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Nevis Premier Discusses Crime Problem With Police

Nevis Premier With Nevis Police

Nevis Premier With Nevis Police

Charlestown, Nevis
July 31, 2008

In a continued effort to combat crime on Nevis, Premier, the Hon. Joseph Parry, held yet another in a series of discussions, with top-ranking members of the St. Christopher and Nevis Police force.  The meeting, designed to heighten the awareness of criminal activity and seek ways to thwart the practice, was held at the Premier’s Bath Hotel office Tuesday morning.

Attending the meeting with Premier Parry was Commissioner of the St.Kitts- Nevis Police Force, Mr. Austin Williams, Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Stafford Liburd and Superintendent Mr. Samuel Seabrookes.

While congratulating the Police for bringing things under control very quickly, the Premier added that the government would take additional steps to improve the surveillance and monitoring of movement between St.Kitts and Nevis on the Ferry and the Sea Bridge.  He noted that for the past two weeks we have had no incidents at all on the island of Nevis and that Commissioner Williams has been working very closely with Supt. Seabrookes and the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to ensure that we deal with the matter speedily and effectively.

According to Commissioner Williams, forces from St.Kitts have been assisting Nevis and will continue to assist the situation for as long as it is needed.

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American Airlines Flight To St. Kitts Loses Baggage

The Plane Is Here..Where Is The Luggage? Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis July 31, 2008 (CUOPM) Scores of passengers on American Airlines flight from New York’s JFK Airport to St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport …

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St. Kitts – Nevis’ Second Chance Center To Open In 2009

The National Flag Of Saint Kitts - Nevis

The National Flag Of Saint Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
July 30, 2008 (SKNIS)

Family outreach and reintegration into society will be two of the main services offered at the St. Kitts and Nevis Coed Rehabilitation Center, when it is opened in 2009.

The center is one component of Government’s Child Development Project (CDP) which seeks to improve the status of children at risk by supporting programmes of early detection and remediation of behavioural and learning difficulties as well as rehabilitative care for persons who have committed offenses.

Appearing on this week’s edition of the SKNIS radio magazine programme, Perspectives, Ian “˜Patches’ Liburd, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Development, noted that the new juvenile center will offer a second chance to young men and women.

“The rehabilitation center is designed to house 20 boys and 10 girls and will provide quality treatment and child development services including counseling,” Liburd said.

The center will be located at Harris’ Village and will be placed on a 3.1 acre lot. Funding for construction was secured from the Caribbean Development Bank at an approximate cost of $5.2 million. The work will be undertaken by Stephen and Associates Ltd. and is expected to be completed in one year.

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Nevis Island Receives New Garbage Truck!!!!

Nevis' New Mack Garbage Truck

Nevis Islands  New “Mack” Garbage Truck
Charlestown, Nevis
July 30, 2008

The Ministry of Health was the recipient of a brand new garbage truck, which was funded by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board.

The keys to the US$142,000 (EC$384,000)  Mack truck, were handed over to Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Hensley Daniel by Director of the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board Mrs. Sephlin Lawrence. The brief but significant ceremony was held at the Low Ground Land fill on July 29, 2008.

Mr. Daniel said it was no surprise that Social Security engaged the Ministry of Health since its contributions came from workers.

“The Ministry of Health has an interest and a responsibility to ensure that workers are healthy so that when workers are healthy they will work and by working they will contribute to Social Security so this is in a way an investment in the workers of the country to ensure that they remain healthy because we want to make sure that garbage is properly disposed off and in addition to that they have an interest in the aesthetic beauty of the country.

“If the country is beautiful the visitors [will] come. The people who work in tourism they will get more work and they will contribute to Social Security. So I want to thank them for being in that philosophical mindset. This is not something that is Social Security over here and health over there but Social Security and Health are intertwined,” he said.

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