(L-R) Ambassador David Doyle and Premier Joseph Parry

Ambassador Doyle who also has the dual role of the Federation’s Honorary Counsel to France and the permanent delegate to the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) based in France, was welcomed to Nevis by Parry who described his visit to Nevis as an important and very significant one for the island.

In an interview with the Government Information Service following the luncheon meeting with Mr Doyle, Parry outlined some of the matters discussed.

“The Ambassador is looking at initiatives in tourism and business investment and we [Nevis Island Administration] are hopeful that over the next few months we can see the realisation of some of his efforts. Some of the hotels have already been advertised in France and we hope to continue to advertise tourism and to have French people travelling to Nevis pretty soon.

“We are looking forward as well to investment opportunities. The Dumez people were the first people to do a major investment in Nevis and they were French and we are hoping over time we can attract more French investors to the island of Nevis,” he said.

Ambassador Doyle thanked Premier Parry and extended greetings to the people of Nevis and expressed his delight to serve as the diplomatic representative to the Federation in France. He said the fact that the Federation had restored diplomatic relations with France was historical.

The Ambassador noted that Nevis was already an attractive location for French tourists but there was the need to expand the number of visitors to the island and also to identify prospects for investment from France.

“I will be working over the next couple of months in attracting more articles to raise the awareness levels in France of the Federation and also inviting perhaps more journalists to come here to undertake a proper visit, write a good article and have it featured in up market magazines in France,” he said.