St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Political Leader of the ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party inspecting the future leaders of the Nation at the 2005 Independence Parade. (Photo by Erasmus Williams)

The proceedings of the National Conference were adjourned last May to give a "Search Committee" more time to complete its work and submit its Report on the future of the Party formed in 1932.

Based on the consultations with all eight Branches of the Labour Party, inputs from the Trades & Labour Union and overseas branches, discussions with the National Executive and its own research, the "Search Committee" has presented a number of recommendations.

The recommendations were discussed and accepted by the National Executive earlier this month in preparation for ratification at Sunday's session.

Several resolutions are also expected to be submitted for ratification paving the way for changes to the Constitution.

At the public session of the Conference in May, National Political Leader and Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Denzil L. Douglas said the Party must be more than an election-winning machine.

"We must continue to be real. We must continue to touch and impact the lives of Kittitians and Nevisians throughout the sixty month period of our third term and not only at election time," said Dr. Douglas in his Conference Address.

Dr. Douglas, who was elected National Political Leader in May 1989 said that the outgoing National Executive, have understood the urgency and importance of embarking upon a process of renewal and regeneration and mandated the Special Committee to study how best to restructure the management of the Party and advise generally on the way forward.

Dr. Douglas said like the Party's pioneers and fallen Heroes, Thomas Manchester, J. Matthew Sebastian, Robert Bradshaw, Paul Southwell and Lee Moore and others, who  blazed a trail, the present Ministers and Leaders are acutely aware of their responsibilities to ensure the continued and seamless political domain of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party.

"That is why we need to bolster our Party Secretariat to ensure the succeeding generation of leadership. We need to institute ongoing fund raising activities. We need to embark upon a membership drive. We need to involve ourselves in more social and economic enhancement activities. We need to look at the start up of a co-operative society within the Party. We need to provide for and cater to the needs of the children of our members. We need to bolster and establish more day care facilities for both infants and the aged," said Prime Minister Douglas, a four-term Member of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly.

Dr. Douglas, the second longest serving Labour Party Political Leader told delegates they have opportunity to be a part of the ruling party of this country for the next 25 years and more.

"The people of our beloved country believe in this organisation. They are looking to us for great things because that is what our own forefathers did in the past and people look to the Labour Party of the present for great things in the future," he said.