Flights From Nevis To Montserrat

Nevis, West Indies – February 08, 2007

Air Montserrat, a private charter airline, has just made it easy to island hop from Nevis to Montserrat. With only 18 minutes of flying time each way, visitors to or residents in Nevis have the opportunity to explore and discover nearby Montserrat’s eco-adventure activities along with the natural phenomenon of the Soufrière Hills Volcano.

Travelers can depart from the Vance W. Amory International Airport in Nevis at either 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. and return from Gerald’s Airport in Montserrat at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. Roundtrip fares start at $140 USD per person, based on the number of passengers. Montserrat sightseeing tours are available at an additional charge.

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Nevis To Provide Enhanced Financial Services

Charlestown Nevis (February 8, 2207)
Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Joseph Parry has given his assurance to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force that the Nevis Island Administration [NIA] is committed to providing enhanced Regulation and Supervision for the financial services of Nevis.

The Premier made the statement at the Nevis Financial Services Regulation and Supervision Department 2007 Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (ALM/CFT) Awareness one day seminar held at the Mount Nevis Hotel on Monday February 5th 2007.

The seminar sought to focus the mutual evaluation program and what is expected from the jurisdiction by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) as well as to draw attention to the importance of the exercise.

In addressing the stakeholders Premier Parry’s presentation focused on “Lessons from the Past”, in which Mr Parry looked at the international climate in that the Nevis Financial sector functions and the experiences faced by the industry over the years.

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Nevis Tourism Awards 2007

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (FEBRUARY 5, 2007)
Tourism Week 2007 on Nevis culminated with the annual Tourism Awards Gala on Saturday February 3rd at the Four Seasons Resort.  The event hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, sought to honour persons and business impacted the tourism sector on the island.  Seven persons received awards in the various categories, winning from a field of 25 nominees for their contribution to tourism.

By the end of the event, Carib World Travel and Nisbett Plantation Beach Club received of two awards each. Winning the Corporate Partner award was Carib World Travel, managed by Ms. Jeanette Grell-Hull with Mrs. Sandra Lee also of Carib World Travel taking the award for Other Allied Services (worker). Hotel Employee of the Year went to Mr. Wilbert “Dan” Perkins while 82 year old Mr. George Mills of the Nisbetts Plantation Beach Club received the award for Long Service.

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Nevisians Urged To Recognise Tourism / Economy Link

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 6, 2007)
Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism the Hon. Joseph Parry, called on Nevisians to recognise the linkages that tourism had with the rest of the economy.

The Premier made the call on Saturday February 3rd 2007 where stakeholders of the industry were honoured for their contribution to the tourism sector in Nevis at the Four Seasons Resort.

“We need to encourage and support these linkages to ensure that our people are fully involved in all these allied activities with tourism.  I am pleased to see that the Ministry and the Department of Agriculture is making every effort to take advantage of these linkages.

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Water Exploration To Commence In Nevis

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (FEBRUARY 05, 2007)
The Nevis Island Administration gave the green light to Bedrock Exploration and Development Technologies (BEAD) to commence deep drilling for water to meet the growing demands for the commodity at a cheaper cost to consumers.

The disclosure was made recently by the Hon. Carlisle Powell, Minister with responsibility for Utilities on Nevis during an interview with the Department of Information at his office in Charlestown. He said cabinet had selected BEAD from a shortlist of five companies who had indicated their interest to provide Nevis with up to an extra million gallons of water per day.

Mr. Michael Miville of BEAD said the exploration process would be approximately three to six months and a drill rig would be in the island before six months. He expressed the hope that it would not take long to develop the initial supplies of water primarily in areas where there is the greatest need.

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