Nevis Island Administration Consultation On The Economy

Nevis Island and The Current Economy Charlestown, Nevis October 02, 2008 Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry will present the feature address at the Nevis Island Administration  Consultation on the Economy on Tuesday, October 7th from 8:30a.m – 5:30p.m …

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Nevis’ Pond Hill Wins Best Village Beautification Contest

Pond Hill Receives Award

Hazel Chiverton (R) Accepts Award From Sonita Daniel

Charlestown, Nevis
October 02, 2008

Pond Hill Village placed first in the 25th Anniversary Best Village Beautification contest. The announcement was made by Mrs. Isabel Byron of the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS) during an awards ceremony on October 1, at the Red Cross conference room, Charlestown.  Barnes Ghaut and Cotton Ground Villages placed second and third respectively.

Minister of Social Transformation and Health on Nevis Hon Hensley Daniel, thanked the communities who participated in the contest for having rekindled the community spirit on Nevis.

“I want to thank you for demonstrating national pride. I want to thank you for your great show of patriotism.

“I am indeed pleased with the response to the community day activities. As I have said repeatedly, the aesthetic value of the island informs the tourism sector from which most our resources flow,” he said.

He explained that the village clean up was an attempt to get the community to take pride in its immediate surroundings and announced the Ministry of Community Development’s intention to make the contest and annual event.

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Fire Damages St. Kitts – Nevis Power Plant

Needs Must Power Plant - St. Kitts - Nevis

Needs Must Power Plant – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Charles Jong

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 02, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts was plunged into darkness in the wee hours of Thursday morning when fire damaged two of the nine generators at the island’s lone power station.

Minister of Public Utilities, Dr. the Hon. Earl Asim Martin said a thorough investigation would be conducted to determine the cost of the damage and the exact cause of the fire, which started around 3:45 A.M.

Police and Fire and Rescue personnel arrived on the scene within minutes and the situation was brought under control.

He said an assessment has been carried out on all remaining generators that were taken offline for safety reasons during the fire so that they can be brought back online at the earliest possible time.

“By 5:30 A.M operators and engineers commenced restoration of the electricity grid and at 7:30AM, electricity was restored to the Cayon, Bayford’s, and Canada Estate areas. Between 8:30AM and 9:00AM, electricity was restored to the Sandy Point, Port Zante and Basseterre North and South areas,” said Minister Martin at a mid-afternoon Press Conference.

He said load shedding will have to be implemented as the supply of electricity to thousands of consumers and businesses has been affected.

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Undersea Cable Providers Excited About Nevis Geothermal Project

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Mr. Safiq Virani (L) and Mr. Carl Erik Opsahl

Charlestown, Nevis
October 2, 2008

Director of Business Development, Energy Division of Nexans Norway, Mr. Domenico Gerace, confirmed that West Indies Power (WIP) Nevis Ltd’s plan to generate geothermal energy for the people of Nevis, St. Kitts and beyond, was a feasible one and his company was excited about the project.

Mr. Gerace made the comment following a meeting on Nevis with officials from WIP, the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd. (NEVLEC) and the St. Kitts Electricity Department, at the Oualie Beach Hotel’s conference room on October 1.

“Of course we would be able to send power to the other islands. We are looking forward to it and I can tell you it is feasible so it’s just a question of time. So we are very excited about it.”

“The connection to St. Kitts can be operating within next year 2009″¦we are ready for this connection. For the other connections it is a little difficult to say but 2011/2012 that could be but for St. Kitts within next year we can do it,” he said.

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