Premier of Nevis the Honorable Mark Brantley would like to see Nevis open on Sundays ato accomodate a growing cruise tourism thrust on the island. Speaking on his FB page on Sunday, Brantley declared that Nevis was experiencing a boom in tourism with 2 ships in the harbour on Sunday but that the island was locked down tight like hurricane coming.
“I have begged and beseeched with no results. I need your help and ideas.
Nevis this year is experiencing a boom in tourist arrivals. Today Sunday we have 2 ships in the Charlestown harbor. Tourists are strolling around Charlestown in large numbers but guess what? NOT ONE store opened. Charlestown is closed tight like Hurricane coming. Artisan Village closed tight. Hamilton Museum closed tight. Various other attractions closed tight. These visitors can’t even buy a bottle of water.”
Brantley said he had meetings with vendors urging them to open for business on Sundays in order to benefit from the tourism industry.
“The Ministry of Tourism has met with vendors. We have copied and shared the cruise schedule. We have begged and beseeched vendors to open for business and to ensure that they put themselves in a position to benefit from the tourism industry.
And yet today visitors have come to meet a ghost town in Nevis.
I need your advice. Is it that our people don’t want or don’t need the business? What say you?”