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OECS Meeting Regarding T&T To Be Held In St. Kitts

PM Douglas (L) and PM Manning (R)
Photo By Erasmus Williams

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

Thursday’s meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis between the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Patrick Manning and Heads of Government from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States will discuss further the idea of the oil-rich Caribbean republic becoming a member of the proposed sub-regional economic union and a subsequent political union with St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in an interview with a reporter following a tour on Thursday afternoon of the work in progress to restore the Frigate Bay strip to normalcy by this weekend following damage by Hurricane Omar noted that Prime Minister Manning and OECS leaders met in St. Lucia last month to discuss the Port of Spain Initiative. Manning and the Grenada Prime Minister Hon. Tillman two months ago travelled to St. Kitts to brief Prime Minister Douglas on the initiative.

“We felt that the second initiative (Political Union) is a very serious initiative. We know that it is an initiative that is being proposed by those three OECS countries and Trinidad and Tobago. We believe that we wanted to discuss that in a much more frank and open way in the presence of the Prime Minister Manning and so we invited him to come to St. Kitts and Nevis when we meet on Thursday to pursue this particular discussion,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

The OECS proposes to put in place the Economic Union by 2009. Trinidad and Tobago wants to join the economic union by 2011. The Political Union comprising Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines should be implemented by 2013.

St. Kitts Sports Fishing Tournament 2008

St. Kitts Sports Fishing Tournament 2008 Reggae Beach Bar – St. Kitts October 20, 2008 Reggae Beach Bar and Grill at Cockleshell Bay will be hosting our annual St. Kitts Sports Fishing Tournament on Sunday, November 9, 2008. The fun …

PM Douglas To View Nevis’ Hurricane Damage

Low Street – Charlestown, Nevis – After Omar Photo Courtesy of NEISFIS Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis October 18, 2008 (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas will on Saturday tour areas affected by Hurricane …

St. Kitts’ Port Zante Withstands Omar’s Wrath

Damaged Pier At Port Zante – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 17, 2008 (CUOPM)

The recent redesigning of the berthing facility at Port Zante and the revetment of the bulkhead by the Government were factors in securing the tourism infrastructure.

The cruise ship facility at Port Zante was not damaged as a result of the powerful waves that pounded the coastline during the passage of Hurricane Omar on Thursday morning.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas was happy there was no damage to the cruise ship pier.

“There is no doubt the redesigning of the berthing facility and the revetment of the bulkhead, by Government secured this very important infrastructure,” said Dr. Douglas, who is also Minister of Tourism.

He said that continuing high seas have “regrettably” caused the cancellation of the “MV Marco Polo” Cruise Ship which was scheduled to visit Port Zante on Friday.

St. Kitts – Nevis Recovering After Hurricane Omar

Hurricane Omar Damage In St. Kitts
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 17, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said initial damage assessment indicates that there has been no loss of life although some of citizens in the Halfway Tree, Verchilds and Old Road communities in St. Kitts had severe damage, some permanently, to their homes and lost their household items.

“Hurricane Omar which passed northwest of St. Kitts and Nevis as a category 3 hurricane, with wind speed in excess of 120 miles per hour in the early hours of Thursday 16 October impacted the western coast line of St. Kitts and Nevis with dangerous sea swells, severe storm surge, large battering waves and torrential rains,” Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said in a broadcast Thursday night.

Dr. Douglas, who has responsibility for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said Hurricane Omar precipitated the evacuation of residents, especially from the coastal areas of Old Road, Verchilds and Halfway Tree in St. Kitts, as well as in the Low Street area of Charlestown in Nevis.

“There has been some flooding and beach damage in the Frigate Bay and South East Peninsula areas, but we are assured that “˜The Strip’, the famous night spot in Frigate Bay is already returning to normal business,” said Prime Minister Douglas.

He said that although a more comprehensive analysis will be done subsequently, the initial damage assessment indicates that there has been no loss of life although some of our citizens in the Halfway Tree Verchilds and Old Road communities in St. Kitts had severe damage, some permanently, to their homes and lost their household items.