Nevis Finance Ministry To Hold Economic Consultation

Charlestown, Nevis
September 10, 2007

A number of persons from every sector of the Nevis economy, will have the opportunity to engage the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) through its Ministry of Finance, when they meet to discuss the island’s economy at the Four Seasons Resort on Wednesday September 12, 2007.
 
The one-day consultation headed by Minister of Finance and Premier of Nevis Hon. Joseph Parry, under the theme “Stimulating Growth, Development and People Empowerment”, will bring together over 100 stakeholders from the public service, youths, service clubs and the private sector. 
 
During an interview with the Department of Information at his Bath Plain office on Monday September 09, 2007, Mr. Parry said the meeting was designed in accordance with the Nevis Reformation Party led NIA’s guidelines entitled The People’s Agenda, which underscored the importance of people empowerment.
 
He said the consultation which was the first of its kind, was of equal importance as the annual end of year Budget Address but would take the form of presentations and interactive discussions.

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Carnival Cruises’, “Victory” To Call On St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 10, 2007 (CUOPM)

Carnival Cruise Line’s 2,124-passenger Destiny, which will be making 30 calls to St. Kitts – Nevis between October 2007 and July 2008, will be replaced in November 2008 by the 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory.

Carnival Cruise Lines said the Victory will be on year-round seven-day southern Caribbean departures from San Juan and replaces the Carnival Destiny on this popular itinerary and provides a newer, slightly larger ship, as well as a fresh new choice for consumers.

“The Carnival Victory will provide a great new option for us in the Southern Caribbean, including the opportunity to visit five magnificent ports of call, all in a one-week cruise,” said Vicki Freed, Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

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Thomson Cruises’ Includes St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 10, 2007 (CUOPM)

Thomson Cruises has included St. Kitts – Nevis on one of its seven-night itineraries for the 2008/2009 cruise ship season.

The line will return to the Caribbean next winter after an absence of eight years while continuing to maintain a presence in the Red Sea.

The line’s largest ship “Thomson Destiny” which carries a maximum of 1450 passengers and a crew and staff of 540, will sail from the Dominican Republic on two different seven-night itineraries taking in a total of 10 islands each fortnight – unlike a number of cruise lines that only feature 14/15 night itineraries.

Islands featured include Barbados, Antigua and St. Lucia, St. Kitts- Nevis, Guadeloupe, and St. Maarten.

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Great “New” Book About Nevis

Nevis As We See Her: Goin’ To Come Back By Rosemary Willis Sullivan Rosemary Sullivan, the author, was kind enough to send me her book about Nevis entitled Nevis As We See Her: Goin’ To Come Back, and I have …

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