The Pogson Medical Centre in Sandy Point received several pieces of medical equipment and supplies from the Christophe Harbour Foundation.

The supplies were presented during a brief handover ceremony to the Deputy Prime Minister Shawn Richards, who officially handed them over to Minister of Health Senator Wendy Phipps.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Shawn Richard; Senator Wendy Phipps, minister with responsibility for health; Mrs. Tammy Darby representing the Christophe Harbour Foundation; Matron Sonia Daly-Finlay; Operations Manager Gail Cranston and personnel from the medical center.

Mrs. Darby had her daughter, daughter-in-law and two grandsons share in the handover ceremony to illustrate how their dedication spans generations and that the Christophe Harbour Foundation has a long-term...

Christophe Harbour VP of Operations Jon Gersonde and Hands Across The Sea Founder Harriet Linskey with Cayon Primary students.

No one knew that when Harriet and Tom “T.L.” Linskey walked through the door of the real estates sales office five years ago looking for Wi-Fi that one chance meeting would lead to a long-term partnership in improving literacy throughout the Federation.

“We had just come from Antigua where we were encouraged by our efforts with libraries there,” said T.L. “I shared a story of one little girl who couldn’t read but came running up to me with a brand new book we’d delivered saying ‘I want...

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...