St. Kitts and Nevis
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ST KITTS-POLITICS-Court adjourns matter involving former deputy prime minister and opposition legisl
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Lawyers for former deputy prime minister Sam Condor and the leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards, are expected to outline their case on Monday preventing Jason Hamilton from performing his duties as Attorney General and also to prevent the appointment of Senators approved by Parliament earlier this month. The matter…
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Pressure mounts on Prime Minister Douglas
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Pressure continued to mount on the Denzil Douglas administration to debate in parliament the opposition inspired motion of no confidence in his administration. The St. Kitts Christian Council and the St. Kitts Evangelical Association Monday joined the island’s private sector in calling on the prime minister to ensure that the motion, which has been filed…
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ST. KITTS-POLITICS-Taiwan praises 30 years of friendship
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Taiwan has praised its long standing relationship with St. Kitts-Nevis and is looking forward to helping the twin island federation further develop through various projects, Foreign Minister David Yung-la-Lin has said. “Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed tremendous progress in our bilateral relations especially with all the cooperation projects which have been undertaken…
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Private Sector Pressure On St Kitts and Nevis PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer — The St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce Friday called on Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas to ensure that an opposition inspired motion of no confidence on his administration is brought before the National Assembly without further delay. In a statement, the private sector group reminded Dr. Douglas that in his address to them last month…
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Barbados and Grenada govts battling to avoid one-term:—new problems for St Kitts PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – FINALLY, after keeping his political opponents and supporters guessing for at least the past three months, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, has announced February 21 as the date when Barbadians will trek to polling stations to elect a new government for the next five years. The long delay in announcing E-day had itself become…
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Deputy PM resigns
BASSETTERE, St. Kitts, CMC – Deputy Prime Minister Sam Condor on Thursday announced his resignation from the Cabinet with immediate effect, citing recent developments as his reasons for stepping aside. “The recent developments pertaining to issues of Good Governance and Constitutional Integrity have brought me to the point where I feel constrained to tender my resignation as a Member of…
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OECS emerging from four years of negative growth
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Sir Dwight Venner, is calling on stakeholders in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to provide the collective effort to help the sub-regional countries put their economies on the path to growth and development. In a radio and television broadcast to member countries of the Eastern…
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IMF issues new estimates for economic growth in St. Kitts-Nevis
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday revised downwards the estimate of economic growth for 2012 in St. Kitts and Nevis. An IMF delegation, which has ended a one week visit to the island, downgraded the growth from minus 0.7 to minus 0.9 percent, reflecting a decline in tourism in the third quarter. “However, an expected…
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Prime Minister speaks of plans to replace his administration with unity government
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas Tuesday said dismissed senior government minister Dr. Timothy Harris had asked him to resign as head of the government last month, accusing the former minister of being part of a “conspiracy to bring the government to an end” and establish a unity government in St. Kitts-Nevis. Speaking in Parliament on…
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Deputy PM sides with dismissed senior Cabinet minister
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Deputy Prime Minister Sam Condor continued his public spat with Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas by publicly opposing his decision to dismiss senior government minister Dr. Timothy Harris over the weekend. In a statement, Condor, who has sided with Harris on opposition a number of government measures and policies in the past, said he found…
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