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Flowers in the Botanical Gardens at Romney Manor

St. Kitts--Butterflies, Monkeys & MD's, oh my!!

February 11th 2010
Still in North Bay but thought I would give you another history/geography lesson re one of the places we visited on the cruise. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is a two island nation that has a prime minister and is governed as a parliamentary democracy, very much like Canada. These islands are situated on the eastern side of the Caribbean Sea. St. Kitts was originally named St. Christ ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Saint Kitts & Nevis » Saint Kitts » Basseterre

Kittitian, Nevisian Flag First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote ... ... read more
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