BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - What a befitting way to commemorate the 28th anniversary of our nation's independence. The Federation joins Jenecia Walters and Vear Harvey in welcoming the newest addition to their family, who was born on September 19, 2011 at the Joseph N. France General Hospital.
The bouncing baby boy took his first breath at approximately 6:20 a.m. and the good news was spread by Prime Minister Dr. Denzil L. Douglas during the toasting ceremony which was held at Camp Springfield following the Independence parade.
“With the fertility of our people, they have not failed us at all today because earlier this morning, at 6:20 there was delivered a new a proud Kittitian Nevisian son of the soil,” he said.
Laughter sprang from those gathered when Prime Minister Douglas continued...
“I declined to name him today at the hospital because I would have ensured that his middle name was Llewellyn. But I declined and I failed to do that. But I want us to congratulate today the proud mother …who comes from the fertile village of St. Pauls and the equally fertile village of Saddlers is where…the father has come from.”
With glasses raised, “three cheers” were given to the baby boy.
Prime Minister Douglas explained that the nation was also blessed with three babies born on National Heroes Day (Sept. 16)
He said a boy child was born to Diane Colbourne, and a girl child each was born to Maria Willett and Sonia Scott.
Just as our forefathers took the time to bequeath an inheritance of culture, goodwill and patriotism to the generation which followed, so too must we emulate their actions and ensure that generations to follow would benefit from that which has benefitted us. This, according to Dr. Douglas is the embodiment of our independence.
“That is the spirit of our independence. There has to be a spirit of continuity; we have to ensure that whatever we have today just as we inherit it from our founding fathers and our national heroes and those of the Dr. Kennedy Simmonds era who delivered independence, just as we have received from them what we have today, so too we must preserve it and pass it on to the generations of tomorrow.”
