Developments in St Kitts

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About St Kitts

Affectionately named

St. Kitts is the larger of two volcanic, mountainous islands, the other being Nevis.  The pair represent two sides of one handsome coin, and share a St. Kitts-based government.  Originally named St Christopher - after the patron saint of travellers - by Christopher Columbus himself, the island was always know colloquially (and later officially) as St Kitts.

Thriving economy

The government of St Kitts recently embarked on a major drive to boost tourism and foreign investment, with dramatic effect.  In 2005 they ceased all sugarcane production and refocused the budgets into tourism, and abolished property tax for non nationals. There is now no income tax, capital gains tax on property owned for 12 months, wealth tax or inheritance tax.

The result saw FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) up a remarkable 83% in 2005, and tourism is growing at a higher rate than in any other Caribbean state.  Now is perfect time to consider property investment in this flourishing little island.

Historically important

No less than nine forts once guarded the island’s coastline. None more impressive than the massive Brimstone Hill Fortress now a perfectly preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site and well worth exploring.  Nevis, too, boasts important historic sights.  The island is the birthplace of American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and his former home is now a museum;. Great Britain’s famed naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson met and married Nevisian Fanny Brice here in 1787, and their marriage licence is recorded at Fig Tree Church.

Natural attractions

Some of the best beaches and opportunities for watersports are found at Frigate Bay, where many of the hotel rooms are located, or just beyond in the Southeast Peninsula.  Here, special white-sand coves ring the peninsula’s rolling hills and salt ponds. Watch for green vervet monkeys scampering across the road, dodging into bushes or looking for a handout at Turtle Beach.

Bird-watchers will delight in St. Kitts’ treetops, where one might spot brown boobies, magnificent frigate birds, cattle egrets, black-faced grass quits and black-whiskered vireos.  Golfers enjoy the 18-hole course at the St. Kitts Royal Golf Club, where some holes overlook the Atlantic Ocean, others the Caribbean Sea. Scuba enthusiasts, from beginners to experienced divers, will enjoy St. Kitts’ wrecks, reefs, walls and caves.