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St. Kitts – Nevis Sports Tourism Growing

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis (July 19, 2007)

St. Kitts and Nevis continues to set new records as the government’s sports tourism strategy scores high marks with local, regional and international administrators and officials.

The impressive cricket facilities on island led by the modern Warner Park cricket stadium have proven attractive to foreign teams wishing to compete against local squads during preseason exhibition matches or host competitive tournaments.

Exclusive of the four cricket teams and thousands of fans that came for the ICC Cricket World Cup last March, the island has hosted clubs from prestigious institutions such as the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from Lords in the United Kingdom and staged the Leeward Islands Masters Cricket Tournament.

Sports Tourism Officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture Carol Clarke told SKNIS that enthusiasts can now look forward to seeing more exciting cricket and possibly catch a glimpse of the next Brian Lara, Ian Botham or Courtney Walsh over the coming weeks as cricket clubs from two schools in the U.K. tour St. Kitts and Nevis. The island will also play host to the West Indies Under 19 Championship.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 19th 2007 (CUOPM) The governing St. Kitts – Nevis Labour Party Administration has announced the setting up of a lands sale office to dispose of 5,000 lots in 24 different locations on St. Kitts. Minister of …

Charlestown, Nevis (July 19, 2007)

Premier of Nevis the Hon. Joseph Parry urged Nevisians to enjoy the islands’ cultural festival ““ Culturama, in a peaceful and crime free manner, while he briefly welcomed all the festival’s participants and stakeholders, at the Premier’s Cocktail hosted in their honour, at the Old Manor Hotel in Gingerland on Wednesday July 19, 2007.

The annual festival which will commence of July 27 to August 7 will include a Miss Culture Pageant, a Senior Calypso contest, a Mr. and Miss Talented Youth Pageant, a Junior Calypso competition, Mr. Kool contest, a Cultural Food Fair, a street parade and Jou’vert jump up in the streets of Charlestown. This year’s theme is “Feel de Riddim its Culturama 2007″ and will be celebrated under the patronage of Mr. Nehemiah Neale.

Meantime, Minister with responsibility for Culture on Nevis the Hon. Hensley Daniel urged Nevisians to use Culturama 2007 to redirect their minds to the festival’s original ideals.

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis, July 19th 2007 (CUOPM)

The St. Kitts and Nevis Cabinet has ratified the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.

Cabinet met on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and gave its official nod to the amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, named after the Japanese city in which the protocol was adopted. Countries ratifying the Kyoto Protocol commit to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, sulpur hexafluoride and other greenhouse gases.

“These greenhouse gases interfere with the atmosphere and can cause global warming and climate change. St. Kitts and Nevis now joins all other Caribbean countries in ratifying this important protocol designed to protect the World’s fragile climate system,” said Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Sustainable Development, Information and Technology, Sen. the Hon. Nigel Carty following Wednesday’s Cabinet Meeting, the second for the week.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Sports Tourism Growing

St. Kitts To Dispose Of 5,000 Lots Of Land

Nevis Premier Calls For A Peaceful Culturama

Nevis Ratifies Kyoto Protocol On Climate Change

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