Prime Minister Douglas – St. Kitts – Nevis
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
September 22, 2009 (CUOPM)
Nationals residing in New York and the surrounding states get an opportunity this coming Sunday to hear first-hand on developments in their homeland from St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas.
Prime Minister Douglas, who is in New York to attend the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York, will meet with nationals at a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday 27th September 2009.
The Town Hall Meeting will be held at Eastwood Manor, 3371 Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York at 6:30 P.M.
Prime Minister Douglas is expected to bring nationals up to date on developments in St. Kitts and Nevis in the areas of healthcare, tourism including resort developments on the Southeast Peninsula and Frigate Bay, home construction island wide in addition to the nearly 3,000 homes built to date, agriculture, education and the economy.
Also in attendance at the meeting will be St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Delano Bart and Medical practitioner, Dr. Norgen Wilson.
Prime Minister Douglas is to host a reception following the Town Hall Meeting to celebrate the 26th Anniversary of Independence.
The governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party has always included nationals in the disapora in the decision making process and solicit their views shaping of policies aimed at enhancing the quality of life.
The Prime Minister and other Ministers of the Cabinet have always made it a priority to meet with Kittitians and Nevisians as well as national associations in town-hall style meetings when visiting the various capitals on official business.