NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 26, 2025)– Nevis captured prime honours within the Taiwan ICDF Nationwide Faculty Recycling Competitors 2025, with St. John’s Preschool and the Violet O. Jeffers Nicholls Major Faculty (VOJN) rising as winners for his or her excellent recycling achievements.
The awards recognised the faculties throughout St. Kitts and Nevis’ efficiency within the early childhood, main, and highschool classes for amassing the very best quantities of recyclables, primarily plastic bottles.
At a closing ceremony held on the St. Kitts Marriott Resort ballroom on Monday, November 24, a trainer and pupil consultant from every faculty accepted a successful plaque and present card introduced by the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
St. John’s Preschool led the early childhood class with 257.35 kilos of recyclables collected. Combermere Preschool positioned second with 225.86 kilos, adopted by Charlestown Preschool in fourth place and Inez France Preschool in sixth, securing 4 Nevis establishments within the prime ten.
Within the main faculty division, VOJN amassed an excellent 2,161.70 kilos of recyclables to take first place. Charlestown Major completed fifth, Cecele Browne Built-in Faculty seventh, St. Thomas’ Major eighth, and Elizabeth Pemberton Major ninth. VOJN was additionally declared the general winner on Nevis for the very best common complete recyclables collected per pupil, recording 36.02 kilos per youngster.
Honourable Senator Jahnel Nisbett, Minister of Well being within the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), praised the initiative and emphasised the significance of participating kids in environmental duty from an early age. She stated it was a strategic strategy to contain younger kids in recycling to allow them to educate their dad and mom and assist construct a society of accountable residents dedicated to defending the setting.
“I need to congratulate all the faculties and college students who took up the decision and took part on this train. I need to prolong because of the group on the Taiwan Technical Mission and ICDF,” she stated, noting they actively reached out of their effort to extend participation on the island this yr.
“I’m glad to report that our participation exceeded 40 p.c, up from 17 p.c the earlier yr. Whereas that’s good nevertheless, I feel that we have to get to 100%. Each faculty, each dad or mum, each organisation ought to take part collectively in recycling as a result of it takes every one among us.”
She additionally prolonged because of the Nevis Strong Waste Administration Authority (NSWMA), which partnered with the NIA to help the initiative.
Mr. Hsein-Yu Chung, Secretary of the Republic of China (Taiwan), congratulated the winners and taking part faculties and inspired them to proceed to recycle after the competitors.
“I want to congratulate all the winners right now. Let’s proceed working collectively to guard our planet. Please preserve recycling. Hold defending your setting and preserve encouraging your loved ones and buddies to apply recycling. All of you might be recycling ambassadors and environmental heroes of St. Kitts and Nevis.”
Mr. Roy Y.H. Lo, Chief of the Taiwan Technical Mission in St. Kitts and Nevis, congratulated the federal government ministries on St. Kitts and on Nevis who spearhead the initiative in addition to college students, academics, and fogeys for his or her half.
“Allow us to proceed working collectively to advance environmental safety and sustainable growth in St. Kitts and Nevis,” he stated.
Different officers making addresses included Honourable Senator Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Improvement, Setting for St. Kitts and Nevis, and Mrs Lisa Pistana, Everlasting Secretary of Training within the authorities of St. Kitts and Nevis.
This yr marked a document 55 taking part schools- 17 from Nevis and 38 from St. Kitts, amassing some 450,000 kilos of supplies for recycling.
In the course of the ceremony, the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) additionally donated 396,000 t-shirts made out of recycled supplies to the taking part faculties, reinforcing the shared dedication to sustainability and environmental stewardship.
The competitors highlighted the rising dedication of scholars, academics, and communities throughout each islands to defending the native setting and selling a tradition of accountable recycling for generations to return.
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