OSAKA, Japan, CMC – St. Kitts and Nevis turned the most recent Caribbean Group (CARICOM) nation to have a Nationwide Day on the Osaka Expo 2025, with the dual island Federation utilizing the event to reaffirm its imaginative and prescient to change into the world’s first sustainable island state.
International Affairs, Worldwide Commerce, Trade, Commerce and Shopper Affairs, Financial Growth and Funding Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas, addressing the ceremony on Wednesday, stated that the CARICOM nation is devoted to selling peace, prosperity, and resilience on the worldwide stage.
He stated that the Federation’s participation holds particular significance as the 2 nations commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relations.
“Our nation, although small, stands very proud, identical to Japan, with a vibrant heritage and a vibrant tradition. Our cultural heritage is deeply rooted in a mix of the indigenous Kalinago individuals, African and European settlers, each British and French influences, who the sugar period colonialism and emancipation has formed.
“Our language and identification as a nation replicate this combine, the place English is formally spoken with the colourful Kittitian and Nevisian Creole. Throughout our stunning, lush tropical panorama, there are villages of African heritage, historic plantation estates, charming Georgian-era cities, a number of fortresses, however particularly the Brimstone Hill Fortress, which is a UNESCO Nationwide or World Heritage Web site and which collectively anchors our reminiscence in a bygone period,” he added.
Douglas spoke of the vibrancy of the Federation’s music and cultural festivals, together with the annual St. Kitts and Nevis Carnival (Sugar Mas), Culturama in Nevis, and the St. Kitts Music Competition, saying that these occasions should not solely a celebration of heritage but additionally central to the lifestyle of the individuals of the twin-island Federation.
“And so in the present day on this big day, we replicate on our journey in direction of independence, our dedication to unity, and, after all, our aspirations for a sustainable future as a rustic. Saint Kitts and Nevis isn’t just a vacation spot.
“It’s a narrative of resilience. It’s a narrative of group. It’s a narrative of progress. Our economic system is principally a diversified agricultural and companies economic system, underpinned by tourism and hospitality, worldwide monetary companies, and knowledge and communication know-how companies, having transitioned from an agriculture-based economic system in 2005,” he stated.
On the St. Kitts and Nevis Pavilion, friends had been invited to discover the nation’s tradition, music, sustainable practices, and achievements in science and know-how, together with the contributions of the St. Kitts and Nevis Robotics Affiliation.
