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 Saint Lucia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.
As a Commonwealth Realm, Saint Lucia recognizes Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of State of Saint Lucia, represented on the island by a Governor-General.
Saint Lucia is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis (08/05)
Kitts and Nevis has a bicameral legislature: An 11-member senate appointed by the governor general (mainly on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition); and an 11-member popularly elected house of representatives which has eight St. Kitts seats and three Nevis seats.
Kitts and Nevis has enjoyed a long history of free and fair elections, although the outcome of elections in 1993 was strongly protested by the opposition and the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) was briefly deployed to restore order.
Kitts and Nevis was the last sugar monoculture in the Eastern Caribbean until the government decided to close the sugar industry following the 2005 harvest after decades of losses at the state-run sugar company.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/s/73548.htm   (1970 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
The country is an independent Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented in St. Kitts and Nevis by a governor general, who acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and the cabinet.
Saint Kitts and Nevis are a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Saint Kitts and Nevis was the last sugar monoculture in the Eastern Caribbean.
creekin.net /n155-saint-kitts-and-nevis.html   (574 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Armenia Official Site
The diplomatic bag between the Foreign Office and its missions abroad is solely for the purpose of transporting official correspondence pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, and therefore cannot be used by private individuals.
The diplomatic bag between the Foreign Office and its missions abroad is solely for the purpose of transporting official correspondence pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The diplomatic bag between the Foreign Office and its missions abroad is solely for the purpose of transporting official correspondence pursuant to the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations, and therefore cannot be used by private individuals.
www.armeniaforeignministry.com /consular/main.html   (10072 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the north-northwest lie the islands of Saint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint Martin.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is known for a number of musical celebrations including Carnival (December 17 to January 3 on Saint Kitts).
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis   (1179 words)

  
 Background Note: St. Kitts and Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kitts and Nevis lies in the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, 17 degrees 15' North, 62 degrees 40' West.
Kitts and Nevis by a governor general, who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.
St. Kitts and Nevis has a bicameral legislature: an 11- member Upper House or Senate appointed by the governor general (mainly on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition) and an 11-member popularly elected House of Representatives.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/wha/saintkittsnevis9305.html   (1538 words)

  
 Country Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kitts and Nevis was the last sugar mono-culture in the Eastern Caribbean.
Faced with a sugar industry which was finding it increasingly difficult to earn a profit, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and stimulate the development of other sectors of the economy.
Kitts and Nevis maintains diplomatic relations with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and South Korea, as well as with many Latin American countries and neighbouring Eastern Caribbean states.
website.lineone.net /~stkittsnevis/official_name.htm   (710 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis — FactMonster.com
The chief settlement on Nevis is Charlestown, the birthplace of Alexander
Kitts and Nevis: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Information on St. Kitts and Nevis — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: History - History Saint Kitts and Nevis were visited by Columbus in 1493, but European settlement did not...
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 Federal Foreign OfficeSt. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis receives substantial income from Germany in the form of spending by German tourists (approx.
Saint Kitts and Nevis, like the entire region, is paying very close attention to further developments in trade with the EU in sugar and bananas.
In development cooperation Saint Kitts and Nevis is indirectly linked with the Federal Republic of Germany through agreements between Germany and the Caribbean Community CARICOM (from CARIbbean COMmunity); in 2004 agreements were concluded on HIV/AIDS prevention, renewable energies and the Study and Expert Fund.
www.auswaertiges-amt.de /diplo/en/Laender/St.KittsAndNevis.html   (249 words)

  
 Saint Lucia - Gurupedia
Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and south of
The largest town on Saint Lucia is its capital Castries, where about one third of the population lives.
www.gurupedia.com /s/sa/saint_lucia.htm   (459 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kitts and Nevis regards this as an important occasion to promote the interests of all nations.
In small states, like St. Kitts and Nevis, the pandemic of HIV/AIDS presents one of the most devastating challenges to the development of human security because such a disease threatens to unravel the delicately woven balance of social growth and economic potential.
Kitts and Nevis welcomes the approach of the OAS, which permits us in the Caribbean not only to come to terms with the reality that our islands have become conduits for this profitable but destructive trade, but also to work in a multilateral framework to find common solutions.
www.un.org /webcast/ga/56/statements/011114kittsE.htm   (1721 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: St Kitts & Nevis
The wide range of issues relating to St Kitts and Nevis’ strategic response to significant health matters that affect the quality of life of its people, must continue to be addressed because of their impact on the economic process, says Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas.
Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr Denzil Douglas, has told Commonwealth Finance Ministers that one of the most significant issues which confront the countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean is the fiscal challenge.
A majority of nationals of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis who attended the first public consultation on Electoral Reform in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on Friday night, is of the view that nationals residing overseas should be allowed to vote in the land of their birth.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /stkitts/stkitts-nevis.htm   (3739 words)

  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent sovereign state of Caribbean part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Disputed between France and Great Britain in the 18th century Saint Vincent was ceded to the in 1783.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is divided 6 parishes: Charlotte Grenadines Saint Andrew Saint Saint George Saint Patrick.
www.freeglossary.com /Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines   (542 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Saint Kitts and Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis (or the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis), located in the Leeward Islands is a unitary island nation in the Caribbean, and the smallest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis (11/06)
Nevis has an island assembly, a premier, and a deputy governor general.
In the July 10, 2006 Nevis elections for the Nevis Island Administration, the NRP won three of the five seats; the CCM won two.
The NRP’s Joseph Parry assumed the premiership of Nevis.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2341.htm   (2254 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
As the first English colony in the Caribbean, St. Kitts served as a base for further colonization in the region.
Meanwhile Nevis, settled by English settlers in 1628, grew prosperous under English rule.
The embassy of St. Kitts and Nevis is located at 3216 New Mexico Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016 (tel.
www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/saint-kitts-and-nevis.html   (1772 words)

  
 Foreign relations of the Republic of China Summary
The DPP is attempting to establish diplomatic relations with Mongolia, but this move is controversial because it is widely seen as a prelude for renouncing ROC sovereignty over Mainland China thereby declaring Taiwan independence.
Although the relations with Hong Kong and Macau are handled by the Mainland Affairs Council, they are generally excluded from the "Mainland Area" in the "Statute Governing Relations with Hong Kong and Macau".
Foreign relations of the Republic of China from Wíkipedia.
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 Aid Effectiveness - knowledge, collaboration, information, partnerships
Disbursement of foreign aid is often made contingent upon the recipient’s implementation of certain conditions.
The effect of foreign aid on economic activity of a country can be dampened as it can potentially have adverse effects on exports through a real exchange rate appreciation.
When foreign aid is modelled as an exogenous transfer of income or capital in a standard OLG model, aid wil in general im.
www.developmentgateway.org /aideffectiveness   (1006 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Saint Lucia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Being a Commonwealth Realm, the head of state of Saint Lucia is the British monarch, represented on the island by a Governor-General.
The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries.
The small population of Saint Lucia is mostly fl or of mixed descent; just 1% are of European origin, with an East Indian miority of some 3%.
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 Saint Kitts-Nevis: history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the 20th century, the decolonization process following World War II gave the islands total internal autonomy, while foreign relations and defense were left to the colonial capitals.
In 1980, Anguilla formally separated from St Kitts and Nevis (see Anguilla), and the islands were then governed by a Prime Minister and a parliament, both elected by universal suffrage.
Nevis Prime Minister Daniel Simeon promised that Nevis would secede from St Kitts by the end of 1992.
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 Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no major international disputes, but its status as a transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the United States and Europe has caused some tension with foreign countries.
Kitts and Nevis also maintains diplomatic relations with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Cuba and South Korea, as well as with many Latin American countries and neighboring Eastern Caribbean states.
It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations and several of its specialized and related agencies, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS), and the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis   (250 words)

  
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The Nevis Concerned Citizens Movement (NCCM) was predicted to retain the seat it held in the outgoing legislature.
Nevis, which has a population of about 11,000 people, also has its own separate island government, and the Concerned Citizens Movement of Nevis campaigned on a policy of seeking independence for the smaller island.
In Nevis, the Concerned Citizens Movement of Premier Vance Amory held on to its two seats with the third being retained by the Nevis Reformation Party.
www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2267.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Gurupedia
Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Saint Kitts and Nevis along with Anguilla, became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967.
In late September 1998, Hurricane Georges caused approximately $445 million in damages and limited GDP growth for the year.
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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade :: Barbados   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In this sense, Barbados' foreign policy is rooted in a Caribbean awareness that, itself, illustrates aspects of what is practical as well as what might be considered a cherished ideal.
In relation to the more complex undertaking linked to the creation of a single economy, with its common currency and harmonised economic and fiscal policies, Prime Minister Arthur and a number of his colleague Prime Ministers are working steadfastly towards creating regional readiness by 2008.
For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is committed to enlarging Barbados' regional economic space through actively enhancing CARICOM and strengthening its economic relations with its hemispheric neighbours.
www.foreign.gov.bb /pageselect.cfm?page=91   (819 words)

  
 Consular Notification and Access, Part 5: Legal Material
To facilitate the foreign government's ability to protect its nationals in these circumstances, Article 36(1)(b) of the VCCR provides that a detained person must be informed that consular officials of his/her country may be notified about the detention.
This is because, under international law principles relating to successor states, a treaty that applied to a country when it was part of another country may in some circumstances continue to apply to that country when it becomes independent.
Under international law principles relating to successor states, a treaty that applied to a country when it was part of another country may in some circumstances continue to apply to that country when it becomes independent.
travel.state.gov /law/consular/consular_744.html   (4180 words)

  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis News
Saint Kitts and Nevis News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Basseterre, Dec 19 Income from tourism in Saint Kitts and Nevis will reach record levels this year, expected to exceed 112 million dollars, official sources during the budget presentation at the National...
The lack of progress during recent global trade negotiations, the threat posed by climate change and the value of countries finding multilateral solutions to problems were among the key themes as ministers from...
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 Communique issued at the conclusion of the Second Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Haiti was represented by the Honourable Fritz Longchamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Foreign Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Honourable Allan Cruickshank, in his statement, noted the inequity in the application of the rules of the game in the international arena and called on his colleague Ministers to strengthen their commitment to the collective approach by the Region in its foreign policy.
In this review, attention was focused on the Region's relations with countries with which it had traditionally engaged as well as opportunities for the development of new friendships and alliances.
www.caricom.org /jsp/pressreleases/pres38_99.htm   (1836 words)

  
 Exploring Chinese History :: Politics :: International Relations :: Nationalist Era Policy
Although Singapore switched diplomatic relations to the PRC in 1992, it continues to maintain close economic and military ties with the ROC as part of its attempt to position itself as a neutral party to both sides.
Official diplomatic relations are currently nonexistent; unofficial commercial and cultural relations with the people of the US are maintained through a de facto embassy named the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) with offices in Washington and 12 other US cities.
Official diplomatic relations were ended in 1979 as a prerequisite for establishing ties with China.
www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/contents/03pol/c05s02.html   (2584 words)

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