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Drill Site For Geothermal Energy

Charlestown, Nevis
May 10, 2012

Nevis Premier, the Hon. Joseph Parry left the Federation Wednesday afternoon on government business which will take him to two US cities.

On Friday (May 11) he will meet with officials of the US Export- Import (Ex-Im) Bank in Washington D.C, which is the official credit agency of the United States Federal Government.

The Premier told the Department of Information, that “to push ahead with geothermal on Nevis it is important for the project to receive financial assistance, and this will be accomplished with negotiations and support from Ex-Im Bank.”

The visit to Washington comes on the heels of a recent announcement by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas that Ex-Im is ready to support geothermal, and the Premier said, “it is time to meet and plan.”

This thrust is in keeping with the Nevis Island Administration’s ambitious plan to make Nevis the first “green” country in the Eastern Caribbean by tapping into Nevis’ known renewable energy resource.

Nevis is one of the islands in the Caribbean with a rich geothermal potential, and with this in mind the Nevis Island Administration is pursuing its plan to have the natural resource piped into every home on Nevis, leading to cheaper electricity rates for consumers, while reducing the reliance on fossil fuels.

Following the meeting with EX-IM in Washington D.C, the Hon. Joseph Parry will leave on Saturday for Boston (Massachusetts), where he will meet with a potential investor.

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Premier Parry Commends Attendees

Charlestown, Nevis
April 18, 2012

Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments of the Nevis Island Administration have applauded the five-day Senior Leadership Workshop which closed on Tuesday evening, as “one of the most rewarding workshops they have ever attended.” The Seminar ran April 11-17 at the Mount Nevis Hotel.

Premier and Minister of Labour, the Hon. Joseph Parry said he received numerous accolades from Seminar participants, who said they found the workshop interactive, stimulating and very informative.

“Tomorrow you will go back to your old offices, but I want you to go as new people , with new ideas and new ways of performing,” commented the Premier.

The Premier also stated that as people advance in life and begin to reach loftier levels of the corporate world or the civil service, exposure to good management practices become increasingly important.

“I am therefore pleased that the top civil servants of the Government attended the five day workshop. I only wish we could’ve had members of the private sector as well because all of us need exposure to good management practices,” said the Hon. Joseph Parry.

The Consultants facilitating the workshop were Ms. Sue Treharne and Dr. Julia Hockey from the National School of Government: the UK Center for Civil Service Training and one of the world’s leading schools of Public Administration.

According to Training Officer, in the Human Resources Department, Mrs. Isabel Byron, Ms. Treharne and Dr. Hockey have facilitated similar workshops in Africa, Australia and other Caribbean islands.

Key areas that were covered in the workshop included: management and decision making, strategic planning, effective communication, team development, conflict management and building high performance.

“The Leadership Seminar was a tremendous success as it took 35 participants on a week’s exploration on what it means to be a good leader through activities fostering self discovery, understanding of others, team building, creativity development of strategic vision and understanding of change”, said Mrs. Byron.

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Nevis Reform Party Struggles With National Debt

Charlestown, Nevis
April 05, 2012

Premier of Nevis, and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Joseph Parry, says that his administration is taking the process of debt restructuring very seriously, as that is one of the ways it will be able to realign the island’s economy. He also made an appeal to Nevisians to take the process seriously as well.

“One of the things that struck me, is that we have some very serious issues at hand that we really need to be tackling as a nation, and the debt restructuring is one of those, and how we realign our economy again,” said the Premier.

Premier Parry, who was speaking to the issue of debt restructuring during the Tuesday, April 3 edition of his weekly live radio program “In Touch With the Premier” hosted by Press Secretary Ms. Deli Caines on Choice 105.3 FM out of Nevis and other radio stations in the Federation, lamented that it appeared as if some people had lost their way, and were behaving as if Nevis was not going through a serious period of economic challenge.

“Maybe it is good for politicians, because sometimes you give them fodder to deal with, and the real issues are ignored,” said the Premier. “The real issue right now is the debt restructuring, and I want to say that we are making serious progress. Of course, I do not want to give the impression that Nevis is going through debt restructuring alone.”

He outlined that the Administration is not only being helped by the Federal Government, but some of the major inputs are made by the White Oak people. He added that the Ministry of Finance in Nevis is being consulted on a regular basis, and was as a result moving every step of the way, and making considerable progress without hurting the people too terribly.

“I must indicate that with the debt restructuring, we anticipate that some loaning agencies may not want to lend us money for a while,” advised the Premier. “So we will have to find ways and means of balancing our budget, and doing the kind of long term work that is necessary. It is going to take a great effort. It is going to take funds. We are already working on that part of the continuing development of the economy.

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