Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 25, 2020 (ZIZ): Hon. Akilah Byron Nisbett has been charged with leading the committee for this year’s Independence celebrations.
This was revealed when the newly elected Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday for the inaugural Cabinet meeting chaired by Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.
Director General of the St. Kitts Nevis Information Service Lesroy Williams outlined some of the areas of discussion during the Post Cabinet Briefing for June 22nd.
“The Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett was named to preside over the Independence 2020 celebratory activities to be assisted by the previous chair, the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister, he announced”
At the meeting it was also revealed that Honourable Vincent Byron Jr and the Honourable Wendy Phipps were given responsibilities for the disaster mitigation council relating to matters of hurricane preparedness and response.
Cabinet Chairman Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris encouraged members to put their best efforts to deliver on the commitment for a better and stronger future and gave an overview of how cabinet functions and its criticality to the functions of the Westminster Model of Democracy.
It was also noted that the budget cycle is near and due to the financial impact of the Covid-19, it will be necessary to prudently plan and implement the new budget cycle.