St. Kitts and Nevis travel guide for Caribbean travelers or St. Kitts and Nevis trip planners. The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis is located on the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.
In St. Kitts, vervet monkeys have developed a penchant for alcohol by eating fermented sugarcane for the past three hundred years. Recently, the monkeys have started to scavenge local resorts and sip from tourists’ glasses to get their fix. So says BBC.
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Be Part Of The Community - Support Your Favorite Athlete
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 04, 2009 (SKNIS)
Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are encouraged to “Be a Fan” of Special Olympics as the organization hosts its Annual Week of Activities.
Chairperson Lloyd Lazar told SKNIS that this year’s commemoration will be observed under the theme “Special Olympics: A Vehicle for Development and Integration. Be a Fan.”
Activities begin on Saturday, November 07 with a service at... Read Full Story
The Austrian National Flag
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 16, 2009 (CUOPM)
Two European diplomats are in St. Kitts and Nevis capital.
Sweden’s Ambassador His Excellency Stan Ask arrived Sunday on a farewell visit while his Austrian counterpart, His Excellency Thomas Schuller-Gotzburg presents his credentials to begin his tour of duty.
The Austrian diplomat, who retires in February next year, has been serving with distinction since May 2005.
Mr. Ask, who is accompanied by... Read Full Story
St. Kitts - Green Vervet Monkey Some people say that there are more monkeys on St. Kitts than people, and that is probably true of Nevis, for both islands have a population of Green Vervet Monkeys in the tens of thousands. Originally these monkeys were brought to both St. Kitts and Nevis by French plantation owners at the turn of the 17th century as pets for the plantation owners' wives and families. This monkey is also referred to at times as the Old World Monkey as this monkey has been... Read Full Story
Dr. Earl Asim Martin In The National Assembly
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 24, 2009 (CUOPM)
Four bills will be debated when the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly meets on Thursday.
It will be the fourth meeting of the lawmaking body in as many weeks.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Dr. the Hon. Dennis Merchant will pilot through all three stages The Interpretation and General Clauses (Amendment) Bill, 2009 and... Read Full Story
PM Douglas Accepts Credentials From New Cuban Ambassador - Jorge Desiderio Payret Zubiaur
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 16, 2009 (CUOPM)
The Republic of Cuba has posted its first ambassador of African descent to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis .
His Excellency Jorge Desiderio Payret Zubiaur was welcomed to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday afternoon by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Dr. Denzil L... Read Full Story
McNish Jeffers Gives Donation Check From Christophe Harbour To Carnival Chairman Gus Williams (R)
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 19, 2009 (SKNIS)
The Christophe Harbour Development Company is the latest entity to step forward to support the St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival 2009/2010.
At a recent handing over ceremony, the company’s Director of Government and Community Relations, Ellis Hazel, said that carnival is an annual celebration of what is uniquely Kittitian and... Read Full Story
Mr. Eugene Hamilton - People’s Action Movement
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 22, 2009
At the end of last month the ECCU Monetary Council, which is comprised of the Finance Ministers of the ECCB member governments, issued a communique that contained the findings of an exhaustive pan – Caaribbean investigation into the collapse of the regional conglomerate British American Insurance Co. As the entire region is well and painfully aware, this company was but one casualty of a... Read Full Story
Dr. Drew (L), PM Douglas, and Drew’s Mom
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis
November 16, 2009 (CUOPM)
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is committed to ensuring that the twin-island Federation develop and maintain a thriving agricultural industry while at the same time preserving the thrust toward the service-oriented economy.
At a farewell ceremony honouring outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to St. Kitts and Nevis, Her Excellency Ana Maria... Read Full Story
