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St. Kitts – Nevis Unveils New Tourism Slogan

St. Kitts – Nevis Tourism Slogan – 2008
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Frigate Bay, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 2008

The Tourism Awareness Month now has its slogan for 2008, thanks to the participation of the public in the Tourism Month Slogan Competition. At a brief ceremony held at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel and Casino, the slogan, “Tourism ““ The Time Is Now. The Opportunity, Yours” was unveiled to rapturous applause by the Minister of State of Tourism, Sports and Culture and Mrs. Rosecita Jeffers, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority. The winning slogan was submitted by Mrs. Sharon Hetherington of Calypso Bay.

In his brief remarks, Minister of State of Tourism, Sports and Culture, Richard Skerritt reflected on the judges’ choice of the Slogan. “I think the judges were moving in the direction of people empowerment and the need for our people to see the industry as an ongoing evolution of opportunities.” He added, “Tourism is a very solid and important sector for the future of our independence. And while we celebrate our independence, our heroes and other things in our community that have allowed us to get to this point in time, this is an attempt to remind people that it is the tourism sector that will be the focal point of wealth creation and improving the quality of life for our people.”

The National Flag Of Saint Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
July 30, 2008 (SKNIS)

Family outreach and reintegration into society will be two of the main services offered at the St. Kitts and Nevis Coed Rehabilitation Center, when it is opened in 2009.

The center is one component of Government’s Child Development Project (CDP) which seeks to improve the status of children at risk by supporting programmes of early detection and remediation of behavioural and learning difficulties as well as rehabilitative care for persons who have committed offenses.

Appearing on this week’s edition of the SKNIS radio magazine programme, Perspectives, Ian “˜Patches’ Liburd, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Development, noted that the new juvenile center will offer a second chance to young men and women.

“The rehabilitation center is designed to house 20 boys and 10 girls and will provide quality treatment and child development services including counseling,” Liburd said.

The center will be located at Harris’ Village and will be placed on a 3.1 acre lot. Funding for construction was secured from the Caribbean Development Bank at an approximate cost of $5.2 million. The work will be undertaken by Stephen and Associates Ltd. and is expected to be completed in one year.

Future Site of Silver Reef Development
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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis,
July 08, 2008 (CUOPM)

The tourism industry is set for an unparalleled period of growth.

That’s according to St. Kitts and Nevis‘ Minister of State for Tourism, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerrit.

In an exclusive insight for TravelMole – – the online community for the travel and tourism industry ““ Minister Skerrit detailed the strategy of “˜synching’ – a move away from the previously dominant sugar trade to a sustainable, responsible tourism industry aligned with a more diverse agricultural policy.

“All the developments currently planned for the island such as Kittitian Hill, Silver Reef and the massive Peninsula plan are all strands in an overall strategy of ensuring luxury, low impact products across the islands,” he said.

“These will help create local jobs, wealth and career paths for many of our citizens.”

Goat Pen In Saint Kitts
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 25, 2008 (CUOPM)

With a significant increase in livestock production in St. Kitts, the Department of Agriculture says the Bayfords Farm is being rehabilitated after years of inactivity.

“There are a total of 21 Holstein cattle which consists of 17 females and 4 males. The fencing of approximately 25 acres has been repaired and pastures cleaned. Ten acres of land has been identified at Bayfords farm as the designated pig production site for the St. Peter’s community,” said Acting Director if Agriculture, Mr. Ashton Stanley.

The Department of Agriculture also disclosed that Bourkes Breeding Unit has the responsibility for the conservation, multiplication and sale of pure breeding stock of sheep primarily Barbados Black Belly which saw a slight increase in 2007.

The Department of Agriculture is reporting that beef production during 2007 increased by 50.2 percent from 60,200 kilos in 2006 to 90,400 kilos in 2007.

It said that the increased production during 2007 was achieved mainly by the willingness of the local supermarkets to purchase more local beef at a competitive price and the ability of the farmers to supply.

The Department said it facilitated the sale of 49,340 kilos of beef to supermarkets and other processors and 8,415 kilos to the school feeding programme.

St. Kitts’ Tourism Aims For The Luxury Market

Bob and Elvis Tour Bus - St. Kitts

Luxury Tourism In St. Kitts Is The Goal
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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 25, 2008 (CUOPM)

Targeting the luxury traveler may seem out of sync given the current economic climate of soaring fuel prices, high air fares, inflation and a sagging dollar.

But not to Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Tourism, Sports and Culture.

“We’ve got challenges, to be sure, but I’m reading the right market,” he was quoted by Gay Nagle Myers in the Travel Weekly ““ the National Newspaper of the Travel Industry.

When St. Kitts moved from 350 years of sugar production to a tourism-based and tourism-driven economy in 2005, Minister Skerritt was instrumental in orchestrating a revised tourism policy and a strategic tourism plan. Key elements of the plan included the development of high-end resorts with residential components.

“The luxury market continues to look for investment opportunities in second and third homes,” he said. “St. Kitts is a fresh opportunity.”

However, the current economic scenario forces travelers to be more creative and careful in their quest for vacation experiences, according to Skerritt, who said: “More than 50 percent of our revenue comes from tourism. St. Kitts has to fight for market share where there is growth.”

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