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45-650: The SKNFA Premier League , known for sponsorship reasons as the SKNFA National Bank Premier League (previously SKNFA Digicel Super League ), is the Saint Kitts top division, created in 1980 and organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association . It currently has 10 participating clubs and the season lasts from September to May. At the Regular Stage, each club plays the others twice (home and away) and

90-692: A financial centre in the Eastern Caribbean. It is home to the headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank , as well as the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange , which lists securities for companies and corporations in the region. The city is also headquarters for the St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank , the largest bank in the Eastern Caribbean, in terms of assets. The city is also

135-508: A growth of just under 40% in a two-year period. As tourism grows, the demand for vacation property increases in conjunction. Saint Kitts & Nevis also acquires foreign direct investment from their unique citizenship-by-investment programme, outlined in their Citizenship Act of 1984. Interested parties can acquire citizenship if they pass the government's strict background checks and make an investment into an approved real estate development. Purchasers who pass government due diligence and make

180-656: A large number of Christian churches in the city for its size. Most are Protestant , due to British colonization, but the cathedral in Basseterre is Catholic . The Anglican , also called the "Church of England", has the largest number of members, followed by the Methodist . Other Protestant denominations include Moravian , Church of God , Baptist , Seventh-day Adventist , Jehovah's Witness , Rivers of Living Water and Pentecostal . Afro-Christian syncretic sects are also widespread. The city of Basseterre has established itself as

225-489: A major Eastern Caribbean industrial centre; its main exports being bass, electronics, beverages, apparel, and salt. The once dominating sugar industry closed in 2005. This was due to overwhelming debts and further predicted hardships from major price cuts planned by the EU . There are specified industrial estates which carry out sub-sonic technology, food processing, light engineering, bass engineering, and rum distilling. Basseterre

270-583: A minimum investment of US$ 400,000, into qualifying government-approved real estate, are entitled to apply for citizenship of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Many projects are approved under the citizenship-by-investment programme. The country hosts an annual St. Kitts Music Festival . Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport serves Saint Kitts. The Basseterre Ferry Terminal facilitates travel between Saint Kitts and sister island Nevis. The narrow-gauge (30 inches ) St. Kitts Scenic Railway circles

315-512: A pre-calculated price. The Deep Water Harbour in Basseterre is capable of both hosting and berthing of cruise ships or the handling of cargo. It is located to the extreme East of Basseterre Bay. Port Zante, in the centre of the Bay, is for cruise ships only. The port can accommodate the largest cruise ships in the world. It also has a marina . The bay is also home to the bustling ferry operation which takes place between Basseterre and Charlestown,

360-663: A shallow 3-kilometre (2 mi) channel known as " The Narrows ". Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s. Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies until gaining independence on 19 September 1983. The island is one of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles . It is situated about 2,100 km (1,300 mi) southeast of Miami , Florida , US. The land area of Saint Kitts

405-572: A trip 5 to 10 miles (16 km), and $ 3.75 for a trip over 10 miles (16 km). (EC dollars. 1 US = 2.7 EC) No public buses travel southwards to the main resort areas in Frigate Bay and the South East Peninsula. Taxis have yellow license plates starting with the letter "T" or "TA". The taxi station in Basseterre is located at the Circus (466 6999). The taxis will take you just about anywhere for

450-511: Is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant volcano 1,156 metres (3,793 ft) high. The youngest volcanic centre is Mt. Liamuiga , 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in diameter and rising to an elevation of 1,155 metres (3,789 ft). Its last eruption was 1,620 years ago, corresponding with the Steel Dust series of pyroclastic deposits on the western flank. The Mansion Series of pyroclastic deposits and andesite with basalt layers occur on

495-589: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saint Kitts Saint Kitts , officially Saint Christopher , is an island in the West Indies . The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean . Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis . Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by

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540-402: Is a hub for all major roads on the island of St. Kitts. Driving is done on the left. The speed limit in the city is 40 km/h (25 mph) everywhere, with special caution to be taken around school zones. Public buses have a green license plate starting with the letter "H". There are 5 main bus routes on St. Kitts: All bus fees are $ 2.50 for a trip 5 miles (8.0 km) and under, $ 3.00 for

585-496: Is about 168 km (65 sq mi), being approximately 29 km (18 mi) long and on average about 8 km (5.0 mi) across. Saint Kitts has a population of about 40,000, the majority of whom are of African descent . The primary language is English , with a literacy rate of approximately 98%. Residents call themselves Kittitians . The island is named after the Christian Saint Christopher ; "Kit"

630-466: Is also home to several institutions of higher education, including Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine , Windsor University School of Medicine , and the University of Medicine and Health Sciences . The capital of the two-island nation, and also its largest port, is the town of Basseterre on Saint Kitts. There is a modern facility for handling large cruise ships there. A ring road goes around

675-570: Is geared towards tourism, and the Independence Square , which contains the cathedral, courthouse, and most of the older buildings. Basseterre is the main commercial and industrial centre of St. Kitts. It is also the country's main port of entry for both sea and air travel, as well as the road and rail transport hub. It houses the administration buildings for the federal government (those for the island of Nevis are in Charlestown ). It also houses

720-703: The Igneri people, members of the Arawak group. Around 1300 AD, the Kalinago , or Carib people arrived on the islands. These agriculturalists quickly dispersed the Igneri, and forced them northwards to the Greater Antilles . They named Saint Kitts "Liamuiga" meaning "fertile island", and would likely have expanded further north if not for the arrival of Europeans. A Spanish expedition under Christopher Columbus arrived and claimed

765-578: The UNESCO World Heritage Site at Brimstone Hill and the now-crumbling Fort Charles . Since 1783, Saint Kitts has been affiliated with the Kingdom of Great Britain , which became the United Kingdom . The island originally produced tobacco , but farmers switched to sugarcane in 1640 because of stiff competition from the colony of Virginia . The labour-intensive cultivation of sugar cane

810-474: The Middle Range to the southeast. This Middle Range is another stratovolcano 976 m in height with a small summit crater containing a lake. Next in line is the 900 metres (3,000 ft) South East Range, 1 Myr in age, consisting of four peaks. Ottley's dome and Monkey Hill dome are on the flanks, while the older volcanoes represented by Canada Hills, and Conaree Hills lie past the airport and Basseterre on

855-529: The United States and Canada during tourist season. The also nearby Vance W. Amory International Airport is located on the neighboring island of Nevis. The airport serves regional destinations, primarily in the Caribbean. St. Kitts' 58 km of narrow (0.762m)-gauge railway terminates in Basseterre, and encompasses the island in a circular pattern. The railway lines, originally built to transport sugar cane to

900-558: The capital of Nevis. There are numerous trips daily, served by as many as six different ferry boats. Ferry service also exists between Basseterre and Oranjestad , Statia as well as to St. Maarten , but the trips are irregular and infrequent. The Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport serves the city of Basseterre and is located in the city's most North Eastern area. It has direct flights to London , New York , and Miami and seasonal flights to Charlotte, North Carolina , Atlanta , and Philadelphia in addition to other major cities in

945-441: The centre of Basseterre. Most of the city structures were built after the great fire of 1867. The Circus was modelled after Piccadilly Circus , and the fountain in the centre was built in 1883, and dedicated to The Honourable Thomas Berkeley Hardtman Berkeley, the father of Henry Spencer Berkeley . The city of Basseterre skirts a 2-mile (3.2 km) bay on the southwestern shore of St. Kitts, Basseterre Bay. The city lies within

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990-427: The city annually. Basseterre is a small city that is laid out in a grid pattern. It has four main streets running west to east, and they are listed here in sequence from south to north: Bay Road, Liverpool Row, Central Street, and Cayon Street. The main street running north to south is Fort Street/Bank Street, which is home to the bulk of the island's main shops and banks. The city has two centres, at The Circus , which

1035-476: The dismay of the Nevisians and Anguillans. Anguilla left this arrangement in 1971, after an armed raid on Saint Kitts in 1967. Sugar production continued to dominate the local economy until 2005, when, after 365 years of having a monoculture , the government closed the sugar industry . This decision was made because of huge losses and European Union plans to greatly cut sugar prices. For purposes of governing,

1080-482: The headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank , as well as the headquarters for many other regional financial institutions. Despite its small size, Basseterre played host to Carifesta VII (the Caribbean Festival of Arts) in 2000, outbidding rivals many times its size. The city was able to outbid the United States of America to host matches for the 2007 World Cricket Cup . The Warner Park Sporting Complex

1125-475: The industry in 2005. Tourism is a major and growing source of income to the island, although the number and density of resorts is less than on many other Caribbean islands. Transportation , non-sugar agriculture, manufacturing and construction are the other growing sectors of the economy. Saint Kitts is dependent on tourism to drive its economy. Tourism has been increasing since 1978. In 2009, there were 587,479 arrivals to Saint Kitts compared to 379,473 in 2007,

1170-428: The island and offers passenger service from its headquarters near the airport, although the service is geared more for tourists than as day-to-day transportation for residents. Built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane from farms to the sugar factory in Basseterre, since 2003 the railway has offered a 3.5-hour, 30-mile circle tour of the island on specially designed double-decker open-air coaches, with 12 miles of

1215-555: The island for Spain in 1493. The first English colony was established in 1623, followed by a French colony in 1625. The English and French briefly united to pre-empt a Kalinago ambush. They massacred the local Kalinago , and then partitioned the island, with the English colonists in the middle and the French on either end. In 1629 , a Spanish force sent to clear the islands of foreign settlement seized St. Kitts. The English settlement

1260-530: The island is divided into nine parishes : Saint Kitts & Nevis uses the Eastern Caribbean dollar , which maintains a fixed exchange rate of 2.7-to-one with the United States dollar . The US dollar is almost as widely accepted on the island as the Eastern Caribbean dollar. For hundreds of years, Saint Kitts operated as a sugar monoculture , but due to decreasing profitability, the government closed

1305-405: The large Basseterre Valley , almost completely surrounded by lush green hills and mountains. It is primarily low-lying, which is one explanation for the name which the French gave it, as Basseterre translates to "low land" in English. However, the name Basseterre is also due to the fact that the island is on the lee of winds of the island, and is thus a safe anchorage. The name Capesterre, given to

1350-447: The northern flank, along with mudflows . This volcano has a crater 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide and 244 metres (801 ft) deep, plus two distinct parasitic domes consisting primarily of andesite , Brimstone Hill and Sandy Point Hill which is coalesced with Farm Flat. Brimstone Hill is noted for having limestone on its flanks, which was dragged upward with the formation of the dome 44,400 years ago. Mt. Liamuiga partially overlays

1395-593: The perimeter of the island with smaller roads branching off it; the interior of the island is too steep for habitation. Saint Kitts is 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Sint Eustatius to the north and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Nevis to the south. St. Kitts has three distinct groups of volcanic peaks: the North West or Mount Misery Range; the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range. The highest peak

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1440-588: The recent years in the CFU Club Championship nor CONCACAF Champions' Cup/CONCACAF Champions League . Their last appearance was in CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1994 represented by Newtown United . This article about sports in Saint Kitts and Nevis is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a CONCACAF/North, Central American and Caribbean association football competition

1485-666: The region to the north, was dubbed so as it was facing the wind. Basseterre is surrounded by the Olivees Mountains to the north and the Conaree-Morne peaks to the east. The city is drained by the College River and the Westbourne River, which are locally known as "ghauts" and are dry most of the year. They even form streets in downtown Basseterre. This engineering folly has proven quite disastrous though, as College River has been

1530-673: The scene of many disastrous floods in Basseterre history. Port Zante, located in the centre of the bay, lies on 15 acres (61,000 m ) of land reclaimed from the sea in 1995. Under the Köppen climate classification , Basseterre features a tropical rainforest climate . As is the characteristic of cities with this climate, temperatures remain constant throughout the course of the year, with temperatures averaging 27 °C (81 °F) year-round. Basseterre has no dry season ; all 12 months on average see more than 60 mm (2.36 in.) of precipitation. On average, 1700 mm (66.93 in.) of rain falls on

1575-457: The southeast flank. The Salt Dome Peninsula contains the oldest volcanic deposits, 2.3–2.77 Myr in age, consisting of at least nine Pelean domes rising up to 319 metres (1,047 ft) in height, which includes Williams Hill and St. Anthony's Peak . During the last ice age , the sea level was up to 91 metres (300 ft) lower and St. Kitts and Nevis were one island along with Saba and Sint Eustatius (also known as Statia). St. Kitts

1620-479: The top four teams qualify to Super Four stage. The qualified teams play each other once and the top two teams from Super Four play a 3-legged Championship Play-off to determine the season champion. The lowest placed team in Regular Stage is relegated to Saint Kitts and Nevis Division 1 , from which another one is promoted. Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Saint Kitts and Nevis teams played in

1665-405: The trip being by bus. Saint Kitts is or was the residence of: Basseterre Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean . Basseterre was founded in 1627 by the French, under Sieur Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc . It served as the capital of the French colony of Saint-Christophe, which consisted of the northern and southern extremities of the island of St. Kitts (the centre

1710-432: Was abolished by an Act of Parliament which became law on 1 August 1834. This emancipation was followed by four years of forced enslavement, put in place to protect the "planters" (plantation owners) from losing their free labour force. 1 August is now celebrated as a public holiday and is called Emancipation Day . In 1883, Saint Kitts, Nevis , and Anguilla were all linked under one presidency, located on Saint Kitts, to

1755-482: Was formerly a common diminutive of "Christopher". Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is the largest fortress ever built in the Eastern Caribbean. The island of Saint Kitts is home to the Warner Park Cricket Stadium , which was used to host 2007 Cricket World Cup matches. This made Saint Kitts and Nevis the smallest nation to ever host a World Cup event . Saint Kitts

1800-415: Was made capital of the island of St. Kitts in 1727, following the expulsion of the French from the island and the establishment of full British control. The city of Basseterre has one of the most tragic histories of any Caribbean capital, destroyed many times by colonial wars, fire, earthquakes, floods, riots, and hurricanes. Despite all of this, a considerable number of well-restored buildings still exist in

1845-509: Was originally settled by pre-agricultural, pre-ceramic "Archaic people", who migrated south down the archipelago from Florida. In a few hundred years they disappeared, to be replaced by the ceramic -using and agriculturalist Saladoid people around 100 BC, who migrated to St. Kitts north up the archipelago from the banks of the Orinoco River in Venezuela . Around 800 AD, they were replaced by

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1890-533: Was rebuilt following the 1630 peace between England and Spain. The island alternated repeatedly between English (then British ) and French control during the 17th and 18th centuries, as one power took the whole island, only to have it switch hands due to treaties or military action. Actions included the Siege of Brimstone Hill and the Battle of Saint Kitts . Parts of the island were heavily fortified, as exemplified by

1935-490: Was the reason for the large-scale importation of African slaves . The importation began almost immediately upon the arrival of Europeans to the region even though sugarcane wasn't cultivated for another two hundred years on the island, leading some to discredit the earliest claims of imported African labour. The purchasing of enslaved Africans was outlawed in the British Empire by an Act of Parliament in 1807. Slavery

1980-533: Was the site of the allocated first round matches of the tournament. This made St. Kitts and Nevis the smallest country in the world ever to host a World Cup event. Basseterre is home to two private, for-profit medical institutions founded by Robert Ross : Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and the International University of Nursing . The city has four secondary schools, two of which are government-owned, and two are private schools. There are

2025-419: Was yielded to Britain). When Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy was made the French governor of St. Kitts in 1639, the town turned into a large, successful port, commanding Eastern Caribbean trade and colonisation. De Poincy then quickly made Basseterre capital of the entire French West Indies colony, which included the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique , and remained so until his death in 1660. The city

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