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No To American Eagle Inter-Island Routes

Bridgetown, Barbados – May 20, 2007
By Rickey Singh
 
Do not expect the principal shareholder governments of LIAT to back any move to have American Eagle flying inter-island routes in competition with the regional island-hopping carrier.
 
That was the firm warning on Friday from St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, current chairman of Caricom who has lead responsibility for regional air transport and civil aviation matters among the Community’s Heads of Government.
 
Gonsalves, just back from Cuba where he was undergoing medical treatment following a traffic accident at home, said that the recently announced move by St Lucia to introduce American Eagle, perhaps by July, to fly between that country and Barbados, and possibly later to Trinidad and Tobago, came as “quite a big surprise and disappointment” to him.
 
He said there was no consultation on this matter by the St Lucia government, which is a minority shareholder in LIAT and has had representation on the airline’s Board of Directors.
 
The announcement came recently from St Lucia’s Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Allen Chastanet, without details on how the arrangement would work to the advantage of regional air travellers.

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Sea Bridge Car Ferry On Nevis Shores

Charlestown, Nevis – May 16, 2007

The long awaited Sea Bridge (St.Kitts – Nevis) is on Nevis shores.  It has docked at Long Point, Nevis. According to Rawlinson Isaac, the Chairman and CEO Sea Bridge(SKN) Inc.

The Sea Bridge will initially provide a daily ferry service to transport vehicles from Cades Bay, Nevis to Major’s Bay, St. Kitts, at a cost of only EC $75.00.

The Sea Bridge a 135 feet vessel with a capacity for 15 vehicles will cover the 3.6 miles distance within approximately 15 minutes.  The Sea Bridge will operate a schedule that will facilitate 10 trips daily or as dictated by the market.

Isaac further said that the development of the Peninsula provided a tremendous opportunity for Nevisians to seek gainful employment both in construction and subsequently in the tourism sector.

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“Live From Nevis”

Got this in my email, and thought I would share it.  Sounds like someboday is having a great holiday in Nevis! Mike, Just a note to thank you for your website, the most informative site about Nevis that I’ve seen.  …

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New Nevis Tourism Information Forum

Just a quick note to say that my new Nevis Island Tourism Information Forum is now up and running.  I really would appreciate you dropping buy and posting any questions, or comments that you have about Nevis.  I am hoping …

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Very Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted

By Dan Elliott
Associated Press Writer

A top researcher predicted a “very active” 2007 Atlantic hurricane season Tuesday, with at least nine hurricanes and a good chance one will hit the U.S. coast. The forecast by William Gray predicts 17 named storms this year, five of them major hurricanes. The probability of a major storm making landfall on the U.S. coast this year is 74 percent, compared with the average of 52 percent over the past century, he said.

The forecast, issued two months before the hurricane season starts, is virtually identical to the one Gray issued before the 2006 season, which turned out far quieter than he and others had feared.

“Our forecast skill does improve as we get closer to the start of the season,” said Phil Klotzbach, a member of Gray’s team at Colorado State University. “Stay tuned.”

Last May, Gray’s team forecast 17 named storms in 2006, including nine hurricanes, five of them major ones, and an 81 percent chance that at least one major hurricane would hit the U.S. Scientists with the National Hurricane Center and two other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agencies issued similar predictions.

Instead, there were 10 named storms in 2006 and five hurricanes, two of them major ones, in what was considered a “near normal” season. None of those hurricanes hit the U.S. Atlantic coast “” only the 11th time that has occurred since 1945.

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