St. Kitts – Nevis Farmers Team Up With Taiwan Technology

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
February 05, 2008 (CUOPM)

Local farmers in St. Kitts and Nevis are expected to benefit from a new technical cooperation agreement signed between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China on Taiwan.

The new agreement will provide for the introduction of new agriculture and fruit crops to the twin-island Federation.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Cedric Liburd said the new agreement will also extend technical assistance to the fishing industry and develop the aqua-culture sector. “This will enrich the diet of our population and also improve food security,” said Liburd, during a signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affiars in Taipei.

Minister Liburd also said that the agreement will further provide assistance and develop the horticulture industry as well as provide the necessary technical help in conducting a feasibility study to determine the suitability of growing certain exotic food crops in St. Kitts and Nevis.

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Nevis Premier To Speak About Money Laundering

Charlestown, Nevis
February 04, 2008

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, Hon. Joseph Parry will make opening remarks at the 2008 Anti- Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism (AMF/CFT) Seminar, to be held on Tuesday, February 5th 2008, at the magnificent Mount Nevis Hotel in Newcastle.

This year the theme will be “Meeting International Compliance Standards- A challenge for all.”

Deputy Director of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit at the Jersey Financial Services Commission, Mr. Nick Troy will be the keynote presenter at the Seminar.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Opens Embassy In Taiwan

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis February 1, 2008 Monday 28th January, 2008 marked a momentous occasion for the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis as they opened an embassy in Taiwan (Republic of China). Prime …

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Nevis Enlightens Students About Geothermal Energy

Charlestown, Nevis
February 01, 2008

Fifth and sixth Grade students of the St. James Primary School were the fist to benefit from a series of educational presentations to schools on the island on geothermal energy and its benefits to Nevis.
 
Junior Minister with responsibility for Communications Works, Public Utilities, Physical Planning, Posts, Natural Resources and Environment Hon. Carlisle Powell told the Department of Information on February 01, moments before his first presentation to students entitled “Nevis Geothermal Development ““ leading CARICOM in geothermal development” said the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) had taken a decision to intensify its dissemination of information to the public with respect to the ongoing geothermal project on Nevis. Students would be the first beneficiaries.
 
He explained that Green Energy and its production of which geothermal is a part and wind energy in which Nevis would be involved in would be new to the island and therefore education on about the process was essential to Nevisians.

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St. Kitts – Nevis IT Job Vacancy

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis February 01, 2008 The Department of Information and Technology is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the position of : Director of Information & Technology Applicants must have 5 years of professional experience …

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