Nevis Activities

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

Cricket fever is sweeping Saint Kitts – Nevis!

Roberta Avery
Special to the Toronto Star

St.Kitts – Nevis ““It’s the tiny Caribbean country that could.

The twin island states of St. Kitts and Nevis faced skepticism and at times ridicule but have pulled off what naysayers predicted would be impossible. Not only is their Warner Park Stadium ready for the 2007 World Cup of Cricket, it’s also been called one of the best cricket grounds in the Caribbean.

“Pound for pound, it is the best venue and I certainly feel the pride of St. Kitts and Nevis,” said Chris Dehring, managing director of the International Cricket Council’s Cricket World Cup 2007.

Dehring was a part of a group of ICC officials who ended a tour of the nine World Cup venues spread across the Caribbean with a visit to St. Kitts Nov. 27.

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Cricket World Cup Encouraging Fans To Buy Tickets

By Michael Melia
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)

Six weeks before the start of the cricket World Cup, tournament organizers are rolling out a last-minute advertising blitz in the Caribbean to boost sagging ticket sales.

About half the seats for matches in the nine host countries are available and officials are rallying local fans to pick up the slack once over-the-counter ticket sales begin Thursday.

“It’s going to depend on local support,” chief ticketing officer Delroy Taylor said. “We’re expecting the people of the Caribbean will come through in this last phase.”

The tiny host nations have spent millions of dollars on new stadiums, roads and other improvements ahead of the tournament – billed as the largest sporting event ever in the Caribbean. But gaps in the stands could sour what many of the countries prize as a rare moment in the spotlight.

Although hosts of later rounds are already turning fans away from some matches, including the final in Barbados, other countries, including Trinidad and Tobago and St. Kitts, are worried because they lack high-profile contests.

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Tourism Week To Help Nevis Business

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 29, 2007)
Premier and Minister of Tourism on Nevis the Hon. Joseph Parry said that knowledge of the opportunities available to small businesses and the invaluable role they play in the tourism industry  will be the focus of activities surrounding Tourism Week 2007. The event is organised by the Ministry of Tourism under the theme “Tourism is Our Business”.
 
In a televised address to herald the start of Tourism Week 2007, Mr. Parry said that the week which will end on February 3rd, would seek to emphasise greater awareness of Nevis’ tourism product and would reflect the value attached by the Nevis Reformation Party led Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to partnerships among various sectors of the economy.

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Cruise Ship Lodging For Cricket World Cup

Wednesday January 24, 2007
By Corliss Smithen

Fifteen hundred more rooms will be available for visitors coming to Saint Kitts and Nevis for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC).

Royal Zante Cruises will be providing floating hotel accommodation for a number of the thousands of tourists the Federation is expecting to arrive for the event.

Balmoral, a promotional company, is collaborating with Royal Zante Cruises to market the vessel.

“The ship will provide accommodation for World Cup cricket. We will quickly investigate which other islands need floating hotels. I have an appointment in Barbados tomorrow with Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and they are cooperating with us.

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Nevis Tourism To Showcase Nevis For Cricket World Cup

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January19, 2007)
The Nevis Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Social Transformation, Youth, Sports Culture, Trade, Industry and Consumer Affairs have joined forces to enhance the visitor experience while on Nevis for the upcoming 2007 Cricket World Cup
 
According to Mr. Devon Liburd, Tourism Officer at the Authority, both bodies have formed a World Cup 2007 Visitor Experience Enhancement Committee to make sure that an indelible mark and a lasting memorable impression would remain with visitors to Nevis during that period.
 
The Tourism official said, though the cricket matches would be played in St. Kitts, not all visitors would be attending the matches and there would be a number of rest days during the matches, the Committee would provide an avenue through which visitors could enjoy some of what Nevis had to offer.

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