How Government Aviation Taxes Negatively Impact Caribbean Tourism
The following is the text of a speech given by St Kitts and Nevis Tourism & International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt to the ICAO Plenary Session in Montreal on Wednesday. Mr President, Mr Secretary General, fellow delegates, distinguished ladies and […]
Nevis Tourism Authority Names New CEO
Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Nevis Tourism Authority has named Greg Phillip its new Chief Executive Officer. Phillip, a former chairman of the NTA’s Board of Directors and manager of the Nevis branch of Scotiabank, […]
News St Kitts and Nevis Celebrates 30 Years of Independence
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis celebrated its 30th anniversary of independence on Thursday. The twin-island federation officially became independent from the United Kingdom on Sept. 19, 1983, and it remains the […]
St Kitts and Nevis Completes Construction of Airport Solar Farm
Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has officially completed construction on a 1-megawatt solar farm at the country’s Robert L Bradshaw International Airport. The solar farm will officially launch […]
St Kitts Airport Readying Expansion of Arrivals Terminal
Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The arrival hall at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts is set to begin this month, according to Jonathan Bass, CEO of the St […]
News St Kitts Eyes More Hotel Rooms
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Does St Kitts and Nevis need more hotel rooms? It does if it plans to go ahead with plans to increase the number of stayover arrivals to the twin-island federation, […]
St Kitts Predicting Record Cruise Traffic for 2013/2014 Season
Above: Port Zante (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis says it is predicting a significant increase in cruise traffic for the upcoming season. The government is predicting around 750,000 cruise passengers, by conservative estimates, according […]
Japan to Build $12 Million Fisheries Complex in Nevis
Above: Charlestown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan’s government will be soon building a $12 million fisheries complex in Nevis, the island’s government announced. The news of the long-awaited project, which will be located in the Bath Village […]