Ø The Government of St. Kitts/Nevis and Nova Scotia Canada signed Tele-health agreement on Monday 20th October, 1997.
Ø Easter Monday 1950 stamped at Brimstone Hill.
Ø Queen Mary2 docked at Port Zante on Thursday 13th December, 2004 for the first time (1132ft long ship).
Ø American Airline (AA) landed in St. Kitts on November 3rd, 2004.
Ø Edmond Ross built the St. Kitts Breweries in 1960.
Ø The Courthouse was burned down on 1st September, 1981.
Ø Clara Walters was the first female Customs Officer in Nevis.
Ø Marcus Garvey landed in St. Kitts on Tuesday 2nd November, 1937 on board S/S “Lady Nelson” and made speech at MIS Hall in Market Street.
Ø The Cable was established in 1983.
Ø Cingular Wireless started operation in St. Kitts on 22nd April, 2005.
Ø Dr. Sun Tan Chen Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of China on Taiwan (ROC) visited St. Kitts.
Ø The Cable received a license to provide a fixed public and telecommunications network and service.
Ø Premier Robert L. Bradshaw died on 23rd May, 1978.
Ø Pall Mall Square was renamed Independence Square when St. Kitts/Nevis gained political Independence from Britain on September 19th, September, 1983.
Ø Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in October, 2000.
Ø Warner Park was officially open in 1928.
Ø Government acquired first Primary School Building (Sandy Point Boys School) in 1929.
Ø Post Office was established in 1860.
Ø Charlestown Court House was destroyed by fire in 1873.
Ø Flood in Basseterre on 11 & 12 January, 1880.
Ø Telephone system installed in Basseterre in 1890.
Ø Royal Bank of Canada commenced operation in 1915.
Ø The Pacific Cable Board Wireless and Cable Office open in Basseterre in 1925.
Ø Pall Mall Square (Independence Square) was the of a slave market.
Ø Dieppe BayTown was the Protestant French commercial capital in the late 16th century.
Ø March 21st, 1894 Lady Haynes-Smith laid corner stone to the Treasury (National Museum).
Ø Mount Misery was renamed Mount Liamuiga when St. Kitts/Nevis gained political Independence from Britain on September 19th, 1983.
Ø Central Sugar Factory was erected in Kittstoddarts in 1912.
Ø Pogson Hospital Sandy Point) opened in 1867 named in honour of Mr. Edward Pogson then owner of Bourkes Estate.
Ø St. Johnson Village School was renamed the Dr. William Connor Primary School in May, 1988.
Ø West Indies Court of appeal started in 1919.
Ø St. Kitts-Nevis Grammar School opens in 1860 with Rev. Henry Read. M.A 1st Headmaster.
Ø Income Tax introduced in 1922.
Ø Public Health Department established in 1918.
Ø The first Cricket Test Match at Warner Park was played between the West Indies and India from 22nd- 26th June, 2006. Indian pace bowler Munaf Patel sent down the historic first ball to West Indies opener Chris Gayle. http://content-wi.cricinfo.com/wivind/engine/match/239922.html
The first One-Day International was held on May 23, 2006 at Warner Park. West Indies beat India by four wickets. http://content-wi.cricinfo.com/ci/content/match/239917.html
Abbreviations
SWMC Solid Waste Management Corporation
CAPE Caribbean Proficiency Examinations
GHQ Government Headquarters
PHD Public Health Department
GPO General Post Office
NEMA National Emergency Management Agency
FND Foundation for National Development
HMP Her Majesty Prison
PHQ Police Headquarters
PAM People Action Movement
CCM Concerned Citizens Movements
NRP Nevis Reformation Party
TDC St. Kitts - Nevis Trading & Development Company
FINCO St Kitts – Nevis Financial Company
SNIC St. Kitts – Nevis Insurance Company
BHS Basseterre High School
WAHS Washington Archibald High School
CSS Charlestown Secondary School
CFB Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College
UNEP United National Empowerment Party
Regional and International Organization
HIV Human Immune Virus
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
GCE General Certificate of Education
CXC Caribbean Examination Council
Caricom Caribbean Common Market
Carifta Caribbean Free Trade Area
CARDI Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute
UNICEF United Nations International Children Emergency Fund
UNESCO United Nations Educational Science Cultural Organization
IMF International Monitory Fund
WHO World Health Organization
OAS Organization of American States
EU European Union
ACP African Caribbean and Pacific