Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, said that the government will garner the expertise of former ministers and a former Captain of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force as this will prove beneficial to the country and its people.
“In order for our country and people to benefit from the talents, experience and skills of some of the most effective former ministers, my government has engaged the services of Messrs. Vance Amory and Ian Liburd,” said Prime Minister Harris during his monthly press conference on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. “We have also engaged Kevin Williams. Mr. Williams is an experienced engineer and former Captain in the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force with training in wide areas of interests to national security, project conception and management, etc.”
Prime Minister Harris noted that their roles are far-reaching.
“They will all be designated Ambassadors and will provide support to the government as a whole and the Office of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister on a range of matters relating to regional and international affairs, CBI, special projects, public sector reform, rural and sustainable development, public infrastructure, utilities, alternative energy and public policy issues,” he said.
]]>BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 08, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has saluted outgoing Federal ministers, Mr. Ian Patches Liburd and Mr. Vance Amory, for their invaluable service to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, particularly over the last five years as members of the Team Unity-led Cabinet.
The official result from the Friday, June 05 General Elections for Constituency #1 saw Mr. Liburd just falling short of defending his seat in the National Assembly. Mr. Amory, who in 2017 handed over the leadership of the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) to his successor the Honourable Mark Brantley, is retiring from active politics.
During his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, June 07, Prime Minister Harris described Mr. Liburd as the “busiest Minister of Public Infrastructure” the country has seen in a very long time.
“You have seen his work all through St. Kitts and Nevis—in our roads, our bus lines, our ferry terminal etcetera, etcetera—as he did such a fantastic job in building out the infrastructure and utilities of our country. The transformational second cruise pier and the work that is happening at Old Road, all these things, when the history is being written, will be well recorded,” said Dr. Harris.
Prime Minister Harris was also in high praise of Mr. Amory, whom he long regarded as a trusted friend and a constant source of wisdom for him throughout his first term as the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis.
“Vance Amory served as a former premier, and in fact was the leader of the Concerned Citizens Movement when in November 2013, we agreed publicly at Greenlands that we shall come together and that Dr. Timothy Harris shall lead this movement…and I want to thank him. He was not at the launch in Greenlands, but he had worked very hard with us before he traveled to London and so his commitment to the Unity has long been well established,” the honourable prime minister commented.
Dr. Harris said he looks forward to both Mr. Liburd and Mr. Amory’s continuing service in public life and thanked them both “as they exit the realm of ministerial portfolios.”
In the first term of the Team Unity Government, Mr. Liburd served as Minister responsible for Public Infrastructure, Post Urban Development, and Transport while Mr. Amory served as Senior Minister and Minister of Nevis Affairs, Labour, Social security, and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 02, 2020 (SKNIS): Senior Minister and Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Honourable Vance Amory, joined with members of the faith-based community on Monday, June 01, 2020, to seek God’s protection for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
The senior minister participated in an ecumenical service that was coordinated by and featured participation from the Christian Councils and Evangelical Associations in St. Kitts and in Nevis. The service, held at the Antioch Baptist Church on St. Kitts, featured praise and worship, scripture readings, and presentations from various religious institutions.
Honourable Amory noted the devastating power of tropical cyclones and encouraged residents to pay attention to the advice of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as well as the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD), to continue preparing for the season.
Recommended actions include stocking up on canned goods; locating the nearest emergency shelter; creating a disaster plan including designating a central meeting point in the event of an occurrence; securing critical documents in water sealed containers or bags; pruning overhanging trees; removing debris from backyards, and more.
“I encourage all of us as we enter this 2020 hurricane season to be mindful that each one of us in our individual households and in our communities has a responsibility which we must take seriously to protect ourselves even as we have asked God to help us,” Senior Minister Amory stated.
He added that following the recommended steps from disaster agencies will help to protect, property, livestock, life and limb.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States notes that the “an above-normal 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected” during the June 01 through November 30 season.
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