Little is known concerning the early Postal Affairs of St. Christopher & Nevis but it is recorded that the British General Post Office was to establish a branch office on the Island of Nevis under an Act of Parliament passed in 1710, although arrangements may not have been finalized for a number of years afterwards. Nevis appears as a “New Office” in the Post Office Account of 1787. The first recorded postal markings for St Christopher dates from 1746, although it is probable that a branch of British General Post Office operated on the island before that date. Control of Postal Services was passed to local authorities around 1858.
When St. Kitts and Nevis gained Independence from Gt. Britain in 1983, the country was admitted to the United Nations and thus automatically became eligible for full membership of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). On 1st January 1988, St. Christopher (ST. KITTS) and Nevis joined the UPU and assumed responsibility for its International Postal Affairs – previously the responsibility of Gt. Britain.
Today the Post Office functions as a Government Department under the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports, Information Technology, Telecommunications and Post. The postal network in St Christopher and Nevis comprises of six (6) postal outlets located in different parts of the country (see Postal Network) with a workforce of 92 employees. 22 on Nevis and 70 on St. Kitts.)