BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC - The United States Peace Corps says it is phasing out its operations in St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda after five decades of successfully meeting the their needs for trained people in education, health, agriculture, environment, youth and development, and community economic development. According to a statement released in Washington, the Peace Corps programmes in these Eastern Caribbean countries “have been extraordinarily successful by achieving development and cultural exchange goals such as empowering local youth.” It said that the programmes leave a strong legacy in both countries that will be carried on in the communities served.