Plants Around Us (SKN)
All the plants around St. Kitts and Nevis and their various uses
Plants Around Us Part 1
Plants provide food and shelter, keep the soil together and are essential elements in the ongoing cycle of life. There is evidence that in most cultures man has resorted to plants around him to maintain and restore his health. This first edition explores just a few of the many species of plants found in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Medical uses
Ornamental uses
Constructional uses
Dr. Milton Whittaker
Milton Whittaker was born in Newton Ground, St.Kitts and received his early education at the Sandy Point Boys, Sandy Point Senior and the St.KittsNevis Grammar Schools. He attended the College of the Virgin Island and Canadian Universities: Calgary, Alberta and Western Ontario. He holds BSc and MSc degrees in Chemistry, MEd and PhD in Science.
He has held positions including Head of Science at Sandy Point High School; Lecturer and Head of Secondary Science Education at St Kitts-Nevis Teachers College and College of Further Education; National Supervisor of Secondary Science; Director of the Bureau of Standards/ Multipurpose Lab (1997-2007); Director of Research (2007-13) at the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation, famous for Parkinson's disease studies. He has been an active member of the Pesticide and Toxic Chemicals Board and the St. Christopher Heritage Society. Currently, he is Chairman of the National Council on Drug Abuse
Prevention.
