CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 12, 2007)
Agriculture officials on Nevis are optimistic that the revival of cotton production on Nevis will bring large monetary returns for the island.
 
Dr. Kelvin Daly, Director of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration said in an interview with the Department of Information on Thursday January 11, 2007, that a Japanese interest had indicate its willingness to pay US$8 per pound of Sea Island Cotton lint.
 
“We will be producing cotton strictly for the export market. The wholesalers who came to us are the largest users of Sea Island Cotton in the world. Co-operative West Indian Sea Island Cotton Japan Project visited us and they met with the Minister of Agriculture Hon. Roberto Hector, the Permanent Secretary Mr. Pearlivan Wilkin, the Deputy Director Mr. Keithley.  Amory and myself and their interest is quite vast. They are looking for any quantity of a container load. So we are looking to produce at least 100,000 pounds of lint,” he said.
 
According to Dr. Daly, Nevis had produced cotton for the export market in the past but production was phased out due to the lack of manpower and the high cost associated with production.

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 10TH 2007 (CUOPM)
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is leading a six-person delegation to the 44th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Antigua and Barbuda.

Other members of the St. Kitts and Nevis delegation are Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris; Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry; Cabinet Secretary in the Federal Government, Mr. Joseph Edmeade; Cabinet Secretary in the Nevis Island Administration, Mr. Ashley Farrell and Foreign Affairs Officer with responsibility for CARICOM Affairs, Ms. Nerys Chiverton.

The meeting will be Premier Parry’s first OECS Heads meeting since his Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) assumed office following the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) elections last July.

According to the St. Lucia-based Secretariat, the OECS Heads are expected to further advance the process towards an OECS Economic Union by reaching agreement on a public awareness and consultation campaign, with the Heads at the forefront.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 10, 2007)
Minister with responsibility for Social Transformation in the Nevis Island Administration the Hon. Hensley Daniel said the Administration’s interest and support for the Alexander Hamilton Scholarship Fund through the Department of Community Development, was in keeping with its commitment to provide education for all at every level.
 
The Hon. Hensley Daniel made the comment on Wednesday January 10, 2007, during an interview with the Department of Information at his Charlestown office on the eve of the Fund’s Tea Party, which is scheduled to be re launched, after a six- year absence, on Thursday January 11, on the grounds of the Museum History at 4pm.
 
“This [Tea Party] marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton who became the first Secretary of the Treasury in the United States and so we want to use part of our history to create opportunities for the development of our young people. This has been done successfully in the past and the New Nevis Reformation Party Government will re start this fund, so that most students will benefit and students will know we [NIA] are working at different levels to provide educational opportunities for them.

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