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| The National Museum is undergoing exterior facelift work |
Basseterre, St. Kitts (March 06, 2007): Carib Breweries and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CIC) are the latest private sector agencies to partner with the Ministry of Culture in the National Museum restoration project.
At a ceremony on Monday, CIC President Franklyn Brand and Mark Wilkin of Carib Breweries presented cheques to the Minister of State responsible for culture Hon. Richard Skerritt to fund the facelift of the museum, which is housed in the old Treasury Building.
Morris Witherson, who served on a CIC sub-committee charged with assisting Basseterre beautification efforts, attended the ceremony at the CIC conference room.
He highlighted the importance of funding such projects.~~adz:Right~~
"Right now Basseterre is becoming increasingly beautiful and we all need to participate in this beautification programme in many different ways," Witherson noted, adding that not littering and financial contributions are ways to do so.
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| Minister Skerritt receives cheque from Franklyn Brand |
He stressed that in a tourism environment, Basseterre is one of the most significant elements there is and persons must work hard to preserve its unique beauty and history.
In accepting the cheques, Minister Skerritt, explained that the face lift project forms part of a bigger initiative to completely restore the historic building over the coming years.
He thanked the Chamber and Carib Breweries for their contributions and singled out Leewinds Paint, Royal Bank of Canada, (contractor) Joey Benjamin for their partnership.
Credit was also given to the Ministry of Finance which is funding more than 50 percent of the $75,000.00 facelift project.
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| Minister Skerritt receives cheque from Mark Wilkin |
The facelift of the building is expected to be completed next week.
Minister Skerritt revealed that the complete restoration project will be a costly venture with estimates surpassing one million dollars.
He appealed for continued support from other agencies.
Carib Breweries is also sponsoring the repainting of the ferry terminal.
