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Volcano Warning – Ash Fall Can Cause Problems In Nevis

Tuesday January 09, 2007
By Corliss Smithen

Asthma sufferers and people with certain types of allergies are being warned to remain indoors and keep their medications close at hand today.

This advice comes in the aftermath of volcanic activity in the Soufriere Hills Volcano on the nearby island of Montserrat, which shot a large cloud of ash more than five miles into the sky during an eruption yesterday.

It is believed that the ash fall could reach Saint Kitts – Nevis, beginning last night and extending into a good part of today, hence the warning that it could cause health-related and respiratory problems.

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Nevis Island Hosts Fifth Annual Olympic Triathlon

January 09, 2007
The Nevis Cycle and Triathlon Club is gearing up for the 5th Annual Olympic Triathlon . The event, known as Carino Nevis Olympic Triathlon, attracts athletes from all over the world. This race features two courses: an Olympic distance course including a 1500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run and the shorter Sprint distance course covering exactly one-half the Olympic course and consisting of a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run.

The entry fee for the Olympic course is $75 (US) and $45 (US) for the Sprint Course. Thanks to the generosity of the triathlon’s sponsor, Carino Health Spa, a division of the Norwegian firm, Carino Nevis, Ltd. Carino is currently developing Hamilton Estate, a luxury villa/condominium resort complex with a state-of-the-art health spa on Nevis.

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Guishard Calls For A Politically Independent Saint Kitts – Nevis

Monday January 08, 2007
By Corliss Smithen

Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament and former government minister of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has reiterated his call for Nevis’ political independence. 
In his New Year’s message, Malcolm Guishard opined there could be no meaningful projection for the new year without a review of the politics that binds St. Kitts/Nevis while at the same time has also been a most divisive tool in the unique twin-island Federation.
 
“It cannot be considered fair to the people of St. Kitts if the people of Nevis influenced their choice of the political party they wish to lead them; neither is it just for the people of Nevis to be subjected to the political machinations of a political party in St. Kitts.

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