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Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 6, 2022 (SKTA) — Today, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority announces the appointment of Mia Lange as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). This is a new role at the Tourism Authority, created to further strengthen the destination’s presence in key international source markets. Lange will oversee the strategic direction and implementation of all global marketing and branding efforts and will manage St. Kitts’ various international agencies. She will also lead the on-shore public relations and marketing team in St. Kitts to ensure the seamless promotion of the island to citizens and residents.

“Ms. Lange brings more than two decades of Caribbean destination messaging and marketing experience. She has proven success in launching key advertising and branding strategies that in turn have increased tourism and tangible economic development,” said Nick Menon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority. “Lange has also shown through key partnerships with agencies and outside data partners an understanding of establishing relevant KPIs and increasing ROI over time. We look forward to having Lange at the helm of our global marketing during our continued tourism rebound.”

“Mia Lange’s experience working within the Caribbean and truly understanding our target audience will allow her to create destination campaigns that will keep St. Kitts top-of-mind among travelers,” added Ellison “Tommy” Thompson, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority. “Her distinctive insights and approach will bring St. Kitts to the forefront as travelers plan their long-awaited vacations.”

Lange will lean on her knowledge, global experience, and her passion for the tourism industry and the region to build brand awareness for the island of St. Kitts. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with destinations to create branding and external messaging with the intent to increase awareness among key audiences, in addition to navigating multiple channels including digital, social and traditional media to drive consumer engagement.

“I am eager to continue immersing myself in the island, getting to know the people and experiences while embarking on this new challenge,” said Lange. “St. Kitts has a strong foundation and is poised for continued growth. I look forward to showing the world the destination’s exceptional offerings.”

Most recently, Ms. Lange served as Executive Director of Global Communications for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. In this role, she managed the Ministry’s key agencies of record, strategic planning, budget management, crisis communications, organizational messaging, and leadership of the Communication teams.  Lange received her MBA, with a specialization in marketing and graduated magna cum laude from Lynn University in 2017.  She served several roles for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism such as Senior Director of Global Communications, Senior Manager of Advertising and Branding, Manager of Cruise Development, Sales and Marketing Executive and more, and worked in The Bahamas, England, Germany, France and the United States. Under her leadership, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism was awarded a number of top destination marketing and public relations awards.

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The Department of Labour is inviting persons to come into its office on the top floor of Neville’s Eatery, Lime Kiln Commercial Development, Basseterre to apply to fill a number of vacancies that exist within several companies.

Full-time positions are available for a Presser, Surveillance Officers, Production Workers, and an I.T. Technician. Full-time positions are also available for an Indian Chef, Tandoor Chef and Sous Chef.

For job requirements and additional information telephone: 467-2071, 762-1029 or 662-2075. Persons can also visit the Department of Labour on the top floor of Neville’s Eatery, Lime Kiln Commercial Development, Basseterre.

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Simona Halep’s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years ago is going just as good as it did the last time.

The 16th-seeded Romanian reached the semifinals and stretched her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday on Centre Court.

Halep missed the chance to defend her title at Wimbledon twice, first in 2020 when the tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic and then again in 2021 when she had to sit out with a left calf injury.

“I struggled a lot last year,” Halep said, “and now I’m just trying to build my confidence back.”

In the semifinals, Halep will face Elena Rybakina. The 17th-seeded Rybakina beat Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on No. 1 Court.

Rybakina, a 23-year-old Kazakh, is playing at Wimbledon for only the second time in her career. She lost in the fourth round last year.

In the men’s quarterfinals, two-time champion Rafael Nadal was playing Taylor Fritz on Centre Court while Nick Kyrgios was to face Cristian Garin on No. 1 Court.

Halep is making her 10th appearance at Wimbledon and has reached the semifinals for the third time. She is the only Grand Slam champion left in the women’s tournament.

“I’m very emotional right now, because it means a lot to be back in the semis,” Halep said.

The match against Anisimova appeared to be as straightforward as her first four victories at this year’s tournament — all came in straight sets. But the 20th-seeded American broke Halep when she was serving for the match at 5-2.

Anisimova then had three more break points when Halep again served for the match at 5-4, but the Romanian won five straight points to finish the match.

“She could crush the ball in the end, and I didn’t know, actually, what to do,” Halep said. “But I just believed in myself. I said that I have to stay there, strong on my legs.”

Halep injured her calf more than a year ago, forcing her to withdraw from the French Open and Wimbledon. She started working with Patrick Mouratoglou, the former coach of Serena Williams, in April.

In the other match, Rybakina dropped her first set of the grass-court tournament but broke her Australian opponent early in the second and third sets. She finished the match with 15 aces.

“I started a bit slow. I didn’t serve that well. Maybe I was nervous,” Rybakina said. “Ajla, she played really well, she was defending really good and I just tried to focus on my serve to find my way and I found it.”

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A miner is now in a critical condition after he was allegedly chopped and beaten by co-workers on Monday evening during a row over alcohol at a backdam in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

Injured is 41-year-old Ryan Joseph of the North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini).

Though he received severe injuries since Monday evening, the man is now seeking transportation from the Puruni Landing in Region Seven in order to be properly treated at a hospital.

Reports reaching this publication indicate that the miner was paid a pennyweight of raw gold on Monday and after being paid, he proceeded to imbibe with co-workers, one of whom is the employer’s nephew.

Later in the evening, Joseph and the nephew along with two other co-workers became embroiled in a fight over the purchasing of alcohol. During the fight, Joseph was badly beaten and chopped about his body.

It is unclear why persons have waited until now to escort the injured man to a medical facility to seek medical attention.

The man’s friend, who spoke with this publication, indicated that she has since contacted the Bartica Police Station to have cops escort the man to the nearest medical facility.

When contacted, Region Commander Dion Moore said he has not received any information on the incident but will look into the matter.

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The Saint Lucia Kings have announced their overseas signings for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League which gets underway on 31 August.

The Saint Lucia Kings have announced their overseas signings for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League which gets underway on 31 August.

Faf du Plessis, who captained the Kings to a second successive Hero CPL final in 2021, will return for this season. He will be joined by Tim David and David Wiese who were both instrumental to the Kings success during the 2021 season.

This season will also see the return of Scott Kuggeleijn who played for the Kings in 2020, where he finished as the tournament’s leading wicket taker that season. The Kings have one more overseas spot left to fill and this will be announced in the coming weeks.

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The Kings will have six more spots to fill at the Hero CPL draft with details of these picks released during the draft show which will be broadcast this Thursday 7 July – at 9am Eastern Caribbean Time.

SAINT LUCIA KINGS
FAF DU PLESSIS (S)
TO BE CONFIRMED 
TIM DAVID (S)
ROSTON CHASE (R)
JOHNSON CHARLES (S)
KESRICK WILLIAMS (R)
DAVID WIESE (S)
ALZARRI JOSEPH (R)
SCOTT KUGGELEIJN (S)
MARK DEYAL (S)
JEAVOR ROYAL (R)
TO BE DRAFTED
TO BE DRAFTED
TO BE DRAFTED
TO BE DRAFTED
TO BE DRAFTED
TO BE DRAFTED

(R) – Retained (S) – Signed

Source: Hero Caribbean Premier League 

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