Constituencies Boundaries Commission Appointed By GG

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SKN Governor General Appoints Commission

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 29, 2008 (CUOPM)

The Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency, Dr. Sir Cuthbert Sebastian has appointed a five”“man Constituencies Boundaries Commission.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas at his monthly Press Conference on Wednesday said that the Federation’s Governor General “acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister after the Governor General consulted with the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Mark Brantley, and such other persons, appointed Mr. Anthony Johnson as Chairman of the Constituencies Boundaries Commission.”

“I also wish to inform you that on my advice as Prime Minister, the Governor General has appointed the Hon. Cedric Liburd and Dr. the Hon. Earl Asim Martin as members of the said Commission,” said Dr. Douglas.

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Nevis Geothermal Conference Postponed Until 2009

Geothermal Steam – Hamilton Estate, Nevis Charlestown, Nevis October 29th, 2008 The Nevis Geothermal Conference scheduled for November 7, 2008 in Nevis, has been postponed until early 2009. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Works, Public Utilities, Posts, Physical …

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St. Kitts – Nevis’ Minimum Wage Now The Highest In OECS

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St. Kitts – Nevis Raises Minimum Wage

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 29, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says the increase in the minimum wage from EC$250.00 to EC$320 per week from November 1st is the highest in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

“On an hourly basis, we have increased the minimum wage from EC$6.25 per hour to EC$8.00 per hour,” said Prime Minister Douglas at his monthly Press Conference on Wednesday afternoon.

The minimum wage increase reflects a 111 percent rise in the minimum wage since the ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party took office 13 years ago.

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St. Kitts – Nevis PM Speaks About His Administration

Prime Minister Denzil Douglas

Prime Minister Denzil Douglas
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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 29, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been comparing his administration’s current handling of electoral reform to that carried out by the previous People’s Action Movement (PAM) Administration.

“When they (PAM) had the opportunity to reform the electoral system in 1983, there was no consultation whatsoever, none whatsoever. There was no sharing of information in the way we are doing it today. The PAM electoral reform was done behind closed doors and then dropped like a bomb in Parliament within a few hours and the entire system was changed,” said Prime Minister Douglas, adding: “look at what we have done.”

The ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Government consulted with the Washington-based Organisation of American States, the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat and the Georgetown-based CARICOM’s Secretariat.

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