Nevis Activities

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 02, 2007
For Immediate Public Release

The Department of Sports is finalizing arrangements to welcome basketball coaches from the United States and United Kingdom who will mentor and train young people in a camp for two weeks.

The August 06 to 18 camp titled “Reach One, Teach One ““ Building Bridges to Success” is a sports tourism initiative coinciding with the recent touring of two junior cricket teams from the UK as well as six regional squads contesting the ongoing TCL West Indies Under 19 Championships.

Acting Director of Sport Dave Connor told SKNIS that the basketball camp is designed to impart knowledge on the rules of the game and teach fundamental techniques to locals playing the sport as well as to those interested in learning basketball. Participants from the U.S., the U.K. and Jamaica will also attend this camp, taking advantage of the expertise of Coach (Camp Coordinator) Dave Schumacher, Steve Graham and Billy Hahn.

Connor explained that focus will also be placed on shaping individuals to be well rounded, productive citizens.

“Life skills are an important part of the camp,” he stressed. “Presentations will be made on issues such as teamwork, discipline and conflict resolution which are necessary for proper socialization within a society.”

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Charlestown, Nevis – July 31, 2007

Miss Dominica Leandra Lander walked away with the coveted Caribbean Culture Queen Pageant crown from a field of 10 contestants while Miss Nevis Cari Nicholas placed second, Miss Jamaica Kaysia Johnson third and Miss Anguilla Latoya Hughes fourth.
 
The pageant which is in its second year was held at the Cultural Complex in Charlestown on Friday July 27, 2007. It was attended by Premier of Nevis the Hon. Joseph Parry and the Hon Hensley Daniel Minister with responsibility for Culture on Nevis.
 
The contest drew contestants from Bardados Ms Stacy Cummins, Grenada Ms. Sharnell Martin, Guyana Ms. Wendy Walcott, Montserrat Ms. Techar Cuffy, St. Maarten Ms. Shanyra Nicholas and the USVI Ms. Jenicia Dalminda. 
 
Miss Congeniality was won by Ms. Jamaica. Miss Photogenic went to Ms. Anguilla, Best Swimwear was captured by Ms. Nevis, while Ms. Dominica also won Best Interview, Best Eveningwear and Best talent.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis (July 24, 2007)

The educational aspects of the Youth Department’s 10-day Summer Residential Camp were highlighted at the opening ceremony on Sunday.

The camp, which is in its 24th year, is attended by approximately 200 young persons. They are being supervised by 45 group leaders and other support staff.

The opening was held at the Zion Moravian Church as a tribute to the late cosponsor Renee Digiulio-Naismith. Renee and her husband Ian have supported the camp for many years raising money in their home state Chicago, U.S.A. Renee passed away earlier this year after a prolonged battle with breast cancer.

Minister of Youth Hon. Sam Condor told the participants that it was fitting that the ceremony was being held in a church as his character was shaped in large part because of the positive lessons and experiences gained at church and Sunday school.

He also cited the cultural and social offerings of the camp and described it as the premiere camp in the Caribbean. The deputy prime minister was extremely proud of the tendency to include children from throughout the region to participate and exchange cultures with locals.

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Charlestown, Nevis (July 22, 2007)

The consumption of local Nevis fruit will be top on the Department of Agriculture’s agenda, when it stages its second annual Nevis Fruit Festival at the Villa in Charlestown on July 26, 2007.
 
The event which is expected to commence from 10am to 5pm follows the Department’s successful inaugural Fruit Festival in 2007 and the first ever Mango Festival in the Organisation of East Caribbean States (OECS) staged in 2005.
 
Communications Officer for the Department Mr Eric Evelyn told the Department of Information recently, that though the activity was designed to showcase the versatility of the fruits cultivated on Nevis and the many products that could be derived from them, the Festival would also indulge in the culinary skills available, a new twist he noted that would be added to Festival.

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