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Nevis Celebrates World AIDS Day 2008

Human World AIDS Day Ribbon

Human World AIDS Day Ribbon In Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis
December 01, 2008

Inclement weather did not derail the efforts of the HIV/AIDS Unit on Nevis to mark the 20th anniversary of World Aids Day on Monday December 1. The march through the streets of Charlestown to Grove Park went ahead as planned with students, health personnel and private citizens under the theme “Stop AIDS Keep the Promise: Lead Empower Deliver”.

During a brief ceremony, Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Hensley Daniel said despite the public’s substantial knowledge on how the disease was contracted and its danger, their behaviour was lacking.

He expressed the hope that that the gap between the knowledge of HIV/AIDS and behaviour could be bridged which would in time, reduce its incidence on the island.

The Health Minister pointed to the cost of treatment for HIV/AIDS patients which he described as a significant amount of money that could be used for other things.

“We have been meeting the cost of those people and just to give you an idea, to feed 12 people with anti retroviral drugs in Nevis is about $4,000-5,000 a month, So if you multiply that by a year you get $60,000.

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Nevis Budget Day Is December 09, 2008

Budget Day – Nevis, West Indies Charlestown, Nevis November 28, 2008 Tuesday, December 9, 2008 will be Budget Day in Nevis. The Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Joseph Parry will present the 2009 Budget Address in the House …

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Lawrence Predicts Economic Forecast Of OECD Countries

Nevis Financial Secretary - Laurie Lawrence

Nevis Financial Secretary – Laurie Lawrence

Charlestown, Nevis
November 27, 2008

A top financial official in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has given his opinion of the economic forecast of the Caribbean territories, with regards to the ongoing global financial turmoil.

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance of the NIA, Laurie Lawrence said the “spill over” from the global crisis had brought to the fore the interconnectivity of the world markets.

Mr. Lawrence was the chairman for the 15th ministerial meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), held at the Marriott Beach Resort on St. Kitts on November 21, 2008.

He pointed out that financial stakeholders were led to a greater understanding of its shared responsibilities and obligations in all of the critical areas which impacted on the economic prosperity and national security of the Caribbean.  Mr. Lawrence further stated that OECD countries could not solve this problem alone and called for the adoption a serious approach.

“In fact, negative growth is projected for many of the OECD countries in 2009 and as a result the emerging economies are expected to drive world economic output in spite of their own economic difficulties”.

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Nevis Hosts OAS Sponsored Tourism Workshop

Participants At Nevis Tourism Workshop

Participants At Nevis Tourism Workshop

Charlestown, Nevis
November 26, 2008

Nevis is host a number of stakeholders in the Federation’s tourism industry who are attending a workshop on Hotel Operations Management and Food and Beverage Management. The two-day Organisation of American States (OAS) sponsored event commenced on November 26, at the Old Manor Hotel.

During a brief ceremony to launch the workshop, OAS Representative for St. Kitts and Nevis Mr. Starret Greene told participants that no longer could the real dangers posed by the negative effects of climate change on the Federation and the Region’s tourism industry be ignored.

He said when the time, effort and resources that were invested in the development of the tourism product were considered, it was imperative that everything possible should be done to protect the critical and invaluable component of the tourism infrastructure.

“I wish to now call for changes to be made to the current designs of our infrastructure without delay.

“I feel obliged to use this occasion to also call on the owners of properties, governments, industry stakeholders, insurance companies, architects, engineers, construction companies, private sector partners and civil society organizations to begin discussions on the issue of adaptation, with a view to crafting a plan of action to address the vulnerabilities of our tourism infrastructure to the impact of climate change and the forces of Mother Nature,” he said.

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