BASSETERRE St. Kitts – IN spite of the ongoing economic recessionary battle, businesses around St. Kitts continue to show their dedication to the various communities by giving back to the youths and consumers.
This week, businesses have made their mark with promotions geared towards giving back to their consumers as well as education.
Below is the weekly St. Kitts Business Updates.
SKNVibes will be launching its completely revamped website on Monday (June 6) and visitors to the site will be able to browse with precise ease and enjoy a host of new features, including island facts, religion and visitor sections. The site will display an interestingly new look with unique articles while continuing to bring speedy, up-to-date news from around the world. Patrons are encouraged to check out the new SKNVibes as this website will be the only one of its kind.
LIME, the telecommunications giant, donated EC$5 000 cheques to two educational institutions – the Washington Archibald High School and the Beach Allen Primary School, on June 24. The donation was as a result of the company’s CARIFTA texting promotions where part of the prize was a gift of EC$5 000 to be donated to any publicly-funded school of the winner’s choice. The money is intended to be spent on any sports programme.
There is one week remaining in the telecommunications company’s Phone Evolution Photo contest. Individuals are challenged to submit a colour photograph of the oldest telephone they own or have legitimate access to. Participants can submit one or several photos and should be emailed to oldphone@lime.com accompanied by the entrant’s name, date of birth, full address and contact details.
One winning photo will be chosen and the person who made the submission will win a coveted BlackBerry Smartphone.
In the coming weeks, LIME will also be launching the most innovative phone in the world, the iPhone 4.
S L Horsford’s Building Centre will be having a Father’s Day Sale on Saturday (June 18) where customers will be offered 30 percent off items storewide. On that same day, there will be Men’s Health and Wellness at Horsford’s Building Centre on Wellington Road, Basseterre from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and at the Nevis Branch in Stoney Grove from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Medical practitioners will be giving free blood pressure and diabetes checkups. There will also be a Men’s Health Counselling on prostate cancer and the heart.
The Furniture and Appliances Department has started its cash back promotion where consumers will receive cash back coupons for free groceries with every Higher Purchase made. Consumers will also be given a chance to win a free living room set, dining room set, bedroom set or a kitchen appliances package with every EC$100 spent. This promotion will run from June to December 2011.
The TDC Group of Companies' (TDC) Home and Building Depots in St. Kitts and Nevis are currently offering up to 60 percent off furniture and household items, and up to 30 percent off AC units, fans, selected refrigerators and inflatable pools, while FINCO is giving its customers a chance to borrow up to EC$10 000 unsecured loan to treat themselves to a dream vacation. Any customer who spends EC$100 or more at FINCO, Home and Building Depots, TDC Hire Purchase and Automotive (Nevis branch only for Automotive) can enter an ongoing promotion and win $1 000 cash. There will be one lucky winner on each island every two months.
TDC Hire Purchase on both islands are taking 20 percent off Hire Purchase transactions on furniture, electronics and appliances every Friday until June 17, while the Automotive Departments are giving 15 percent off the purchase of any two Good Year Tyres and 20 percent off the purchase of three or more.
Thrifty Rentals is currently offering a rent-a-vehicle for three days and pay for only two days, or rent a vehicle for seven days and pay for only five, plus a free Domino’s VIP card with every rental. And City Drug Store is offering a free Laptop Sleeve with the purchase of a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge Notebook with webcam, 2 GB Memory, 250 Hard Drive for only $2 050.
NAGICO Insurance Company Ltd. is currently celebrating its 7th Anniversary of operating in St. Kitts and Nevis. The celebration took place yesterday (Friday) in the Independence Square, Basseterre, and the fun will go over to Nevis on June 17 in Memorial Square, Charlestown. The public had an opportunity to interact with the company’s management and staff and learn more about their products and services. Special offers on insurance products were made available and patrons had free blood pressure checks and free blood glucose testing, courtesy of the International University of Nursing. Those who missed out on yesterday’s event can make up with a visit to Nevis on Friday, June 17.
Free giveaways and prizes include gift certificates of $100, Music Festival tickets and NAGICO Insurance souvenir items. Lots of musical entertainment were and will be provided. Yesterday’s event was hosted by Junie Liburd of Freedom FM. The Customer Appreciation Day started at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 6:00 p.m.
There you have it for this week’s Business Update. If you are interested in having your information featured in our weekly articles, be sure it is emailed to editor@sknvibes.com.
