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Nevis Benefits From New Yacht Moorings

Yachts Moored Off Nevis Island’s Coastline

Charlestown, Nevis
April 25, 2008

General Manager of the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority (NASPA) Mr. Spencer Hanley said the Authority had begun to reap benefits from the installation of 100 screw anchor type moorings, that were installed along the western coast from Oualie Beach to Gallows Bay in September 2007.

In an interview with the Department of Information on Friday April 25, 2008, Mr. Hanley said the Authority had seen a marked increase in the number of yachts to the island’s shores after three months of installation.

“When we compare the period of January to May of 2007, we had 214 yacht calls to Nevis. When we compare the period January through March, just three months of 2007 we have 334 yacht calls. So right away you have seen the difference right there”¦

“We installed 100 moorings of the screw anchor type and the completion of the installation was in September last year and yes we want to say that it has been a success up until this point,” he said.

According to the Authority’s General Manager, the idea behind the installation of the moorings was to attract yachts to Nevis and to provide protection to the marine environment, since the island did not have the facility of a marina. He explained that when ships dropped anchor they ploughed the sea bed and damaged the coral and habitat and therefore wanted to do some damage control.

Nevis’ Premier Parry With Market Vendors

Charlestown, Nevis
April 25, 2008

“We have to look at the cost of food and the rising cost of living in general. The government has taken steps by reducing land prices and we are also taking steps in reducing duty on a number of items; but we must grow more food and find more ways and means to reduce the cost of living,” said Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry.

Premier Parry made the address at the Fourteenth Annual Open Day Agricultural Fair at the Villa Grounds of the Charlestown Secondary School. He did the honours on behalf of Minister of Agriculture, Hon Robelto Hector, who was in Japan attending to government business.

Local and Taiwanese fruits and vegetables, Caribbean Cuisine and livestock will be on display on Friday, April 25th following Thursday’s formal opening. This year’s theme is “Micro Farming: The Driving force for Agriculture: Past, Present and Future.”

The Patron this year is 95 year old Mr. George Sutton of Butlers Village, who, in his heyday, worked as an Agricultural Officer/ Supervisor at Eden Browne, Maddens, New River, Potworks and a number of other estates around the island.

Charlestown, Nevis
April 24, 2008

Director of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Mr. Kelvin Daly revealed that under the new Administration the Department had improved agriculture on Nevis, which has made the island the envy of other countries in the region.

Mr. Daly made the revelation at the Villa in Charlestown at the opening Ceremony for the 14th annual Agricultural Open Day on Thursday, April 24, 2008, under the Theme: “Micro Farming: The Driving Force for Agriculture Past, Present and Future,”

“Many islands in the region have called for advice from Nevis because they recognise what we are doing is significant. In the next two weeks we would be having a group from Anguilla who are concerned about returning to farming

“It’s amazing how much resource was put into other areas and agriculture was left on the doorstep but the times are changing and what we’re saying all along is proving to be true you can’t turn your back on agriculture. We in Nevis are positioned to leap forward ahead of the region despite criticisms that we are not doing enough in agriculture,” Director Daly said

Dr. Daly expounded on the importance of micro farming which he said was more than planting plants in the backyard. He said the Department had on display an extension of varied micro farming methods.

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
April 24, 2008 (CUOPM

The St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly bade farewell to its Speaker the Hon. Marcella Liburd and shortly after, unanimously elected the Hon. Curtis Martin as her successor.

Liburd served as a senator in the First Denzil Douglas Labour Party Administration from 1995 until she resigned in early 2000 to make way for incoming Senator the Hon. Jacinth Henry-Martin, who went on to serve as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 2000 to 2004.

Liburd, who was elected Speaker following the 2004 General Elections, was the Federation’s Second Female Speaker of the law making body. The first was the Hon. Ada May Edwards, who also served in the House of Assembly, during the Labour Party Administration of the Right Excellent Sir Robert L. Bradshaw.

Ms. Liburd, a lawyer, former educator and sports enthusiast, is the fourth female to be a member of the National Assembly in St. Kitts and Nevis. The others were Mrs. Jean Byron-Condor, Miss Constance Mitcham, Mrs. Anne Wigley and Mrs. Jacinth Henry-Martin.

Nevis Children Celebrate Earth Day 2008

Charlestown, Nevis
April 24, 2008

Earth Day in Nevis was officially observed on Tuesday April 22, 2008, with a march dubbed “Litter Stomp”. The activity showcased encouraging signs and slogans that the Nevisian society embarked on in a collaborative effort with the Solid Waste Management Authority to keep Nevis clean and beautiful.

With musical accompaniment by Nevis’ local “Iron Band”, the litter stomp which culminated at the Gazebo in the vicinity of Old Hospital Road in Charlestown saw participants made a prior visible entrance into Charlestown holding placards which depicted Solid Waste Management Authority awareness messages against littering.

On hand was Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Hensley Daniel, who spoke to participants. He said the observance of Earth Day was more than just a walk and the actions of the community should be a daily occurrence.

He spoke of the destructive habits of society that were harmful to the sustainability of the environment. He also spoke of precautionary measures that must be applied by the people of Nevis to address their consumption patterns.

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