BASSETERE – Hundreds of delegates, invited guests and supporters of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party will gather on Sunday May 22nd 2016 for the 84th Annual Conference.
The Conference takes place at the Royal St Kitts Hotel (Jack Tar) at Frigate Bay. Speaking to Freedom Fm Newsdesk on Wednesday, Party leader Dr Douglas gave a brief outline of “Conference Day” on Sunday.
The Conference begins at 10 am on Sunday with the Public Session which will feature the Invocation; Welcome Remarks by the Party Chairperson, the Hon. Marcella Liburd; Fraternal Greetings; Presentation of Awards to the 2016 Miss Labour contestants and the Honouring of the Mothers from the 8 constituencies in St. Kitts. The Keynote address will be delivered by Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas. Guest Speaker is Mr. Damian Crawford, former Parliamentarian for the People’s National Party (PNP) of Jamaica.
The agenda for the Business Session, which follows the Lunch Break, features the Annual Report from the National Executive of the Party; the Treasurer’s and Auditor’s Reports; Resolutions from the Executive and the several Branches of the Party, Young Labour and Labour Women; the Election of Auditors and the Election of a new Executive Committee for the ensuing year.
Dr Douglas told this media house that the SKNLP was poised to take back the government as the TUG led by Dr Timothy Harris had failed to advance the interests of the people; that unemployment among young people had increased, and the #1 rating of SKN economy had been marginalized and compromised by a vindictive, uncaring government.