Nevis

Bath Villagers Pleased With Drainage Repair Program

Bath Village, Nevis - Drainage Problems

Bath Village, Nevis – Drainage Problems

Charlestown, Nevis
October 23, 2008

Some residents of Bath Village Housing Project expressed delight with the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) move to mend drainage problems that had affected them for years and was worsened by the passage of Hurricane Omar.

“As a resident of Bath Village Housing Project, I am very happy to see the government come and check out our roads and the housing project. It is very nice to see you are gooing to do something about it and it will be greatly appreciated,” Little Lenny said.

While Ms. Keba Williams said her greatest problem with the drainage was she would be stuck inside her home till the water ran off whenever it rained heavily.

The comments were among those made during a site visit to the area earlier this week. Minister with responsibility for Housing and Lands on Nevis Hon. Robelto Hector said the matter was brought to his attention by the Nevis Housing and Land Development Corporation (NHLDC) and explained that although the problem of improper drainage was inherited by the sitting NIA, it was committed remedy the problem.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Elected To Serve On UN’s ECOSOC

The United Nations Assembly

The United Nations Assembly
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 22, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis was among 18 nations elected on Wednesday by the United Nations to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

ECOSOC is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and membership is for three-year terms starting 1 January next year.

The four new members were chosen from Latin America and the Caribbean: Guatemala, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Venezuela. They replace Cuba, Guyana, Haiti and Paraguay.

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Nevis Tackles Domestic Violence With Wokshop

No More Domestic Violence

Say NO To Domestic Violence In Nevis

Charlestown, Nevis
October 22, 2008

The community must find a way to ensure that it nurtured a culture of open  communication, of tolerance for different shades of opinion and one in which people were seen as equal. That was the sentiment of Minister of Social Affairs Hon. Hensley Daniel when he spoke to front line workers on October 22, at a sensitisation workshop to address issues of violence against women on Nevis.

The workshop funded by MATCH International Canada is hosted by the Change Center on Nevis in collaboration with the Women Development Unit of the University of the West Indies (UWI).  The two day workshop which commenced on October 21 was the first in a six part series entitled:  “Sensitisation of front line workers on violence against women on the island of Nevis”. It will conclude in April 2009. The series is intended to address a critical issue and to explore ways in which the risk of violence and abuse could be prevented, minimised and treated.

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