Published 20 November 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
January 5th 2018 is the date for 17th annual Dr. Denzil Douglas’ Annual New Year’s Gala
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 19, 2017 – The date has been set for the Seventeenth Annual New Year’s Gala hosted by The Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, the distinguished Leader of the Opposition and National Political Leader of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party.
According to the Chairperson of the Gala Committee, Hon. Marcella Liburd, the gala event will take place at the Grand Ballroom of the St. Kitts Marriott Resort and Royal Beach Casino on 5th January 2018.
She said the availability of tickets and other relevant information will be released at a later date.
Guest Speakers at previous galas included prominent United States Congresswoman, the Hon. Maxine Waters; actress and Emmy Awards winner, Cicely Tyson of Nevisian parentage; Nation of Islam Leader, the Hon. Louis Farrakhan of St. Kitts parentage; Emmy Award Winner and Broadcaster, Del Walters; Founder and President of TransAfrica, Mr. Randall Robinson; African-American icon, musician and actor, His Excellency Ambassador Harry Belafonte; Publisher and founder of America’s Black Enterprise Magazine, Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr.; the late Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. David Thompson; former Jamaica Prime Minister the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson; American actor, film director, and political activist, Danny Glover; American talk show host and author, Tavis Smiley, Kittitian-born Hon. Randolph Bennet; America’s well-known American journalist, syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, and author and former CNN contributor Roland Martin and St. Kitts-born Desmond Roberts, President of Advantage Chevrolet in Hodgkins, Illinois.
Photo 1 – Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas raising a toast.
Photo 2 – Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (right) and Nevisian actress Cicely Tyson.
Photo 3 – Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (right) greets Harry Belafonte (C) while Robert Kelly (left) looks on
Photo 4 – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (right) and Danny Glover (left)
Photo 5 – Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (left) with Roland Martin
