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Friday July 15, 2016 LOCAL NEWS Nevisians to Benefit from Private Owner Initiative in Agriculture By Monique Washington coconut trees not goal of developing Bass is looking forward prone to the lethal dairy production. to the Nevisian students Over one -square -mile of yellow disease have Locating appropriate at Earth University com - land at Tower Hill , which already been plant - breeds is still in the pleting their studies and is owned by a private res - ed. works. said if they want , they ident , will soon see new will have jobs with her. crops, rare animals and Julian Lethbridge , “We are first looking She said 75 percent of jobs for the people of also spoke with The for cows that are the graduates from Earth Nevis. Observer , explain - most economic and University now own ing that one of the productive and useful businesses . Last week, Anne Bass, main purposes of and then making gave The Observer a the Tower Hill pro - cheese and milk and “I look forward in having brief overview of her ject is to “reestab - having a diary,” them work for me, plans for the land and lish agriculture and Lethbridge said. because they have how it will benefit farm - farming as a viable learned a lot at the uni - ing, livestock and the economic activity Bass noted it is versity and will be great Nevisian community. with sustainable jobs on all Nevisians. It would to determine what crops important to continue employees,” she said. Nevis. So that it can help the economy and it will thrive more on the a relationship with the “I would like to make the become a very serious would support a large land. Once that is done Agriculture Department . Bass said at present she land more of what it was industry for making food part of the population .” local farmers will be has 35 permanent meant to be before it was for the hotels, you can shown how to plant “It is very important to employees both at Tower abandoned,” Bass export it, you can do all Bass pointed out that the crops, what crops work me to keep the relation - Hill and her other resi - explained . “ When we kinds of things.” land has already been best and how to develop ship going with govern - dence. She said progress first came here and saw cleared. Plans are under - their own lucrative busi - ment because they have at her Tower Hill site will Tower Hill I thought it Lethbridge said the soil way to begin testing nesses. experience in all of this , require her to hire more was abandoned. I don’t on Nevis makes crops crops to find out what they also know what is help . think the pastures were easier to grow compared works best for the cli - “Other persons will learn needed and what the maintained. They used to other regions. mate and soil in Nevis. from the Tower Hill problems are, the mon - “Right now we are taking to have a large heard of She said the farm will farm,” she said. key of course ,” Bass it in stages,” she said . cattle there, there are “The climate and the rain first be run in a laborato - explained . “Tower Hill will be a remnants of this all over are great,” Lethbridge ry stage and progress In addition to the crops , working farm. We are now. Tower Hill was said . “ It is the perfect from there. Bass has a special inter - She said the way to com - trying to find things that once covered in coconut place to grow things. est in saving certain bat the monkey problem can successfully create trees then lethal yellow The land used to be so According to Bass, pro - breeds of cows from is to erecting a monkey real businesses , real came in .” prolific from the soil, she fessors from Earth extinction. She said fence on a large portion industries and real jobs (Bass ) would like for that University have visited dairy cows will meet pro - of the land so crops are on Nevis,” Lethbridge Bass said plants and to return for the wealth of the Tower Hill property duction criteria with the not damaged. concluded . LOCAL NEWS The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday July 15, 2016 Page 3 SKN Medical and Dental Association supports Dr. Martin’s stance on Stem Cell/Regenerative Medicine By LR Liburd the gloves we shook vate ward in jeopardy St. Kitts-Nevis Observer hands and I told her that and that made persons she is not registered and unhappy. ” After a brief lull, the con - licenced to practice in troversial Regenerative this Federation and that He also stated that as the Medicine Therapy she should cease, desist CMO and Chair of the recently conducted at the and leave the premises. Medical Board , which JNF General Hospital, registers and licences which is believed in “It appeared as though medical doctors, dentists, some quarters to have the cease and desist and pharmacists et al, he was involved the use of stem leave the premises order duty bound to ensure that cells, has resurfaced as that I gave the Brazilian the laws of the the St. Kitts and Nevis doctor put the stem Federation were upheld . Medical and Dental cell/regenerative medi - Association (SKNMDA) Left: Dr. Patrick Martin and right Junior Minister Hon. Wendy Phipps cine operation at the pri - throws its support behind Continued on page 20 Dr. Patrick Martin. vened under governing Medical Chief-of-Staff In a statement signed by legislation, as our and the Matron who are the SKNMDA’s guardians in such issues. the two top functionaries President Dr. Daveen We acknowledge and at the hospital at this Wilkin, the Association is support the role of the time . The hospital does seemingly reminding the CMO, in ensuring that not have a Director, so Team Unity Government these standards be the Medical Chief-of- that standards must be upheld,” the statement Staff would be number rigorously set, main - reads . one and the Matron is number two. ” tained and monitored . Following the announce - As described by the ment of his 17-month Dr. Martin stated that fol - Association, its involve - pre-retirement leave as lowing his call to the ment arose from “the the Federation’s Chief Medical Chief-of-Staff debate and public’s con - Medical Officer (CMO), and the Matron, he decid - cern with regards to the Dr. Patrick Martin told ed to visit the hospital. stem cell/regenerative The Observer that prior to receiving his letter to “At 11 o’clock I visited medicine therapy recent - the private ward, as I am ly carried out at the proceed on leave, he had gotten wind of an illegal required to do under the Joseph N. France institution’s regulations General Hospital ”. operation being per - formed at the hospital. which say that the CMO The Association noted its shall visit the institution support for the practice “I got information that to ensure that its stan - of evidenced-based med - there was a stem cell dards are up to date and icine and also that of operation taking place at upheld, and I found that research involving the private ward in JNF there was some activity human subjects that is Hospital and that patients going on in the private legally established and were already there. So at ward, which was referred ethically monitored by 9 o’clock Monday, June to me as stem cells activ - accepted standards, such 13, I called the Medical ity. as those of the World Chief-of-Staff and I called the Matron. I “I saw Dr. Archibald and Health Organisation’s I told him that thing has Standards and asked the Medical Chief- of-Staff if he is aware no medical or legal clear - Operational Guidance for ance and that he should Ethics Review of Health- that a stem cell operation taking place, and his cease and desist. And Related Research with then I saw the Brazilian Human Participants . response to me was, ‘I thought you knew.’ And doctor and Dr. Archibald “We recognised the St. my response was, ‘There introduced her to me. She Kitts and Nevis Medical was no medical or legal had a stethoscope around Board and any ethical clearance for this.’ So her neck and she had on board that may be con - that was said to the gloves. After removing Page 4 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday July 15, 2016 COMMENTARY NEWS Editorial Mental Health First Aid The Irony! Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson – the most high profile campaign - ers for Brexit , have given us a barrage of reasons why they do not want to lead Britain’s divorce from the European Union now that the divorce is final. The “leavers” of Britain are leaving their lead - ership posts. They are running away. Meanwhile, they are urg - ing, no demanding – that the “stayers” who lost the vote, must now negotiate the new arrangements that are required. We consider that quite ironic! We commend the maturity of Mr Cameron who has refused to lead a movement that he is not and was not committed to, we can - not help but wonder why he isn’t going the route of seeking a fresh Figure 1: Diagnosis of Users Treated in Mental Health Outpatient Facilities in the Sub -Region mandate; rather than leave his party bogged down with the bitter task.