Nevis News

Nevis is among five regional countries and a private company that have launched a new branding campaign in conjunction with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA).
Besides Nevis, the other “Charter Partners” are The Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Sandals and Beaches Resorts.

According to a release, the aim is to raise awareness of the unique vacation experiences available to consumers, as well as the diversity of the destinations and facilities throughout the region, all linked with one identifiable Caribbean logo.

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The tourism sector in St Kitts and Nevis continued to record strong growth for the third successive year in 2005, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has reported.
 
It said that the growth in tourism was facilitated by favourable global economic performance, particularly the United States, and large tourism related development investments locally.
CDB said value-added in the tourism sector (hotels and restaurants) grew by an estimated at 10 per cent in 2005 compared with 32.6 per cent in the previous year.

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St. Kitts/Nevis will be the venue for this year’s staging of the annual Caricom 10K invitational road race which will take place on 2 July, one day prior to the start of the 27th meeting of The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

Read moreCaricom 10K race to be held in St. Kitts – Nevis