Nevis Begins Sea Island Cotton Cultivation

Charlestown, Nevis
September 12, 2007

Sea Island Cotton planting commenced in earnest on government estates and private owned lands in Nevis. The exercise was in keeping with an earlier announcement by Agriculture officials on the island, of the Department of Agriculture’s plans to reintroduce cotton production on the island.
 
During an interview with the Department of Information on location at the Port Works Agricultural Station on Tuesday September 11, 2007, Communications Officer at the Department of Agriculture Mr. Eric Evelyn said that the Sea Island Cotton fetched premium prices on the world market and Japanese manufacturers had indicated their interest to purchase the cotton from Nevis.
 
A total of 40 acres are cultivated on government estates, 20 acres short of the initial plan which was caused by late planting and irrigation difficulty. However, Director of Agriculture Dr. Kelvin Daly said, the 40 acres cultivated represented an 800 percent increase over the last Sea Island Cotton Crop in 2003, when only five acres had been cultivated on government estates.

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Nevis Finance Ministry To Hold Economic Consultation

Charlestown, Nevis
September 10, 2007

A number of persons from every sector of the Nevis economy, will have the opportunity to engage the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) through its Ministry of Finance, when they meet to discuss the island’s economy at the Four Seasons Resort on Wednesday September 12, 2007.
 
The one-day consultation headed by Minister of Finance and Premier of Nevis Hon. Joseph Parry, under the theme “Stimulating Growth, Development and People Empowerment”, will bring together over 100 stakeholders from the public service, youths, service clubs and the private sector. 
 
During an interview with the Department of Information at his Bath Plain office on Monday September 09, 2007, Mr. Parry said the meeting was designed in accordance with the Nevis Reformation Party led NIA’s guidelines entitled The People’s Agenda, which underscored the importance of people empowerment.
 
He said the consultation which was the first of its kind, was of equal importance as the annual end of year Budget Address but would take the form of presentations and interactive discussions.

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Carnival Cruises’, “Victory” To Call On St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 10, 2007 (CUOPM)

Carnival Cruise Line’s 2,124-passenger Destiny, which will be making 30 calls to St. Kitts – Nevis between October 2007 and July 2008, will be replaced in November 2008 by the 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory.

Carnival Cruise Lines said the Victory will be on year-round seven-day southern Caribbean departures from San Juan and replaces the Carnival Destiny on this popular itinerary and provides a newer, slightly larger ship, as well as a fresh new choice for consumers.

“The Carnival Victory will provide a great new option for us in the Southern Caribbean, including the opportunity to visit five magnificent ports of call, all in a one-week cruise,” said Vicki Freed, Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

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Thomson Cruises’ Includes St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 10, 2007 (CUOPM)

Thomson Cruises has included St. Kitts – Nevis on one of its seven-night itineraries for the 2008/2009 cruise ship season.

The line will return to the Caribbean next winter after an absence of eight years while continuing to maintain a presence in the Red Sea.

The line’s largest ship “Thomson Destiny” which carries a maximum of 1450 passengers and a crew and staff of 540, will sail from the Dominican Republic on two different seven-night itineraries taking in a total of 10 islands each fortnight – unlike a number of cruise lines that only feature 14/15 night itineraries.

Islands featured include Barbados, Antigua and St. Lucia, St. Kitts- Nevis, Guadeloupe, and St. Maarten.

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