BASSETERRE St. Kitts, March 31st, 2014 -- St. Kitts and Nevis finds itself at the precipice as a result of the serial breaches in protocol, the rule of law, our Constitution and democratic convention by the illegitimate Douglas regime. As the illegitimate regime plays a game of brinksmanship, afraid to table the Motion of No Confidence and afraid to face the public in free and fair elections,reasonable thinking persons are praying and working to ensure that never again will our St Kitts and Nevis get a misleader like Douglas.
The list of protocol breaches includes:
1. The lease/rental of a property in which Douglas has beneficial interest to the Taiwanese Embassy without public bidding or tender.There was no transparency in this matter. Team Unity will introduce a strong integrity in Public Life system that would prevent such transgressions from taking place and to enhance public confidence in government.
2. The receipt of fiscal concessions by Nigel Carty. The Cabinet of which Carty is a member inaugurated the programme of duty free concessionsfor first time homeownerswith a view to assist low to mid-level civil servants in building their homes up to a maximum value of $225,000. The ceiling was subsequently raised to just about $400,000. Carty was able to receive duty free concessions from the government to build his house in Bird Rock.
3. Rental/lease of the said property of Nigel Carty to the Commissioner of Police without public bidding. Government introduces a very substantialaccommodation allowance for the Commissioner of Police. Nigel Carty benefits from the rental of his property to thetune of over $7000 monthly in rental/lease payments.
4. The state-owned media is used to propagate the mischief of the Douglas-led administration and Party. The Opposition is denied access to state-owned radio contrary to law and ruling of Court of Appeal in the Nevis elections case. Hon Sam Condor is not allowed access to ZIZ Radio and Television to make an address on the occasion of his 25th Anniversary, while the said station is flooded with news about Douglas’ 25thAnniversary Celebrations.
5. Government resources including our schools and the Taiwan Agro Tourism Facility are used and abused by Denzil Douglas for propaganda purposes while Parliamentary Representatives on the Opposition Benches are not allowed access to schools to have meetings/events with the public.
6. Douglas has over the past years practisedpolitics without principle and exercised power without morality. As an election loss faces him, he has become even more erratic,unstatesmanlike, cavalier, coarse and crude, to the extent that he insulted a lady calling her an ass on his “Ask the PM” programme.
In the face of the High Court Judgment notifying him that his right to govern is invalidated, he continues to grab onto power for “green death”. His right to power has been invalidated because he no longer commands the support of a majority of elected Members of Parliament contrary to section 52(2).
Other breaches by the Douglas illegal regime include:
1. Failure to cause the Motion of No Confidence (MONC) to be debated and voted on, contrary to section 52 (6). This is a breach of the constitutional rights of the six Representatives who wish to have the MONC heard.
2. Failure to appoint a Deputy Speaker in breach of section 32(3) of the Constitution.
3. Failure to lay Estimates of Expenditure in Parliament on time contrary to section 71(1) of the Constitution.
4. Failure to appoint a government for nearly 2 weeks after the January, 2010,general elections, contrary to section 52(9) of the Constitution.Douglas gave priority to meeting his colleague, Dictator Colonel Gaddafi in Libya. Gaddafi was ousted by the people in their effort to bring democracy to Libya.
In St Kitts and Nevis, Douglas continues to rule without legitimacy and the backing of the Constitution. This is totally unacceptable.All men and women who love democracy must take a stand to rescue St Kitts and Nevis from the increasing dictatorial and unconstitutional modus operandi of the failed Douglas cabal.
Team Unity promises to always uphold the rule of law and to respect our Constitution. We remain committed to ensure constitutional reform, improvement in our electoral system and strengthening democracy and good governance for the benefit of our people.
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