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Thirty (30) students at the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Community College’s (SVGCC) Division of Teacher Education (DTE) are now better positioned to complete their final year studies at the institution, after receiving bursaries complements The Mustique Charitable Foundation (MCF).

This is the second year that The Mustique Charitable Foundation has funded the Youth Employability Skills Summer Program at the SVG Community College-Division of Vocational and Technical Education. Last year, there were 90 and this year 92 participants, for a total of 182 at-risk youths being taught skills that enable them to seek and find employment. Upon graduation, they receive start-up kits consisting of the tools of their new trade such as a carpentry set or sewing machine.

THIRTY-FOUR teachers who have successfully completed Bachelor Degrees in the teaching of Mathematics and Language Arts along with the representatives from The Mustique Charitable Foundation and SVGCC.

The World Pediatric Project (WPP) commenced 2019 with a General surgery mission led by Dr. Jeff Lukish, pediatric surgeon from Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC. The current mission ran from January 6 to 10, and at the time of publication, the team had seen 41 local and 15 regional patients. CEO of WPP Susan Rickman, who accompanied the team, said she is elated to be here giving support as it feels like her second home. Rickman said a pediatic general surgery team has been traveling to St. Vincent for the past 14 years, working on the neonatal care in the NICU.

The Mustique Charitable Foundation held a nautical themed night on Tuesday. The almost-private island operates on a unique system – each resident acts as a “share holder” of the Mustique Charitable Company led by Managing Director Roger Pritchard, who co-hosted the evening with director Nancy Young. Tommy and Dee Hilfiger are board members, as well as Basil Charles, proprietor of the island’s best watering hole, Basil’s Bar.