Basseterre, St. Kitts, April, 15, 2015….The St. Kitts Teachers’ Union held its 15th Biennial Conference under the theme “Stepping into a New Era” on Tuesday 14th April 2015 at the Agricultural Conference Room in La Guerite.
The event was well supported by delegates from the early childhood, primary , secondary , tertiary, vocational and private schools on St Kitts. Also in attendance were the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education , the Honorable Shawn Richards, Head of the Civil Service Mr. Elvis Newton, Permanent Secretary Mrs. Ionie Liburd-Willett, and Ms Ornette Webbe, President of the Nevis Teachers’ Union. Mr Newton and Mrs Liburd-Willett were also recognized as past executive members of the St Kitts Teachers’ Union.
The general session of the conference commenced with a devotional session which was followed by fraternal greetings from the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF). The Conference received remarks from Hon Shawn Richards and Mrs Ornette Webbe. Mrs Carlene Henry-Morton delivered the General Secretary’s Report, chronicling the many achievements, activities and events from the work programme of the SKTU over the last two years. The Conference celebrated the many successes with the new initiatives introduced during the biennium. President Ron Dublin-Collins presented the State-of-the-Union-Address outlining the Union’s Expanded Agenda, vision , priorities and strategies required for the Union to achieve its objectives.
The business session of the conference included presentations on the new SKTU-FND Credit Union Partnership Agreement, and adoption of resolutions on SKTU Support for Caribbean Union of Teachers Action for Compensation from CXC for Marking SBAs and also the SKTU and NTU Proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The elections of the new National Executive 2015 – 2017 produced the following results:
President: Ron Dublin Collins
1st Vice President: Valerie Mason
2nd Vice President: Michelle Rochester - Woodley
General Secretary: Dale Phipps
Deputy General Secretaries: Jennifer Williams and Nadia Natta
Treasurer: Andrea Browne
Public Relations Officer: Soretta Browne
Assistant PRO: Jennifer Pierre- Belle
Trustees: Sandra McKoy, Violet Gordon, and Dr Amadu Joeboy
Members-at-Large: Carlene Henry-Morton and Muriel Powell
Chairpersons of Standing Committees:
Gender Chairs: Violet Gordon and Dalton Esdaille
Professional Development & Training: Lavern Dublin -Collins
Industrial Relations: Michelle Rochester -Woodley
Sports and Social: Valerie Richardson -Mason
Finance: Andrea Browne
Branch Chairpersons
Basseterre: Nadia Natta-Francis
Rural East: Valarie Richardson Mason
Rural West: Michelle Rochester - Woodley
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