Charlestown, Nevis
October 31, 2007

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance the Hon. Joseph Parry, told practitioners in the financial services sector on the island that they should evaluate the industry and endeavor to develop the necessary expertise to do a good job.
 
The Premier made the statement while he delivered an address on October 30, 2007, at the Red Cross Conference Centre in Charlestown, at a closing ceremony of a two-day Mutual Funds Administration Seminar. It was organised by the Nevis Financial Services Regulation and Supervision Department and financed by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA).
 
“You have to give advice, serious advice and that advice can lead to a loss of millions of dollars or it can lead to a gain of millions of dollars…For us Nevisians and as a government, it is important that we add value to the product. We cannot be satisfied with just registering companies, LLCs and IBCs but we must be bigger players in the market, whereby we are able to have mutual funds, insurance and whatever we have. We must be experts in dealing with these matters. So it is very important that we train ourselves and that we are ready for the big time.

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Charlestown, Nevis
October 30, 2007

Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry on Tuesday October 30,2007, welcomed new Canadian High Commission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, His Excellency Mr. David Marshall to Nevis and expressed the hope that the envoy would find his brief visit enjoyable. 
 
The visit provided an opportunity for the High Commissioner to dialogue and on matters of mutual interest during a luncheon meeting at the Four Seasons Resort.
 
“Welcome Commissioner Marshall to Nevis and to the Four Seasons Resort, Nevis.  I hope that you will enjoy your brief stay here and that will find this hotel to be the best hotel in the world and certainly the people of Nevis, very friendly.  Your government has been kind to us in the past and I am looking forward to continuing a great relationship with the government of Canada,” the Premier said. 
 
In response the High Commissioner concurred and also expressed his pleasure for the warm reception to the island and articulated his government’s continued commitment.

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Charlestown, Nevis
October 29, 2007

Equipment to commence drilling for additional water on Nevis arrived on the island late last week.  Senior scientist to the project, geologist, Dr. Ronald B. Hoag Jr. of Bedrock Exploration and Development Technologies (BEAD) in an interview with the Department of Information on Monday October 29, 2007, said that drilling would commence this week at the first drill site in the Hamilton Estate area which is at a high elevation.
 
“We received all the equipment which arrived Thursday and was offloaded Friday and Saturday.  We are currently to moving the casings and drill rig up to the first drill site at Hamilton Estate and hope to start drilling in a next day or so. We are going to drill the first well up at Hamilton, that’s an area which needs water, it’s on high elevation and we should be done drilling that location in about 2 weeks,” he said. 
 
The Geologist explained that much preparatory work had been done ahead of this stage in the water exploration venture.

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Charlestown, Nevis
October 29, 2007

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education, the Hon. Joseph Parry told members of the teaching fraternity on the island that they had done a great job in steering the children of Nevis to excellence and should be given credit for their interest and commitment.  He told them they would be rewarded for their efforts.
 
The Premier commended the teachers on Friday October 26, 2007 which was observed as Professional Day for teachers on Nevis. The annual event hosted by the Department of Education in collaboration with the Nevis Teachers Union (NTU), now in its 23rd year, was held at the Four Seasons Resort, under the theme “Raising the standard: Empowering Teachers for quality Performance.  Mr. Conrad Liburd, a former Principal of the Gingerland Secondary School was this year’s honoree.
 
Mr. Parry noted that the government had begun to examine ways to empower the teachers and to develop programmes to assist them professionally.

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Charlestown, Nevis
October 29, 2007

Minister of Social Development Hon. Hensley Daniel had high praise and words of encouragement for the residents of the Flambouyant Nursing Home on Friday October 26, 2007, when he told them that they formed part of the living history of the island and their work was not done. He said they were an important component in an initiative by the Ministry of Culture, to document their life and times.
 
The Minister who also holds the portfolio for Health and Culture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) made remark at an open day, the Home’s final activity in the month of October which had been set aside to celebrate the life and times of the elderly. 
 
“God is not finished with you yet, there is still more work for you to do and the young people in this country have a tremendous amount of information to gain from you.
 
“In the Ministry of Culture we are starting a documentation of the life and times of the outstanding work and achievements of our elderly people. So please hang around till we get it started it is going to be soon. I want them [Department of Culture] to be able to come and talk to you so that succeeding generations will recognise that the society did not start with all these paved roads and television,” he said.

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