JLPS cafeteria in Gingerland officially opens; investment to improve quality of life, says Premier Amory

Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory assisting his wife Verni, moments after she cut the ribbon at the official opening ceremony for the Joycelyn Liburd Primary School’s cafeteria in Gingerland on February 14, 2017, while Mr. Colin Dore
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 20, 2017) — Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Vance Amory, described the newly constructed Joycelyn Liburd Primary School (JLPS) cafeteria in Gingerland, as part of the Administration’s ongoing investment to improve the quality of life of the people of Nevis, in particular the youths.
Mr. Amory, who is also the Area Representative for the St. George’s Parish, was at the time delivering an address at the cafeteria’s official opening ceremony on February 14, 2017, when he made the comment. The school is the last primary school on the island to be outfitted with a school kitchen.

He stressed the importance for parents to ensure that children ate correctly and for discipline in their dietary behaviour. He stated that there should be no options where that is concerned.
“There is one option and that is to do the right thing and eat the right things. That is the only way to get what we are seeking to do in the school, if we want to deal with the issue of chronic diseases, ill health, deficit in attention at schools and being able to be fit and strong, long into the years just as our grandparents were.
“So my charge to us, is that we insist on our children eating the correct foods. There are charts which you can follow. The School Meals Programme will follow the charts of the balanced diet, of nutritious foods and we are giving that to your children,” Mr. Amory said.

Mr. Amory used the opportunity to commend Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance who is a member of the St. Georges Development Committee and Minister of Communication and Works Hon. Alexis Jeffers for their steadfast role in ensuring the project’s successful completion, Mr. Gaskell and his team and other members of the community who assisted in ensuring the project’s success.
