Greetings! fellow subscribers, we are now in the year 2020, a year dedicated to perfect vision. With this in mind, the Ministry of Tourism and its stakeholders pledge to #Stepup in all our efforts to make  St. Kitts a quality destination that is people-centred and economically and environmentally sustainable.

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Save the Date and Participate – 2020 St. Kitts Nevis Restaurant Week

The Annual St Kitts -Nevis Restaurant Week is slated for July 16 – 26, 2020 and we need your help. It is up to you to help decide the “theme ingredient”. To do so, give us a buzz on any of our social media sites listed below.

Moreover, whether you are a professional chef or self-proclaimed “foodie”, now is the time to show-off your skills in the kitchen by participating in the cooking contest, where, finalists will battle for their winning dish or beverage to be featured as the pièce de resistance.

The Restaurant Week calendar of activities gives locals and visitors alike a chance to indulge in various activities from wine tasting to dining out to support a local charity.  The much-anticipated Restaurant Week Tasting Showcase will be held again on the lawns of the St. Kitts Eco-Park on July 12.

Persons who dine out during Restaurant Week will be able to take advantage of special promotions and fun ways to earn deals at your favorite restaurants. Restaurants across the Federation will continue to offer for this period special menus of selected dishes, fixed-price dinner menus, and lunchtime specials at reduced prices.

For all the latest updates and announcements, like, share and follow at the facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Kitts-Nevis-Restaurant-Week/, Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sknrestaurantweek/ twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/sknrestaurantweek and website at http://www.restaurantweek.kn/ .

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2020 Tourism Youth Congress  

It’s that time again when high schools around the island of St. Kitts select representatives to present new and innovative ways to tackle the issues surrounding the tourism and hospitality industries.  Preparations for the 2020 local leg of the Tourism Youth Congress, commenced on 20th February 2020 at the Ministry of Tourism with the first (1st) of two (2) scheduled training sessions organized by Community Tourism and Tourism Education Officer, Miss Katrice Thomas.

Miss Thomas in her opening remarks thanked the group for coming and reminded them that these sessions are geared towards strengthening their skills and equipping them with the information necessary to prepare for the competition.

This year’s topics are focused on Agriculture in Tourism or Agri-Tourism, Experiential Tourism and Community Based Tourism. During the competition, students are required to present their ideas on one (1) of the three topics previously mentioned. Each student will be given three (3) minutes to express his/her ideas on the chosen topic. The students are also required to answer a mystery question.

Introducing the group to the topics were Dr. Eric Browne, Forestry Officer in the Department of Environment, Miss Shaline Welcome, Community Tourism Officer, Miss Teshell Samuel, Tourism Officer from the Ministry of Tourism and Mr. Haniff Charles, Community Development Officer- Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services. Miss Shana Tatem presented on behalf of Ms. Natalie John from the Dreamy Weddings and Tours Inc.

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The 2019 Carnival celebration was not just revelry and “Lifting off de Stress”. The St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council used that opportunity to showcase in style how St. Kitts and Nevis could be if we were plastic-free.

The colourful float commissioned by the Council was built by master costume builder Mr. Junior “Melbourne” Constant.  The concept for the design came from realizing that decades of widespread use of plastic material have been detrimental to the land and sea, and are proving to be a threat to our survival.  Mankind has created a plastic monster that has risen beyond our control, so the war is on to repel this invader so that we do not lose this precious land.

The float showcased a three-headed plastic monster consuming and infecting all in its path with the plastic grim reaper leading the charge. With hope on the horizon through the work of the Sustainable Destination Council and partners; the second side depicts a cleaner and more pristine St. Kitts and Nevis.

The efforts of the Sustainable Destination Council have been recognized; lauded by a number of local stakeholders and an invitation has been extended for the Council and the Ministry of Tourism to showcase the float at the “Expo2020 Dubai UAE”.  The theme for this year’s expo is “Connecting minds, Creating the Future” with sub-themes of “Opportunity”, “Mobility” and “Sustainability”.