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Foreign Minister Mark Brantley was chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the previous National Assembly

Published 22 May 2017

Foreign Minister Mark Brantley was chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the previous National Assembly.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 22nd 2017 – The chair of the last Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was Hon. Mark Brantley, then Leader of the Opposition and now the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation in the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris.

Mr. Brantley, who was appointed chairman of the PAC in April 2010 by then Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, in an interview with WINNFM in April 2010, said that the Public Accounts Committee will ensure that the government’s expenditures are appropriate and all expenditure is being done in a proper and appropriate manner.

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St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Labour Party elects new executive

Published 22 May 2017

St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Labour Party elects new executive

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 22nd 2017 – Delegates to Sunday’s 85th Annual Conference of the opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) have reaffirmed their confidence in the leadership of the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas.

Dr. Douglas, the longest serving prime minister and currently Leader of the Opposition, was re-elected unopposed to continue to serve as National Political Leader.

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St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party prepares to serve again

Published 22 May 2017

St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party prepares to serve again

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 22^nd 2017 – Citing a recent Bill Johnson poll that the St. Kitts and Nevis electorate is ready to dump the ruling Team Unity administration, the National Political Leader of the opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said the party must continue to prepare itself to assume the mantle of leadership to serve all the people.

He told over 700 delegates, business representatives and the diplomatic corps that a new SKNLP Government must prepare itself to halt the social and economic decay that is progressively destroying the local institutions and undermining the livelihood of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.

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SKN GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS APOLOGY FROM MEDIA HOUSE AND ITS RETRACTION OF ARTICLE ON CBI PROGRAMME

Published 21 May 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2017 (SKNIS): The Government has accepted an apology from SKNVibes and a retraction of an article published on its website with the headline “Alternatives to CBI Programme may be imperative” dated 16^th May, 2017.

Government reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) Programme and to deliver a platinum standard to its agents, developers and applicants.

All the reforms that have been implemented including the most robust due diligence practices would assist in this regard.

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COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA

Published 21 May 2017

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered in Bridgetown, Barbados, at the Twentieth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) deliberated on the changes taking place in the international environment as well as in their wider regional environment and on their implications for the coordinated foreign policy positioning of their countries.

They reiterated the importance they accord to maintenance of the rule of law, respect for human rights and democracy, as well as to the fundamental principles of non-intervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of states. These values and principles were viewed as being of paramount importance when addressing international situations of concern.