Nevis News

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
November 21, 2007

The fishing industry in St. Kitts and Nevis will be significantly boosted as government partners with the Republic of China (Taiwan) to revolutionize local fishing customs.

The donation of US $230,000.00 from the Taiwanese Embassy will be used by the Ministry of Agriculture to purchase a modern mid-sized fishing boat that will be used to train local fishers in advanced techniques of trap and deep sea fishing as well as long line fishing.

What makes this boat different from the ones which are used now is its size and capabilities. It will be approximately 40 feet in length and will allow a crew of three persons or more to stay at sea for one week. This is a far cry from the present routine, where local fishers leave shore every morning and return later that same day to sell their catch.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
November 21, 2007 (CUOPM)

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is continuing efforts to place the public debt on a downward path.

An IMF team which visited the Federation from October 29th to November 1st said despite two consecutive years of primary fiscal surpluses, the public debt in St. Kitts and Nevis remains high even though there were advances in other sections of the economy.

The IMF team which visited for its annual Article IV consultation with government was headed by Mr. Paul Cashin, who said that “macroeconomic outcomes” in St. Kitts and Nevis have strengthened significantly in recent years, with growth reaching 4 percent in 2006.

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Charlestown, Nevis
November 21, 2007

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Joseph Parry told teachers that the time had come to take their place in the communities they served and to break down barriers of perception. He said they should reach out to the parents, in particular those who needed assistance, to give them a new reality of themselves, their children and life around them.
 
He gave the advice to a number of stakeholders in Education on Nevis during the second annual Extra Mile Teacher Recognition Award ceremony on November 17, 2007, at the Old Manor Hotel in Gingerland.
 
“You have taken on a profession, a calling a vocation and so you are going to have to break down those barriers of perception. You are going to have to reach across the community to the parents and I must say to you do not reach only to the parents to come to the parent/ teachers meeting, you have to reach to those who don’t come because those who don’t come are the ones who need the most help.

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Charlestown, Nevis
November 21,  2007

Principal Education Officer in Nevis Mrs. Jennifer Hodge epitomised teaching as a form of higher calling and a public service which ultimately shaped the community it served. She made the comment at the second annual Extra Mile Teacher Recognition Award, hosted by the Department of Education on Nevis, on November 17, 2007, at the Old Manor Hotel in Gingerland.
 
She said while the constant alterations in structures, policies and programmes provided the framework for a sound forward-looking system, the ultimate progress in education was dependant on teachers.
 
“The demand on today’s teachers from government, parents, employers and society at large is overwhelming. Rapid economic development has resulted in startling social transformations this makes the teacher’ role as moral and social anchors even more critical,” she said.
 
Mrs. Hodge who initiated the award programme, admonished the teachers present to be good exampled of citizenship, since their actions would later be instrumental to shape the future of the society in which they served.

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