Nevis Activities

A list of water sports, events, and other items of interest to do while in Nevis

St. Kitts Saddle Fiesta To Bring Harmony In Community

The Jingle Bells String Band

The Jingle Bells String Band
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint KItts – Nevis
August 18, 2008 (CUOPM)

The 12th Annual Saddle Fiesta celebrations bring communities together to showcase their talents and should focus on the challenges the young people are facing.

Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas who officially opened the annual festival said the events should be used to bring unity and harmony among residents.

“Saddle Fiesta brings together the residents of the communities of Saddlers, Harris’, Lavington, Parsons, Lynches and Pogson and gives them the opportunity to celebrate. We enjoy ourselves in music, dance, other forms of demonstrations of our natural beauty and talents. It is a time when we show case what the young people can do. It brings out their creativity and natural beauty in song and social commentary via calypsos,” said Prime Minister Douglas at the official opening ceremony on the grounds of the Saddlers Primary School.

Dr. Douglas said bringing people from different communities together allows them to socialise and integrate and allows participants an opportunity “to laugh at each other, laugh with each other, laugh at themselves as we recall the days of fun that is part of our heritage that takes us back to our African ancestors.”

“It is a time when we focus on a number of current issues on the environment, health and the elderly. It also helps us to focus on the challenges that our young people are facing today. And out of all of that, we enjoy ourselves as we educate ourselves in some of these areas,” said Dr. Douglas.

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Nevis Culture Advisor Tells Public…Support The Youth

Husani Paris - 2008 Senior Kaiso Champion

Husani Paris  – 2008 Senior Kaiso Champion With Mom

Charlestown, Nevis
August 14, 2008

Chairman of Culturama 2008  and Advisor on Culture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Mr. Halsted “Sooty” Byron, issued a call to the public to support the youth in particular when they indulged in all things positive, rather than seek stall their progress.

During an interview with the Department of Information on August 14, 2008, Mr. Byron made reference to Nevis youngest ever Senior Kaiso Monarch De Inspirer (Master Husani Paris), who for some members of the public, had echoed sentiments that the 14 year old was too young to compete with the adult contenders.

“It is important for us to give full support to the youths, especially when they are involved in things positive. Ever so often, in every sphere of life, a young person would come through and outperform others in sports, the arts, culture in everything.

“Especially in these times where there are so many negatives associated with our young people, we need to give the encouragement to those who are involved in positive thing. Do not hold back the youths we need the youths to participate,” he said.

Meantime, Husani’s mother Ms. Julitta Paris, echoed similar sentiments when she spoke to the Department of Information on August 13, 2008, after her return to Nevis. She had accompanied her son to Anguilla, where he carried out his first tour of duty last weekend to represent the island at a Leeward Islands calypso contest.

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Eight Calypsonians Seek To Dethrone King Timba

Masquerade Dancers

Masquerade Dancers at Saddle Fiesta – St. Kitts
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 14, 2008 (CUOPM)

Eight Calypsonians will seek to dethrone reigning monarch King Timba when the Saddle Fiesta Kaiso Bacchanal is held on Friday night.

King Timba ““ Wendell Gumbs ““ will do battle against Mighty Joules (Jews Solis); Basil Patrick (King Bacca); Blind Genius (Glenville O’Loughlin); Lord Mat (Steve Mason); Lighter (Trevor); Mighty Goose (John Belle); Ras Money How (Armony Charles) and King Blazer (Paul Brian).

Each calypsonian will sing two selections on Friday night. The competition begins at 8:00 p.m. at Festival Village on the Saddlers Primary School grounds. The Grand Masters will play for the calypsonians.

The 12th Annual Saddle Fiesta kicks off this evening Thursday with the Official Opening Ceremony at the Saddlers Primary School Grounds.

Spokesman for the Saddle Fiesta Committee, Ms. Clarissa Langley said Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas will give brief remarks and officially declare the community festival. Village role model, Tamara Rubaine, an employee of the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank is down to give the feature address.

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Washington DC To Host Week 25th Independence Anniversary Celebration

Dr. Izben Williams

St. Kitts – Nevis Ambassador – Dr. Izben Williams
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 13, 2007 (CUOPM)

Art works by nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis will be on display in The Gallery at the Organisation of American States (OAS), a reception hosted by Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and a dialogue on “Positioning St. Kitts and Nevis for Competitiveness over the past 25 years ““ The role of the Disapora” are among activities organised to celebrate the Silver Jubilee Independence Celebrations in Washington, D.C. next month.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Dr. Izben C. Williams said the activities will be held over the period September 2nd to 7th 2008.

He told the Communications Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister (CUOPM) that nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis from across the United States will travel from their respective domiciles and converge on the U.S. capital, Washington DC, that weekend to celebrate the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Independence.

“The celebratory activities are being organised by the Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the Associations of St. Kitts and Nevis Nationals throughout the United States.  Associations of St. Kitts and Nevis Nationals are known to exist in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Texas, Washington DC-Virginia-Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Boston, and our nationals are to be found in many other States in smaller numbers,” said Ambassador Williams.

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