Social Security Board 30th Anniversary Observance Activities
~~Adz:Left~~ The Social Security Board announces a period of observance of the 30th Anniversary of the Social Security Fund of St. Kitts and Nevis. Activities will span over a period of three months.
The official slate of observance activities is as follows:
Friday 1st is a Broadcast by Hon. Sam Condor, Minister with responsibility for Social Security
The 30th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine will also be launched on the 1st of February in a short ceremony at the Head Office in Basseterre on St. Kitts and will be distributed from that point onwards.
There will be two Worship Services: one on the 3rd of February at the Antioch Baptist Church on St. Kitts, and the other at the Butlers Church of God on Nevis on the 10th of February. The St. Kitts service starts at 9:30 a.m. and the Nevis Service starts at 10 a.m.
On Thursday 7th February, the Social Security offices on both islands will be closed to the public at half-day. This will pave the way for the staff to engage in a Grand Parade through the streets of Basseterre along with many other persons representing the stakeholder community. This Parade starts at 1 p.m. at Cayon Street opposite Greenlands Park and will end in a Mini-Rally with speeches and entertainment at the Bay Road.
Two days later on Saturday 9th February, staff will stage a Sponsored Walk for Charity. They will walk from Social Security to Frigate Bay and back. The proceeds from this activity will be for the Cardin Home.
Two activities will take place on the 15th of February: one on St. Kitts and one on Nevis. The St. Kitts activity will start at 9 a.m. and will take the form of a Health Fair at Independence Square at which the always anticipated screenings for diabetes, hypertension, etc. will be done along with sharing of other health related information.
The Nevis activity (starting from 1 p.m.) will be a March from the Museum of Nevis History to the War Memorial Square where an Awareness Fair and Rally will take place. The Rally will be a combination of official speeches and folklore entertainment.
On Saturday 16th February the Pensioner’s Day activity on St. Kitts will be a special Picnic that will take place at the Cable & Wireless Grounds in Basseterre. Games, entertainment, and good old-time fun will be featured and lunch and other refreshments will be provided. All Age Pensioners and Invalidity Pensioners have been specially invited.
Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th February are the dates of two Panel Discussions focusing on Cancer Awareness; both taking place between the hours of 7 to 9 p.m. On the 19th at the UWI Centre at the Gardens in Basseterre, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson will lead the discussion on breast- colon- and prostate- cancers with support from Drs. Mervin Laws and Kathleen Allen-Ferdinand. On the 20th at the Red Cross Building in Charlestown, Drs. Glenville Liburd and Cardell Rawlins along with retired Oncologist Dr. Richard Ishmael will discuss the various cancers. Your burning questions will be answered by these two elite panels.
On Friday 29th the Nevis Branch Office will host an Open Day to allow members of the public to visit and enjoy a variety of customer service courtesies.
On that same date, on the evening of Friday 29th, Social Security staff on both islands will engage domino players from various other sports clubs on each island in two separate Domino Tournaments at the Victoria Road Community Centre in Basseterre and the Bath Village Community Centre, respectively. Specific times will be announced later
During March, the Social Security offices will be making persons available to visit with your work establishments, or your clubs, or your community or Church groups; and even your schools. You are encouraged to send in your requests early to take advantage of this offer to get more information about Social Security.
The Pensioners Day activity on Nevis will be on 7th March when Age Pensioners and Invalidity Pensioners will be taken on an Island Tour of Nevis culminating at the Hanley’s Road Community Centre in Gingerland for entertainment and refreshments.
In April, a Drama and Folklore Festival will be held on the two islands: St. Kitts on Friday 4th and Nevis on Saturday 5th
The St. Kitts show will be held at the Basseterre High School while the Nevis Show will take place at the Nevis Cultural Centre. They both will involve dramatizations of significant aspects of the development of Social Security by amateur actors and actresses drawn from the school communities on both islands including some of Social Security’s High School Scholarship holders.
The final activity that is settled on the calendar will be a Symposium on Health and Safety matters which will coincide with the World Day for Safety and Health on the 28th April. This will be done with the collaboration of the wider stakeholder bodies.
Information about the Anniversary Awards which is an important aspect of the celebrations will be announced at a later date. There are still some logistical details to be worked out before finalizing plans for this activity.
