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St.Kitts – Nevis Music Festival Raises The Bar

Basseterre, St. Kitts- Nevis (April 18, 2007)

Chairman of the Marketing and Promotions Subcommittee for the St. Kitts Music Festival, Clement “˜Juni’ Liburd said the 11th annual staging of the show will meet and surpass expectations as a new decade of excellence is ushered in.

During an SKNIS interview, Liburd referred to the exciting lineup of artistes signed to date which includes Michael Bolton, Big Boi of Outkast, Ne-Yo, Sean Paul, Maxi Priest, Machel Montana, Steel Pulse and Lady Saw. He also mentioned the ambience of the top class venue ““ Warner Park as well as the variety of music genres and complementary activities staged around the event as ingredients for the continued success of the festival.

The Marketing and Promotions Chairman said there will be a number of changes this year, one of which features the event being reduced from four nights to three due to the declining attendance and revenue generation on the Sunday nights. Most visitors leave the island earlier that day to prepare for work on Monday.

Charlestown, Nevis- April 17, 2007

On an upcoming program of “Government in Action” which will be aired on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 8p.m on Nevis Television and rebroadcast on Choice FM and VON radio at various times this week and next week, .Junior Minister of Communications and Works the Hon. Carlisle Powell states that the manager of the water department Mr. Floyd Robinson explained the water situation to the people of Nevis on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007.

The Nevis Island Administration has recognized that they have inherited a water problem which was left unresolved by the previous CCM Government. The present government under the command of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) has been working tirelessly to get the water situation under control.

Charlestown, Nevis (April 18, 2007)

Junior Minister in the Ministry of Communication and Works the Hon. Carlisle Powell has expressed satisfaction with ongoing work on the EC$25million Phase III of the Road Rehabilitation Project (RIMP).

During a recent interview with the Department of Information, the Minister spoke on the progress of the project which commenced in November 2006. He said the Jamaican based contractors Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited (SPA), had moved quickly and so far, executed the project in a professional manner, a view he believed many Nevisians shared.

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis, April 17th 2007 (CUOPM)

The governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party Administration of Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in keeping with its manifesto promise to enhance the tourism industry in the twin-island Federation says cruise arrival will increase by over 70 percent next year.

“This increase is largely due to the addition of the 2,642-passenger Carnival Destiny to the island’s cruise ship roster, which will be the first cruise ship to call at St. Kitts on a weekly year-round basis,” the St. Kitts Tourism Authority said in a statement.

It quotes Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt as saying that the dramatic increase will see cruise ship passenger arrivals approaching the 400,000 mark.

Basseterre, Saint Kitts ““ Nevis – April 17th 2007 (CUOPM) Privatization of government assets and the approval of concessions in the manufacturing sector were among issues discussed at Monday’s weekly Cabinet Meeting. Minister of State for Information, Sen. the Hon. …

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