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Basseterre

Basseterre
Administration
Full nameBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Official nameBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
CountrySaint Kitts and Nevis
IslandSaint Kitts
ParishesSaint George Basseterre, Saint Peter Basseterre
Settled1627
Geography
Total Area2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
Elevation50 ft (15.2 m)
Demography
Total Population15500 (2005)
Density (pop.)2393.2/km2 (6200/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneUTC-4 (UTC-4)

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Basseterre (c-eniconbæsˈtɛər), estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands. The city lies within the parish of Saint George Basseterre and the southern part of the parish of Saint Peter Basseterre.

Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean.

Basseterre Video

Infamus 21 gun salute(we miss you ) Official video done by NIgel aka Capo and MKJ of MMTC This video goes out to every one who lost someone.
5.18 min. | 4.86 user rating		 Visit the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis in this short video and see what these two beautiful islands have to offer!
8.27 min. | 4.51 user rating		 A Want Whale - Grand Masters Band (St Kitts Soca 2009)
4.70 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Sugar Band Medley (St Kitts Soca 2009)
6.70 min. | 4.81 user rating		 Site inspections and island tour with our destination (DMC) partner in St. Kitts and Nevis.
1.93 min. | 4.2 user rating

5.42 min. | 4.15 user rating		 Infamus at it again Living for Dying unoffical music video snippet done by Nyjel of Trucapo MADDDD!!!!!!!!!!
2.58 min. | 4.8 user rating		 Slide show of the St. Kitts Majorettes performing, with the Nu-Vybes Band International (Sugar Band) playing in the background.
3.32 min. | 4.55 user rating		 Watch Mike and Kim have fun in St. Kitts feeding monkeys, sightseeing, sailing, snorkeling, jumping, dancing, and having fun in the sun. www.PryCom.com/Cruise8.
2.53 min. | 3.2 user rating		 Fling It Back - Grand Masters Band (St Kitts Soca 2009)
4.70 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Police officer dismissed on disciplinary charges - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - A Dominican-recruited Constable was dismissed from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) following disciplinary ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:55:22 GMT+00:00
SIDF pumps EC$22 million in four projects including 113-acre Cappisterre Farm ... - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 11TH 2010 (CUOPM) - The Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) has committed approximately EC$22 million assist ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:05:22 GMT+00:00
ZIZ Radio launches Competitions for 50th Anniversary - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - A special ceremony was held yesterday (Nov. 10) at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Headquarters at Lime Kiln to ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:54:10 GMT+00:00
Ambassador Programme calls for proposals on HIV Prevent - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com--Proposals must be submitted to the National AIDS Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Total Concept Building, Bladen Commercial Development, -Basseterre-, ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:32:47 GMT+00:00
St. Kitts and Nevis remembers dead of World Wars on Sunday - Communication's Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister Tweet this news
Communication's Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister---BASSETERRE-, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 12TH 2010 (CUOPM) - St. Kitts and Nevis will on Sunday remember its nationals who fought and died in the two World Wars. ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:41:15 GMT+00:00
Security guard steals from Chinese employer - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - A man, who performed security duties at a recently-established grocery on Cayon Street in -Basseterre-, ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:19:07 GMT+00:00
King Konris makes history at Leeward Islands Calypso Competition - ZIZ Live Tweet this news
ZIZ Live--ZIZ Newsroom, Aug 8, 2010, -Basseterre- - King Konris has made history as the first calypsonian to ever win the Leeward Islands Calypso Competition two years ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:37:42 GMT+00:00
Cayon 'laughing stock' gets suspended sentence - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com--By Suelika N. Creque -BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - A man, who has been described as the laughing stock in his Cayon community, was given a suspended sentence at ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:37:14 GMT+00:00
Columbus would remember here - Trinidad News Tweet this news
Trinidad News--ACTING Prime Minister Jack Warner urged residents of -Basseterre-, Moruga to vote for the UNC candidate Pastor ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:13:34 GMT+00:00
CCCU welcomes OECS Economic Union - ZIZ Live Tweet this news
ZIZ Live--JULY 9, 2010 (CUOPM) - A regional financial institution has lauded the recent signing of the Revised Treaty of -Basseterre- to establish an OECS Economic ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:12:50 GMT+00:00

Climate :
Avg high °C (°F)
Avg low temperature °C (°F) 24 (75.2) 24 (75.2) 24 (75.2) 24 (75.2) 26 (78.8) 26 (78.8) 26 (78.8) 26 (78.8) 26 (78.8) 26 (78.8) 25 (77) 24 (75.2) 25 (77)
Avg sunlight (hours) 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7
Rainfall in. (mm) 4.8 (122) 4.4 (112) 4.4 (112) 3.5 (89) 3.8 (97) 4.4 (112) 6.1 (155) 7.2 (183) 7.7 (196) 7.7 (196) 7.1 (180) 5.5 (140) 66.6 (1692)
Source: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/St_Kitt_flood_1880.pdf/, Weather



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