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There are over 250 documented Heritage Sites on St. Kitts, testimony to the important role this island has had in the history of the Caribbean Region. Under sea and several slave habitation and burial sites remain undocumented. Ever present on a tour of St. Kitts are the fields of sugar cane and the old and often ruined plantation structures, mills, chimneys, factory buildings and Great Houses, legacies of an industry that drove the economy and way of life on the island for over three centuries. A constant reminder of our colonial past, some have been restored and converted for modern use. The best preserved and most outstanding is Brimstone Hill Fortress but efforts have and continue to be made to retrieved others from neglect and abandonment. Sites of memory, most of them, the heritage sites of St. Kitts need to be better understood and conserved. In becoming the St. Christopher Heritage Trust, the St. Christopher Heritage Society hopes that it will be in a better position of authority to work towards the study and preservation of the more important sites. |
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While the sites associated with the aboriginal people of these islands are less evident, they are embedded in the soils, ravines and shoreline of the island. Some investigatory work has been undertaken on these sites but much work remains to be done. |
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The Story of the St. Kitts Sugar Factory is in large part linked to the story of many a Kittitian family. Opened in 1912, the Factory became the epicenter of life in Basseterre, the whole town operating by its horn that blew at specific times regu.. [ read more] |
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On Wednesday 27 th October 2010, the first Annual General Meeting of the St. Christopher National Trust (SCNT) was held and the Trust’s first Board was put into place. Of the thirteen members Board,.. [ read more] |
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Only very recently did the St. Christopher National Trust learn that the Basseterre Sugar Factory had been sold as scrap! A letter was immediately drafted and sent to the Prime Minister in an attempt to delay this decision which we understand had.. [ read more] |
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On July 15 th , along with the launch of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP) Reef Monitoring Project being undertaken by the St. Christopher National Trust, the Youth Arm of the National Trust was announced... [ read more] |
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In late January of this year, the St. Christopher National Trust and the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dutch University of Lieden establishing a relationship between St... [ read more] |
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 HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Donate to us
Please make cheques payable to:
 The National Museum
c/o St. Christopher National Trust,
P. O. Box 888, Bay Road, Basseterre,
St. Kitts, Eastern Caribbean
Fax: 869-465-5584 Tel: 869-465-5584
email: schs@sisterisles.kn
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