The Christophe Harbour Foundation, the charitable arm of the Christophe Harbour Development Company, has launched a web site and online application for organizations to easily apply for grant funding.  The Foundation web site includes stories, photos, and video that highlights the positive work past recipients have done for the community.  Since it was established, the Christophe Harbour Foundation has contributed to approximately 60 charitable organizations and causes across St. Kitts and Nevis and exists to support conservational, educational, recreational, cultural, historical and social development projects that enhance the environment and lives of Federation citizens.

“By having a web site dedicated to the Foundation we want to make it easy for organizations to apply for grants and allow the Foundation to...

We've been thrilled to see more and more private aircraft on the tarmac at Robert L. Bradshaw airport and a noticeable increase in yachts moored in Whitehouse Bay this year. It seems that's all part of the Federation's grand plan to target a more discerning destination traveler.

According to the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA), yacht arrivals rose 70% over the one year period.  The average tonnage size of visiting yachts has also increased - meaning more superyachts are finding their way to St. Kitts and to Christophe Harbour. As demonstrated over the recent Christmas and New Year’s period, corporate jet arrivals to St. Kitts have also been on the rise to an average...

Crime Stoppers, a community based public safety initiative, launched in St. Kitts on December 14th. Though St. Kitts and Nevis are far removed from the more volatile regions of the world and have a low crime rate, Assistant Commissioner of Police Robert Liburd recommended the initiative as a way of preventing crimes, building stronger communities, and allowing citizens a more active role in public safety.  Crime Stoppers is a respected 32-year-old organization that began in New Mexico in July 1975 and has since grown into a global organization with 1200 programs in 26 countries. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is now the 27th country. The Christophe Harbour Foundation donated $19,244 EC to the initiative, acknowledging all that it means to keeping the citizens of and...

Christophe Harbour and Range Developments hosted a 2-day design charette on St. Kitts to plan the designs for the new Park Hyatt St Kitts hotel at Banana Bay. The creative retreat was led by Simeon Halstead of Arcadia Design Architects, lead architect for the project, and included landscape architect Peter Imrik of Site Concepts International, interior decorator Clodagh and Nancie Minh of Clodagh Design, and Mark Permar, chief land planner for Kiawah Partners.

The team prepared two conceptual designs for the hotel and will present them to Hyatt Corporation at its headquarters in Chicago in January 2013. “As soon as Hyatt approves the design, we will accelerate development of the hotel very quickly," said Mohammed Asaria, Vice Chairman of Range Developments, the...

Looking to make a lifelong friend? Caribbean legend suggests that two  hours in a kitchen with sweet potatoes, pumpkin, coconut, and cornflower might just do the trick. Such is the power of the conkie. Originating in West Africa, conkies have become a culinary favorite throughout the Caribbean. If properly prepared, some locals claim the gift of a conkie will secure a friendship for life. The sweet dish, resembling a small, cornmeal-wrapped parcel is eaten with a meal or as a snack and gains popularity during holidays on St. Kitts. And, indeed, the rich concoction, steamed in banana leaves and lightly spiced, conjures the warm comforts of family, hearth, home, and holiday when its aroma fills the kitchen.

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