Nevis Premier Parry Celebrates With Pre-Schoolers

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 31, 2007)
Premier and Parliamentary Representative for the St. Thomas’ Parish enjoyed a moment of gratification on Wednesday January 31st , when he paid a visit to the St. Thomas’ Pre School to view an art and craft exhibition.  The activity formed part of a week of activities to mark the school’s 15th anniversary.

In a brief interview with the Department of Information, Mr. Parry noted with nostalgia, that he was instrumental in the erection of the building 15 years ago.

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Oualie Beach Resort – Nevis – CARICOM Rates

The Oualie Beach Resort has come up with a special CARICOM rate for all you Caribbean “neighbors”.  Too bad I don’t live in the Caribbean. See what they have to say: “We really appreciate our Caribbean neighbours ! So if …

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Cricket World Cup Encouraging Fans To Buy Tickets

By Michael Melia
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)

Six weeks before the start of the cricket World Cup, tournament organizers are rolling out a last-minute advertising blitz in the Caribbean to boost sagging ticket sales.

About half the seats for matches in the nine host countries are available and officials are rallying local fans to pick up the slack once over-the-counter ticket sales begin Thursday.

“It’s going to depend on local support,” chief ticketing officer Delroy Taylor said. “We’re expecting the people of the Caribbean will come through in this last phase.”

The tiny host nations have spent millions of dollars on new stadiums, roads and other improvements ahead of the tournament – billed as the largest sporting event ever in the Caribbean. But gaps in the stands could sour what many of the countries prize as a rare moment in the spotlight.

Although hosts of later rounds are already turning fans away from some matches, including the final in Barbados, other countries, including Trinidad and Tobago and St. Kitts, are worried because they lack high-profile contests.

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Vervet Monkey ““ A Threat To Nevis Agriculture

Tuesday January 30 2007
Submitted by Jacqueline Armony
Sun/Stkitts Newspaper

There is no point talking about increasing agricultural production in St. Kitts and Nevis if we continue to ignore the serious monkey problem we have here ““ namely, the huge and ever increasing population of monkeys that wander the country side devastating vegetables and fruit crops wherever they go. 

Not only do these animals pose a threat to agriculture but, they are also harmful to our natural environment, destroying bird’s nests and consuming the eggs and eating the buds and young shoots of plants.

The African Vervet Monkey was brought here as pets by the French in the 17th century and escaped into the wild during the several wars that took place between the French and the English in their struggle for supremacy in the region.

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Nevis’ Premier Parry To Visit Taiwan

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 30, 2007)
Premier of Nevis the Honorable Joseph Parry will visit Taiwan later this year.  The invitation was extended to Premier Parry on Monday January 29, 2007, when Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Mr. John Liu paid a courtesy call on Premier Parry at his office at the Administration Building at Bath Plain, Charlestown.

“The Taiwanese Ambassador has presented me with an invitation to travel to Taiwan later this year, which will give me the opportunity to discuss one or two major projects with the Taiwanese government and I’m very pleased for that,” the Premier said in an interview with the Department of Information.

He said that a number of matters were discussed including the agro-processing plant that will be constructed on Nevis in Cades Bay.

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