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Miss St. Kitts – Nevis – Iantavian Queely
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
June 24, 2011 (CUOPM)

The National Carnival Queen, Miss Iantavian Queely, will represent the Federation at the First Citizens Miss Carival Pageant in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on July 1st.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Ms. Sharon Rattan said Friday Ms. Queely, accompanied by her chaperon Ms. Ozelle Martin, will travel to St. Vincent on Monday 27th June where they along with ten other Caribbean beauties and their chaperones will be involved in a number of activities to ensure that the public has an opportunity to interact with the contestants.

The packed agenda includes visits to media houses, business entities and to government officials including the Honourable Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and members of his cabinet.

“The Carnival Committee and Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs extend best wishes to Ms. Queely and the Carnival Committee in St. Vincent and invites members of the public to visit http://www.carnivalsvg.com/ at 8:00p.m. on July 1st where live streaming of the Miss Carival Show will be available,” said Miss Rattan.

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Nevis Premier – Joseph Parry

Charlestown, Nevis
June 23, 2011

With the assistance of 1OO young people cheering him on and before a crowd of over one thousand, the Nevis Premier and leader of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), the Hon. Joseph Parry announced Wednesday night that the people of Nevis will go to the polls on 11th July 2011.

The Premier declared that Nomination Day is Monday, 4th  July 2011.

“It is against this backdrop that today I consulted with His Excellency the Governor General. It is with the confidence of knowing that we have done our best, under the circumstances, that I advised on the dissolution of the Parliament here in Nevis,” commented the Premier.

The Hon. Joseph Parry said, “the bells are to signal you to find your class”.

“These are bells of joy because at last our people can express their strong confidence in the NRP led Administration; now they have the chance to protect our achievements, to secure the continued progress of our island, our young people and future generations,” said Premier Parry.

He urged every citizen to demonstrate peace and respect for each other during the election campaign. “We pray that the elections would be peaceful and harmonious,” said Hon. Joseph Parry, who is seeking a second term as Premier of Nevis.

He told the nation in his address, which was broadcast live on several radio stations and streaming live on the the internet, that the vision of his NRP Party is a vision of Progress, Development and a positive emphasis on Education.

Premier, Hon. Joseph Parry’s Nevis Reformation Party took the reins of Government on Nevis on July 10th 2006.

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Nevis’ Premier and Minister of Tourism – Joseph Parry

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
June 26, 2011 (CUOPM)

Taiwan is assisting St. Kitts and Nevis in tourism training in line with government’s efforts to maintain and sharpen its competitive edge.

Speaking at his monthly Press Conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said as a result of an official tourism-related Accord with the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), some 10 to 15 persons, below the age of 40 and currently employed in the tourism industry, will be sent to Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism a semester-long program that will provide precisely the type of training that is key to the Federation maintaining and sharpening its competitive edge.

“Tourism is a competitive and multifaceted industry. We in the Caribbean have a competitive advantage due to our weather, location, history and so on, yes.  However, these features plus our physical plant still have to be constantly enhanced by another key dimension – and that is our human capital,” said Dr. Douglas.

He said during his Official Visit to Taipei in March, he shared his Government’s intention to constantly seek and secure opportunities for training in this sector.

During the visit, Prime Minister Douglas told the institution’s President Dr. Chi-Yeh Yung that if the hospitality and tourism industry is to be sustained in St. Kitts and Nevis, nationals must be professionally trained.

Dr. Douglas said that St. Kitts and Nevis during the period of transition, adjustment and setting new sights in terms of its economic and social development, “want to make sure that we can use and rely on the experiences of others, the best practices that have been established, that have borne tremendous fruits for your own development and see what can be applied in our situations to help us in this regard.”

Pointing out that tourism has become the mainstay of the national economy in recent years, the country has relied on the creation of a services economy led in particular by tourism and hospitality services.

“It became absolutely necessary for us to come to your country and to the South of your country to visit this institution to explore the possibilities as to how we can ensure that institutionally, St. Kitts and Nevis can boast of being a tourist country, having the requisite human resource appropriately trained to ensure that this continues for a very long time to be the leading sector in our country,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism President, Dr. Chi-Yeh Yung, who led top university officials and scores of students in welcoming Prime Minister Douglas and his delegation, encouraged by the words of Prime Minister Douglas, pledged to collaborate with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in professionalising the tourism human resources in the twin-island Federation.

The National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism has three different schools. The School of Culinary Arts, the School of Travel Tourism and the School of Hospitality with a total of 4,700 students.

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