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Nevis Premier Welcomes Sea Bridge Ferry

Charlestown, Nevis
August 04, 2007
For Immediate Publice Release

Premier of Nevis the Hon. Joseph Parry said it was important for the people Nevis, St. Kitts and the wider Caribbean to embrace each other and lend their support in local investment initiatives. His call came on Thursday August 04, 2007, at an official ceremony to launch the Sea Bridge Ferry Service at Cades Bay.
 
He said, too often the word investor was taken out of context and cited the Sea Bridge project in which local investors headed by Mr. Rawlinson Isaac CEO of Sea Bridge (SKN) Inc. had not receive the same treatment as foreign investors.
 
 “The word investor must mean a person who wants to invest in a country, investor is supposed to have no colour, complexion or no rank. It should just be someone who wants to make some money for them and at the same time help to develop the country.
 
“I am very concerned that here in Nevis, sometimes when our own local people come forward, we tend to beat them down and we try to break them up. I have found it very strange in dealing with this particular project the attitude of many Nevisians towards Mr. Isaac and the project,” he said.

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Nevis Launches New Sea Bridge Ferry

Charlestown, Nevis
August 04, 2007
For Immediate Publice Release

Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis the Hon. Denzil Douglas has hailed the launch of the Sea Bridge (SKN) Inc. ferry service as one which provided a new level of service that would link both islands economically and socially.
 
He was at the time delivering the feature address which marked the launch of the Sea Bridge ferry service on August 02, 2007, at the landing site at Cades Bay.  The ferry service which caters to vehicle owners as well as passengers offers a 15 minute route from Cades Bay in Nevis to Majors Bay on the South East Peninsula in St. Kitts.
 
“For two islands that are so close to each other, the most natural desire is to have easier access to each other. Easier Access would help to promote greater cohesiveness among our people. It would enhance the opportunities to do business, diversify options for leisure activities among our people and create new levels of convenience for our visitors,” he said.
 
Mr. Douglas encouraged nationals to engage in the investment opportunities that were emerging in the economy. He said it was critical that everyone understood there was room for private sector investment in the transportation sector although millions of dollars had been spent to upgrade the air and sea ports to increase air and sea traffic in the Federation.

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US and UK Coaches To Help With SKN Basketball Camp

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 02, 2007
For Immediate Public Release

The Department of Sports is finalizing arrangements to welcome basketball coaches from the United States and United Kingdom who will mentor and train young people in a camp for two weeks.

The August 06 to 18 camp titled “Reach One, Teach One ““ Building Bridges to Success” is a sports tourism initiative coinciding with the recent touring of two junior cricket teams from the UK as well as six regional squads contesting the ongoing TCL West Indies Under 19 Championships.

Acting Director of Sport Dave Connor told SKNIS that the basketball camp is designed to impart knowledge on the rules of the game and teach fundamental techniques to locals playing the sport as well as to those interested in learning basketball. Participants from the U.S., the U.K. and Jamaica will also attend this camp, taking advantage of the expertise of Coach (Camp Coordinator) Dave Schumacher, Steve Graham and Billy Hahn.

Connor explained that focus will also be placed on shaping individuals to be well rounded, productive citizens.

“Life skills are an important part of the camp,” he stressed. “Presentations will be made on issues such as teamwork, discipline and conflict resolution which are necessary for proper socialization within a society.”

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MV Christina Disaster Brought New Beginnings For Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis
August 02, 2007
For Immediate Public Release

Premier of Nevis the Hon. Joseph Parry said of the grief borne by Nevis from the MV Christina Disaster 37 years ago, he said the sad event which had the single greatest impact on the  maritime history of St. Kitts and Nevis, also brought many new beginnings for the people of Nevis.
 
He made the comment during a memorial service to observe the 37th anniversary of the MV Christina Disaster in which 233 persons, mostly Nevisians, lost their lives on a voyage from Basseterre en route to Charlestown. Ninety passengers survived the ill fated trip.
 
“We have a lot to thank God for even in the face of that disaster we were able to pick ourselves up and move forward”¦It seems to me that that [disaster] also gave us an opportunity to have a new beginning because many of those persons who went abroad were able to send money back to build homes, they were able to send money back to help our children go to school and now we have another chance.
 
“We have our own government, we have our economy and we are in a position to develop ourselves. I do believe that even though I say it myself, we have done exceedingly well over the past 37 years and there is a lot we can point to as having achieved as Nevisians. So at that time [even if] it felt like the end of the world, you had a new beginning in culture, a new beginning – a struggle for government which we have, a new beginning in looking after ourselves and we have done a great job of it,” he said.

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