Saint Kitts & Nevis
Previous medals
this country is yet to win any medals in any of the Olympic Games.
History & Etymology
this place was named as ‘Liamuiga’ by Kaliango Indians or the early inhabitants here. The word roughly means ‘fertile land’ in English. May be this term had come because of the fertility of this region. Nevis was actually short-named from the word "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves".
The entire islands of the Saint Kitts and Nevis are 2 of the most ancient colonized territories of the Caribbean islands. Saint Kitts infact became the first ever British colony in West Indies in the year1624; then in 1625 it had become the 1st French colony of the Caribbean, when both these countries wanted to partition this island. Kaliango came and inhabited here and then on slowly the British and the French had captured the whole land. Saint Kitts was the base of both the French and the British. Until the later half of the 19th century, these 2 islands were governed as 2 different states.
Freedom
Saint Kitts and Nevis became a free country in the year 1983
Government and politics
this is a totally independent Commonwealth country under the realm of Queen Elizabeth II. Governor-General is the main administrator of these islands who follows the advice of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister. Here the prime minister is the head of the majority party of the House along with the cabinet conduct-affairs of state. Known as National Assembly, this state has a system of unicameral legislature. The National Assembly is made of 14 members; out of which 11 needs to be elected representatives. Here the senators don’t have the right to constitute any separate Senate of the parliament. All members can’t serve more than five-year terms. The Prime Minister and also the Cabinet needs to be responsible to the Parliament.
Geography
the country is consist of mainly 2 major islands; the saint Kitts & Nevis. The highest peak of this nation is Mount Liamuiga at 1,157 meters. Volcanic origin is the base of these islands and this entire region is covered with deep and gorgeous tropical rainforests. Here you would get to see a bunch of rivers descending from various parts of the mountains of both the islands. These rivers provide fresh and clear water to the local people. One small and beautiful lake can also be seen in Saint Kitts.
Economy
Saint Kitts and Nevis is actually a twin-island federation and the economy of this land is characterized by its dominant agriculture, tourism and various small-scale light manufacturing industries. Here sugar was the chief export right from 1640s on, but due to numerous reasons like; increasing production costs, lower world market prices etc. Also the local government tried to reduce the dependence on it that had led to an ever-growing diversification of the whole agricultural sector. But now the sugar business has lost its old charm and also many cane fields are also destroyed for land-development. But the tourism industry holds a key part of the economic growth of this country and the exotic natural setting of this island country has made it one of the chief tourist destinations in this part of the world. But the local government needs to more active to eradicate social curses like poverty and lack of job.
Education
There is eight publicly governed high/secondary level schools in entire St Kitts-Nevis along with several other private secondary schools. Some of them are:
Public schools: Cayon High School (CHS), Washington Archibald High School (WAHS), Sandy Point High School (SPHS), Gingerland Secondary School (GSS) Charlestown Secondary School (CSS)
Private schools: St Theresa's Convent, Lyn Jeffers Secondary School
Culture
music is the main spice of the lives of the people of this country and here you would get to see big music carnivals almost all round the year. St Kitts Music Festival is world famous and famous musicians/singers from different parts of the globe come and perform in this festival. Inner City Fest of saint Kitts is a great platform for the youth and the upcoming musicians of this island. Street dances and several other dance forms like salsa, jazz, calypso are extremely popular here.
Apart from that Cricket is popular in all over the Caribbean Island and people are really crazy for this game.
Currency
East Caribbean Dollar is the official currency unit of this country.
Population
the estimated population of this island is 42, 685
