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Nevis
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Ne·vis  (nvs, nvs)
One of the Leeward Islands of the eastern West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Discovered by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the English after 1628 and is now part of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Nevis
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1. (Placename) an island in the Caribbean, part of St Kitts-Nevis; the volcanic cone of Nevis Peak, which rises to 1002 m (3287 ft.), lies in the centre of the island. Capital: Charlestown. Pop.: 8010 (1995 est.). Area: 129 sq. km (50 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) See Ben Nevis
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Noun1.Nevis - one of the islands of Saint Christopher-NevisNevis - one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis - a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
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15 cents per Kilowatt hour, is the lowest it has ever been but when the fuel surcharge bit into the pockets of poor ordinary Nevisians, this government turned to geothermal and wind energy in an effort at reducing the hardships caused by this increasing cost of energy," he said.
Geothermal update by Caribbean Update
But Nevisians accuse the Government of favouring Kitticians and the prison/population ratio is one of the highest in the Americas.
Star ratings by New Internationalist
Nevisians complain that they were yoked together with Kittitians to make life easier for British colonial bureaucrats and many wanted to separate at the time of independence.
Country profile: St. Kitts and Nevis by James Ferguson / New Internationalist
 
 
 
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