St. Kitts and Nevis
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Opposition legislators say they will not give legitimacy to government
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Opposition legislators Wednesday said they will continue to boycott sittings of the National Assembly since they have no intention of providing legitimacy to the Denzil Douglas administration. The six opposition legislators, claiming to be the “united elected majority” stayed away from parliament which approved an amendment to the National Assembly Election Act that Prime Minister…
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Speaker wants court ruling despite opposition withdrawing motion
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Speaker of the St. Kitts-Nevis National Assembly, Curtis Martin, says he is seeking a court ruling on certain legal matters despite public statements by opposition legislators that they have withdrawn a motion before the High Court regarding the motion of no confidence filed against the government of Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas. Martin said by…
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Opposition accuses police of colluding with ruling party; calls for fresh polls
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM) Tuesday accused the police of colluding with the ruling St. Kitts-Nevis labour Party (SKNLP) and called for fresh general elections in the twin island Federation. Last weekend, the police denied the PAM permission to stage a protest march in the capital on Wednesday and warned…
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Prime Minister Douglas dismisses opposition statements as “mere propaganda”
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas Tuesday dismissed opposition claims that he was leading a minority government in St. Kitts-Nevis. Appearing on his weekly radio programme “Ask the Prime Minister”, Douglas told listeners that his St. Kitts-Nevis labour Party (SKNLP) administration holds a majority in the National Assembly. Six opposition legislators have already said they will…
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Police issue warnings as opposition leader plans one-man protest
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis police have denied permission to the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM) to stage a protest march in Wednesday and warned persons they would be prosecuted if they participate in any illegal march. PAM has already described the decision of the police “as a deliberate effort to frustrate the wishes of the…
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Opposition warns of disobeying laws to stage street protests
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards, is warning that people will “ultimately take the matter to seek justice into their own hands” after the police denied a request for a march next week. Richards said that St. Kitts-Nevis is heading towards situation where people, who believe their rights are “being…
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Ruling party calls for resignations, by-elections
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The ruling St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has called for the resignations of two former members from Parliament saying they have breached the contracts given to them by the people who voted them into office during the last general election here. “I think that as elected officials, they can just take a position and…
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Opposition leader cries intimidation
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards, has accused the government of “using the armed forces” in an effort to intimidate citizens as he commented on the decision by members of the St Kitts Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) to march through the streets of the capital on Monday. The soldiers,…
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Former speakers agree that opposition should not have involved the court in motion of no confidence
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The former speaker of the Grenada parliament George McGuire says opposition legislators in St. Kitts-Nevis “played right into the hands of the Prime Minister” when they filed court action to force the Parliament to debate a motion of no confidence. McGuire, speaking on Winn FM radio here, said that issues relating to the parliament should…
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Minister wants private sector to concentrate on trade and not political issues
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A senior member of the St. Kitts-Nevis government Wednesday urged the private sector to concentrate more on building trade relationships rather than engage in “questionable social and political battles”. International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Richard “Ricky” Skerritt, a former head of the private sector grouping here, said that the Chamber wastes far…
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