Nevis Island News and Notes

Soon Come…Nevis Mango Festival 2022

Nevis Mango Festival 2022 - Coming In July This July visit Nevis for the Mango Festival 2022 - Mangoes, mangoes and more mangoes. The following is a release from the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) regarding ...
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Nevis Experiencing A Covid-19 Spike

A Covid-19 Spike Hits Nevis Premier Hon. Mark Brantley, Senior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), is urging members of the public to exercise caution in light of the recent uptick in ...
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Nevis Prepares For 2022 Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season Lookout For Nevis In 2022 The following is a statement by Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Minister responsible for Disaster Management in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane ...
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Paradise Beach Resort Begins Rebuilding

Rebuilding For Paradise Beach Resort Begins Premier Brantley and Minister of Tourism in Nevis, along with proprietor James Cabourne, turned sand on May 28, 2022, to signal the start of construction to rebuild the section ...
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Nevis Eye Care Program Resumes

Nevis PM With Eye Care Specialist Dr. Hubbe Over 500 persons have so far benefited from free eye care (#ad) services now that the Nevis Eye Care Program has recommenced at the Eye Clinic at ...
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Water Rationing Due To Drought

Water Rationing On Nevis Now In Effect The following is a notice from the Nevis Water Department pertaining to water rationing on the island of Nevis Nevis Water Department is kindly asking customers on the ...
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Nevis Island is the smaller of the two islands that make up the small Caribbean island nation of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis. A former British colony, the islands became independent in 1983. They are separated by a 2-mile wide channel known as “The Narrows”.

Nevis is not very commercially developed. It is still a very quiet and relaxing island, and a lot safer than many Caribbean islands. The local people who live on Nevis Island are kind and welcoming, but Nevisians who don’t work with tourists on a regular basis tend to be shy at first. Nevis has one of the highest literacy rates in the world; education and religion are very important aspects of the islanders’ lives.

The island of Nevis is divided into five parishes:

• Saint George, Gingerland
• Saint James, Windward
• Saint John, Figtree
• Saint Paul, Charlestown
• Saint Thomas, Lowland

Nevis Island is almost round in outline, with a large dormant volcano (known as Nevis Peak) in the middle. The island divides naturally into three regions: the peak itself, which is so steep that it was never farmed, the coastal plain which rises up towards the central mountain, and hills of various sizes around the island which are the remnants of far more ancient volcanic activity.

Charlestown, the capital of Nevis, is a small, picturesque town, with a Main Street lined with Georgian stone buildings which are examples of the architectural style of the colonial era, sporting breezy balconies and wooden upper floors over a ground floor built of stone.