By Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Monday 9th January 2023)- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Terrance Drew has shared that the newly-elected St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration is committed to making the Federation regain its number one spot in the region.“We have committed ourselves to the tasks at hand and will work hard to make you proud of our homeland as St.
Kitts and Nevis progresses towards the economic ladder to regain the number one spot again in our regional and of course to be recognised among the nations of the world,” he stated during his remarks at his New Year’s Gala held on Saturday 7th January 2023, at the St. Kitts Marriott Hotel under the theme ‘New Beginnings.’ He continued: “With our administration’s first budget now passed, we look forward to exciting times ahead This new year will chart the course of success; sixers in food security, green energy transition, economic diversification, sustainable industries, the creative economy , COVID-19 recovery and social protection – the seven foundational pillars of the St.
Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration that will guide our administration as we fulfill our pledge to transform St. Kitts and Nevis into a sustainable island state. Of course these are exciting times. Of course, our objective is to advance in becoming a sustainable island state because we hold as a core value, the belief in environmental resources must be protected and preserved and that economic growth must be balanced by fairness and opportunities for all Kittitians and Nevisians.” According to PM Drew: “It is a new beginning for us the St.
Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration but most importantly, it is a start of new beginnings for you the citizens and residents of our beloved twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. You the people have granted us the opportunity to serve you as your elected parliamentary representatives and as your ministers of government.
This is a true privilege and we intend to treat it as such by offering great opportunities for advancement and innovative programmes and policies that will not only transform lives and livelihoods but our Federation as a whole. Your trust and confidence demonstrated in us at the polls is not taken lightly at all.
We understand the mandate that has been set before us and we are ready to serve.” Dr. Drew expressed that his “heart is overwhelmed and I’m truly honoured and grateful to have you here with me in celebration of a new year, new beginning, new possibilities.” He went on to say: “Just a mere seven days ago, we stood on the threshold of a new year.
Many of us attended, watched night services , some of us attended balls and fetes and some of us enjoyed firework displays on our beaches. What we all had in common though was a sense of renewed hope; hope for a better year than the last, hope for better health and successes and hope for a better St.
Kitts and Nevis. Your St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration has met a myriad of challenges which we have tackled head on. The challenges we face as a nation will not vanish overnight but as I stand here at the start of 2023, I am filled with that renewed hope and optimism of better days to come.
So yes, the theme is quite appropriate – New Beginnings.” It is a new beginning for us the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration but most importantly, it is a start of new beginnings for you the citizens and residents of our beloved twin-island Federation of St.
Kitts and Nevis. You the people have granted us the opportunity to serve you as your elected parliamentary representatives and as your ministers of government. This is a true privilege and we intend to treat it as such by offering great opportunities for advancement and innovative programmes and policies that will not only transform lives and livelihoods but our Federation as a whole.” Front Page Photo:Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr.
Terrance Drew while delivering remarks at his New Year’s Gala held on Saturday 7th January 2023 at the St. Kitts Marriott Hotel in Frigate Bay Sanitize / Wear Your Mask Wash Your Hands
