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Ramsbury Harbour View Housing Development Nears Completion

Houses Nearing Completion In Ramsbury, Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis
June 04, 2008

Minister of Housing and Lands in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Robelto Hector and Manager of the Nevis Housing and Land Development Corporation (NHLDC) Mr. Eustace Nisbett Jr., on Tuesday 03, June 2008, made a courtesy visit to the Ramsbury Harbour View Housing Development site.

Twelve structures are currently under construction at the site which is located at the back of the Charlestown Primary School.

“This project is in keeping with our commitment to provide affordable housing for Nevisians. Certainly in my mind, we have done well,” Minister Hector said.

According to him, the Administration had facilitated the construction of more than 100 homes. He offered congratulations and expressed gratitude to Manager Nisbett and all others who contributed to the dream of creating affordable homes for Nevisians.

The Housing Minister craved the indulgence of those persons who applied for housing and advised them that the Government had been working diligently towards meeting their needs.

“Let me take the opportunity again to assure those who have applied to the Corporation for housing, that the government has ensured that two schemes are running at the same time; our Affordable Housing Scheme by the Corporation and then there is the Civil Service Scheme in which the Corporation is also involved. We ask in some cases for patience as we strive to serve you the public,” Mr. Hector said.

Richard Skerrit – Minister of Tourism, St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 04, 2008 (CUOPM)

Minister of State for Tourism, Sen. the Hon. Richard Skerritt says the multi-million dollar Kittitian Hill project is very much alive and is an integral part of the St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Government’s visionary effort to diversify the previous sugar-based economy and improve the quality of life for the residents of the surrounding villages of Newton Ground, St. Paul’s, Dieppe Bay, Parson’s and Saddlers and that wider Whitegate area of St Kitts.

He told Members of Parliament and the public at large on Wednesday that the ongoing attempts by the opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM) which holds one-seat in the 15-memberlaw making body that the sabotage of the Kittitian Hill project through mounting billboards and all of the other propaganda based methods, will fail.

Minister Skerritt accused the People’s Action Movement (PAM) of spreading propaganda designed to create an attitude and atmosphere of doom and gloom in the country and to attack the integrity of the Government’s hard work and outstanding achievements in the transformation and development of the economy.

Minister Skerritt noted that over the past few days, agents of the People’s Action Movement (PAM) have been mounting a number of large billboards all over the St. Kitts landscape.

“Mr. Speaker, I will not waste the time of this Honourable Assembly by repeating what we all already see and know”¦.that it is the well established motive and policy of the People’s Action Movement to attempt to destroy the economy of our country as long as they do not hold the reins of government”¦. And it is clear to me that these PAM political billboards are part of PAM’s desperate attack on the exceptionally high level of investor confidence and positive buzz that has been generated in the North American and United Kingdom marketplaces about the future of our tourism sector,” Minister Skerritt told the National Assembly.

PM Douglas (center) at FAO Confernece

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 04, 2008 (CUOPM)

The development of bioenergy and other alternative forms are of critical importance to St. Kitts and Nevis.

So says St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Sustainable Development, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, who told a high level conference on World Food Security at the FAO Headquarters in Italy on Tuesday that the twin-island Federation has developed an energy strategy that is intended to help promote and contribute to the sustainable development of the country.

“Consequently we are seeking to develop indigenous sources and fuel substitution in the generation of electricity and transportation fuels. The use of biomass for energy generation is one area that is under active consideration. However our aim is to ensure that such biomass use is sustainable and does not adversely effect domestic food production,” Prime Minister Douglas told the several Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers and experts.

He said his governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party Administration has given approval in principle for a biomass (cane grass) project as well as the establishment of a wind farm.

Much attention he said is currently being paid on the development of a geothermal project for electricity generation while the use of solar energy is also under active consideration.

The St. Kitts and Nevis leader said there is no doubt that the escalating price of fossil fuel has impacted negatively on food security, while there is continued debate about the effects of bioenergy.

He noted that bioenergy has been defined as energy produced from biomass such as energy crops, forestry residues and organic wastes and currently much attention is being paid to the production of liquid biofuels, mainly ethanol and biodiesel.

The biofuels are mainly produced from food crops and are used for transport. Ethanol is mainly produced from sugarcane and maize while the production of biodiesel is from rapeseed but also palm oil and soyabean oil. The growing biofuel market is driving up commodity and food prices and represents a new source of demand for agricultural commodities.

Pathway For A New Nevis Road

Charlestown, Nevis
June 03, 2008

June 03, 2008, marked the commencement of a three and a half month phase of road construction at Pinneys.

Minister of Housing and Lands in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Robelto Hector, Nevis Housing and Land Development Corporation (NHLDC) Manager, Mr. Eustace Nisbett Jr. and Project Manager of Surrey Paving and Aggregate Mr. Desmond Lewis were on hand to witness the ground breaking.

The excavation work is the first phase towards providing access for 200 lots in the Nugents Village, Nugents Heights and the Pinney’s Commercial area.

Minister Hector spoke of the benefits to buyers and prospective purchasers.

“I think the development of this area is key to the entire country. We would like to know that those who have bought commercial plots can see now how great a development can take place within that area, so too those who have looked at residential lots are in a position to start their construction,” he said.

He expressed gratitude to Surrey Paving and the NHLDC for their work on the project.

“I want to say a particular thank you to Surrey Paving for again assisting us in terms of doing this development. I think it is clear now, on this island, the great work that Surrey Paving is doing and as a partnership, we are definitely moving places. I want to thank also the manager of the Land and Housing Corporation who has been doing an excellent job, he and his staff,” the Minister said.

Mr. Hector asked for the understanding of the general public as the NIA attempted to improve infrastructure on Nevis.

Steam Ejecting From Nevis 1 Geothermal Well

Charlestown, Nevis
June 03, 2008

Monday June 02, 2008, marked a milestone in geothermal explorations on Nevis and in the Organisation of East Caribbean States (OECS), when the first commercially sound reservoir jetted steam from a depth of 3720 feet at the Spring Hill Nevis I site. Minister with Responsibility for Public Utilities, Natural Resources and the Environment Hon. Carlisle Powell, who was on site said he was never doubtful that geothermal energy was available on Nevis.

“There was never any doubt all studies said there was geothermal energy it was just a matter of finding it.

“I am absolutely delighted that thy have been able to prove the first well as commercially viable. Of course there is still a lot of work to be done before we can turn this steam into electricity but I am confident that West Indies Power (WIP) and its subcontractors are doing the right thing,” he said.

Meantime, Chief Executive Officer (WIP) Mr. Kerry Mc Donald, told the Department of Information of the significance of the find. He cited that it was a sustainable reservoir with an approximate temperature of 480 degrees Fahrenheit which had enough energy for a geothermal power plant.

“The significance of this is that at 3500 feet we hit a small fracture and we developed that small fracture the same as this. To develop that fracture we took out the drill bit so we had an open pipe that we were using to develop it. That took 20 hours to develop about 1/20 of this amount of steam. We went down 200 more feet at basically 2:30 we started to develop this [and] at 3:30 the steam came out. The drill bit is still in the pipe so in other words what you are seeing is steam coming around the little cracks between the drill bit and the pipe wall so this pipe is not open. All you are seeing is what’s coming around the sides, so if we opened this pipe it would be flowing about five times more than this.

“We feel all the water we use to drill with, will be out of this in roughly 30 hours and we will have nothing but the pure steam. What this says is we are in the reservoir. This is a sustainable reservoir and this is enough to build our geothermal power plant,” he said.

Ramsbury Harbour View Housing Development Nears Completion

St. Kitts Minister of Tourism Speaks Out

St. Kitts – Nevis Sustainable Energy Policy

Nevis Road Construction Starts For Pinneys Development

Geothermal Exploration On Nevis Is A Success!