Nevis Activities

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 07, 2007(CUOPM)

A 24-year-old restaurant supervisor is heading for St. Kitts, where the first poker game played on the ocean floor two years ago.

Hugo Asenjo will fly to St. Kitts after winning an Extreme Poker Tournament in Australia held 90m above the Pacific Ocean.

Last Thursday’s Extreme Poker tournament on Thursday saw six high-rollers perched on a steel mesh platform jutting from a cliff at Sydney Harbour.

The five losers of the knock-out game of TexasHold “˜Em departed in spectacular style, reported Australia’s Daily Telegraph – they exited the table by abseiling down to the rocks below.

No mean feat, considering the wind speed of about 65km an hour, according to reports.

Read More

Charlestown, Nevis
October 03, 2007

Manager of the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority (NASPA) Mr. Spencer Hanley said apart from NASPAs thrust to promote Nevis as a yacht destination, the Authority had gone to great lengths to protect sea bathers on one of the island’s most popular beaches Pinneys Beach, through the installation of EC$600,000 worth of swim buoys and moorings and the prohibition of fishing in the designated swim area.
 
He told the Department of Information on Tuesday September 02, 2007 that the move to position marked areas with buoys from Double Duce to Sunshines Beach Bar and Grill and a smaller area in front of the Four Seasons Resort with buoys would no longer be available for fishers to fetch bait.
 
In the past, Fishers were able to cast their nets to catch smaller fish which would be used for bait. However, the practice Mr. Hanley said would also attract larger fish and it was for that reason the practice would no longer be tolerated by the Authority in the marked swimming areas.

Read More

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 02, 2007

This weekend, locals will get a sample of the exciting activities being planned for the 2007-2008 National Carnival Season.

The event will be launched on Saturday, October 06 at Independence Square and will be headlined by guest artiste McArtha “Calypso Rose” Lewis of Trinidad and Tobago.

Having shared her enormous talent with audiences all over the world, Calypso Rose is reported to be the premiere ambassador of Caribbean music having produced hits such as “Fire in Me Wire” and “Gimme More Tempo.”

Read More

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 20, 2007)

The construction process at the Bird Rock athletic stadium remains on schedule.

That assurance was given by Project Manager Wycliffe Morton Jr. He was at the time updating Minister of State with responsibility for Sports Hon. Richard Skerritt during a site visit. Minister Skerritt was joined by other government officials as well as representatives of the St. Kitts Amateur Athletic Association and members of the local organizing committee for the 2008 CARIFTA Games.

“We do not foresee any problems in (completing) the project on time,” Morton reported. “All of the lead times that we have were anticipated and we expect that the first set of heavy material (such as steel) will arrive on site in the next two weeks.”

Most of the building materials the project manager referred to are being custom made in various countries including Trinidad and the United States.

Read More