University of the West Indies

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES

BEYOND WALLS: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES

St. Kitts & Nevis Conference

University Centre

Basseterre, St Kitts

April 30 - May 3, 2000

PROGRAMME

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SUNDAY, APRIL 30
6:00-8:00 Registration

Welcome Reception

 

MONDAY, MAY 1
 

Session 1

Chair: Mrs. Olivia Edgecombe-Howell
     
9:00-9:10 Welcome Mrs. Olivia Edgecombe Howell

Resident Tutor, School of Continuing Studies, St. Kitts & Nevis
9:10-9:20 Message Hon. Timothy Harris

Minister of Education, Labour & Social Security
9:20-9:30 Opening Remarks

& Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Prof. Lawrence Carrington

Director, School of Continuing Studies, UWI
9:30-10:00 Opening Address Mr. Dwight Venner

Governor, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
10:00-10:20 Discussion  
10:20-10:35 Coffee Break  
10:35-10:55 Nested Communities: The Implications of a Changing CARICOM for St. Kitts & Nevis Mr. David Berry

Faculty of Law, UWI, Cave Hill
10:55-11:15 Discussion  
11:15-11:35 The Struggle for Curriculum Relevance: The St. Kitts-Nevis Experience Dr. Joseph Halliday

Education Consultant, St. Kitts & Nevis
11:35-11:55 Discussion  
     
11:55-12:15 The Heroic Construction of St. Kitts "Papa" Bradshaw Ms Carleen Payne

Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, St. Kitts & Nevis
12:15-12:35 Discussion  

Session 2

Chair: Mr. Tapley Seaton Q.C.
     
2:00-2:20 Devolution & Self-determination: Nevis & Tobago Prof. Ralph Premdas

Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St. Augustine
2:20-2:40 Discussion  
2:40-3:00 Chemicals from Crops for St. Kitts-Nevis Prof. David McGaw

Faculty of Engineering, UWI, St. Augustine
3:00-3:20 Discussion  
3:20-3:35 Coffee Break  
3:35-3:55 US Consular Activism in the Caribbean, 1783-1903: With special reference to St. Kitts-Nevis’ sugar depression, labor turmoil and its proposed acquisition by the United States Dr. Humberto García Muñiz

Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico
3:55-4:15 Discussion  
4:15-4:35 Early Childhood Investment in St. Kitts-Nevis: A Caribbean Model? Mrs. Janet Brown

Caribbean Child Development Centre, UWI, Mona
4:35-4:55 Discussion  
4:55-5:15 The Military of St. Kitts & Nevis Prof. Dion Phillips

University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
5:15-5:35 Discussion  

 

 

TUESDAY, MAY 2
 

Session 3

Chair: Dr. Joseph Halliday
     
9:00-9:20 The Greying of St. Kitts & Nevis: The Impact on the Economy Dr. Robertine Chaderton

Caribbean Consulting Group, St. Kitts & Nevis
9:20-9:40 Discussion  
9:40-10:00 Challenges to the Plant Health System in St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Lilory McComie

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, St. Kitts & Nevis
10:00-10:20 Discussion  
10:20-10:35 Coffee Break  
10:35-10:55 Education and Economic Development: A Contemporary Look Prof. Simon Jones-Hendrickson

Eastern Caribbean Institute, USVI
10:55-11:15 Discussion  
11:15-11:35 Creolisation and Labour Conflict: The Evolution of Labour Relations in St. Kitts, 1834 – 1935* Dr. Glen Richards

Faculty of Arts & Education, UWI, Mona
11:35-11:55 Discussion  
11:55-12:15 Lectal Shifting and Orthographic Representation in St. Kitts-Nevis Prof. Vincent Cooper

University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
12:15-12:35 Discussion  

Session 4

Chair: Dr. Robertine Chaderton
     
2:00-2:20 Periurban Small Livestock Production for Food & Community Development Dr. Rajendra Rastogi

Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, UWI, St. Augustine
2:20-2:40 Discussion  
2:40-3:00 The Return of the "Cocolos": Migration, National Identity and Regionalism in the Leeward Islands Dr. Jessica Byron

Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Mona
3:00-3:20 Discussion  
3:20-3:35 Coffee Break  
3:35-3:55 Ivor Stevens: The Man and his Politics Mr. Whitman Browne

University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
3:55-4:15 Discussion  
4:15-4:35 The Future is Yours, But Don’t Meddle with the Present: Youth Development in St. Kitts-Nevis Mr. Lincoln Williams et al.

Social Welfare Training Centre, UWI, Mona
4:35-4:55 Discussion  
4:55-5:15 Fetal Alcohol Effects: An Investigation of the Relationship between Alcohol Use and Social Dysfunction in St. Kitts & Nevis Mrs. Olivia Edgecombe-Howell

School of Continuing Studies, St. Kitts & Nevis
5:15-5:35 Discussion  
8:00 Cultural Evening  

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
 

Session 5

Chair: Prof Lawrence Carrington
     
9:00-9:20 The Bull Play of St. Kitts: Origin of the Cow Head Figure in Kittian Folklore Mr. Creighton Pencheon

Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture, St. Kitts & Nevis
9:20-9:40 Discussion  
9:40-10:00 Free Trade & Economic Diversification in St. Kitts & Nevis: A Legal Perspective Ms Françoise Hendy

Faculty of Law, UWI, Cave Hill
10:00-10:20 Discussion  
10:20-10:35 Coffee Break  
10:35-10:55 From Teache to Terminal: Some Thoughts on the Evolution of a Technically Literate Society on Nevis Mr. David Rollinson

Nevis Historical & Conservation Society, St. Kitts & Nevis
10:55-11:15 Discussion  
11:15-11:35 Roots/Crossroutes: Dialectics of Dissonance and Dialog in Virgin Islands Society Prof. Vincent Cooper & Mr. Mark Taylor

UVI, St. Thomas; Dance Alloy, Pittsburgh
11:35-11:55 Discussion  
11:55-12:15 Closing Address Prof. Woodville Marshall

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Board for Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education, UWI Cave Hill
12:15-12:30 Closing Remarks Prof. Lawrence Carrington

School of Continuing Studies, UWI
1:30-3:00 Field Trips  

*This was replaced by another topic: Race, Labour and the Colonial State in St. Kitts-Nevis, 1897-1935.

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