Nevis News

Charlestown, Nevis
January 10, 2007

Principal Education Officer in the Ministry of Education on Nevis told school principals and senior managers that it was imperative that all stakeholders be committed to improvements in education and not see it as merely a job.
 
She made the remark at the commencement of a two day Principals/Senior Management Training Workshop which would conclude at the Mount Nevis Hotel in Newcastle, on January 10, 2007. The workshop under the theme “Rising the Standard through continuing Professional Development and Training” is the final of a series of training workshops over the past three years, geared towards the management of productive schools on Nevis.
 
“As policy makers and technicians in our education system, it is absolutely necessary that we equip or retool ourselves as necessary to provide our children with a quality education for learning for life and work. We have to be concerned with the relevance of the education our young people receive and the opportunities we open up to them in the world of work in the 21st century,” she said.

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Charlestown, Nevis
January 9th, 2008

Premier of Nevis, Hon Joseph Parry will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s annual Hearts and Hands for Nevis (HHFN) luncheon on Sunday, January 20th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, New York.

“I am so honoured to be chosen as the featured speaker for the Hearts and Hands luncheon this year. The organization has played a pivotal role in keeping a strong bond with Nevisians residing in New York and the community at home. They have been very charitable to their homeland over the years with donations to numerous institutions and programs, such as the essay competitions for our young people on the island.  I hope to see much more growth of this organization in the future and continual ties with Nevis,” said Premier Parry.

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Bassetere, St. Kitts – Nevis
January 03, 2008 (CUOPM)

The people of the twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis can look to the New Year with great confidence as the plans and programmes outlined by the governing Labour Party will not only boost prospects as the new year unfolds, but will contribute to the economic transformation of the economy over the medium-term.

So says St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in an address to usher in the new year said nationals can also confidently look forward to the implementation of a wide range of public and private sector capital projects, that will accelerate the transformation process, bring an abundance of wealth creation opportunities to the people and establish St. Kitts and Nevis as a leading provider of high-end tourism and other services.

“These projects include the West Basseterre By-pass Road; the continuing upgrade of the Electricity and Water Services; the expansion of the Marriott through the additional time-share facilities that will be offered by the Marriott Vacation Club; the implementation the magnificent St. Christophe Harbour Development, that will revolutionize the Southeast Peninsula and open new avenues of growth for the entire nation; and the continued construction of Ocean Edge in the Frigate Bay area and the Kittitian Hill Development in the Whitegate area,” Dr. Douglas told the nation.

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