As part of the new UNITY government they will once again set a solid foundation for our children and grand children yet unborn.
A Solid Foundation 1980-1995
In Politics - A New Dawn
• • PAM - NRP Coalition Government unites St. Kitts and Nevis
• • St Kitts and Nevis becomes Independent, 19 Sept 1983 - the world’s smallest sovereign nation
• • A new Constitution for St. Kitts and Nevis
• • Joins the United Nations - September, 1983
• • Opened diplomatic ties with Republic of China on Taiwan - the first Caribbean country to do so
A Social Agenda - Putting People First
• • Abolished Personal Income Tax
• • Created the Social Security Administration
• • Refunded National Provident Fund money
• • Successfully reduced Poverty, and
• • Expanded the Middle Income Bracket
• • Legislated the Protection of Employment Act
• • Legislated Severance Payment for workers
• • Legislated the Maternity Leave Act
• • Granted Civil Servants 40% salary increase.
• • Created a Medical Insurance Scheme for all Civil Servants
• • Murder rate of ♥ per annum
• • Spanish Nationals invited back home
..in Education
• • Student Educational and Learning Fund [S.E.L.F.]
- free textbooks to all students
- payment of all Examination Fees
• • Granted Over 400 Scholarships in education
• • School Meals Programme
• • Constructed eight (8) Primary Schools
• • Refurbished ALL Secondary Schools
• • Construction of Dieppe Bay Primary School
- • Construction Sandy Point Primary School
- • Construction Brontie Welch Primary School
- • Construction Dr William Connor Primary School
- • Construction Tucker Clarke Primary School
- • Construction Beach Allen Primary School
- • Construction St Pauls All Age School
- • Construction Tabernacle Primary School
- • Refurbishment of Verchilds Primary School
- • Paid off Labour Government’s debt to UWI - $170K
- Presented Regular Surplus Budgets
..in Housing
- • Approved thousands of new private home construction
- • Approved Land sales throughout St. Kitts
- • Granted over 3000 Dev. Bank loans for home renovations
- • Local new vehicle sales increased dramatically
- • Presented National Carnival Accounts annually
- • Built the Garden Housing Project
- • Built Over 500 real Low Income Houses
INSTITUTIONS
- • Promoted the Small Business Association
- • Created the Development Bank
- • Facilitated the Foundation for National Development
- • Energized the St Kitts Hotel Association
- • Opened Ross University
BUSINESS
- • Reduced Corporate Income Tax levels
- • Expanded the Private Sector through business incentives
- • Vibrant and expanding Small Business Sector
- • Introduced Beautiful Basseterre concept.
TOURISM
- • Facilitated construction of Golden Lemon Inn
- • Facilitated the start of Rawlins Plantation Inn
- • Facilitated the Ottleys Plantation Inn
- • Facilitated opening of Ocean Terrace Inn
- • Facilitated construction of Bird Rock Beach Hotel
- • Facilitated construction of Timothy Beach Resort
- • Accommodated opening of Trans America Condos
- • Facilitated modernization of Royal St Kitts Resort
- • Facilitated construction of Frigate Bay Beach Resort
- • Accommodated construction of Sea Lofts Condos
- • Facilitated construction of Paradise Beach Resorts - • Facilitated Construction of Sugar Bay Beach Resort
- • Accommodated construction Leeward Cove Condos
- • Facilitated construction of St Christopher Club Condos
- • Facilitated Horizon Villas
- • Increased Cruise arrivals (5 vessels ’79 to >450 vessels ’94)
INFRASTRUCTURE
- • Implemented Multiple Expansions of Electricity Plant
- • Water Reservoirs and Distribution (Kuwaiti Fund)
- • Financed New Water Department Offices (Kuwaiti Fund)
- • Constructed the Kim Collins Bypass Rd
- • Built Dr Kennedy Simmonds Highway/South East Peninsula Road
- • Resurface Island Main Rd (Sdy Pt to Cayon)
- • Financed Resurface of Island Main Rd (Cayon to Sdy Pt)
- • Drastically improved Street Lighting
- • Constructed Fuel Depot and pipeline to Airport
- • Financed Airport Terminal upgrade/expansion.
- • Built Lee L Moore Judicial Complex/High Court Building
- • Constructed the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College
- • Built the Halbert Public Library
- • Constructed New Government Headquarters Building
- • Conceived and built Port Zante
- • Built Ferry and Bus Terminal
- • Financed New J N F Hospital
- • Completed Deep Water Port Upgrade and equipping
- • Installed 1st Fibre Optic Cable in Caribbean (Skantel)
- • Operated 1st complete Digital Network in World
- • Introduced Cell Phones (Boat Phone)
- • Introduced Cable TV
- • Installed a New ZIZ Transmitter Bird Rock
- • Constructed Seawall at Newtown Bayroad
- • Purchased Iet Aircraft ground handling equipment
- • Constructed Pelican Mall
TRANSPORTATION
- • Purchased high speed ferry (Carib Queen)
- • Duty Free vehicles for Taxi
MANUFACTURING
- • Assembled Ethanol Plant at Conaree
- • Introduced CSR Rum Refinery
- • Expanded C A P Southwell Industrial Site
- • Facilitated Brookes Yacht Building
- • Successfully operated SSMC commercially
- • Gave SSMC workers largest increases ever
AGRICULTURE
- • Increased Local Food production
- • Successfully grew Rice in St Kitts
- • Paid for ALL Sugar Lands
- • Leased Large farms to Farmers
- • Paid Largest wage increases for SSMC Workers
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