ZJB News Thursday September 13th, 2001
Cable TV has announced that four new channels will be added to its tier service.
According to the company subscribers will now be able to enjoy WPIX – New York Superstation, WB Television Network, Fox Movie Channel, the National Geographic Channel and a Caribbean Broadcasting Union Union/CNN Headline News combo.
The addition means Tier subscribers will now have 43 channels.
The channels were selected after cable TV conducted a customer survey to determine what new channels its customers most want to see.
The CBU/CNN Combo will include CNN programming throughout the day with interruptions for insertion of CBU programming.
Cable TV also announced that for the first time in five years it would be implementing a rate increase.
Effective October 1st the tier service will increase to 80 dollars per month.
However Incremental charges for premium move services will not change and discounts offered to subscribers who take multiple premium services will be continued.
Rates for Basic and Basic Plus Services will not be affected.
In addition to the new channels, the company recently approved plans to upgrade its cable tv system on the island from 330 Mega hertz to 450 Meg hertz.
This would increase the current channel capacity to up to 60 channels and improve the quality of the pictures.
The company anticipates completing this upgrade by late 2002.
In making the announcement president of Cable TV Lee Burtman says customers always ask for more channels and the company is happy to provide the additional service.
Burtman says while no one likes a rate increase Cable TV remarkably held the rates at the same price for over five years and that the current increase is modest considering the many improvements made and the losses sustained.
He says Cable TV and staff are committed to continuing to bring the best available service to customers and challenge its self to improve the service.
The Minister of Agriculture Margaret Dyer-Howe was taken on Field trip on Wednesday.
The minister was taken on several farms in the Blakes and Duck Pond agricultural districts as well as poultry farmers in Barzeys and Salem.
Mrs. Dyer-Howe was able to see first hand the work of farmers and officers within the agricultural department.
The Director of Agriculture Gerard Grey accompanied the minister on the trip, along with permanent secretary Anne-Marie Dewar and Agriculture development officer Justin Cassell.
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The Director of Agriculture Gerard Grey.
You can more about the field trip at 8 o’clock this evening on farmers corner.
Staff at the Governor’s Office and civil servants will observe a minute’s silence in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the tragic events in America this week.
Government House, in a press release, states that the minute’s silence will be observe at 8.30 on Friday 14th September.
This will be in collaboration with colleagues offering similar periods of silence throughout the United Kingdom.
The release also states that any member of the Montserrat public who wish to offer similar condolences are invited to do so at the same time.
Flags will be flown at half-mast.
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