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Australia Name Cricket Teams For West Indies Tour

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
April 01,, 2008 (CUOPM)

Australia have named a revamped Test squad and a 14-man team for the five one-day internationals during the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes two One-Day International games at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.

The Australians have recalled batsman Simon Katich and including two spin bowlers.

Veteran leg spinner Stuart MacGill and left-arm spinner Beau Casson are among 15 players selected in the squad for the three-Test series, while Michael Clarke was named vice-captain after the retirement of Adam Gilchrist.

The 14-man squad for the five one-day internationals against the West Indies includes batsman Michael Hussey’s younger brother David for the first time.

According to the Times On-Line, Andrew Hilditch, chair of national selectors, said 26-year-old Clarke would be vice-captain to Ricky Ponting for both squads after he demonstrated his leadership credentials during the summer.

Clarke, who recently rejected the opportunity to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League to spend more time with his ill father, captained the Australian Twenty20 side to victory over India in February.

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Nevis & All Things Caribbean Store

April 01, 2008  Today marks the launch of my new “Nevis & All Things Caribbean” store. I have selected literally thousands of items from Guidebooks, Cookbooks, CDs, DVDs, Travel Gadgets, Luggage, Cameras, Clothing, Sporting Gear….well you get the idea. Basically …

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Federal & Nevis Island Admin. Meetings To Be Increased

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
March 27, 2008 (CUOPM)

Meetings of the Cabinets of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Nevis Island Administration are to be increased.

This was one of the decisions coming out of the recent joint meeting of the two Cabinets held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort and the Royal Beach Casino, which also discussed crime, devolution of power, immigration and fiscal matters.

A communiqué issued said efforts aimed at improving relations between the Federal Government and the Nevis Island Administration as well as between the people of St. Kitts and Nevis received a timely boost during the meeting.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Federal delegation was led by Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and the Nevis Island Administration was headed by Premier the Hon. Joseph Parry.

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Nevis Ministry of Finance Hosts Workshop

Charlestown, Nevis
March 26, 2008

Statutory bodies and public corporations on Nevis will have a more thorough understanding of their role in the development of the island at the end of a workshop on March 26, 2008.  The one day exercise hosted by the Ministry of Finance on Nevis, was held at the Nevis Corporative Credit Union Conference Room in Charlestown.
 
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration Mr. Laurie Lawrence told the Department of Information that the workshop would be facilitated by Ms. Juliette Jeffers of the East Caribbean Central Bank.
 
He explained that it was designed to inform the participants on the type of information that the Ministry of Finance required to monitor their performance, revenues, cash flows and in particular their debt situation.

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Nevis Receives Expert Advice On Female Incontinence

Charlestown, Nevis
March 25, 2008

Florida based Urologist Dr. Brian Cohen conducted medical screenings at the Alexandra Hospital Friday March 22, 2008 for women with incontinence problems on Nevis.
 
Dr. Cohen indicated that he had pursued some extra training in the area of female bladder issues in Miami, Florida and he became familiar with Nevis from a long time colleague, Dr. Thwaites who had professional and friendly ties to the people of Nevis.
 
He said Dr. Thwaites had done some prostate screening on Nevis in 2007 and he was committed to focus on women’s health for 2008.  He said the request was made by Dr. Thwaites for him to travel to Nevis and conduct several hours of screening on women who were experiencing incontinence symptoms.

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