Nevis News

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 6TH 2006 (CUOPM)
St. Kitts and Nevis will be represented at an upcoming meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership (PANCAP) Against HIV/AIDS to be held in Tortola, British Virgin Islands later this week.

Minister of Health, Hon. Rupert Herbert and his Permanent Secretary, Mr. Elvis Newton, will be among 100 officials from the Caribbean as well as Asia, Switzerland and Germany at the November 9th and 10th meeting.

Representatives will also attend from the University of the West Indies, the Red Cross, the Caribbean Council of Churches and the Red Crescent Society as well as other Non-Governmental local and regional organisations.

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, NOVEMBER 6TH 2007 (CUOPM)
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ International Ship Registry (SKANReg) is getting worldwide publicity, especially in the Middle East.

TradeArabia Business News lists Saint Kitts and Nevis as one of the Caribbean’s emerging maritime centers.

Speaking in advance of its regional debut at the Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) exhibition in Dubai this December, a representative of the Saint Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) said ocean-going trade would dominate the Gulf’s rising export industry.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 02, 2006)
The Ministry and Department of Agriculture are hopeful they would recieve positive word from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), to assist with the fight against the further spread of the Lethal Yellowing, a disease which has affected coconut trees in Nevis.
 
Mr Keithley Amory Deputy Director of Agriculture in a recent interview told the Government Information Service (GIS) that in a move to address the incurable disease which affected coconut and other palm trees, the Nevis Island Administration had sought assistance from the United Nations organisation to assess the status of the infection and to give some technical assistance. “We are really grateful for the assistance of FAO and we are hoping this does qualify for the proposed project,” he said.

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 2ND 2006 (CUOPM)
Saint Kitts & Nevis’ International Ship Registry (SKANReg) has been awarded its Quality Assurance ISO 9001: 2000 Certificate by ABS Quality Evaluation Inc.

Manager of Certification of ABS QE, Mr. David Holden, presented the Certificate to St. Kitts and Nevis’ High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Dr. James Williams during a ceremony on World Maritime Day, 28th September.

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