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ST. KITTS AGENTS
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Gee Shipping
Services - St
Kits Shipping
Agents
Shirmella
Woods
Woodsrite
Enterprises
Customs
Brokers,
Freight
Forwarders,
Packers,
Movers,
Truckage, &
Storage
Specialists
PO Box 92
Bassettere
Bird Rock
St. Kitts
West Indies,
the
Caribbean
Tel:
(869)-465
2532
Tel:
(869)-465-8631
Fax:
(869)-465-3230
email:
shirmella@woodsrite.com
contact@woodsrite.com
woodsrit@sisterisles.kn
website:
www.woodsrite.com
Government
Office
St Kitts Nevis Chamber
of Industry and
Commerce
Horsford Road
Fortlands
Basseterre
St Kitts
Tel: (001) 869 465 3967
001 (869) 465 2980
Fax (001) 869 465 4490
Email:
sknchamber@caribsurf.com
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Capital : |
Basseterre/Charlestown |
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Official Language: |
English |
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Total population: |
34,800 |
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Area: |
269sq.km |
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GDP: |
US$ 65
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Currency: |
Eastern Caribbean
Dollar(EC$) |
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Time zone: |
GMT 4 |
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Dialling code: |
001 869 |
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Business hours: |
8am - 12 noon 1pm - 4pm
Monday - Friday |
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St. Kitts
St. Kitts and
its twin
island
of
Nevis
have a population of approximately 46,000, with 35,000
living on St. Kitts.
The Federation of
St Kitts and Nevis
is part of the Leeward Islands group about 320 km
south-east of
Puerto Rico
and to the north of the Windward group. It has been
independent since 1983.
The economy of
St Kitts and Nevis
is largely dependent on sugar, which represents
approximately 55% of its export revenue. Diversification
into food crops is being encouraged. The main cash crop
is cotton, and there is some subsistence farming and
inshore fishing. The islands have the largest
electronics assembly industry in the
Eastern Caribbean.
It has also developed a successful apparel assembly
industry. Tourism continues to increase.
Corporations are
taxed on income at 40%, but many businesses qualify for
development and tax concessions. There is no capital
gains tax.
The only railways
on St Kitts are used solely for sugar cane.
There is a deep water port at
Basseterre
(St Kitts), and a further port at
Charlestown
(Nevis).
The Golden Rock airport is located about 3 km from
Basseterre,
St Kitts, and the
Newcastle
airport is about 9 km from
Charlestown,
Nevis
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