Nevis News

August 6, 2007
AP

Fewer Americans are choosing Caribbean vacations as the market sets sights on more unique experiences in holiday travel. – File
 
The turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of the Caribbean appear to be losing some of their allure for United States tourists.

Americans who flocked to the islands in record numbers until recently are finding new destinations or staying home, leading to declines of more than 10 per cent this year in islands including Jamaica, St. Lucia and Grenada.

Governments have aimed marketing pitches at Canada and Europe to compensate for slippage in the American market, which accounts for about 60 per cent of the region’s vital tourism business.

“The trickle-down effect is huge,” said Richard Kahn, a spokesman for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO). “In the long run, this could mean the loss of jobs throughout the Caribbean.”

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Charlestown, Nevis
August 04, 2007
For Immediate Publice Release

Premier of Nevis the Hon. Joseph Parry said it was important for the people Nevis, St. Kitts and the wider Caribbean to embrace each other and lend their support in local investment initiatives. His call came on Thursday August 04, 2007, at an official ceremony to launch the Sea Bridge Ferry Service at Cades Bay.
 
He said, too often the word investor was taken out of context and cited the Sea Bridge project in which local investors headed by Mr. Rawlinson Isaac CEO of Sea Bridge (SKN) Inc. had not receive the same treatment as foreign investors.
 
 “The word investor must mean a person who wants to invest in a country, investor is supposed to have no colour, complexion or no rank. It should just be someone who wants to make some money for them and at the same time help to develop the country.
 
“I am very concerned that here in Nevis, sometimes when our own local people come forward, we tend to beat them down and we try to break them up. I have found it very strange in dealing with this particular project the attitude of many Nevisians towards Mr. Isaac and the project,” he said.

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Charlestown, Nevis
August 04, 2007
For Immediate Publice Release

Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis the Hon. Denzil Douglas has hailed the launch of the Sea Bridge (SKN) Inc. ferry service as one which provided a new level of service that would link both islands economically and socially.
 
He was at the time delivering the feature address which marked the launch of the Sea Bridge ferry service on August 02, 2007, at the landing site at Cades Bay.  The ferry service which caters to vehicle owners as well as passengers offers a 15 minute route from Cades Bay in Nevis to Majors Bay on the South East Peninsula in St. Kitts.
 
“For two islands that are so close to each other, the most natural desire is to have easier access to each other. Easier Access would help to promote greater cohesiveness among our people. It would enhance the opportunities to do business, diversify options for leisure activities among our people and create new levels of convenience for our visitors,” he said.
 
Mr. Douglas encouraged nationals to engage in the investment opportunities that were emerging in the economy. He said it was critical that everyone understood there was room for private sector investment in the transportation sector although millions of dollars had been spent to upgrade the air and sea ports to increase air and sea traffic in the Federation.

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