Basseterre, St Kitts, 1st,  May 2012:  The Jamaican Kittitian (JamKit) Association, an Association of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaicans living in St Kitts & Nevis (SKN), is in the process of planning a series of activities  in the Federation to commemorate Jamaica's 50th Anniversary of Political Independence. 
 
The first public Event on the Calendar of Activities for Jamaica 50 St Kitts Nevis Celebrations will be the Launch of the Jamaica 50 SKN Essay Competition which will have three (3) categories of participants/entrants – Primary School Students, High School Students and Young Adults (16 to 25 years old). 
 
Also included on the Schedule of Activities for Jamaica 50 SKN Celebrations is a Study Tour by a group of nineteen (19) students from the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica who are pursuing the MSc Built Environment Programme and two (2) lecturers.  They will arrive from Antigua & Barbuda, which is the first leg of their Study Tour, on Saturday, 12 May 2012 at 6.30am.
 
The group will be in the Federation until Saturday, 19 May 2012 and will be exposed to various study topics by presenters on Nevis and St Kitts and will experience guided tours of both islands.
 
During the visit of this group of 21 persons, the JamKit Association will also host the Launch of its Jamaica 50 SKN Essay Competition on both islands as follows:
 
St Kitts - Monday, 14 May, 7.00pm - St George's Anglican Church Hall (Old Girls' School)
 
Nevis - Thursday, 17 May, 10.30am - Charlestown Methodist Church Hall
 
Jamaicans and friends of Jamaicans are invited to attend the Launch Ceremonies and support JamKit Association's thrust to make a contribution to the community through conducting the educational activity of an Essay Competition as part of our Jamaica 50 SKN Celebrations. Representatives of the Ministries of Education, Culture, Youth and Tourism have been invited to these Ceremonies.  
 
An overview of the Study Tour will be presented in St Kitts at 8.45am on Monday, 14 May 2012 (St George's Anglican Church Hall) and in Nevis on Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 8.45am (Charlestown Methodist Church Hall).
 

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