Nevis Island News and Notes

More SKN Men To Be Empowered With Home Ownership

St. Kitts – Nevis Starter Homes Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis October 22, 2008 (CUOPM) More men will be allocated houses when the 500 homes are completed, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has announced. …

PM Douglas States – Debt To Be Incurred For Improvement

Students At Washington Archibald High – St. Kitts
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 22, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said his governing St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party Administration will always strive for fiscal responsibility but was adamant that “debt will be incurred to improve the quality of life of the people of the country.”

“I think the performance of the Labour Administration under my watch has been given good grades, good marks by those (local, regional and international financial institutions) who continue to monitor the economic situation in St. Kitts and Nevis,” Prime Minister Douglas said in response to a question on the radio programme “Ask the Prime Minister” which debuted on ZIZ on Tuesday.

“We aim of course for a balance budget. That is what we aim for. We always aim for a balance budget. We try to ensure that there is enough primary surplus to ensure that we can generate the necessary financing for a number of capital projects. There are times when we have had to depart from what would have been the specific budgetary plan of the government,” said Dr. Douglas.

Nevis Premier To Be Keynote Speaker At NEVCAN

Nevis Island Premier – Joseph Parry Charlestown, Nevis October 21, 2008 Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry will be the keynote speaker at the Nevis Association of Canada’s (NEVCAN) 30th Anniversary Dinner and Dance on Saturday, October 25th at …

Nevis Premier Congratulates New Shiloh Baptist Church

Nevis’ New Shiloh Baptist Church Charlestown, Nevis October 21, 2008 Sunday afternoon saw the New Shiloh Baptist Church doors thrown open for the first time, and the seating capacity stretched to its maximum, as the Church celebrated its 34th Anniversary …

Public Servants In Nevis Receive Project Analysis Training

Project Analysis Workshop Participants

Charlestown, Nevis
October 21, 2008

Public Servants on Nevis have the opportunity to improve their knowledge in the area of project analysis. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Mr. Laurie Lawrence said the workshop from October 20-24, came at a very important juncture in Nevis’ development.

The workshop [Project Management Training Programme ““ Project Cycle Fund] is the first of its kind held on the island and in the Caribbean, is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). It is being held on Nevis in collaboration with the Department of Statistics and Economic Planning here.

Mr.Lawrence said due to the high level of debt in the Caribbean, the difficult global financial situation and poor fiscal accounts, the governments of the region had no choice but to give higher priority to project planning and management.

“With proper project planning we can ensure that priorities are given to projects that increase the rate of economic growth and generate adequate returns to repay debt,” he said.

According to Mr. Lawrence, the workshop was a step in the right direction for Nevis.