Nevis Needs A Stronger Fisheries Policy

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 25, 2007)
Minister with responsibilities for Fisheries on Nevis the Hon. Robelto Hector said that the ongoing series of consultations with the fishers of Nevis had revealed a number of areas in need of strengthening in the existing policy of the Fisheries Department.
 
Mr. Hector told the Department of Information on Thursday January 25, 2007, that the consultations served as a fact gathering mission, to put together and refine its policy which would ultimately have greater benefit for the fishers. He said the consultations offered the opportunity for the fishers to contribute to the development of the fisheries policy.
 
“The consultations with the fishermen, I would say, are giving the results that I hoped for in terms of assisting us at the Ministry in putting together the package that they [fishers] would benefit from over the next five years and beyond,” he said.

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Top 10 Romantic Escapes – Nevis In At #5

According to the travel experts at Sherman’s Travel, they’ve just compiled a list of the ten most romantic places to escape. Good thing with Valentine’s Day just around the corner! The list includes the following. 1. Buenos Aires 2. Bora …

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Cruise Ship Lodging For Cricket World Cup

Wednesday January 24, 2007
By Corliss Smithen

Fifteen hundred more rooms will be available for visitors coming to Saint Kitts and Nevis for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC).

Royal Zante Cruises will be providing floating hotel accommodation for a number of the thousands of tourists the Federation is expecting to arrive for the event.

Balmoral, a promotional company, is collaborating with Royal Zante Cruises to market the vessel.

“The ship will provide accommodation for World Cup cricket. We will quickly investigate which other islands need floating hotels. I have an appointment in Barbados tomorrow with Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and they are cooperating with us.

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Nevis To Benefit From Energy Conservation Project

Wednesday January 24, 2007
By Corliss Smithen

The sister island of Nevis is also expected to benefit from the energy conservation project, an initiative of the government that will enable the country to develop and grow through efficient energy programmes.  As part of the venture, the administration has collaborated with the Cuban government to share out 140,000 energy saving bulbs to electricity consumers on St. Kitts.  Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry said his country also stands to profit under the scope of the energy conservation drive.  “The reason why we’re behind is because the previous administration did not respond to the government on the matter, but once we found out about the bulbs we told them we were interested.

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