Premier Parry Expresses Concern Over Nevis Crime Wave

Nevis Premier Speaks Out On Nevis Crime Spree Charlestown, Nevis July 15th, 2008 Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Joseph Parry expressed his sincere concern over the recent criminal activity on the island of Nevis.  The Premier raised these sentiments in …

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Nevis Government Ends 2nd Year With Church Service

Nevis Premier - Joesph Parry and Wife Myrthlyn

Nevis Premier – Joesph Parry and Wife Myrthlyn

Charlestown, Nevis
July 14, 2008

The Nevis Island Administration led by the Nevis Reformation Party, ended their Second year anniversary week of celebration with a service of Prayer and Thanksgiving at the St. Thomas’ Anglican Church on Sunday, July 13th 2008.

The afternoon service began with a procession of Clergy, Government officials and NRP executives.

Pastor Davidson Morton of the Eden Brown Church of God invoked God’s blessings on the service, while Father Alric Francis of the St. Thomas’ Anglican Church presided over the ceremony. The National Anthem was rendered beautifully on steel pan by Miss Miche’la Parris; and Pastor Sandra Flemming, of the Newcastle Wesleyan Holiness Church, offered welcome remarks and chaired the afternoon’s proceedings.

The congregation set the pace for an afternoon of thanksgiving and spiritual upliftment with its lusty singing of the first hymn, “Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us”.

Scripture readings were done by two members of the Nevis Island Administration– Junior Minister, the Hon. Carlisle Powell and Legal Adviser, Hon. Patrice Nisbett, while songs of encouragement and inspiration were performed by Kurvin Wallace and Sam Corbin.  Not to be out done, the Clifton Methodist Men’s Fellowship kept the congregation clapping and tapping, with a medley of gospel tunes.  The sharing of peace, where Cabinet members got the opportunity to greet members of the congregation, was offered through the sweet sounds of the Humming Bird String Band.

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Nevis Cabinet members Clean up Pinneys By-pass Road

Nevis Premier Picks Up Trash

Nevis Premier Gets His Back Into It Too

Charlestown, Nevis
July 15, 2008

The Cabinet of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) stepped up its campaign to keep Nevis clean, when Ministers of government and members of Cabinet undertook in a clean up exercise along the Pinneys By-pass road on July 12, 2008, during the celebration of the Administration’s second year in office.

Premier of Nevis Hon. Joseph Parry told the Department of Information that Saturday was designated Clean Up Day and they were creating a greater awareness to keep the island clean among Nevisians.

“Today is our clean up day. We are trying to create the awareness to keep Nevis clean and so the Ministers of government and members of Cabinet are out here on the by-pass road, which I do believe some attention.

“It seems to me that some people have dumped their garbage on the side of the road and we want to impress the people of Nevis ““ men, women, fathers, mothers and children as well, that we need to keep our island clean for ourselves and because of tourism. I hope that this effort will signal a strong message that the government is serious about the environment and keeping Nevis clean and we hope that this will be an example to the rest of the population,” he said.

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Taiwan Mission Offers Free Healthcare In Nevis

Taiwan Mobile Medical Mission Staff and Minister Daniel

Taiwan Medical Mission Staff & Minister Daniel
Charlestown, Nevis
July 15, 2008

Residents of Nevis would this week receive free medical care through the collaborative efforts of the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) Ministry of Health and the Taiwan Mobile Medical Mission (TMMM).

In a brief ceremony to mark the four-day medical initiative held at the Administrative Department of the Alexandra Hospital, on July 14, 2008, Minister of Health in the NIA Hon. Hensley Daniel recorded his gratitude to the TMMM for its generosity.

“We in Nevis, in the government of which I’m apart, we have raised the bar and are working to keep health on a priority. Being in government over the last two years, matters relating to resources for health have taken up quite a bit of our attention and so we want to say to the Taiwanese that we shall find [partner] with our medical professionals and they will advise us and that you can expect from us new ways in which we can collaborate and cooperate towards the resolution of health challenges in Nevis,” Mr. Daniel said.

He spoke of other possible collaborative efforts that could be facilitated between the TMMM and the NIA.

“Outside of a one off visit every year, you can expect from us some sort of formal proposal in which we can address, whether its issues of Human Resource Development, whether its issues of specialised care, we certainly would want to advance the relationship to something which would be done to the benefit of the wider public,” he said.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Working On EC $50M Housing Program

Mr. Glenn Phillip (L) and Mr. Rupert Herbert

Mr. Glenn Phillip (L) and Mr. Rupert Herbert
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
JUly 15, 2008 (CUOPM)

A EC$50 million low income housing programme represents the dreams and aspirations on hundreds of families in the twin-island Federation.

Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said the homes when completed will be more than the provision of shelter for the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.

“Rather, it carries the dreams and aspirations of many here in Half Way Tree, in Old Road, Middle Island, Challengers and in the entire country for a brighter future under a caring St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Government,” said Dr. Douglas, who added that the 500-homes programme is a further fulfillment of  a promise made to the people to enhance the opportunities to access housing in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Prime Minister Douglas reaffirmed his government’s commitment to continue to respond to the demands for housing in St. Kitts and Nevis.

“We believe that it is important to empower people through the acquisition of property. In fact, this EC$50 million housing project that is starting here in Half Way Tree is designed for persons who fall into the lower-income category. The design is aimed at ensuring that homes are affordable to our people,” he said.

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