Article: Small is beautiful; Tiny St Kitts has giant plans, says Liz Rowlinson.(News)

Byline: Liz Rowlinson

ST KITTS is a little Caribbean island with big ambitions.

Occupying only 68 square miles, it matches neighbouring Nevis as the smallest nation in the Americas.

You can drive round it in a day, it's wonderfully free from concrete and you're more likely to see wild goats than herds of package tourists.

This might be about to change. A new weekly British Airways flight from Gatwick and the recent visit of England's cricketers on their West Indies tour have helped put it on the map.

Most visitors hail from North America, but the BA flight will raise its profile among the British.

St Kitts was home ...

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