(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – St Kitts and Nevis has established what they say is the largest greenhouse in the Caribbean at 24 metres tall and covering more than 14,000 square feet.
Located at the Eco-Park on the island of St Kitts, the greenhouse was officially opened on Friday (November 21) by Taiwan’s Ambassador to the twin island state, Miguel Li-Jey Tsao, a release from the St Kitts /Nevis government said.
The Eco-Park is a cooperation project between Taiwan and the twin-island state, the release said. It incorporates the “successful integration of tourism, agriculture and renewable energy” and boasts what is termed a ‘4G’ concept by being “a green house in a glass cabin that uses green energy, and showcases green beauty.”
St Kitts/Nevis agriculture minister Nigel Carty congratulated Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas for his vision in proposing a project on this scale, which he said was inspired after a visit to a similar facility in Taiwan in 2008.
“The Eco-Park signals the way forward for ecotourism and rural development,” Carty said. “We are changing the rural landscape of St Kitts and Nevis. This is indeed real progress and real change for the people …”.
