Nevis News

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.

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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.

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