On Sept 19th the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis celebrate their 25th anniversary of independence. Various activities have been occurring throughout the year and are set to intensify further this month. A Ceremonial Parade in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee will be held at the Warner Park Stadium on Friday 19th September at 7:30 A.M. During this Parade, the Federation’s Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas will deliver the Silver Jubilee Independence Message.

I visited the twin islands of St Kitts and Nevis in 2005 for an agricultural training program and stayed in the capital city of Basseterre which is like a small town but is filled with bustling activity. The neatly designed streets were stamped with hallmarks of the islands colonial legacy and the country landscapes were a beautiful testament to the islands original Kalinago name "Liamuiga" which translates to mean ‘fertile lands’.