Saint Kitts & Nevis Tips

Christ Church Nichola Town

saintkittsandnevistips — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:56:51 +0000

Christ Church Nichola Town is one of 14 administrative parishes that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. The fifth largest parish on St. Kitts, it is located on the east coast of the main island of Saint Kitts. The parish capital is Nichola Town and its largest town is Molyneux.

Parishes

saintkittsandnevistips — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:55:43 +0000

The island of Nevis is divided into five administrative subdivisions called parishes, each of which has an elected representative in the Nevis Island Assembly. The division of this almost round island into parishes was done in a circular sector pattern, so each parish is shaped like a pie slice, reaching from the highest point of Nevis Peak down to the coastline.

The parishes have double names, for example Saint George Gingerland. The first part of the name is the name of the patron saint of the parish church, and the second part of the name is the traditional common name of the parish. Often the parishes are referred to simply by their common names. The religious part of a parish name is sometimes written or pronounced in the possessive: Saint George’s Gingerland.

Sanit John Figtree

saintkittsandnevistips — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:27:20 +0000

Sanit John Figtree a 5 parish on the island of Nevis and one in 14 parishes fedederacji. The capital of the parish is the village of Figtree other parishes to Brown Hill, Pemboke, Brown Pasture, Cole Hill, Beach Road and Pond Hill

Culture and art

saintkittsandnevistips — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:34:07 +0000

Folk Literature, relayed orally free of European influence. The music is dominated by hot Caribbean rhythms. The architecture used models derived from the French construction kolonialnego.

Religion

saintkittsandnevistips — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:59:02 +0000

The majority of residents are Anglicans (36%) and Methodists (32%). Further, there are still Catholics (11%), Moravian (9%) and 40 various other religious communities.

Geography

saintkittsandnevistips — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:08:06 +0000

The country has two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The highest peak, at 1,156 metres, is Mount Liamuiga.

The islands are of volcanic origin, with large central peaks covered in tropical rainforest; the steeper slopes leading to these peaks are mostly uninhabited. The majority of the population on both islands lives closer to the sea where the terrain flattens out.

There are numerous rivers descending from the mountains of both islands, which provide fresh water to the local population. St. Kitts also has one small lake.

Etymology

saintkittsandnevistips — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:49:28 +0000

Saint Kitts was named “Liamuiga” by the Kalinago Indians who inhabited the island. This name, roughly translated in English means “fertile land,” a testimony to the island’s rich volcanic soil and high productivity.

Nevis’ pre-Columbian name was “Oualie”, which translates to “land of beautiful waters”, presumably referred to the island’s many freshwater springs and hot volcanic springs.

Christopher Columbus, upon sighting what we now call Nevis in 1498, gave that island the name San Martin (Saint Martin). However, the confusion of numerous, poorly-charted small islands in the Leeward Island chain, meant that the name ended up being accidentally transferred to another island, the one which we now know as the French/Dutch island Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten.

The current name “Nevis” is derived from a Spanish name Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, by a process of abbreviation and anglicization. This Spanish name means Our Lady of the Snows. It is not known who chose this name for the island, but it is a reference to the story of a 4th century Catholic miracle: a snowfall on a mountain near Rome. Presumably the white clouds which usually wreathe the top of Nevis Peak reminded someone of the story of a miraculous snowfall in a hot climate. The island of Nevis, upon first British settlement was referred to as “Dulcina”, a name meaning “sweet one”. Its original Spanish name, “Nuestra Señora de las Nieves”, was eventually kept however, though it was soon shortened to “Nevis”.

There is some disagreement over the name which Columbus gave to St. Kitts. For many years it was thought that he named the island San Cristobal, after his patron saint Saint Christopher, the saint of travelling. However, new studies suggest that Columbus named the island Sant Jago (Saint James). The name “San Cristobal” was apparently given by Columbus to the island we now know as Saba, 20 miles northwest. It seems that “San Cristobal” came to be applied to the island of St. Kitts only as the result of a mapping error. No matter the origin of the name, the island was well documented as “San Cristobal” by the 17th century. The first British colonists kept the English translation of this name, and dubbed it “St. Christopher’s island.” In the 17th century Kit, or Kitt, was a common abbreviation for the name Christopher, and so the island was often informally referred to as “Saint Kitt’s island,” which was further shortened to “Saint Kitts.”

When to Go

saintkittsandnevistips — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:41:05 +0000

Given that rates are higher and places more crowded during the peak winter tourist season (mid-December to mid-April), the best time to visit, price- and weather-wise, is November and early December. The summer low-season (June to August) is also fine; but keep in mind that, if you plan to travel to other Caribbean destinations, some of them are appreciably hotter than St Kitts and Nevis during the summer.

Basseterre

saintkittsandnevistips — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:07:28 +0000

Basseterre (pronounced /bæsˈtɛər/), estimated population 15,500, 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at 16°50′N 62°40′WCoordinates: 16°50′N 62°40′W, on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands. The city lies within the parish of Saint George Basseterre and the southern part of the parish of Saint Peter Basseterre.

Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean.

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

saintkittsandnevistips — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:06:51 +0000

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis^[1]), located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and population.

The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called “The Narrows”.

Historically, the British dependency of Anguilla was also a part of this union, then known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.

Saint Kitts and Nevis are geographically part of the Leeward Islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Saint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. To the northeast are Antigua and Barbuda, and to the southeast is the small uninhabited island of Redonda, and the island of Montserrat, which currently has an active volcano.

Saint Kitts and Nevis were amongst the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans. Saint Kitts was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean.

Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest nation on Earth to ever host a World Cup event; it was one of the host venues of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.