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Posted: Tuesday 30 January, 2018 at 4:09 PM

Deputy Governor Delivers Throne Speech

By: Jermine Abel, SKNVibes.com
    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Jan. 30. 2018 - DEPUTY Governor of Nevis, Her Honour Majorie Morton says that campaigning is over, and it is now time to settle down to the hard work of building the island.
     
    In delivering the Throne Speech today on behalf of Premier of Nevis, she said that the CCM Party has won the war of ideas in the election, and as a government must now win the peace of good governance and development.
     
    She stated that while 56.7% of those voting chose the CCM, there is still 43.3% of the electorate which did not.
     
    Therefore, she called on all citizens and residents to forgive and forget past hurts, insults and disappointments as they seek to unite and build the country.
     
    “We pledge to be a government for all Nevisians. We must now reach across the political divide and embrace our fellow Nevisians as we harness our collective energies and ideas to move Nevis forward.  We have only one beloved Nevis to which each and every one of us must dedicate our efforts individually and collectively if we are to succeed. We must truly demonstrate that we are One Nevis.”
     
    The Concerned Citizens Movement led by Mark Brantley, won the December 18 elections by a landslide – 4-1, and according to Morton, the government intends to build a Nevis for all - Nevisians and Non-Nationals - who call the island home.
     
    She said that the non-nationals must feel welcomed and appreciated in the island.
     
    “All of us, and I repeat ALL of us, must be given a fair chance to obtain a fair share of all that Nevis has to offer. I implore you to focus on the fact that fair isn’t about everyone getting the same thing, but that fair is everyone being afforded the same opportunity to be successful.
     
    “Our people must not be attacked or vilified for their political views and opinions. We live in a free and democratic society and must recognize that in any robust democracy we must defend our neighbour’s right to shout at the top of his/her voice that which we abhor even as we defend our right to shout at the top of our voice that in which we believe. Freedom of speech which undergirds our democracy must be respected and promoted.”
     
    Against that backdrop, the Deputy Governor told the Nevis Island Assembly that the government will take steps over the next 5 years to build on accomplishments, as they seek to advance the economy.
     
    “We must ensure that our youths and our people generally are empowered so that they can seize the commanding heights in their own country. Even as we seek to usher into being a kinder gentler Nevis where we once again become our brothers' keeper and our sisters' helper, we must ensure that we take care of our sick, our infirmed and our fellow citizens living with disabilities. Our elderly must continue to enjoy pride of place in our island, for we stand on the rock that they have built.”
     
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