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Premier Parry Speaks To Nevis Citizens

Premier Parry of Nevis

Nevis Pemier – Joesph Parry

Charlestown, Nevis
May 27, 2008

As part of the Nevis Reformation Party led Nevis Island Administration”˜s (NIA) pledge of transparency, Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry gave a report on the activities commencing May 19th 2008 ,at the studio of Nevis Television  (NTV) on Monday, May 26th, 2008.

Presently Nevis is experiencing a six-week drought. The Nevis Island Administration is proposing a number of measures to be taken to replenish the island with quality water.

“We have had a program of well-drilling around the island and I am happy to report that several small wells and one major well in the area of Maddens Estate will produce over three hundred gallons of water a minute. We (NIA) have been told by Bedrock Exploration and Development Technologies (BEAD) that a pump is under construction and will be connected to the system by Mid June,” said Premier Parry.

To assist the water Department, the general public is being encouraged to be prudent with their use of water.  Necessary precautions for water conservation, such as limiting the frequency of washing cars and watering plants, are being echoed.  Residents are also implored to listen to the radio for updates on any disruptions in the water schedule for given areas.

“In the next four weeks the water problem will be resolved and if the drought continues water will still be available,” said Premier Parry.

On the subject of geothermal energy, Premier Parry said that he was informed by West Indies Power that the first well in the Springhill area is a productive well and has the capacity to provide 34 megawatts of power.  That plant will be able to supply an abundance of electricity that will be cheaper, and will significantly impact the cost of living in Nevis.

During the course of the report Premier Parry apprised listeners on development of the AMMAN hotel, a hotel chain that operates out of Asia with the highest reputation of upscale accommodations for the high-end clients. “The chief architecture came to Nevis and they are very excited about the prospects here in Nevis,” he explained.

Mr. Simon Lowe of AMMAN Development visited Nevis and stated that the area in Hanley’s Road, Gingerland is an improved site. “We are at a stage now where the architects have gone to work. Documents must be drawn up and later this year. The country will be in a position to calculate the time period when the hotel will start,” articulated the Premier.

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Cable and Wirless Investments Pay Off

PM Douglas Speaks To Women

PM Douglas Speaks To Women In Labour Party
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
May 27, 2008 (CUOPM)

Former female sugar workers have been praised for purchasing government shares in Cable and Wireless (St. Kitts and Nevis) Limited and investing in Treasury Bills.

Addressing women attending a Labour Women Conference at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort last Saturday, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas challenged the women to mould their children into productive citizens in the twin-island Federation.

Dr. Douglas, who is also the National Political Leader of the governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party said scores of women in the Federation were recently challenged by the closure of the centuries-old sugar industry and are now active participants in the creation and expansion of the new economy.

He said former sugar workers have now become small crop, vegetable and livestock farmers and owners of small businesses.

Dr. Douglas praised those women who rejected the advice of the current political leader of the People’s Action Movement (PAM) Mr. Lindsay Grant, who told them not to let the Labour Administration tell them how to spend their redundancy money from the closure of the sugar industry.

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Leadership Is Requried For St. Kitts – Nevis Growth

Labour Meeting At Marriott Resort

Labour Meeting At Marriott Resort
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
May 27, 2008 (CUOPM)

Political Leader of the governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says the major ingredient required to keep the wheels of change in the twin-island Federation moving in the right direction is experienced and tested leadership.

He recently told the 76th Annual Conference of his governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party that the wheels of change have been turning since the Party assumed office in 1995.

“They have propelled St. Kitts and Nevis to the higher echelons of the United Nations Human Development Index. Today I stand tall and you can stand tall and beat your chest,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

He said the Labour Party Administration has been transforming the St. Kitts and Nevis economy from a sugar mono-culture to a well diversified and integrated service-oriented economy.  “We are transporting our people to new vistas of opportunity and progress,” said Prime Minister Douglas, who warned of persons who would want to stop the wheels of progress.

“Do not be fooled I warn you, by those who would have you stop the wheels of change to attempt to start them again. They will only take you in the wrong direction. In these challenging times in which we find ourselves, the major ingredient required to keep the wheels of change moving in the right direction is experienced and tested leadership,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

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Society Must Combine Resources To Fight Crime

St. Kitts - Nevis Police Officers

St. Kitts – Nevis Police Officers
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
May 28, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis says several initiatives taken to deal with crime have been met with success, but the fight is a long and arduous process which will involve the entire society.

Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said as the twin-island Federation continues to build its new economy, crime could undermine the very foundation of that economy if the society does not combine its resources to combat and eradicate it.

He said his Government full understands the multi-dimensional nature of crime and has re sought to combat it in a variety of ways.

“In respect to the social and educational dimensions of crime, we have been reducing the percentage of dropouts in our school to minimise the pool from which criminals are quite often recruited. We have enhanced the rehabilitation programmes in our prisons and have sought employment for ex-convicts with a view to ensuring that such ex-convicts abandon the life of crime as they are integrated into the society. We introduced PROJECT STRONG to provide nurturing and training for young people at risk of falling into crime. We are establishing a Training Facility at Harris’s to train and rehabilitate young people in trouble with the Law. We have strengthened skills training component of our education system to provide practical and marketable skills to schoolchildren who prefer such training to the traditional academic training,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

He said his Government continues to provide enhanced equipment and facilities to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force.

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Nevis Water Shortage To End Soon Says Premier Parry

Nevis Premier Parry

Nevis Premier Parry On Water Shortage

Charlestown, Nevis
May 26, 2008

Premier of Nevis Hon. Joseph Parry reassured Nevisians on Monday May 26, 2008, that the water shortages they have been experiencing would be rectified in the next four weeks.
 
In a televised report on NTV Channel 8, of the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) activities for the week of May 19, 2008, Mr. Parry said that Bedrock Exploration and Development Technologies (BEAD) had last week given the NIA the assurance that additional water from a discovered well at Maddens which produced over 300 gallons of water per minute, would be available to consumers early next month.
 
“We were informed by BEAD the company that’s doing the drilling, that it will take four weeks to have that well connected to the system. That connection will not take place before June 10th.   I would prefer to say before the 17th of June. We have been told that a pump is under construction and supplies have been bought and they should be here no later that June 10th. It will take a week to put other things in place.
 
“We were also told, there is a well in the Hickmans area which produces 170 gallons of water per day that is down [out of commission]. We sought to get the assistance from the Federal government but their drill is down and so we have spoken to BEAD and we have asked them to cease their operations and to help us with this well. As soon as this new well is done, it will relieve some of the pressure that we are under in terms of water,” he said.

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