Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Joseph Parry, urged Civil Servants and government workers to be prudent in their spending and to be mindful that the Administration cared for the people of Nevis, in the face of a 7.5 percent salary increase scheduled to be paid out on September 18, 2008. (more…)
The Alexandra Hospital upped its fleet of ambulances to three on September 11, 2008, when Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Hensley Daniel, handed over the keys to a new fully equipped ambulance, to the institution’s Medical Chief of Staff Dr. Cordell Rawlins. (more…)
One hundred and seventy acres of land in the Pinneys area were officially repatriated to the government and people of Nevis on September 11, 2008, Premier of Nevis Hon. Joseph Parry was presented with the certificates of title by new Chief Executive Officer of Newfound NV Ms. Jayne McGivern. (more…)
Minister with responsibility for Housing and Lands on Nevis Hon. Robelto Hector, said he was satisfied with the direction the housing revolution on Nevis had taken.
Mr. Hector made the remark on September 10, 2008, during an interview with the Department of Information. He said two years ago when the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP)-led Nevis Island Administration (NIA) entered office, it recognised the need to make affordable housing available to every strata of the community.
The Nevis Ministry of Tourism announced on September 09, 2008, that 11-year old, Ms. Kerese Elliot of the Charlestown Primary School (CPS) placed third overall in the Caribbean, for the junior division of the 2008 FCCA Foundation Children’s Essay Contest. (more…)