Nevis News

Charlestown Nevis (February 2nd 2007)
South Africa’s new High Commissioner to Caricom States and Ambassador to Haiti, her Excellency, Faith Doreen Radebe, continued her round of official familiarization visits to the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis when she visited Nevis on Thursday February 1, 2007.  While on the island she paid courtesy calls on Premier the Honorable Joseph Parry at his Bath Plain office.

In welcoming the South African Ambassador, Mr. Parry said he was looking  forward to a growing relationship between South Africa and the continent of Africa, and the Caribbean, and in particular St. Kitts and Nevis.  “This is a good move and I hope to see other African countries doing this and I would also hope to see the Caribbean countries represented in Africa”, the Premier said.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 31, 2007)
Premier and Parliamentary Representative for the St. Thomas’ Parish enjoyed a moment of gratification on Wednesday January 31st , when he paid a visit to the St. Thomas’ Pre School to view an art and craft exhibition.  The activity formed part of a week of activities to mark the school’s 15th anniversary.

In a brief interview with the Department of Information, Mr. Parry noted with nostalgia, that he was instrumental in the erection of the building 15 years ago.

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Tuesday January 30 2007
Submitted by Jacqueline Armony
Sun/Stkitts Newspaper

There is no point talking about increasing agricultural production in St. Kitts and Nevis if we continue to ignore the serious monkey problem we have here ““ namely, the huge and ever increasing population of monkeys that wander the country side devastating vegetables and fruit crops wherever they go. 

Not only do these animals pose a threat to agriculture but, they are also harmful to our natural environment, destroying bird’s nests and consuming the eggs and eating the buds and young shoots of plants.

The African Vervet Monkey was brought here as pets by the French in the 17th century and escaped into the wild during the several wars that took place between the French and the English in their struggle for supremacy in the region.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 30, 2007)
Premier of Nevis the Honorable Joseph Parry will visit Taiwan later this year.  The invitation was extended to Premier Parry on Monday January 29, 2007, when Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Mr. John Liu paid a courtesy call on Premier Parry at his office at the Administration Building at Bath Plain, Charlestown.

“The Taiwanese Ambassador has presented me with an invitation to travel to Taiwan later this year, which will give me the opportunity to discuss one or two major projects with the Taiwanese government and I’m very pleased for that,” the Premier said in an interview with the Department of Information.

He said that a number of matters were discussed including the agro-processing plant that will be constructed on Nevis in Cades Bay.

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