Nevis News

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 27, 2007

Under section 107 of the newly-amended National Assembly Elections Act, the Minister responsible for National Assembly Elections is authorized to declare by Order a registration period during which all previously registered voters are to confirm their registration and obtain a new National Identification Card that will be used for voting on election day.

The general public is hereby informed that such an order dated December 26, 2007 has been issued. By that Order, December 27, 2007 to September 30th 2008 has been declared as the registration period referred to in section 107 of the National Assembly Elections Act.

Therefore, all persons who are presently registered as voters are required to confirm their registration by September 30th, 2008 and obtain their National Identification Card. Registered voters who do not confirm their registration by September 30th, 2008 will have to re-register completely to vote in National Assembly Elections.

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Charlestown, Nevis
December 24, 2007

Gift giving in the season of joy and goodwill, the Nevis Island Administration delivered a variety of gifts to the elderly residing at the Flamboyant Home at Charlestown and the St. George’s /St. John’s Senior Citizens’ Home in Gingerland.

“We must remember the elderly upon whose shoulders we stand today,” said Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry, as he distributed items which included toiletries and simple knick-knacks to be enjoyed by the seniors.

Minister of Health and Social Transformation, Hon. Hensley Daniel said it is of great importance to bring well-wishes and holiday cheer to the residents of the nursing homes here in Nevis. ‘I am pleased to hand the gifts to senior citizens, who have paved the way for us all,’ he said.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 25, 2007 (CUOPM)

A call by St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in his Christmas Message for a return to the days when each member in the society cared for and tolerant and respectful of one another and for the youths to shun negative influences.

” I urge that we reach back to the days when there were far sharper lines between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour”¦.when respect for self and respect for others was the order of the day”¦”¦.when rules and regulations played far more important roles in our consciousness”¦”¦..when we understood that there was behavior that was public and there was behaviour that was private”¦.when the behavior of every child was the concern of every adult”¦. when parents and grandparents and neighbours and strangers constantly talked to children about right and wrong”¦.when children went to Sunday school and adults were in the Sunday schools teaching”¦. guiding”¦.shaping the children – and therefore the nation,” said Prime Minister Douglas in this year’s Christmas message to the twin-island Federation.

The St. Kitts and Nevis leader made a special appeal to the church community to ensure that their services capture the appeal of young people and lead them back to Sunday school and to leading youth services so that they may lead exemplary, wholesome and productive lives.

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Charlestown, Nevis
December 25, 2007

Fellow Nevisians at home and abroad, residents and friends of Nevis, I extend to you warm greetings for the Christmas season.

As we celebrate this Christmas season, we must remember to be thankful to God Almighty for sparing the country from Natural disasters in 2007 and thus we can enjoy another Christmas in true Nevisian style.  Even as we do so, we need to pause and reflect that things could have been very different in light of the recent earthquake which shook the island.  Therefore as we celebrate let us remember those persons living in countries which have been hit by disasters- natural or manmade.

We remember too those who have lost loved ones during this year and pray that God’s peace and comfort would help them through this Christmas season.

Christmas is a special time of the year for all of us. For children it is the receiving of gifts; the surprise and enjoyment they feel when they open their gifts or receive money or other presents from loved ones and family.  For those who are no longer children, in some ways when we too receive and share, we generally reminisce about the Christmas of past, the joy, excitement and pleasure that we too once shared at Christmas time.

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