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Published 27 May 2017

75 delegates to attend 42^nd CPA Regional Conference in St. Kitts

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 27^th 2017 – As preparations are underway for the 42^nd Regional Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to be held in St. Kitts next month, WICNews is reporting that 12 parliamentary speakers and 75 delegates will attend the meeting.

According to London-based WICNews the June 16^th to 24^th meeting is themed: “Enhancing Democracy through the Use of the Parliamentary System and the Media.”

The CPA “connects, develops, promotes and supports parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance and the implementation of the enduring values of the Commonwealth.”

Akbar Khan, CPA Secretary General, is scheduled to attend the meeting with representations from 14 parliamentary branches.

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Published 25 May 2017

MP Liburd concern over actions of PM Harris
to taint the judicial and parliamentary branches.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 25th 2017 – Chairperson of the opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), Hon. Marcella Liburd said Wednesday expressed concern over actions by Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris to erode democracy in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Liburd, who is also the Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher 2 (Central Basseterre), has warned of incidents of injustice not only in the Parliament but also in a level of the judiciary.

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