Last Updated on October 31, 2020, 7:04 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Department of Statistics in St. Kitts and Nevis is encouraging households to participate actively in the Pre-Census Listing and Mapping Exercise and give their full support to field enumerators, which would run until December 2020.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Elreter Simpson- Browne, said that they are making an appeal that they are doing their part at the Department of Statistics, and they want the support of the public.
She said that they are appealing to the people to know that the Housing and Population Census involves everyone, the information collected would benefit everyone so when they come to homes, please support the officials and give them the information that they ask for.
Mrs Simpson-Browne said that because the data collected is so important, the Department of Statistics proceeded to launch an awareness campaign aimed at educating the general public.
She said that they have decided that they are not going to leave any group or class of people out of the awareness programme.
They are taking it down to the primary schools, secondary as well as tertiary. They are going to the government ministries, NGOs and the private sector.
She said that her experience in the field tells her that you must educate and let the children know what a Housing and Population Census is. If the children are made aware, when the officials go to the houses, and the children come out, they would get a different reaction.
She said it is important for the people to know that the entire country fails if the Census is not conducted properly and the data is incorrect.
Corneil Williams said that he hopes that persons can see that it is of value to them and are willing to give the information when requested, and hopefully we can provide back to them in short order the outputs and the information.
Anthony Morris covers stories related to politics and regional developments. His in-depth reporting about governance and reforms makes him stand out in regional journalism, with a deep analysis of political trends and their impact on Caribbean communities.
