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Voter Confirmation Period Extended In St. Kitts – Nevis

Crowds Lineup At St. Kitts’ Electoral Offices
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 01, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has extended the deadline for persons whose names are on the current voters list to confirm their registration.

“The period from 27th December 2007 to 30th September 2008 that was designated as the Registration Period pursuant to the National Assembly Elections (Appointment of Registration Period) Order is hereby extended to the 4th October 2008,” a Statutory Rules and Orders signed on September 30th by Prime Minister Douglas stated.

Consequent on the signing of the Order, Supervisor of Elections and Chief Registration Officer, Mr. Leroy Benjamin issued a statement informing the public that confirmation of registered voters has been extended from Wednesday 1st October 2008 to Saturday 4th October 2008.

Over the past few days scores of persons have lined up outside the Electoral offices in St. Kitts and in Nevis in an effort to meet the September 30th 2008 deadline.

The Electoral Office in St. Kitts confirmed persons from 7:45 A.M. until 10:45 P.M. Tuesday 30th September and until 8:00 PM Monday 29th September. Normal working hours are from 8 A.M to 5 P.M.

125 XL Passengers Return To UK On British Airways and Virgin Atlantic

A XL Airways Boeing 767 Flight To St. Kitts

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 01, 2008 (CUOPM)

Nearly 125 nationals and visitors were returned home to the United Kingdom on charter flights last month following the collapse of XL Leisure Group.

General Manager of TDC Airlines, Mr. Elroy Lewis said 56 passengers departed the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts on board a British Airways jet on September 14th. Sixty eight passengers were flown to Antigua on two LIAT aircraft where they were taken to London by Virgin Atlantic.

“Any passenger remaining here will have to fly back to the United Kingdom at their own cost,” said Lewis.

CCA said the flights carried an estimated 83,000 customers who were returned home on 222 flights chartered to fly to 40 destinations in the 17 days since XL went bust.

Taiwanese President Promises To Visit St. Kitts – Nevis

Newly ElectedTaiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis September 30, 2008 (CUOPM) Newly-elected President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Ma Ying-jeou, has invited St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas …

Celebrity Solstice Cruise Ship Leaves German Shipyard

Celebrity Cruise Lines New Cruise Ship – Solstice

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 30, 2008 (CUOPM)

The world’s newest cruise ship that departed the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on Sunday is set to begin visits to St. Kitts – Nevis in November.

In a milestone event known as “The Conveyance,” the 2,850-guest Celebrity Solstice made its way down the River Eems, as tens of thousands of area residents lining the river banks cheered and photographed the historic event.

“This is a very momentous occasion for Celebrity Cruises,” said the brand’s President and CEO, Dan Hanrahan.

“Celebrity Solstice is the perfect manifestation of what the Celebrity brand is all about: extraordinary service, spectacular dining, and fabulous style and design. And as the first in a series of five Solstice-class ships, it’s a vivid example of the growth and momentum of the Celebrity brand, and our commitment to meet our guests’ and travel agent partners’ demands for more vacation options with Celebrity.”

Nevis Government Launches Initiative To Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour

Director Of The Program – Mr. Abdu Kareem Ahmed

Charlestown, Nevis
September 29, 2008

The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) through the Ministry of Social Development, launched the Community Cohesion Initiative on September 24 at the Ministry of Trade’s conference room. The programme was designed to reduce the level of anti social behaviour among youths in the community and to coordinate the development of meaningful dialogue between various communities, groups and the government.

Minister with responsibility for Social Transformation on Nevis Hon. Hensley Daniel, looked at the evidence to support the development of the programme. He stated that the Counseling Unit of the Department of Social Services had indicated that many persons who were involved with the law or conflict, their difficulties had flowed from family issues, so that type of intervention was an important step to address the situation.

Director of the programme is Mr. Abdu Kareem Ahmed who gave some insight into its establishment.