Nevis Island

Derelict Vehicles To Be Removed From Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis
October 14, 2008

A number of persons on Nevis have taken advantage of the one month amnesty period for the disposal of derelict and abandoned vehicles but Manager of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Ms. Carlyn Lawrence said the response has been less than satisfactory from garages and auto repair shop owners on the island.

Ms. Lawrence told the Department of Information on October 13, that the Authority had embarked on the campaign for the month of October, in an effort to recycle and export an estimated 1000 abandoned vehicles, in its attempt to keep the island clean and healthy.

“We want people to take advantage of the amnesty period since we relaxed all fees associated with this. We have even relaxed our regulations because normally in order for us to take an abandoned vehicle, we would require the owners to de pollute the vehicle by removing all the fluids and the tires etcetera but we will take the vehicles as is,” she said.

The abandoned vehicles Ms. Lawrence noted had become havens for rodents and mosquitoes and a health hazard.

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Nevis Co-Op Minister – Hon. Robelto Hector

Charlestown, Nevis
October 13, 2008

Minister with responsibility for Co-operatives on Nevis Hon. Robelto Hector, said the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union (NCCU) embodied the theme of International Credit Union Week 2008 – “My Credit Union: It belongs to Me”.

In an address to launch a celebratory week of activities on NTV Channel 8 on October 12, Mr. Hector contended that for over 30 years due to the pioneering work of some Nevisians, thousands of ordinary citizens now had an ownership stake in a thriving financial co-operative business that they could call their own ““ the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union.

The Co-operatives Minister said the local Credit Union movement would this year celebrate International Credit Union Week with a special sense of achievement, mindful that the three credit unions in the Federation, with a support base of 12, 300 members, had accumulated M$118 in Assets, M$97 in Savings Deposits; M$86 in Loans and M$11 in Reserves.

He advised the public to take a moment as they celebrated during the week to reflect on the privileges that Credit Union Members enjoyed, due to their ownership.

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Premier of Nevis – Joseph Parry

Charlestown, Nevis
October 08, 2008

“The Nevis Island Administration continues to assert close co-operation between the private and public sectors to advance business development and the continual strengthening of the economy,” said Premier Parry at the Second Annual Consultation on the Economy of Nevis.

Mr. Parry was at the time delivering the feature address at the one day consultation under the theme: “Facing the Challenges of a small Nation State through the Innovative use of Limited Resources,” held at the Four Seasons Resort, Tuesday, 7th October.

Mr. Parry said that the coming together and sharing of ideas by the private and public sector in Nevis can help chart the course for the coming years of activities.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Laurie Lawrence, in his opening remarks, reminded the gathering that the Hon. Joseph Parry in his 2005 election manifesto indicated that one of his top priorities is to consult frequently with the people of Nevis on important social, economic and political issues affecting the island.

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