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St. Kitts – Nevis N.E.M.A. Starter Homes
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
July, 01 2008 (CUOPM)

Government’s expansion of the NEMA Starter homes and provision of housing to former sugar workers continue.

This has been disclosed by the Federal Minister of Housing, Hon. Cedric Liburd.

Updating the Cabinet during its meeting on Monday, Minister Liburd reported that the project to upgrade the NEMA starter homes is well underway.

“Phase One of that project should be fully completed by the end of July 2008,” said Minister Liburd.

He also informed Cabinet that some 60 homes are being upgraded under Phase One while another 90 will be upgraded under Phases 2 and 3 of the project. Phase 2 is to start immediately after the completion of Phase 1.

Nevis’ Premier Parry (L) and Mr. Anthony Lewis

Charlestown, Nevis
July 01, 2008

Members of the Nevis Alliance Progressive Society (N.A.P.S), of the British Virgin Islands, informed Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Joseph Parry that they have seen, and are extremely impressed with, the development and beautification of Nevis. These sentiments were expressed during commentary on a power point presentation which was first shown to the group in Tortola about two months ago.

The group of thirty was hosted by Premier Parry at the Old Manor Hotel on Sunday, June 29th. They were treated to cocktails and entertained by the Humming Bird string band.

“Promoting Nevis has been a pleasure for me and making the change for a better Nevis is something we promised to do and we are certainly doing it,’ articulated Premier Parry.

While speaking at the ceremony, Premier Parry lauded his team, the Nevis Island Cabinet, for their assistance in making the past two years successful. He highlighted the training of young Nevisians, geothermal energy exploration, roads and water improvement, and other accomplishments of his government.

Recently Drilled Water Well On Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis
July 01, 2008

The water quality from the recently commissioned water well at Maddens has been described as excellent and of the same rating given to the older wells in the area and Butlers. However, water explorations in the south of the island, is expected to yield an improved quality over what exists in that area at present.

Word of this development came from Mr. Brian Kennedy Water Development Engineer at the Nevis Water Department (NWD) in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) during an interview with the Department of information on June 30, 2008.

“The quality is excellent but in fact it is the same quality of water as in the existing Maddens and Butlers wells. Obviously it is in the same aquifer that same underground system, although Bedrock Explorations and drilling has managed to tap into a more direct free flowing part of the aquifer”¦ However, we look forward to much improved quality over on the south side [of Nevis] because the Maddens/Butlers water has always been the best on the island.

“The chemical analysis shows that the water over on the south side that’s from the Padlock we have three wells 1, 2 and 3, from Zion and Hickmans wells. That water is much worse than any of the other water, so we are hopeful that the next well that is being drilled at Fothergills will be good quality. The indications are that it is and therefore, you will see a much more dramatic change in the quality when we start bringing the one in the south on stream than the one we are bringing on now,” he said.

The Water Development Engineer explained that the next step would be pump testing for the well at Fothergills and indications were that the quantity could equate that of the Maddens well.

Mr. Brian Kennedy – Nevis Water Department

Charlestown, Nevis
July 01, 2008

A new high production water well discovered in Maddens by Bedrock Explorations and Drilling (BEAD), was commissioned by the Nevis Water Department last weekend, following the completion of pipe work which linked it to the existing service reservoir at Maddens.

Water Development Engineer at the Nevis Water Department Mr. Brian Kennedy gave the confirmation on June 20, 2008, when he spoke to the Department of Information.

“Last week the well was completed and the pipe work to connect the well to the Maddens existing reservoir was also completed, so the first water that was produced and sent up to the reservoir was done over the weekend.

“The idea is that all of the water will be pumped to the Maddens reservoir and therefore as long as we keep the water topped up in the reservoir the system that’s operating and has been operating for many, many years of serving the entire area from Maddens, Butlers across to Camps, Mount Lilly, Jessups and Four Seasons that arm is taken care of once we keep the reservoir at Maddens full. So that’s what we have been able to do with the new well,” he said.

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