| September 22nd,
2008 In a ceremony on the grounds
of The NHCS Hamilton Museum, Charlestown, the Canadian High
Commissioner, His Excellency Mr. David Marshall, visiting from his
office on Barbados, presented the Nevis Biodiversity Project with a
cheque for $32,000 EC. The grant will
be used for purchasing equipment for the new Biodiversity Resource
Lab, currently being constructed at our Bell Vue Museum Facility.
Mr. Marshall praised the NHCS for the
project that may well become an environmental model for other small
islands, and he particularly liked the fact that local students play
such a crucial and integral part of the whole project.
You can view His Excellency speech
and the presentation of the grant at our the NHCS dedicated You-Tube
channel....http://www.youtube.com/user/NevisHistorical
This grant also compliments a recent
grant the Biodiversity Project received from the British High
Commission of $6,000EC, to provide technical and scientific training
for local students who are taking part in the project.
Also at the ceremony were
representatives from the Nevis Island Administration who thanked Mr.
Marshall both for the Biodiversity grant and for another recent grant
CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) provided to the
island's Solid Waste Management Authority for a heavy duty tyre bailer.
This grant was was $120,000 EC, and was supplemented by
additional support from the Four Seasons Resort and TDC Ltd.
Also speaking at the ceremony were
Mrs. Clara Walters, NHCS President, Capt Arthur Ansyln, NIA
representative to the NHCS Executive Board, The Hon. Carlisle Powell,
Junior Minister for Communications, Ms. Carlyn Lawrence, General Manager
of Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority, Mr. Paul Diamond, NHCS Senior
Technical Officer, and Mr. Romel Gaskin, 6th Form student and member of
the Biodiversity Team.
|
NHCS President accepts the grant
cheque from His Excellency, Mr. David Marshall |
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