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St. Kitts – Nevis Citizens Can Confirm Voter Registration

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
January 23, 2008

Members of the electorate that live overseas will be able to confirm their registration at St. Kitts and Nevis‘ Embassies and Consulates.

This announcement was made on Tuesday by Minister of State for Information Honourable Nigel Carty during an interview with SKNIS. The news of the confirmation process for qualifying overseas-based voters comes one week after Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas reiterated his promise to protect the franchise of citizens resident abroad.

“We will be looking at the important population districts in North America, the United Kingdom and the United States Virgin Islands to facilitate the confirmation of our nationals who are located in those areas,” said Minister Carty.

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
January 22, 2008

The handing over of the keys to ten town-house apartments in East Basseterre last week was dubbed a significant milestone in Government’s progressive housing programme.

This brought to 2000 the number of new homes distributed since 1995 when the then newly elected administration of Hon Dr. Denzil Douglas promised to revolutionize the housing landscape.

The East Basseterre structures were constructed by local contractors Ashton Williams and Hine Gumbs. Seven town houses have been completed in total; 5 in Central Basseterre and 2 in East Basseterre. Last year the “town house concept” was a new one in the Federation and some persons were apprehensive concerning sharing land space, however, it has now become very popular and highly desired, with over 1000 applications at the NHC.

Geothermal Energy Drilling Rig Nevis will have its base load electrical power supplied by geothermal energy towards the end of this year—2008. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of West Indies Power Nevis Ltd, Mr. Kerry McDonald made the disclosure during an …

Charlestown, Nevis
January 22, 2008

A brand new state of the art primary school was commissioned on Thursday January 16, 2008, at the Flats in St. John’s Parish IN Nevis and government officials have put the final cost in the region of EC$3.9 million.

The school was part of the civil works component of the Basic Education Project funded jointly by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). Construction began in November 2005 and was completed in early July 2007.

Prior to declaring the school opened, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education the Hon. Joseph Parry shared the credit with the past Administration who had initiated the project and the Nevis Reformation Party led-Administration who ensured its completion.

He, however, pointed out that the winners were the people of Nevis in particular the people of St. John’s whom he told to embrace the new primary school as a shining light in their community and a new beginning.

Charlestown, Nevis
January 21, 2008

The Departments of Fisheries and Cooperatives in the Ministry of Agriculture on Nevis in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), concluded a three-day workshop on Thursday January 17, 2008 at the Nevis Cooperative Credit Union Conference Center.

The workshop on the Project Management Cycle attracted over 15 participants from the Board of Directors of the Nevis Fishermen Marketing and Supply Cooperatives Society Limited, staff of the Public Works Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives and was facilitated by Mr. Mitsuhiro Ishida of JICA.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop on January 15, 2007, Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Robelto Hector gave his full support to the training exercise and told participants they should maximise what was being taught.

St. Kitts – Nevis Citizens Can Confirm Voter Registration

St. Kitts – Nevis Housing Demands Rise

Geothermal Energy Drilling Commences On Nevis

Nevis Opens State Of The Art Primary School

Nevis Agricultural Personnel To Receive Training