Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
November 01, 2007

Twenty-nine items comprising basic food items such as chicken, meats, fish and rice as well as non-food goods including toothpaste, disposable diapers, and some pharmaceutical products are addressed in the Price Control Order.

At a press conference on Thursday at Government Headquarters, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris said the price control initiative is a direct intervention by Government to protect consumers and small businesses from the spiraling costs of goods, and to achieve a level of moderation in the cost of living.

“We empathize with the public concern,” the Minister stressed. “We are aware that the inflationary trajectory of prices is partly caused by imported inflation since we import almost all that we consume.

“The Government, however, is concerned about the diminishing purchasing power of pensioners on fixed incomes, our workers on the Industrial Estate, our domestic workers and other categories of fixed income earners who continue to see their hard earn dollars stretched each week.”

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Charlestown, Nevis
November 01, 2007

Junior Minister in the Ministry of Communications and Works with special responsibilities for Public Utilities Hon Carlisle Powell, said the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) was keen to improve the quality of services provided to the public by all government owned and operated agencies in its effort to make life better for all Nevisians.

The Minister made the disclosure on Thursday November 01, 2007, at the Mount Nevis Hotel, while he addressed senior staff members of the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd. (NEVLEC), at the start of a two-say workshop on Personal Productivity.
He regarded the NEVLEC and the Caribbean Electricity Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) sponsored workshop as an investment in the future of the company.

“Training of the human resource in a company is a tremendous investment in the future of the company. I am delighted that NEVLEC has identified “Personal Productivity” as the topic to be explored over the next two days. I am sure that the Human Resource Department was quick to recognise that if personal productivity improves, the company will benefit by getting more out of its workers,” he said.

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Charlestown, Nevis
October 31st, 2007

The Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry handed over a cheque in the amount of US$ 3,000 to Charlestown Primary School today. The cheque was given to Mr. Parry by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) on his recent trip to Mexico where he attended a recent Cruise Tourism Conference.

“It was so great to see Miss Ram stand on the podium reading her winning essay at the opening ceremony in front of over 1,000 persons from North, South, Central America and the Caribbean. This is a proud moment for Miss Ram, her parents, for the school and indeed the whole of Nevis, I do hope that this means something to you as this performance is an example that will be a catalyst for you to move forward and reach even greater heights”, said Mr. Parry.

Each year the FCCA invites students in FCCA partner destinations in the Caribbean to participate in the FCCA Foundation Children’s Essay Contest. The contest aims at promoting Cruise Tourism awareness among the young people of the Caribbean. The topic of this year’s Essay Competition was “If I were a Cruise passenger, what would I like to see or do in my country?”

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Charlestown, Nevis
November 01, 2007

A new and innovative initiative, the first of its kind on Nevis, took effect on Thursday November 1st 2007, at the Vance W. Amory International Airport and is expected to bring the island on par with international parking standards at port facilities. 
 
An opening ceremony to inaugurate the airport car parking toll booth and taxi pavilion took place on the airport environs at Newcastle on Wednesday October 31, 2007. The event signaled another milestone in the thrust of the Nevis Reformation Party led-Administration to develop and improve the port facilities on the island.
 
Mr. Spencer Hanley, Manager of the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority (NASPA) explained that the paid parking facility would be financially beneficial to the airport and would not have any undue financial burden on users who would be required to pay a minimal fee.
 
“You will pay practically nothing to park here ““ a mere EC$1.00 per hour (or part thereof).  When you consider the high costs involved in maintaining an airport this is a small price to pay towards the upkeep of your beautiful airport,” Mr. Hanley said.

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