Just got back from St. Kitts Saturday evening -- great trip. The medical school that we have been working on for a year has now been approved the the Prime Minister has signed the documents. We are off and running. Had the opportunity to walk portions of the old sugar cane land that we will buy from the government for the school. I'm impressed by the government's desire to move the economy from sugar to services. The island seems to be making great progress.
Why am I writing about St. Kitts in a CaymanIsBest blog? Simple -- while St. Kitts is beautiful and relatively undeveloped, for what most baby boomers want from our island get away, it doesn't come close to Grand Cayman. Air service is much less frequent - not as many good restaurants -- not as many quality inns, etc.
We also took a boat over to Nevis (about a 35 minute ride) -- which is the home of the Four Seasons resort and several nice private resorts that used to be sugar plantations. Nevis is a great place to get away -- very quiet, a little more upscale than St. Kitts. The Premier of Nevis is working hard to use the island's natural volcano to create geothermal energy -- very impressive project.
I'm impressed with both islands and their respective governments. Yet if I'm going to live on an island -- as contrasted with vacationing -- then I continue to prefer Grand Cayman.
Talk with you soon -0--
Jeff
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St. Kitts sounds like such a wonderful island! I am really excited to start my medical education at a St Kitts Medical School this coming year, called UMHS St. Kitts. They have a great program equal to any of the US schools. It sounds like, in addition to getting a great education, I will really be able to enjoy life in a beautiful country.
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