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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Exploration for renewable energy will commence in Nevis next week. It was announced that West Indies Power Ltd will commence exploration work. The Nevis Island Administration issued a licence to the company to explore geothermal resources of the island. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, Joseph Parry has given his assurance to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force that the Nevis Island Administration is committed to providing enhanced regulation and supervision for the financial services of Nevis. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  The Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism, Joseph Parry, has called on Nevisians to recognise the linkages that tourism has with the rest of the economy. The Premier made the call on Saturday, when stakeholders of the industry were honoured. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier and Minister of Tourism on Nevis, Joseph Parry, said that knowledge of the opportunities available to small businesses and the invaluable role they play in the tourism industry will be the focus of activities surrounding Tourism Week 2007. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  In an interview with the Department of Information on Monday, Junior Minister with responsibility for Water on Nevis, Carlisle Powell, has dismissed claims that the water shortage experienced in parts of Nevis over last weekend was as a result of sabotage. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Kittitian-born author Ercille Christmas, devastated by the September 11 terrorist attacks, has written a journal on her personal thoughts tragedy. Her work is titled “Thoughts of a Proud American: An Ode to ‘Joe and Josephine Ordinary, Salt of the Earth Americans.’” read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  The Nevis Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Social Transformation, Youth, Sports Culture, Trade, Industry and Consumer Affairs have joined forces to enhance the visitor experience while on Nevis for the upcoming 2007 Cricket World Cup. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Ex-sugar industry employees in St Kitts can look forward to increasing their enterprise development skills with assistance from the Ministry of Gender Affairs slated to begin early this year. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Caribbean island of St Kitts has unveiled a new logo comprised of three distinct components; the logotype – a script rendering of the name St. Kitts; a symbol - the national flower, the Poinciana; and a tagline – Explore, Feel, Love, Remember. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis must explore every avenue for collaboration and cooperation, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas told business leaders on Nevis Tuesday during the First Luncheon Meeting of the Nevis Division of the St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration, Hensley Daniel, said it has become necessary for the public to contribute to health care on Nevis to assist government with the expensive business of health care and issued a call to all to work with government. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says he was persuaded that over time, the construction of a bridge linking both islands Nevis and St Kitts will become feasible and will accelerate the pace at which local enterprises become national in scope. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Nevis Premier, Joseph Parry, endorsed the improved relationship between his administration and the Federal Government. Parry made the comment during the first meeting for the year of the St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Nevis Division. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Grammy Award Winning artist Michael Bolton will be among the top acts performing at the 11th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival taking place from June 21 to 24, 2007. Bolton, an accomplished singer and songwriter, has won multiple Grammy Awards for Best Male Vocalist. read more.. |
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| ORLANDO, USA: Marriott Vacation Club International, a worldwide leader in the vacation ownership industry and a division of Marriott International, Inc., has announced the opening of its first resort in the West Indies on the island of St Kitts. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Agriculture officials on Nevis are optimistic that the revival of cotton production on Nevis will bring large monetary returns for the island. Dr Kelvin Daly, Director of Agriculture, said that a Japanese interest indicated willingness to pay US$8 per pound of sea island cotton lint. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas and his counterpart of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, played critical roles in ensuring the deepening of the regional integration process last year. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier and Minister responsible for the Department of Information on Nevis, Joseph Parry, has welcomed the launch of a new website designed to provide greater access to Nevisians in the Diaspora, of the continued development as it unfolds on the island. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas, says the transformation of the Federation’s economy will only be successful if it has the support of all the people. He said at the Sixth Annual Prime Minister’s New Year’s Gala that 2006 has been a year of challenge. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  As the St Kitts-Nevis Labour Government implements its National Adaptation Strategy, which is aimed at transforming the economy into a well diversified, competitive, service-oriented economy, it will become critical that the people are further empowered. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Top cop in the Nevis Police Division, Superintendent Joseph Liburd, has said the island's tourism industry and the economy, by extension, stood to benefit from the declining crime rate on Nevis. He said the police had recorded a 7.2 percent decline in crime. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  African-American entertainment icon, musician and actor Harry Belafonte, the guest speaker at the Sixth Annual Prime Minister’s New Year’s Gala this coming Saturday, January 6, arrived in St Kitts on Wednesday afternoon. Also expected on Thursday are The Drifters. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry expects a year filled with challenges but was confident that with cooperation and hard work could be overcome. He made the comment while he delivered his televised New Year's message on Sunday. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas, in his New Year’s Message, has called on Kittitians and Nevisians to put aside petty differences and work together to carry the twin-island Federation forward. The St Kitts-Nevis leader said 2007 is going to be a turning-point. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Current CARICOM Chairman, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said on Monday that 2006 was punctuated with the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), to which his nation signed on to last year. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: Cariaccess Communications (St Lucia) Ltd has announced that it has filed a second lawsuit against Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Ltd (C&W) and now the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) of St Lucia. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry has reminded Nevisians of the need to put the interest of Nevis ahead of personal interests, since the island belongs to all regardless of age, gender, race, religion or political persuasion. Parry made the comment during his Christmas message. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says nationals of the twin-island Federation have a role to play in developing a nation of young people who can become productive citizens making a positive contribution to the future well-being of the nation. read more.. |
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| CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: A package of legislation to improve governance on Nevis will be top on the agenda for the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) in 2007, according to Premier Joseph Parry. The legislation will make ministers and civil servants more accountable. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Private sector development is slated to receive a major shift in focus and strategy in 2007, to allow it to become the engine of economic growth in Nevis. That disclosure came from Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, Joseph Parry, when he delivered the 2007 Budget Address. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration, Joseph Parry, while delivering the 2007 Budget address, has called on the young people of Nevis to pursue studies in the technical field because it was an area of high priority for the island. read more.. |
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| CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Premier of Nevis and Minster of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration Joseph Parry presented what he called a budget of confidence and people empowerment when the Nevis Island Assembly met at the Assembly Chambers in Charlestown on Monday. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Revenue from tourism in St Kitts and Nevis is expected to surpass EC$300 million for the first time in its history in 2006. This disclosure came from Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas in his 2007 Budget Address in the National Assembly. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Despite a dramatic reduction in sugar production in 2005, volatile oil prices, the continued implementation of the fiscal stabilisation programme, and the completion of a number of capital projects, the economy of St Kitts and Nevis grew at a rate of 4.1% during 2005. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  With a significant increase in residences and businesses throughout St Kitts-Nevis as a result of growth in the economy, the administration has taken steps to ensure the availability of adequate and reliable electricity to the growing list of consumers. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Tuesday is Budget Day in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr Denzil Douglas will lay on the Table, the Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts for 2005 and the Draft Estimates for 2007, before introducing the Appropriation Act, 2007. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Attorney General, Dennis Merchant has given an assurance that a Commission of Inquiry into the failure of an unusual number of Police Officers to report for duty immediately before 30th September 2006, must not be seen or viewed negatively. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  As the Caribbean joins the international community in observing World AIDS Day, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS, Dr Denzil Douglas said the disease has deep and social implications for the region. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Motorists in St Kitts and Nevis are enjoying a reduction in the cost of unleaded gasoline at the pump, floowing Friday’s implementation of the "Full Pass Through System" which will result in automatic decreases and increases in fuel prices. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Minister of Public Works and Public Utilities, Dr Earl Asim Martin, says the twin-island Federation will begin benefiting from the PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela, when the first shipment of asphalt arrives in December. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Tourism officials on Nevis are looking forward to a busy 2006-2007 Cruise season. According to the Nevis Tourism Authority’s (NTA) 2006-2007 Cruise Schedule, the island is expected to receive 57 cruise ship visits, four of which will make their inaugural call. read more.. |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas has called for a re-examination of the co-operative agreements over the past 23 years with Taiwan. “Let us discuss and fashion new agreements that are reflective of changing times,” Douglas told President Chen Shui-bian. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  A group of top travel agents from the United Kingdom left Nevis on Tuesday following a four-day visit compliments of British Airways. Helen Kidd, the Nevis Tourism Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, said it was important for the agents to see the best Nevis had to offer. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  A Social Action Programme (SAP) designed to move community development into the communities throughout Nevis, was launched by the Department of Community Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) last week. The Programme is a first of its kind in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Denzil Douglas, speaking at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington on Friday, renewed the call for the establishment of a natural disaster fund and a special renewable energy resources fund. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  It will be history in the making when a Virgin Atlantic 747 aircraft touches down next Friday at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport.in St Kitts, with 300 passengers on board to attend the 3rd Caribbean Poker Classic at the St Kitts Marriott Resort. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Mrs Mary Martin Ourisman, United States of America Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, paid a courtesy call on Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry on Wednesday, during an official visit to the Federation. The Ambassador described Nevis as being a part of paradise. read more.. |
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 Caribbean Net News reported here on Wednesday that St Kitts and Nevis Fisheries Minister Cedric Liburd has asserted the: ”need for the Caribbean to engage in the whaling industry for the development and benefit of its tourism sector.” read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas, hopes that the spirit of co-operation that brings mutual benefits to the twin-island Caribbean Federation and the United States of America will continue with the appointment of a new Ambassador to St Kitts and Nevis. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis is the first Eastern Caribbean nation to be visited by newly-appointed United States ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, Mary Ourisman. The new US diplomat arrived in St Kitts on Monday afternoon and began a hectic round of engagements Tuesday. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Fisheries Minister, Cedric Liburd has said he supports fully the need for the Caribbean to engage in the whaling industry for the development and benefit of its tourism sector. IWC officials and Caribbean fisheries ministers have been meeting in Dominica. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Dr Denzil Douglas says the million-dollar Kittitian Heights Resort, Spa and Golf Course to be built in St Kitts has the potential to become "the model" of future Caribbean resort development. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  A monument in honour of St Kitts and Nevis' Father of the Nation and First National Hero, Sir Robert Bradshaw, is a step closer to reality. Cuban Ambassador, Ana Maria Gonzalez, and Cuban sculptor, Andres Gonzalez, briefed St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas. read more.. |
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| CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Ministry of Agriculture officials on Nevis played host to a contingent of regional Agriculture and finance officials on the final day of a two-day sub regional symposium. The event was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in St Kitts from November 6-7, 2006. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Financial Secretary, Janet Harris, has said the Government of St Kitts and Nevis continues to take the necessary measures to lower the cost of the national debt. She said that the Caribbean Development Bank has approved the issuance of a policy-based guarantee. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Federal Government of St Kitts and Nevis will guarantee a loan from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) aimed at improving the operational capability, efficiency and system reliability of the Nevis Electricity Company (NEVLEC). read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Premier and Minister of Education in the Nevis island Administration, Joseph Parry, has announced his government’s intention to ensure that every child on Nevis has a fair chance and equal opportunity in education to enable them to pursue their dreams. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) is getting worldwide publicity, especially in the Middle East. | |
