Nevis Activities

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

Cruise Passengers Spend More On St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts Nevis
December 11, 2007 (CUOPM)

Despite a near six percent decline in cruise ship passengers, expenditure by cruise ship passengers in 2006 increased from EC$19.5 million to EC$19.9 million.

Delivering the 2008 Budget Address in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Prime Minister Douglas, who is also Minister of Finance, said expenditure by stay-over visitors reached EC$10.9 million in 2006.

Dr. Douglas, who is also the Minister of Finance, said economic growth in St. Kitts and Nevis over the last decade has been increasingly based on the continual improvement of the tourism product.

He said that the tourism sector’s significant and growing contribution to GDP through visitor expenditure, foreign exchange earnings, and employment generation is critical to the continued progress of the twin-island Federation.

Dr. Douglas said that in 2006, the Tourism Sector continued to record significant growth and to make a substantial contribution to economic activity.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Carnival Grand Marshall Named

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis December 07, 2007 Theophilus “Theo” Chumney is the Grand Marshall for the 2007-2008 St. Kitts – Nevis National Carnival Parade. Chumney, who hails from Buckley’s Estate, has deep roots in the masquerade dance tradition. He …

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St. Kitts – Nevis Has New Home For Christmas Show

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis December 06, 2007 Independence Square is the new home for one of the season’s more popular events, “In the Spirit of Christmas.” Dorette Liburd of the Department of Culture told SKNIS that the venue change …

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St. Kitts – Nevis Vows To Build Sports Tourism

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 06, 2007

The year 2007 will go down in history  as the most successful for sports tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis with a total of 1,797 athletes from 31 groups and a number of officials visiting the twin-island Federation.

With the CARIFTA Games slated for next March and two One-Day Internationals between the Australian and West Indies cricket teams in July, government is continuing to work hard to match and possibly surpass the 2007 figures.

Minister of State responsible for Tourism, Sports and Culture the Hon. Richard Skerritt told SKNIS that the quality of the sporting facilities coupled with the beauty of the destination and the highly rated accommodations is a formula that is yielding successful results.

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St. Kitts – Nevis On WhollyGenes 4th Annual Cruise

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 06, 2007 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts’ Port Zante is on the itinerary of The WhollyGenes Fourth Annual Cruise and Conference scheduled for October 26th to November 2nd 2008.

The Conference will be held on board the 3,622-passenger Caribbean Princess which leaves New York on October 26th with St. Kitts, its first port of call on Thursday October 30th.

From St. Kitts, the 113,000 tonne Caribbean Princess will visit Antigua, St. Thomas and then San Juan, Puerto Rico.

President of the WhollyGenes, Bob Velke, who is the developer of The Master Genealogist, a genealogy database software programme said that the educational and fun-filled voyage to the Eastern Caribbean will include opportunities to learn about genealogical research methods, tools and technologies from noted speakers and authorities in those fields.

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