101. Brief History Information and history about the island Federation of st. Kitts and Nevis in Economically the Region remained as it had been for centuries and not even http://website.lineone.net/~stkittsnevis/nation.htm

Country Profile F rom a Colony to Independence. Early Settlers. European Contact. The English Arrive. The French Arrive. ... Nevis Island Administration. Early Settlers. The first inhabitants of the islands were pre-ceramic people called Sibonay. They are believed to have arrived about 2,100 years ago from Central America. The next people to colonise the islands were the Arawak who originated from the Orinoco River area in modern day Venezuela. They in turn were followed by the Caribs, again from South America. The Arawaks and Caribs left far more remains than the Sibonay and there are many archaeological sites scattered around the islands. These sites are marked with piles of shells, pieces of pottery, and old flint tools and some rock drawings on St. Kitts. St. Kitts was called Liamuiga , or "fertile land," by Caribs which was a reference to the island's rich and productive volcanic soil. Since 1983 the main mountain peak, a 3,792-foot extinct volcano, is called Mount Laimuiga. Nevis was called Oualie - pronounced "OO-A-LEE" - by the Caribs.

102. PRO Records Administrative History Nevis was governed as part of the Leeward Islands from For the period 1816 to 1871, Nevis, st Christopher and the Virgin Islands http://website.lineone.net/~stkittsnevis/sknrecd.htm

Site Index Map Brief History Slavery ... Contacts St Held in the Public Record Office, Kew, England. Leeward Islands, Original Correspondence Nevis Original Correspondence CO239 - Original Correspondence. CO240 - Acts. ... T71 - Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records. Class Colonial Office and predecessors: Leeward Islands, Original Correspondence Covering Dates: in 547 volumes, files Access Conditions Some pieces subject to 50 year closure. Scope and Content: This series contains original correspondence relating to the Leeward Islands (which includes St. Kitts and Nevis). There is a break in this series between 1816 and 1872 during which the government of the Leeward Islands as a single colony was abolished and divided amongst the various islands in the group. The records also include baptismal and burial records. Ref: CO152/18 and CO152/25. These records also contain census records. Ref: CO152/7 (1707) and CO152/9 (1711). Unpublished Finding Aids: For a register to this correspondence see CO 354.

103. Science Blog -- DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE'S CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR CONTINUES CASTRIES, Saint lucia, 27 May The abstention by the administering Powers from current regional meeting was just another indication of how some them http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/archives/L/1999/A/un990808.html

28 May 1999 GA/COL/3005 DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE'S CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR CONTINUES IN SAINT LUCIA Speakers Criticize Administering Powers Lack of Cooperation, Emphasize United Nations Decolonization Efforts Not Complete (Received from a UN Information Officer.) CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, 27 May The abstention by the administering Powers from the current regional meeting was just another indication of how some of them intended to deal with the eradication of colonialism, the representative of Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, told the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples this morning, as it met to continue consideration of the substantive issues on the agenda of its regional Seminar. He said the administering Powers had failed to respond to the United Nations mandate to provide assistance to the Territories under their jurisdiction in order to have a smooth and orderly transition. The biggest problem for small, undeveloped nations was the immigration of its people to the more prosperous States. Colonizing Powers in the past and the administering Powers today had made immigration considerably easier. As a result of those policies, many Non-Self-Governing Territories were depleted of their young working force and the demographics in many of those places had been alarmingly altered. Rafael Dausa Cespedes (Cuba), Vice-Chair of the Committee, addressing the Committee during the exchange of views, said that taken as a whole, the achievement of the United Nations in the field of decolonization was among one of the most remarkable in the entire history of the Organization. The actions taken had helped to give birth to so many nations which were now Member States. Serious misunderstandings, however, had arisen. One such case was that decolonization was over and the United Nations and the Special Committee had nothing left to do. Cuba believed that the role of the Committee continued to be that of ensuring that the remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories exercised their right to self-government.

104. DECOLONIZATION PROCESS MUST BE SEEN THROUGH TO END, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ST The regional seminar would provide a unique opportunity to recommit to the The Committee’s history had not been easy and the Committee had not always http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/gacol3044.doc.htm

Press Release GA/COL/3044 DECOLONIZATION PROCESS MUST BE SEEN THROUGH TO END, SAYS SECRETARY- GENERAL IN STATEMENT OPENING CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR (Received from an Information Officer.) He said since the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in 1960, more than 80 million people had attained independence, but there were still 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remaining.  The Special Committee of 24 organized seminars like the current one to give the more than two million people who lived in those Territories the chance to make their views known on the unique problems they faced. The information gathered in those seminars, he continued, had helped to raise awareness in the international community about those problems.  As a result, the General Assembly had proclaimed the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism.  The regional seminar would provide a unique opportunity to recommit to the goal of assuring that all peoples could exercise their right of self-determination. Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada, President of the National Assembly of Cuba, said the First Decade on the Eradication of Colonialism had just been completed, but unfortunately, that decade would not remain in history as the decade in which that phenomenon had been eradicated.  In the future, it might be called the Decade in which poverty had spread and deepened.  The ratio of people living under the poverty line was the same as at the beginning of he 20

105. USAID In Jamaica - Caribbean Regional Strategy7 USAID is also assisting the region in its regional trade negotiations. The Englishspeaking Caribbean boasts a proud history of adherence to democratic http://www.usaid.gov/jm/caribbean_regional_strategy.htm

USAID in Jamaica Job Opportunities Bilateral Program Economic Growth ... USAID Website Marketplace Making and selling hats Protecting the environment Maintaining authority Hurricanes have caused extensive damage to infrastructure. USAID/Jamaica United States Agency for International Development Home USAID web site OFDA/Caribbean U.S. Embassy Jamaica Caribbean Regional Strategy USAID's multi-year strategy (2000 thru 2004) of assistance to the Caribbean region is reflected both in the five-year US$30 million Caribbean Regional Program - implemented under a grant agreement with CARICOM, and by a US $8.6 million program of assistance to for infrastructure damage following Hurricanes Georges and Lenny. In addition, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance provides technical and financial assistance to improve disaster readiness/preparedness in this hurricane prone region. Though region-wide in scope, USAID's regional strategy has a special focus on the English-speaking Eastern Caribbean. The USAID Jamaica staff based in Kingston together with a small satellite office staff located in Bridgetown, Barbados, manages the programs.

106. Saint Lucia -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Saint lucia is an (Click link for more info and facts about island nation) (A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_lucia.htm

Saint Lucia [Categories: Francophonie, French America, Monarchies, Caribbean islands, Caribbean countries, CARICOM_member_states, Saint Lucia] For the Catholic saint, see (Click link for more info and facts about Saint Lucy) Saint Lucy . For the Brisbane suburb, see (Click link for more info and facts about St Lucia, Queensland) St Lucia, Queensland Saint Lucia is an (Click link for more info and facts about island nation) island nation in the eastern (An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream) Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the (The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east) Atlantic Ocean . Part of the (A group of islands in the southeastern West Indies) Lesser Antilles , it is located north of the islands of (An island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and south of (An island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France) Martinique Saint Lucia (Click link for more info and facts about In Detail) In Detail (Click link for more info and facts about National motto) National motto : The Land, The People, The Light

107. Martinique Promotion Bureau:: Caribbean French West Indies An important date in Martinique s history occurred 150 years ago on May 22, In 1946, Martinique became a Department of France and in 1974 a Region of http://www.martinique.org/overview.htm

Guided Tour Discovery Overview Cruises ... Home click for music top Martinique Caribbean French West Indies Island Historical sites worth seeing include La Pagerie, where Napoléon's Empress Joséphine was born in 1763 (the year that France relinquished rights to Canada in exchange for the French West Indies); Diamond Rock, a 600-ft. pinnacle in the sea manned by the British in 1804 and occupied by them as a sloop of war for 18 months, and St-Pierre, Martinique's principal city until May 8, 1902, when Mt. Pelée Volcano erupted, wiping out the city and its 30,000 people in three minutes. KEY DATES IN MARTINIQUE'S HISTORY June 15, 1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Carbet on the Caribbean side of the island.

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