Nevis News

Charlestown, Nevis (May 01, 2007)

Director of Agriculture on Nevis Dr. Kelvin Daly said that the Department of Agriculture had considered the negative history associated with cotton production on the island and gave his assurance that the Department had would endeavour to ensure that the mistakes of the past would not be repeated.
 
Dr. Daly made the comment during an interview with the Department of Information on April 30, 2007 while he gave a progress report on the cotton project which is expected to commence on government owned and private lands shortly.
 
“A number of persons have expressed concerns regarding the wisdom of replanting cotton and I guess they have a negative history on cotton their opinions have been prejudiced when it comes to cotton. I guess the hard work involved, the low prices that were paid and [so] on but I am here to assure persons that in this project we have a sense of the history and we endeavour to make sure those mistakes of the past are not repeated.

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Charlestown, Nevis (April 30, 2007)

The Department of Agriculture on Nevis is determined to move forward with its thrust towards the use of vermiculture to maximise the benefits from organically produced foods and to ensure sustainability,  which an Agriculture official on Nevis said was a simple technology anyone could adopt.
 
Director of Agriculture on Nevis Dr. Kelvin Daly told the Department of Information in an interview on Monday April 30, 2007, that the use of vermiculture or worm composting, once adapted, would mean savings on fertiliser and insecticides for farmers.
 
“It is a simple technology, the maintenance is minimal but the rewards are huge because you are doing an organic production. You are taking organic matter and breaking it down and reusing it, so the idea of recycling is heavy. All the paper from the household you use to take to the land field you can shred them and use them as bedding material, the kitchen scraps can be used rather than going to waste.
 
“Most persons have a garden whether it is a flower or vegetable garden which they can reuse the same products because it is 100 percent safe. There is no chemical or pesticides or herbicides in it and it is totally healthy,” he said.

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Charlestown, Nevis (April 26, 2007)

Principal Education Officer in the Department of Education on Nevis Mrs. Jennifer Hodge told education officers that as administrators of education, they had to adapt to change quickly if they were to provide an effective and empowering framework, to manage the inevitable changes of the 21st century.
 
Mrs. Hodge was at the time delivering brief remarks at commencement of the Department of Education’s two-day Education Retreat on April 26, 2007 at the Mount Nevis Hotel’s conference room. The retreat is being held under the theme “Empowering People ““ Effecting Change through Training” with facilitators Dr. Robertine Chadderton, Mrs. Hazel Brandy-Williams Budget Analyst and Mr. Colin Dore, Treasurer.
 
According to Mrs Hodge, the retreat underscored the opportunity for the Education administrators to critically examine targets for their Corporate Plan which spanned the next three years and to expose them to issues related to Budget reform.
 
She noted that the Department recognised that teaching was a very demanding profession but had to cope with the rapid changes in education added to the social issues which blindsided the Department dealt with them and provided support for its teachers.

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