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St. Kitts – Nevis Town Houses Completed

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 05, 2007

The town house complex at Central Basseterre will welcome its first tenants, perhaps as early as next week as government continues to fulfill its promise of providing affordable housing to residents of St. Kitts and Nevis.

General Manager of the National Housing Corporation (NHC) Wayland Vaughn took Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas and Minister responsible for Housing Hon. Cedric Liburd on a tour of the two complexes being constructed at Central Basseterre and at Taylor’s Range in East Basseterre. The touring party was joined by the respective parliamentary representatives for the areas.

“Again I emphasize that a promise made is a promise kept,” Prime Minister Douglas told SKNIS. “We continue to live to the basic [commitments] that were outlined in our [the St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party] Manifesto for 2004 when we were last elected.”

Charlestown, Nevis
October 05, 2007

A certificate of title for a plot of land and a grant of $75,000.00 were presented to the Nevis Fishermen’s Marketing and Supply Co-operative Society Ltd. by the Nevis Island Administration [NIA] on Thursday October 04, 2007, in keeping with a campaign promise to assist with the re establishment of the Fisheries Complex.

The handing over ceremony took place at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Conference Room at Prospect, where Minister of Agriculture, Land, Housing, Co-operatives and Fisheries, the Hon. Robelto Hector presented the documents to newly elected President of the Fishermen’s Cooperative’s Mr. Winston Pinney.

Following the closure of the Fisheries Complex in Charlestown in late last year, Minister Hector had held a series of island wide consultations with fishers to discuss the way forward for the complex.

While delivering remarks, Mr. Hector said that the ceremony was a product of the consultation exercises held earlier this year. He said the event authenticated the vision and commitment of the NIA to assist them to make a new start.

Charlestown, Nevis
October 03, 2007

Manager of the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority (NASPA) Mr. Spencer Hanley said apart from NASPAs thrust to promote Nevis as a yacht destination, the Authority had gone to great lengths to protect sea bathers on one of the island’s most popular beaches Pinneys Beach, through the installation of EC$600,000 worth of swim buoys and moorings and the prohibition of fishing in the designated swim area.

He told the Department of Information on Tuesday September 02, 2007 that the move to position marked areas with buoys from Double Duce to Sunshines Beach Bar and Grill and a smaller area in front of the Four Seasons Resort with buoys would no longer be available for fishers to fetch bait.

In the past, Fishers were able to cast their nets to catch smaller fish which would be used for bait. However, the practice Mr. Hanley said would also attract larger fish and it was for that reason the practice would no longer be tolerated by the Authority in the marked swimming areas.

Charlestown, Nevis
October 2nd, 2007

Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry will be leading the Nevis delegation to the fourteenth annual Florida Caribbean Conference Cruise Association (FCCA) in Cozumel, Mexico on Saturday, October 6th, 2007.

“The conference is scheduled to be held from October 8-12, 2007 and is a significant step forward for the Ministry of Tourism. This move will help to promote a better understanding of the cruise industry for the delegates, while the Cruise Executives will be able to develop a first-rate relationship with Nevis as a destination partner. I believe that the one-on-one meetings with the top Cruise Executives of the industry will be an excellent opportunity for our island, to be recognised as a viable destination for cruise ship passengers,” says Premier Parry.

The delegation led by Premier Parry, includes Tourism Advisor Mr. Alistair Yearwood, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Mr. Tyrone O’Flaherty and Tourism Officer, Miss Nicole Liburd.

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 02, 2007 (CUOPM)

The Ministry of Health is about to conduct a survey that promises to reveal the truth about the impact of chronic diseases in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Chronic Disease Programme Coordinator Petronella Edwards told SKNIS that while there are existing chronic disease statistics from international organisations, the data is misleading as it represents region-wide statistics, the bulk of which were derived from surveys conducted across the Caribbean.

She said that the statistics do not necessarily reflect the situation locally hence the need for the study.

St. Kitts – Nevis Town Houses Completed

Nevis Fisheries Gain Plot Of Promised Land

Nevis Moves To Protect Bathers On Pinneys Beach

Nevis Premier To Attend Tourism Trade Show

Ministry Of Health To Run A Chronic Disease Survey