The meeting, set for the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI), follows discussions late last year between St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Denzil L. Douglas, Premier of Nevis, Hon. Vance Amory and the Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament, the Hon. Malcolm Guishard.

Prime Minister Douglas and Premier Amory are expected to give remarks during the opening session.

The Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Assembly, the Hon. Malcolm Guishard of the Concerned Citizens Movement; Chairman of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris; Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party, the Hon. Joseph Parry and Political Leader of the People’s Action Movement, Mr. Lindsay Grant have been invited to attend.

Organisations invited to send representatives are the St. Kitts-Nevis Trades and Labour Union, the St. Kitts Teachers Union, the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, the St. Kitts and Nevis Youth Parliamentarians, the West Line Bus Association, the St. Kitts Christian Council, Nevis Christian Council, St. Kitts Economic Society, Nevis Division of the St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Nevis Teachers Union, St. Kitts-Nevis Football Association, St. Kitts-Nevis Bar Association, the St. Kitts and Nevis Building Contractors Association, Business and Professional Women’s Club, Returning Nationals Association, Nevis Hotel Association, Queen City Taxi Association, Liamuiga Taxi Association, St. Kitts Taxi Association, St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board, Nevis Lions Club, Nevis Legal Association, National Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals, St. Kitts-Nevis Hotel Association, Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College Student Body, St. Kitts Evangelical Association, St. Kitts Manufacturers Association, University of the West Indies School of Continuing Education, Rotary Club of St. Kitts, Liamuiga Rotary Club and the Lions Club of St. Kitts.

In his New Year’s message, Prime Minister Douglas said his Government remains committed to the view that constitutional reform provides a vehicle for addressing the concerns of the people of the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, a vehicle for avoiding the huge social and economic cost that could result from the splintering of our beloved Federation.

He said while secession is a constitutional right of the people of Nevis that must be respected, it is not the only option available to them.

“Whatever the outcome of the roundtable and the constitutional processes, I am determined that the gains we have made over the years as a united and unified people will not be reversed, and furthermore that our very positive rating, economically and otherwise, will be maintained,” said Prime Minister Douglas.