Talk:Saint Kitts

Food
the article needs info on kittitian food.

Gringo300 15:32, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Importation of slaves: inconsistency

 * "The island originally produced tobacco, but changed to sugar cane in 1640 due to stiff competition from the colony of Virginia. The labour-intensive farming of sugar cane was the reason for the large-scale importation of African slaves. The importation began almost immediately upon the arrival of Europeans to the region."

If sugar cane farming was the reason for the importation, then there was no importation before there was sugar cane farming (or before there was expected to be any). So the third sentence above does not make sense, because the arrival of Europeans to the region was 1538 at the latest (the Jesuit settlement at Diepe). Maybe what is meant is rather "soon after colonization" in 1623, or 17 years before the switch to producing sugar cane. But this remark then does not add any information, and is only a distraction. So when did the importation begin? -Pgan002 08:15, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Who is "Saint Kitts"?
Hello,

who is the Saint Kitts after whom the island is named? -- 85.179.164.221 03:38, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


 * It was previously named "Saint Christopher" and then changed to Saint Kitts. One theory is.....

(quote) '''Identification. Both islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493. Originally, Columbus named the larger island for his patron saint, Saint Christopher, but in the early seventeenth century, British settlers shortened the name to Saint Kitts. Columbus named the smaller neighboring island Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ("Our Lady of the Clouds") because the volcanic mountain in its center usually was encircled by snowlike clouds. When the British arrived, they altered the spelling to Nevis.''' - Source CaribDigita 01:16, 12 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes the island is named after Saint Christopher. For a few centuries, "Kitt" or "Kit" were very common abbreviations for Christopher, like Bill is an abbreviation for William. For an example of this kind of usage, see Kit Carson. Invertzoo (talk) 01:31, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Isn't this spam?
"Author Neil Strauss gained citizenship with St. Kitts while writing his book Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life."

Is this relevant in an article about St. Kitts? Not for me! --Lionni (talk) 12:26, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

---I don't know if it is spam, but it certainly doesn't belong in the intro section (I'm about to read the book, I'll see if it belongs anywhere after I'm done). Naranoth (talk) 05:50, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Awkward Introduction
"The island is situated at 17°15′N 62°40′W﻿ / ﻿17.25°N 62.667°W﻿ / 17.25; -62.667, about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, in the United States."

That seems to be saying that the island is situated in the United States.

68.223.156.68 (talk) 20:03, 27 September 2009 (UTC)


 * This is fixed now. Invertzoo (talk) 01:27, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Copyright violation?
A large chunk of the Arts and Culture section is copied verbatim from:

http://www.stkittsheritage.com/cultural_heritage.asp

Invertzoo (talk) 01:24, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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 * Additional copying from has been detected and removed. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 18:30, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Crime / murder rate
There are a number of reports in the media detailing violent crime (particularly murder) in St. Kitts:

http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/14128.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1110973/Return-noose-St-Kitts-just-hanged-man-decade-believes-way-beat-violent-crime.html

http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2010/02/26/crime-caribbean.html

The reports seem to indicate that 20 or so murders/year is the average number, which when coupled to a population of under 50,000 gives it a murder rate of 40-ish per 100,000. This would easily put it in the top ten on the murder rate article.

Is there any reason this has not been included? I see sections on crime in articles on other caribbean islands (Jamica even has its own page - Crime in Jamaica) 84.93.175.100 (talk) 19:05, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Bertil Fox
In the Notable residents section, I restored the mention of Bertil Fox's murder conviction as he is as much known for bodybuilding as he is for the murder. I also sourced it. If you object, please say why here and get consensus for its removal. Thank you. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 18:58, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Saddle Hill (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
There is so little information on the Saddle Hill (Saint Kitts and Nevis) page that I don't think it warrants its own article. If the information is accurate, it could be included in the Saint Kitts article. Philmac 16:30, 29 August 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philmac (talk • contribs)


 * as nobody opposed for the last 2 years :), I have redirected this small article to Nevis (this target article is more specific and already contained a mention of the hill). I also copied the (unsourced) height detail into the main article. GermanJoe (talk) 16:25, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
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External links modified
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Saint Kitts flag
nevis has its own flag... and Saint Kitts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.211.80.132 (talk) 08:08, 9 October 2019 (UTC)


 * None that I can find with a quick web search. -- Beland (talk) 02:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)