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Nevis Premier To Help Students Navigate Ethical Decision Making

Charlestown, Nevis
March 25, 2008

Hon. Premier Joseph Parry and Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) demonstrated confidence in the Department of Education’s (ED) new initiative to train students to assume leadership rolls and to cultivate more ethically abled teens attending schools on Nevis. He assured the Principal Education Officer Mrs. Jennifer Hodge that he would play a pivotal role during an upcoming training workshop slated for April.
 
Mrs. Hodge made the announcement in an exclusive interview with the Department of Information where she gave a recent interview to keep the public abreast of important matters taking place in the Primary and Secondary schools on Nevis.
 
“There’s another initiative that we’re going to implement.  And in all this the Minister for Education, the Hon. Parry has been extremely supportive in as much that he said he wanted to be a part of it. So he will be giving a one hour presentation to interact with our young people and further more, to top it off, he will be hosting a cocktail for them on the 14, of April,” she said.

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Nevis Premier Asuures Hotel Workers Of Fair Treatment

Charlestown Nevis
March 25, 2008

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism  the Hon. Joseph Parry told employees of the Four Seasons Resort that the Nevis Island  Administration (NIA) under his leadership stood for hard work, honesty and decency.  The Premier made the statement on Wednesday March 19, 2008, while he delivered an address at the Four Seasons Resort Employee Award ceremony. 
 
He said the NIA would support the employees and gave them the assurance that the Administration was proud of their hard work.
 
“I do not know why but sometimes I get the impression that workers in Nevis do not realise that the government is here for you.  I have a reputation in the past when I worked with the workers and helped the workers and I maintain that reputation.  This is what we stand for, we stand for hard work, we stand for honesty, and we stand for decency. I am here to represent you, I am here to serve you, I am here to make sure that you get a fair deal.
 
“We stand for respect and you have to give it to the persons who are in charge.  On the other hand, we demand that the persons in charge respect you.  We demand that you be treated equally to any other worker anywhere else in the world.
 
“We demand that you be appreciated, that the employers of the hotel understand that you are Nevisians! you are people and you should be comfortable in your workplace and you should be treated fairly and equally,” he said.

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Nevis Premier Reports To Nationals in Florida

Charlestown, Nevis
March 25, 2008

Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry reported to Nevisian Nationals on the accomplishments of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) led Nevis Island Administration (NIA) at the Holiday Inn in Hollywood, Florida on Friday, March 14, 2008.

Mr. Parry said that the Florida meeting will take place at least once a year so that Nevisian Nationals and friends of Nevis living abroad can be abreast of the projects, programs and the way forward of the government and the island of Nevis.

Premier Parry’s report was accompanied by a collective and well organised power point presentation that contained text and pictures of the undertakings and progress of the NRP led NIA over the past year.

During his discourse on government’s development in Education, Mr. Parry discussed the new direction for Education.

He explained his Government’s move to allow teenage mothers the opportunity to return to school to continue their education and Rastafarian children to attend school without headwear. The Homework Assistance program’ he indicated, is on stream island- wide, with over 300 students participating in after school sessions.

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Nevis Receives Expert Advice On Female Incontinence

Charlestown, Nevis
March 25, 2008

Florida based Urologist Dr. Brian Cohen conducted medical screenings at the Alexandra Hospital Friday March 22, 2008 for women with incontinence problems on Nevis.
 
Dr. Cohen indicated that he had pursued some extra training in the area of female bladder issues in Miami, Florida and he became familiar with Nevis from a long time colleague, Dr. Thwaites who had professional and friendly ties to the people of Nevis.
 
He said Dr. Thwaites had done some prostate screening on Nevis in 2007 and he was committed to focus on women’s health for 2008.  He said the request was made by Dr. Thwaites for him to travel to Nevis and conduct several hours of screening on women who were experiencing incontinence symptoms.

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Nevis Sports Minister Speaks Out on Sports Agenda

Charlestown, Nevis
March 25, 2008

Minister of Sports in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) the Hon. Hensley Daniel said athletes represented the regions greatest hope for the future of the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) games. He called on sports agencies across the Caribbean to pay special attention to the athletes in their localities to ensure even better performances in future games.
 
Mr. Daniel made the statement while he welcomed delegates for the 37th Congress of CARIFTA games on Sunday March 23rd at the Four Seasons Resort.
 
“I am particularly asking that we use this opportunity in that context to ensure that the St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) which is based in St. Kitts and the Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) which is based in Nevis find creative ways of ensuring that both athletes on both sides of the Narrows ensure tremendous success.
 
“And as such we want to ensure that our engagement with North American and Caribbean Associations Council (NACAC) and all the other agencies pay some attention to our athletes in their locality so that in the next CARIFTA and succeeding CARIFTA events we will have more athletes and we will be able to see a greater display of performance,” he said.

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