St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Denzil

 

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 7TH 2006 -  The successor of
Jamaica's Prime Minister is expected to attend the 27th Conference
of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St.
Kitts in July.

Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, is
leaving politics and this week's 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the
Conference of Heads of Government in Port of Spain, Trinidad, is
expected to be his last regional get together in that capacity.

Prime Minister Patterson's ruling People's National Party (PNP) is
to choose a new leader on February 25th and would remain on the job
for another five weeks.

Who ever wins the nod of the 4,000 PNP delegates will lead Jamaica's
delegation to the 27th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference at the
St. Kitts Marriott Resort in July at which St. Kitts and Nevis Prime
Minister, the Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, will assume the
chairmanship of the regional integration movement.

The four contenders for the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP) (from left) Dr. Karl Blythe, Dr. Peter Phillips, Portia Simpson-Miller and Dr. Omar Davies.

Mr. Patterson had announced at the PNP's 67th annual conference last
September that between the election of a new PNP leader and his
handing over as head of government, he would introduce the new prime
minister-designate to world leaders before demitting office.

There are four presidential contenders - Dr. Peter Phillips, Portia
Simpson-Miller, Dr. Omar Davies and Dr. Karl Blythe, to assume the
leadership of the PNP.