Page:1 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday December 27th, 2019 NEWS Page:2 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday December 27th, 2019 NEWS Person Of The Year JOSEPH WALCOTT PARRY between St. Kitts and Administration, Mr. the establishment of the Nevis. Parry was recruited by Four Seasons Hotel and then Premier Sir. Simeon the Mount Nevis Hotel. After graduating from Daniel to take up repre- He is widely recognized Basseterre High School sentative politics. With as the mastermind be- in 1967 at the height of the urging and insistence hind the development of Anguilla rebellion to of his close friend and Nevis as an up market separate from St.Kitts he brother Eustace “Tessie” tourism destination. This headed back to Nevis to Nisbett he accepted concept is based on high teach for two years be- the challenge. With his financial yield and low fore pursuing studies in wife in banking and impact. Economics and History three small children the at the Cave Hill Campus challenge was huge but As Minister of of the University of the given his undying love Agriculture, Lands and West Indies. He returned of Nevis he decided to Housing, he presided to Nevis after graduating move from Civil Servant over the most compre- UWI in 1972 and began to Politician. hensive land reform teaching History and programme in the OECS Literature at Charlestown in which affordable land Secondary. He distin- was made available to guished himself while He first contested elec- the working class. He teaching History with a tions for the St. Thomas strengthened the rela- By Senior Editor in the Leeward Islands School in 1960, he new brand of radicalism constituency in 1987 tionship with tourism by tournament. Although grabbed the opportunity and nurturing a new kind and has won every elec- developing a Marketing Joseph Parry is a Nevisian Mr. Parry did not play to learn as much as he of consciousness. tion there. He also won Division. patriot. He has been a for Nevis, he served as could and built lasting three elections at the Sports Administrator, President of the Cricket relationships with many Federal level in 1989, Teacher, Public Servant, Association and rep- persons. After graduat- 1993 and 1995. In 2000, Politician and Premier. resented the Leeward ing from Charlestown Mr. Parry was the first he recognized that it He lead the NRP to vic- Islands on the West Secondary in 1965, he Manager of Social secu- was untenable serving tory in 2006 and led a Indies Cricket Board. went on to the Basseterre rity in Nevis. He was the at the Federal and Local number of initiatives for High School to pur- first Nevisian to become level simultaneously so the advancement of the Born in Cotton Ground Growing up in Nevis sue further education. a Permanent Secretary in he stopped contesting people. Consider these: in 1948, he was raised in the 1950s meant In that year there were 1980. While serving as Federal elections in order under the watchful eyes that basic services like just two other students the Permanent Secretary to focus on the develop- • The reha- of a mother Elva and Water, Electricity and from Nevis, his late wife form 1980 – 87 he craft- ment of Nevis. bilitation of the Cotton grandmother Anda. As Telephone were not Rosalind and Vance ed the first Development Ground-Barnes Ghaut- such, they ensured his available. So life was Amory. It was at the Plan for Nevi s and mod- Jessups road early grounding in the challenging but he was Basseterre High School ernized the Nevis Civil social and cultural values shepherded by the older that he began to develop Service. While serving as Minister of the society. He was led members of his family. a commitment to the de- of Tourism in the Nevis into cricket by two un- velopment of Nevis as In 1987, a mere four Island Administration • Construction of cles David and Gordon When he enrolled at the he recognized the huge years after the establish- from 1987 -92, he Community Centres ib who represented Nevis Charlestown Secondary disparity in services ment of the Nevis Island played a leading role in Cotton Ground, Barnes NEWS The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday December 27th, 2019 Page:3 Ghaut and Jessups college • Piloting the pass- 5. A govern- local and foreign entities. administrator. He can ing of the Geothermal ment must have a plan conceptualize a project • New Police sta- • Rehabilitation Development Bill to develop the country Mr. Parry is best de- and lead the implementa- tion in Cotton Ground of the Island Main Road through partnership with scribed as a thinker and tion process. and Butlers and Police from Gingerland to St. • Managing the Barracks at Bath James Nevis economy during the 2008 – 10 global • New housing • Initiated work recession • Securing the While serving as re-opening of the Four Seasons Hotel in 2010 Minister Mr. Parry has a granite like integrity and al- of Tourism in the ways told his Ministers of Government to run a Nevis Island clean ship and always respect people. Administration from He is known for the fol- 1987 -92, he played a lowing comments: 1. Nevisians must leading role in the come first in Nevis establishment of the Four 2. It is burden- some and counter-pro- Seasons Hotel and the ductive to serve at the Federal and Local level Mount Nevis Hotel simultaneously 3. I do not want anybody to die in Nevis project in Cotton Ground to establish another Five because they cannot af- and Jessups Star hotel ford health care • Establishment • Memorandum of 4. Ministers of of a Tertiary Education Understanding with the Government must put Policy which helped to University of the Virgin the interest of the people finance 251 students at Islands above their own. Page:4 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday December 27th, 2019 NEWS EDITORIAL Federal government Season’s Greetings! seeking plastic ban The Observer Newspaper and Nevis Printing hereby offers the wish that all its readers and ad- vertisers enjoyed a Happy Christmas. All of the trappings and trimmings of Christmas were present, namely the double salary and pen- sion (for government pensioners), two vat re- duced days, three shopping trips to st Maarten, By Loshaun Dixon their companies to adapt be on board in relation duty free imports on 4 barrels, 5 or more discount to the ban.” to the ban on Styrofoam A plastics ban in St. Kitts and that has not as yet sale days at most stores eleven Christmas parties and Nevis now seems Premier of Nevis happened. They have not inevitable after the fed- Mark Brantley, dur- declared that.” for children and 12 days of budget debates. And, eral government has ing the Nevis Island confirmed they are con- Administration Budget of course, there was food, fellowship and family sidering restrictions. address (December 3), revealed that the his During the 2020 budget gatherings. This comes on the heels cabinet is committed address Brantley said of the Nevis Island “to banning single use that his government Administration (NIA) plastic and Styrofoam would raise the aware- announcing they to were in fiscal year 2020 and ness of the need to re- Next in our national calendar is carnival celebra- considering a ban on propose to work closely strict the importation and plastics and Styrofoam with the federal govern- use of single use plastic. but needed support the ment to ensure that this tions. So we wish everyone, participants and from the federal gov- ban comes into effect in He pointed out that res- ernment to ensure it spectators, a safe and incident free carnival. Party would be implemented wisely and cleanly! successfully. “Plastics have been Federal Minister of May all of us enjoy continued prosperity in the Environment Eugene Hamilton disclosed that identified has an upcoming year. the federal cabinet are considering the ban on environmental hazard plastics. “The interna- tional community over the last few years has because most of them been lobbying countries to adopt a ban on single do not degrade but use plastics.” He said plastics pose break up into tiny piec- a threat to humans as they take a long time to es and ultimately end breakdown. “Plastics have been identified as up in our food chain.” Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Kenneth Williams an environmental hazard because most of them St. Kitts Nevis do not degrade but break POB 657, Lower Market Street #1 Observer Plaza, Observer Drive up into tiny pieces and the New Year.” taurants on the island had Basseterre, St. Kitts, W.I. Charlestown, Nevis, W.I. ultimately end up in our already begun eliminat- Tel.: (869) 466-4994 Tel.: (869) 469-5907 food chain.” He said unlike oth- ing single use plastic Fax: (869) 466-4995 Fax: (869) 469-5891 er countries in the or Styrofoam.“We laud Email:[email protected] Email: [email protected] He noted that in 2020 the Caribbean where the the efforts of our hotels, government will be hop- central government is the restaurants and others ing to begin the process only government making business entities who are Website: newstkittsnevisobserver.com of phasing out single use decisions for the entire already taking steps in the plastics. “We are hoping country, he noted the right direction by using Editorial Policy: The Observer reserves the right to edit, rewrite, summa- in the next five years to NIA cannot make a deci- biodegradable products rise or reject any unsolicited material. We will assume that all letters ad- use a phased approach sions for St Kitts. as a viable substitute for dressed to The Observer or its staff are intended for publication unless oth- to ban single use plastics plastic and Styrofoam.” erwise stated.