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Nevis Celebrates Youth Month – 2008

Charlestown, Nevis
April 1, 2008

Young people are the focus this April, as the Youth Division of the Social Services Department celebrates Youth Month, 2008, in Nevis.

On Choice FM’s Radio program, Breakfast Menu with host, Walter Morton, Youth Coordinator of the Nevis Social Services Department, Miss Claudia Walwyn, took the opportunity to outline the theme and the activities for the month.

“The theme this year is: Creating a Safe Environment Through Informed and Healthy Choices. We want all youths to go out and take part in the celebration of young people on our island. I believe the activities planned have something for everyone,” said Miss Walwyn.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Farmers To Receive More Land

Basseterre, Saint. Kitts – Nevis
April 01, 2008 (CUOPM)

The governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Administration is giving local farmers more land for crop and livestock production.

According to the post-cabinet statement, the growth in the tourism industry, the high cost of imported food, and the availability of fertile land provide an opportunity for local farmers to expand their businesses and for new farmers to get onboard.

The Cabinet at its meeting on Monday, in response to the increasing demand by local farmers for agricultural land for crop and livestock farming, approved the distribution of 20 acres of land to small local farmers in the Estridge, Mansion and Phillips areas.

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Australia Name Cricket Teams For West Indies Tour

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

Australia have named a revamped Test squad and a 14-man team for the five one-day internationals during the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes two One-Day International games at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.

The Australians have recalled batsman Simon Katich and including two spin bowlers.

Veteran leg spinner Stuart MacGill and left-arm spinner Beau Casson are among 15 players selected in the squad for the three-Test series, while Michael Clarke was named vice-captain after the retirement of Adam Gilchrist.

The 14-man squad for the five one-day internationals against the West Indies includes batsman Michael Hussey’s younger brother David for the first time.

According to the Times On-Line, Andrew Hilditch, chair of national selectors, said 26-year-old Clarke would be vice-captain to Ricky Ponting for both squads after he demonstrated his leadership credentials during the summer.

Clarke, who recently rejected the opportunity to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League to spend more time with his ill father, captained the Australian Twenty20 side to victory over India in February.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Police Train In Counter-Terrorism

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

More professional training for law enforcement officers in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Senior officers from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and Customs and Excise Department are in Jamaica to participate in a one-week counter-terrorism course.

Inspector Franklyn Belgrove of the St. Kitts Division and Sergeant Alanzo Carty of the Nevis Division of the Police Force and Desroy Daniel, Senior Customs Officer, Enforcement Division, are among participants from six Caribbean countries participating in the March 31st  to April 4th course.

The course organised by Jamaica’s Justice Training Institute in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat covers intelligence-gathering and use, investigating and financing terrorism, co-ordinating with border control agencies, international co-operation and other related subjects.

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