The view from Timothy Hill overlooking Basseterre, the capital of St. Kitts and Nevis. (photo via iStock/Getty Images Plus/BriBar) Basseterre is the capital city of St Kitts and a great place to stay.

Read more country profiles, external - Profiles by BBC Monitoring, external Capital: Basseterre Area: 261 sq km Terrance Drew was elected as prime minister after his St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party ...

The best way to get around St. Kitts and Nevis is by taxi, which can be easily found in front of the islands' airports – Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) on St. Kitts and Vance W.

St Kitts and Nevis is standing at an economic crossroads ... where British investors have joined forced with Three Rules Capital to build a $2bn real estate development, Esencia,on the island's ...

17th/18th Centuries - France and England struggle for control over St Kitts and Nevis, fighting wars in 1667, 1689-90 and 1701-13. 1690 - An earthquake destroys Jamestown, the capital of Nevis ...