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St. Kitts – Nevis Invites Sprint Officials

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St. Kitts – Nevis Track and Field Program Review

Basseterre, St. Kitts
October 14, 2008 (SKNIS)

The track and field programme in St. Kitts and Nevis will receive a boost with the visit of two high profile sports figures that are credited in part, with the success of the Jamaican athletic development.

President of the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association, Howard Aris and former gold medal Olympian and Commonwealth champion Donald Quarrie will visit the Federation from October 16 to 20.

“The Ministry of Sports remains committed to the development of sports and the advancement of young people through sports. The visit by these two respected gentlemen is testament to this pledge,” Director of Sports, Dave Connor told SKNIS. “The construction of the Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium provided the infrastructure for local athletes to physically train. This week, we will take another step in addressing the mental preparedness of these athletes as the demands of international competition can be daunting at times.”

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St. Kitts Still Struggling With Power Outages

St. Kitts Department of Utilities Press Conference

St. Kitts Department of Utilities Press Conference
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts
October 10, 2008 (SKNIS)

The Department of Utilities has been making “an all out effort” to repair damages caused by a fire to control panels and two generators at the Needsmust Power Station on October 2.

At a press conference on Thursday, Minister of Utilities Honourable Dr. Earl Asim Martin said the briefing ““ which was the second in a seven day span ““ was designed to give the media and the public a greater understanding of the issues and a tentative timeframe as to the resolution of the problem.

“When we met last week, I [noted] that we were actually generating 15 megawatts of electricity [after the fire],” he said, which is considerably less than the 24 megawatts needed to accommodate the demand for power during peak hours. “We also indicated that, at that point we were working [to bring another] Caterpillar engine online to provide additional capacity to the system.”

“I am pleased to report that the Caterpillar is online and is, providing 2.5 additional megawatts of electricity at this time,” Minister Martin said.

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