feet to the ground and hindering progress. I therefore must state here that I have made the decision to step away from the umbrella of the People’s Labour Party with Dr.
Timothy Harris as the leader.” The former government minister said six years ago, she took the bold step and entered the world of politics. “I did this for no personal gain but because of my deep desire to serve the people of Constituency Three and my country at large.” She added: “I joined the People”s Labour Party and was proud to run under its banner because it was a party that aligned with my core principles of honesty, integrity, accountability and good governance.
I believed that once everybody worked together as a team with transparency and accountability then success would naturally follow. This recipe did work and on June 5th 2020, the nation witnessed historic victory when I defeated the St.
KittsNevis Labour Party candidate to become the elected representative for Constituency Number Three.” She said she was not only the first female representative for West Basseterre but the first candidate to beat an SKNLP candidate in seventy-five 75 years. In moving forward following her resignation, she has expressed that she will “continue to advocate and fight for the betterment of the people Constituency Three and the country as a whole, and I will use any platform I have to advance your cause.” Front Banner Image: Resigned member of the People’s Labour Party (PLP) Akilah Byron-Nisbett is all smiles during her public social media video on Friday 24th March 2023 addressing the topic of her resignation (Screenshot: Fecbook/Akilah Byron-Nisbett)
