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NEVIS
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THE COAT OF ARMS: The center of the coat of arms is dominated by a shield at the base of which is a lighter in full sail. A red chevron is highlighted by two poinciana flowers. At the top of the shield is the head of a Carib, supported by the fleur-de-lis and a rose. These symbols represent the early inhabitants of the islands, and the influences of the French and English.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANNING, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF INFRA-STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

NATURAL RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENT

Development Planning

Development Control

Geographic Information System

Building Inspectorate

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THE NATIONAL BIRD is the brown pelican, Pelecanus Occidentalis. In its youth, it is brown on the head, neck and upper parts of the body, and mostly white below. As it matures, the majority of the body becomes dark brown while the upper part of the head turns white. During the postnuptial molt the adult's neck turns white. The neck and head are not extended during flight. Brown pelicans are sometimes solitary feeders but may also be found in small flocks as they feed on schools of fish near the surface of the sea. They can be found throughout the West Indies and in the sub-tropic regions of the Americas. They nest in colonies along the coast in low trees and in bushes.

THE NATIONAL FLOWER is the poinciana or flamboyant, named after Monsieur de Poincy, the first French Governor of St. Kitts, who is said to have introduced it to the region. Its scientific name is Delonix Regia and it is said to have originated in Madagascar. The flamboyant is one of the most striking trees of the tropics, with its umbrella-shaped crown and its compound deciduous leaves, and red and yellow scalloped flowers followed by long, black seedpods. It blooms from May to August.

PHYSICAL PLANNING

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Webmaster: Lester Blackett Director PPNRE
Email: ppidnre@yahoo.com or
nevisenv@hotmail.com

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Ministry of Physical Planning, Infra-Structural Development, Natural Resources & Environment
Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis, British West Indies
Phone: 869-469-7057 / Fax: 869-469-0096
Email: ppidenr@hotmail.com

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE

Thank you for visiting the website of the Ministry of Physical Planning, Infastructural Development, Natural Resources & Environment (Nevis). We encourage you to explore the site, which has a wide array of information, documents, links and photos.

KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS SITE IS NOT YET OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, AND AS SUCH CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY CORRECT, AS WELL AS SOME EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES. WE HOPE TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THE SITE SHORTHLY.

New residential and commercial developments are being constructed at a steady rate, and we play an active part in this process. We encourage all prospective Developers, Builders, Contractors and House Owners, to contact us early in the planning process so that we can assist in the smooth development of the projects. We engage in active forward planning and development control for the mutual benefit of the island and its residents, utilizing state-of-the-art Geographic Information System tools for planning and information/statistical mapping.

Our Building Inspectors are here to assist you in ensuring that your construction project adheres to the requirements and regulations, at various stages of construction. We wish to remind the building professionals and the general public, that it is a requirement to have periodic inspection during construction, and that contact should be made at least 48 hours before the planned inspection.

Our Enviromental Unit monitors the Health of the Environment and we wish to work with you to ensure that the Enviroment is maintained in a sustainable way.

The Infrastructural Development section monitors and supervises a variety of projects, including road and building projects.

We encourage you to visit this site often and to make us one of your favourites. We plan to update the site frequently with the latest data and information.

We wish to invite you to call us at 869-469-5521 Ext 2025/2040/2140/2106, or visit us at our offices at Main Street, Charlestown (upstairs the Main Street Grocery) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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