Nevis Premier Asuures Hotel Workers Of Fair Treatment

Charlestown Nevis
March 25, 2008

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism  the Hon. Joseph Parry told employees of the Four Seasons Resort that the Nevis Island  Administration (NIA) under his leadership stood for hard work, honesty and decency.  The Premier made the statement on Wednesday March 19, 2008, while he delivered an address at the Four Seasons Resort Employee Award ceremony. 
 
He said the NIA would support the employees and gave them the assurance that the Administration was proud of their hard work.
 
“I do not know why but sometimes I get the impression that workers in Nevis do not realise that the government is here for you.  I have a reputation in the past when I worked with the workers and helped the workers and I maintain that reputation.  This is what we stand for, we stand for hard work, we stand for honesty, and we stand for decency. I am here to represent you, I am here to serve you, I am here to make sure that you get a fair deal.
 
“We stand for respect and you have to give it to the persons who are in charge.  On the other hand, we demand that the persons in charge respect you.  We demand that you be treated equally to any other worker anywhere else in the world.
 
“We demand that you be appreciated, that the employers of the hotel understand that you are Nevisians! you are people and you should be comfortable in your workplace and you should be treated fairly and equally,” he said.

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Nevis Premier Congratulates Four Seasons Employees

Charlestown, Nevis
March 25, 2008

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism the Hon. Joseph Parry applauded employees of the Four Seasons Resort Nevis for their outstanding service and for having kept the Nevisian flag flying. The Premier was the guest speaker at the Employees Award Ceremony held on Wednesday March 19, 2008, at the Four Seasons Resort.
 
“I congratulate the employers, I congratulate the managers, I congratulate especially the Nevisian managers I want you [employees] to respect them as you respect foreign managers, I want you to treat them well.  I congratulate the supervisors, I congratulate the line workers, the landscapers all of you because it is because of the great effort of all of you why the Four Seasons has this great reputation.
 
“Everyone of you deserves your award, you have worked hard, you have done well, you have demonstrated that the people of Nevis can perform as well as anybody else in any other part of the world, I am proud of you I congratulate you!” he said.

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Work Begins On St. Kitts’ Christophe Harbour

March 17, 2008
By Floyd French
Observer Reporter
Cockle Shell Bay, St. Kitts – Nevis

The clearing of the construction site for Christophe Harbour has started at Cockle Shell Bay on the Southeast Peninsula.  The project will span 2,500 acres with access to six beaches including Cockle Shell Beach, where the work began.

According to Mr. Mark Pavluvcik, Director of Development/Construction for KHT Land Holdings, the project will take 10 to 15 years to be completed.  He added that the first phase was to remove the old buildings in order to assess the land for its future development.  “Before you can have an official ground breaking we got to tear down some buildings first to make way for the new,” he said on March 7, when initial demolition began.

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Nevis Premier Outlines A Vision For Growth

Charlestown, Nevis
January 25, 2008

Nevis Premier, the Hon. Joseph Parry delivered the Keynote address at the ninth annual luncheon of the Hearts and Hands for Nevis Inc. in New York on Sunday, January 20th at the elegant Crowne Plaza Hotel in Queens, New York.

Premier Parry began his speech by acknowledging the recent death of 18 year old Miss Valencia Robins of Jessups village. “On Friday evening I learnt of the sad death of Miss Robins, daughter of Claire Robins and Vaughn Anslyn and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Doras and Mr.  and Mrs. Arthur Anslyn. On behalf of the people of Nevis, I extend our heart felt condolences.”

Mr. Parry was invited by the non-profitable Nevisian organization to speak on the topic, “The Vision for Nevis”.

During his keynote address, Mr. Parry discussed establishing Nevis as a top Tourism destination in the Caribbean. “Niche Tourism has worked well in Nevis. We shall consolidate by establishing Nevis as the number one tourism destination in the Caribbean. Along with the Four Seasons Brand we shall establish another hotel with a reputation even more regarded than the Four Seasons. This will consolidate a position already recognized in the United States of America and would attract the more high-end players in the industry.”

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St. Kitts – Nevis Tourism Development Plan Outlined

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
January 17, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis‘ Minister of State for Tourism, Hon. Richard Skerritt says that American Airlines’ non-stop, twice-weekly round trip service on Wednesdays and Sundays to St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport has already proven to be a “bonanza” for the destination.

“The load factors have been fantastic. We are very pleased and so is American,” Skerritt said during a press briefing at the Caribbean Hotel Association’s Caribbean Market place 2008 in Nassau, Bahamas.

The destination will welcome Delta’s new weekly Saturday service beginning Feb. 16 from Atlanta, which will complement exiting nonstop service from Miami on American and from Charlotte, N.C., on US Airways as well as connecting service via San Juan on American Eagle.

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