Nevis News

By Terresa McCall
Antigua Sun

Nevis, West Indies – February 10, 2007
One year after Operation Future began operating in St. Kitts, the programme, which seeks to educate children about drugs, violence and crime will soon be taken into the schools of Nevis.

The programme came into effect in February, 2006 and since then all primary schools and most of the high schools on St. Kitts have been visited by the Operation Future team.

During the visits, the team held assemblies with the students and staff of the schools as well as provided them with knowledge about the harmful effects of drug use and abuse among others.

President of the organisation, Constable Lauston Percival has explained that while he hoped to take the programme to Nevis as soon as it is possible, this couldn’t be done until the leg of the Cricket World Cup which St. Kitts is host to, is over.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (FEBRUARY 5, 2007)
Tourism Week 2007 on Nevis culminated with the annual Tourism Awards Gala on Saturday February 3rd at the Four Seasons Resort.  The event hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, sought to honour persons and business impacted the tourism sector on the island.  Seven persons received awards in the various categories, winning from a field of 25 nominees for their contribution to tourism.

By the end of the event, Carib World Travel and Nisbett Plantation Beach Club received of two awards each. Winning the Corporate Partner award was Carib World Travel, managed by Ms. Jeanette Grell-Hull with Mrs. Sandra Lee also of Carib World Travel taking the award for Other Allied Services (worker). Hotel Employee of the Year went to Mr. Wilbert “Dan” Perkins while 82 year old Mr. George Mills of the Nisbetts Plantation Beach Club received the award for Long Service.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 6, 2007)
Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism the Hon. Joseph Parry, called on Nevisians to recognise the linkages that tourism had with the rest of the economy.

The Premier made the call on Saturday February 3rd 2007 where stakeholders of the industry were honoured for their contribution to the tourism sector in Nevis at the Four Seasons Resort.

“We need to encourage and support these linkages to ensure that our people are fully involved in all these allied activities with tourism.  I am pleased to see that the Ministry and the Department of Agriculture is making every effort to take advantage of these linkages.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (FEBRUARY 05, 2007)
The Nevis Island Administration gave the green light to Bedrock Exploration and Development Technologies (BEAD) to commence deep drilling for water to meet the growing demands for the commodity at a cheaper cost to consumers.

The disclosure was made recently by the Hon. Carlisle Powell, Minister with responsibility for Utilities on Nevis during an interview with the Department of Information at his office in Charlestown. He said cabinet had selected BEAD from a shortlist of five companies who had indicated their interest to provide Nevis with up to an extra million gallons of water per day.

Mr. Michael Miville of BEAD said the exploration process would be approximately three to six months and a drill rig would be in the island before six months. He expressed the hope that it would not take long to develop the initial supplies of water primarily in areas where there is the greatest need.

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