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TOUR OPERATOR SAYS SHE HAS BENEFITTED FROM THE GROWTH OF TOURISM IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Published 5 December 2018

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TOUR OPERATOR SAYS SHE HAS BENEFITTED FROM THE GROWTH OF TOURISM IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2018 (SKNIS): Frontline workers in the tourism industry have greatly benefitted from the many advancements in St. Kitts. From the booming cruise industry to the building of world-renowned hotels, St. Kitts is on the move.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) caught up with Annie Fontaine-Christopher of Annie’s Caribbean Tours and Excursions who said that tourism in St. Kitts is definitely on an upward trend.

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BIGGER AND BIGGER CRUISE SHIPS VISIT ST. KITTS-NEVIS

Published 20 November 2018

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BIGGER AND BIGGER CRUISE SHIPS VISIT ST. KITTS-NEVIS

In 2017, a total of five cruise ships visited the Federation in a single day, bringing with them over 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 20, 2018 (SKNIS): As the local cruise tourism sector expands, the Federation is attracting more than one million passengers per season – a distinction which has resulted in its marquee status designation by the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA).

“We are having bigger ships. And so, on December 11, we are going to welcome Symphony of the Seas [for its inaugural visit], which is the world’s largest cruise ship that will bring a passenger count somewhere in the region of 7,600; 10,000 tops, including the crew,” said Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant at the recent Prime Minister’s press conference.

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CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND CRUISE PIER IN ST. KITTS MOVING APACE; ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 2019

Published 20 November 2018

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CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND CRUISE PIER IN ST. KITTS MOVING APACE; ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 2019

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 20, 2018 (SKNIS): Construction of the second cruise pier at Port Zante in St. Kitts is moving apace and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2019, said the Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd, while responding to a question at the prime minister’s recent monthly press conference.

“The construction works are on schedule and we anticipate that it would be completed in September 2019 barring any bad weather,” said Minister Liburd. “Just last week, we carried out an updated simulation of ships – the simulation to satisfy us in terms of the berthing of three Oasis class ships” – the world’s largest and longest passenger ships.

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CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND CRUISE PIER IN ST. KITTS MOVING APACE; ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 2019

Published 19 November 2018

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CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND CRUISE PIER IN ST. KITTS MOVING APACE; ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 2019

Royal Caribbean Cruises ocean cruise ship

Google Photo: MS Symphony of the Seas owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International, will make its inaugural visit to Port Zante, St. Kitts on December 11, 2018.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 19, 2018 (SKNIS): Construction of the second cruise pier at Port Zante in St. Kitts is moving apace and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2019, said the Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd, while responding to a question at the prime minister’s recent monthly press conference.

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Fly Jamaica: Boeing passenger plane crash lands at Guyana airport after ‘technical problem’ on way to Toronto

Published 9 November 2018

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Fly Jamaica: Boeing passenger plane crash lands at Guyana airport after ‘technical problem’ on way to Toronto

Aircraft overshoots runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport

A Fly Jamaica plane has been forced into a crash landing at a Guyana airport after developing a “technical problem” en route to Toronto, leaving at least six passengers injured.

The Boeing 757 was carrying 118 people including two infants and was forced to turn round minutes into the flight due to a “hydraulics problem”.

In the emergency landing the aircraft overran the airstrip, crashed through a perimeter fence and came to a rest a few feet in front of a steep ditch. Passengers exited the craft on escape slides.