Nevis Activities

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

Upgrades Planned For St. Kitts Sporting Facilities

PM Douglas and Ambassador Wu

PM Douglas (L) and Ambassador Wu
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
July 24, 2008 (SKNIS)

Plans for the upgrade of the sporting facilities in Half Way Tree and Challengers will significantly enhance community and athletic development for residents.

This was the underlying message at a brief ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday. At the event, Taiwanese Ambassador His Excellency Rong Chuan Wu presented Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas with two cheques for the necessary construction work at the facilities. US $284,000.00 was donated for use at the Half Way Tree facility, while US $115,000.00 was allocated to Challengers.

Ambassador Wu noted that the donations represent his country’s “humble contribution [to] the progression of the infrastructural [development] in St. Kitts and Nevis.” He explained that since assuming duties a few months ago, there have been important discussions regarding increased cooperation on various ventures, particularly sports and agriculture.

Prime Minister Douglas thanked the Ambassador for his close collaboration with the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis in realizing their dreams and aspirations.

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TDC Nevis gives $30,000 to 2008 Culturama Festival

TDC Limited - Nevis, West Indies

TDC Limited – Nevis, West Indies

Charlestown, Nevis
July 24, 2008

TDC Group of Companies joined the list of corporate sponsors for Nevis’ largest cultural annual festival Culturama, when TDC Nevis Ltd. presented a $30,000 cheque to the Nevis Cultural Foundation through the Culturama Secretariat, on July 24, 2008, at its Pinneys Industrial Site location.

The Company’s Managing Director Mr. Ernie France said while he presented the cheque to Culturama Chairman Mr. Halsted “Sooty” Byron, that TDC Nevis Ltd. had been associated with the Festival throughout its 34 years of existence, having provided assistance in the form of gifts and prices for all the participants.

He explained that the chance to assist with the Festival presented a unique opportunity for the Company.

“This is the highlight of the Culturama Festivity and by our sponsorship of this event [senior calypso (kasio) competition], we see this as an opportunity to ensure that a show of the highest and most professional standard is brought to all the patrons who year after year look forward to and attend this event.

“Our sponsorship also assists in ensuring this very important art form is preserved for the benefit of our children and their children’s children,” he said.

In the past, the Company had provided sponsorship for the Mr. and Miss Talented Youth Pageant but switched sponsorship to the Senior Kaiso Monarch Competition in 2006.

Mr. France thanked the Culturama Committee for the opportunity to sponsor the contest and thanked them for their collaboration as the negotiations were long and hard but cordial.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Receives $400K For Sporting Facilities

St. Kitts - Nevis PM Receives Donation Check

St. Kitts – Nevis PM (C) Receives Donation Check
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
July 24, 2008 (CUOPM)

The advancement of the young people in St. Kitts and Nevis is critically important in building a just, long lasting and fulfilling society.

So says Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas as he accepted two cheques totalling nearly US$400,000 for the development of sporting facilities in Challengers and Half Way Tree from the Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Rong-chuan Wu. US$284,000 is for Half Way Tree and US$115,000 for Challengers.

“All over the world and the Caribbean, including St. Kitts and Nevis, our young people are being challenged. We hear very often of the ills that they may be associated with. We hear very often that they are restless, that they are involved in serious crimes, that maybe enough is not said about them in terms of their true potential that needs to be developed and harnessed in the betterment of their country,” said Dr. Douglas, himself a former sports administrator.

Dr. Douglas said the financing which will see the development of sporting facilities in Half Way Tree and Challengers, will give the young people of both areas “the opportunity to build their sporting skills so that they can use their past time in a very worthwhile way.”

He repeated a comment made at last Saturday’s official opening of Football House, that there is money to be made from sports.

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United Hands Inc. To Make Medical Visit To Nevis

United Hands Inc. Medical Mission FREE Medical, Dental and Optical Screenings United Hands, Inc., a 40-member U.S.-based team of health professionals will be conducting free health screenings for the general public in St. Kitts and Nevis July 28 to 31, …

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Sea Turtle Camp Tags, Names & Releases Hawksbill Turtle

Hibiscus The Hawksbill Turtle With Transponder

Hibiscus The Hawksbill Turtle With Transponder
Charlestown, Nevis
July 22, 2008

The third annual Sea Turtle Camp organised by the Four Seasons Resort Nevis (FSRN) and the Nevis Turtle Group (NTG) saw its first highlight on July 22, when it witnessed the tagging, naming and releasing of a Hawksbill sea turtle into the ocean, on the south side of the Four Seasons pier on Pinney’s Beach.

The turtle was found while nesting around 11 PM on Monday July 21, at Jones Beach by Founder and President of the NTG Mr. Lemuel Pemberton.

Supervisor of the Kids For All Seasons (KFAS) Department at FSRN and coordinator of the Sea Turtle Camp Mrs. Barbara James, spoke of the importance of finding a turtle to the participants of the camp.

“It is very good that on the first day of the Camp the kids get to see the turtle that we found last night on Jones Beach and see it being released,” she said.

Mrs. James also gave an overview of this year’s Camp.

“We are gonna have 80 kids this year.  As a matter of fact we have three days this week.  We have a session in the morning from nine to 12, a session in the afternoon from 1 PM to 4 PM and then next week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we’re gonna have another session in the morning and in the afternoon, so we are trying to at least cater for 80 kids,” she said.

Executive Director of the non-profit organization Caribbean Conservation Corporation Mr. David Godfrey who was in Nevis to assist with the turtle awareness initiative, witnessed the capture of the turtle and reflected on it.

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