St. Kitts & Nevis
1648 |
The island of St. Martin in the Lesser Antilles was divided between the French and Dutch. The southern half went to the Dutch as Sint Maarten, while the northern half, Saint Martin, became part of the French department of Guadeloupe. Legend has it that a Dutchman and a Frenchman stood back to back at the center of the island and paced of their shares. The Dutchman stopped often to drink beer and was left with the smaller share. Links: France, Netherlands, West Indies, Antilles, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1967 1981 |
The group of territorial islands in the West Indies in association with the United Kingdom. The original members included Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and adjacent islands. All the member islands became independent except Anguilla. Links: Dominica, West Indies, Antigua, Grenada, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1967 |
In Anguilla locals burned down Government House and declared their independence from St. Kitts & Nevis. Britain sent 300 troops followed by police to quell the rebellion. Links: Britain, Anguilla, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1983 Sep 19 |
St. Kitts and Nevis became a single nation, but Nevis retained the right to secede. St Kitts and Nevis declared independence from the UK. Links: Britain, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1984 |
The island of St. Kitts established a Citizenship-by-Investment Program. The selling of passports surged after terms were revised in 2007. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1996 |
In St. Kitts the government of Denzil Douglas began extradition charges against Charles "Little Nut" Miller, who was wanted in Florida for conspiring to smuggle cocaine. Links: USA, Florida, St. Kitts & Nevis, Drugs ![]() |
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1997 Jun 18 |
It was reported that Japan was paying 5 Caribbean nations extensive aid and investment in order to gain support to block protections for endangered species. Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica were all reported to have been bribed. Links: Dominica, Japan, West Indies, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis, Leeward Islands ![]() |
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1997 Sep 30 |
On St. Kitts island Leyoca Browne (20) and her mother, Violet (36), were murdered by Bertil Fox, a former Mr. Universe bodybuilder. He was found guilty and sentenced to death on 5/23/98. Links: Murder, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1997 Oct 14 |
On St. Kitts legislators from Nevis voted to withdraw from the federation with St. Kitts. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1998 Jan 16 |
It was reported that Nevis planned to withdraw from St. Kitts if 2/3 of the voters approved a midyear referendum. The 9,000 citizens of Nevis lived on 36 square miles, while the 35,000 people of St. Kitts lived on 65 square miles. Nevisians were particularly upset about drug barons on St. Kitts, especially Charles "Little Nut" Miller. Links: Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1998 Aug 10 |
Residents of Nevis voted on whether to break away from St. Kitts. 62% voted in favor but the resolution required 67%. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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1998 Sep 15 1998 Oct 1 |
Hurricane Georges caused 602 deaths in the Caribbean and four in the United States. The storm hit the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla and British and U.S. Virgin Islands before striking Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida. Links: Haiti, Cuba, Antigua, Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Rep., Virgin Islands, Hurricane ![]() |
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1998 Sep 22 |
Hurricane Georges hit the Dominican Republic and at least 12 people were killed. Three people were killed in St. Kitts, 2 in Antigua and 4 in Puerto Rico. Links: Antigua, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Rep., Hurricane ![]() |
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1998 Sep 24 |
Hurricane Georges charged toward Florida Keys. The death toll from Hurricane Georges reached 443. The Dominican Republic toll was later set at 265; 172 in Haiti; 6 in Cuba; 11 in Puerto Rico; 2 in Antigua; 4 in St. Kitts and Nevis and 1 in the Bahamas. Links: Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, Antigua, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Rep., Hurricane ![]() |
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2001 Mar 15 |
A St. Maarten registered boat carrying illegal migrants sank near St. Martin in the Antilles and at least 20 people were killed. Links: Antilles, St. Kitts & Nevis, Migrant ![]() |
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2001 Mar 24 |
An Air Caraibes Twin Otter plane with mostly French tourists from St. Maarten crashed on the Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy and killed all 19 aboard and one person in the house. Links: France, Air Crash, Antilles, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2005 Jul |
St. Kitts closed its state-owned sugar company after annual losses had reached 3% of GDP. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2005 Sep 6 |
Nine countries: Antigua, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Dominica, Suriname, St. Kitts, St. Vincent and the Dominican Republic, signed oil deals with Venezuela in Jamaica. Cuba and Jamaica had previously signed. Chavez urged Caribbean governments to consider Cuba-style socialism as an alternative to capitalism. Links: Dominica, Belize, Venezuela, Cuba, Suriname, Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Rep. ![]() |
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2006 Jun 16 |
The Int’l. Whaling Commission met in St. Kitts. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis, Whales ![]() |
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2008 Dec 19 |
St. Kitts and Nevis, staged its first hanging in a decade. Charles Elroy Laplace, condemned in 2006 for killing his wife in a knife attack, was hanged as a small crowd held a vigil outside the brick prison walls in Basseterre. Links: Murder, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2008 |
The population of St Kitts stood at about 40,000. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2010 Jan 26 |
The ruling party of St. Kitts and Nevis seized a fourth consecutive term in early elections. PM Denzil Douglas' Labor Party claimed six of eight parliamentary seats allotted to St. Kitts. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2013 Jun 5 |
It was reported that a Dubai real estate company has started construction on a new Hyatt resort on St. Kitts. Investors putting up $400,000 in the project would be eligible for island citizenship. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis, Dubai ![]() |
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2015 Feb 17 |
In St. Kitts and Nevis an alliance of three opposition parties won parliamentary elections. Timothy Harris led the Team Unity coalition. Outgoing PM Denzil Douglas conceded defeat. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2016 Apr |
US-based Rational Vaccines began testing an experimental herpes vaccine on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. In 2017 the government of St. Kitts and Nevis announced the opening of an investigation into the clinical trial because officials had not been notified. Links: USA, Microbiology, Medical, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2020 Jun 5 |
St. Kitts & Nevis PM Timothy Harris (b.1964) increased his majority in local elections. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2020 Sep 21 |
The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis acceded to the United Nations' Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Links: St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2021 Mar 31 |
It was reported that the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Sri Lanka formally established diplomatic relations last week. Links: Sri Lanka, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2021 Apr 8 |
Digital cash called DCash, created by Barbados-based fintech company Bitt, became available in St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis. Links: Money, Barbados, Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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2021 Aug 11 |
The US government said it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations. The Bahamas will receive 397,000 doses; Trinidad & Tobago will receive more than 305,000 doses; Barbados will receive 70,200, doses; St. Vincent and the Grenadines will get 35,100; Antigua will get 17,550; St. Kitts & Nevis will get 11,700. Links: Bahamas, USA, Trinidad&Tobago, Barbados, Antigua, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis, COVID-19 ![]() |
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2022 Aug 29 |
A Caribbean regional court ruled that a Saint Kitts and Nevis prohibition on gay sex is unconstitutional because it violates the right to privacy, striking down one of a handful of bans on same-sex intercourse that still exist in the region. Links: Gays, St. Kitts & Nevis ![]() |
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