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Nevis Unveils Miss Culturama Queen Contestants

Nevis’ Culturama Queen Contestants -2008

Charlestown, Nevis
July 01, 2008

Minister of Culture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Hensley Daniel, appealed to the public to have a positive attitude towards the Culturama festival and its participants and to abstain criminal activity.

The Minister made the call at the official launch of the 2008 Miss Culture Queen Contestants on June 27, 2008. The event featured a motorcade of the contestants and their escorts through Charlestown and culminated at the Nevis Cultural Park on Old Hospital Road.

The four contestants for this year’s pageant are Miss Carib Brewery Tanisha Hendrickson, Miss S.L. Horsfords and Company Limited Shamilla Wilkinson, Miss Cable and Wireless Shanyra Richardson and Miss Development Bank Roslyn Berkley.

“I want to urge all of us to please desist from discouraging people because it means that as we go forward we will always have to be stopping and starting with the festival. I also want to say to the people in Nevis that I want to urge all of us to ensure that we have a peaceful Culturama,” he said.

Warner Park Cricket Ground – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Erasmus Williams

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

Hundreds of Kittitians and Nevisians as well as cricket enthusiasts from the neighbouring islands are expected to witness the two Digicel One-Day International matches between the West Indies and Australia at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium this weekend.

The first one-day game (4th ODI) here will be played on Friday 4th July and St. Kitts and Nevis Governor General, His Excellency Dr. Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, acting in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, has proclaimed the day a public holiday. The 5th ODI – second match here will be played on July 6th. The West Indies lost the previous three ODI’s.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who top scored in the Third Digicel One Day International with 53, had some stinging words of criticism for his middle order batsmen who failed to capitalise on an opening stand of 86 in 17.4 overs.

“I thought myself and Xavier (Marshall who made 35) really started well this morning, the wicket was doing a bit early up but the middle order was a disaster for us again,” Gayle said at the post match presentation ceremony.

Mr. Patrice Nisbett – Nevis Island Legal Advisor

Charlestown, Nevis
June 30, 2008

Property owners with objections based on property valuations under the Property Tax Ordinance which was passed in the Nevis Island Assembly in April 2008, can now take their grievances to a body of persons who were given the mandate to make determinations in relation to their objections.

During an interview with the Department of Information on June 30, 2008, Legal Advisor in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Mr. Patrice Nisbett, disclosed that the Valuation Review Board which was appointed by the Minister of Finance Hon. Joseph Parry and became effective as of June 01, 2008, would be chaired by Ms. Yasmin Clarke with members Mr. Mervin Richardson, Mr. Eustace Hunkins, Mr. William Griffin, Mr. Vernon Evelyn and Secretary Mrs. Semona Johnson-Morton.

“The powers of the Board are to determine any complaint that is made before it on a specific matter. For example the tax payer may complain about the description that is placed in a valuation notice that is received.

“They [tax payers] may complain about the particular class in which the property has been assigned to by the Chief Valuation Officer. There are various classes for example the commercial class, residential class the accommodation class. A particular property owner may be dissatisfied about the particular class that is assigned to his or her particular property and then they may make a complaint and this Board has the jurisdiction to make a determination,” he said.

Port Zante – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 30, 2008 (CUOPM)

The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) has been awarded the Novaport Cup by the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC).

The Novaport Cup is given to the St. Kitts – Nevis facility for being the most improved performer among regional ports for 2007.

According to PMAC, the St. Christopher Air and Seaports Authority received the award based on the high level of improved efficiency as well as for the implementation of systems to enhance its operations, the training of personnel and profitability.

“This is really a surprise…but we are happy to be recognised for our efforts to improve the efficiency and profitability of our operations in St. Kitts,” Port Manager Mr. Roosevelt Trotman is reported to have said on receiving the Novaport Cup, which is presented annually to the most improved port among PMAC members.

Kim Collins wins yet another major meet.

Paris, France
June 28th 2008

The St Kitts and Nevis sprint superstar Kim Collins delivered his fastest 100-metre run since 2005 when he captured the event at the Moscow Open in 10.10 seconds some two weeks ago in Moscow, Russia.

Collins has now followed up that spectacular and impressive victory with yet another stellar performance this time in France at the Metropole Gaz de France Athletic Meet.

Kim impressed during the men’s 100m race with a storming start and acceleration, to win with a 0.13sec margin over his closest competitor. Collins set his 3rd 10.10 time in a row, after meets in Moscow and Zukhovsky over the last two weekends.

“I’m disappointed by the time because I wish I had run under 10sec, but the weather made it difficult (wind was -0.3). I am probably in the best shape of my career, and I was happy to run in France,” said the winner of Paris 2003 World Championships, whose next race will be in Madrid.

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