The Christophe Harbour Foundation is pleased to support a new vervet monkey research initiative led by biological anthropologist and primatologist Dr. Kerry M. Dore. Dore, now an instructor in the School of Science at Marist College and member of the Center for Conservation Medicine and Ecosystem Health at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, has extensive experience studying primates and has been researching vervet monkeys in St. Kitts since 2010. This summer, Dore brings her studies to the Southeast Peninsula. 

“Monkeys inhabit virtually all parts of St. Kitts and Nevis,” says Dore. “What is being done on the Southeast Peninsula is essentially a pilot study, the results of which can be used to determine what should be done...

The Christophe Harbour Foundation, the charitable arm of the Christophe Harbour Development Company, has launched a web site and online application for organizations to easily apply for grant funding.  The Foundation web site includes stories, photos, and video that highlights the positive work past recipients have done for the community.  Since it was established, the Christophe Harbour Foundation has contributed to approximately 60 charitable organizations and causes across St. Kitts and Nevis and exists to support conservational, educational, recreational, cultural, historical and social development projects that enhance the environment and lives of Federation citizens.

“By having a web site dedicated to the Foundation we want to make it easy for organizations to apply for grants and allow the Foundation to...

Crime Stoppers, a community based public safety initiative, launched in St. Kitts on December 14th. Though St. Kitts and Nevis are far removed from the more volatile regions of the world and have a low crime rate, Assistant Commissioner of Police Robert Liburd recommended the initiative as a way of preventing crimes, building stronger communities, and allowing citizens a more active role in public safety.  Crime Stoppers is a respected 32-year-old organization that began in New Mexico in July 1975 and has since grown into a global organization with 1200 programs in 26 countries. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is now the 27th country. The Christophe Harbour Foundation donated $19,244 EC to the initiative, acknowledging all that it means to keeping the citizens of and...

More than 80 yogis from across St. Kitts gathered at the Beach House on November 24th for a morning of yoga practice to raise money and help provide comfort to hospitalized children.

From 6:00 a.m. until noon, The Beach House was transformed into an outdoor seaside studio and a variety of teachers led the group through a journey focused on mind, body, and soul. The event concluded with lunch provided by Chef Damien Heaney, with special vegan and gluten-free offerings.

The proceeds from the event benefit Ross University’s Josh and Friends Project, which will enable this organization to continue to give back to the children of St. Kitts who are hospitalized in the pediatric ward of the Joseph N....

The Coalition of Support for St. Kitts-Nevis Security Initiatives (CSSKNSI) held a donation ceremony on Wednesday at the Independence Square in support of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force to hand over a German shepherd to the police K-9 Unit. In addition, the ceremony provided an opportunity to share the importance of proper animal care to the general public. The CSSKNSI was formed to promote unity through one voice representing several organizations on the island. “I am appreciative that the coalition has chosen to invest in the safety of our community,” said Commissioner Celvin G. Walwyn, Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. “I would like to thank the group for providing us with another tool in the fight...