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Saint Christopher and Nevis |
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Last reviewed: 14 January 2009 |
Country information
POLITICS
The St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has held office since 1995. The SKNLP currently holds eight of assistance to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB); technical assistance to the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM); support to the CARICOM Secretariat with implementation of the regional strategic framework on HIV/AIDS; support to the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) and to the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD).
Nevis
Elections to the Nevis Island Assembly were held in July 2006. The National Reformation Party won three seats and the Concerned Citizens’ Movement two.. The Premier of Nevis is Mr Joseph Parry. The former Premier, Mr Vance Amory, pursued the constitutional process of taking Nevis out of the Federation with St Kitts from June 1996. But he failed to win the majority required in a referendum which was held in 1998. It was a prominent issue until the election of Mr Joseph in July 2006
