By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts-Nevis (Friday 10th July 2020) — With a section of the St. Kitts Marriott Resort transformed into a National Assembly setting due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, the opening of Parliament was held on Wednesday 8th July 2020 for the second term of the Team Unity Government.
In his Throne Speech, Governor General Sir Tapley Seaton said: “In 2020, my Government is even more committed than we were in 2015 in terms of delivering on the joint vision of ‘Prosperity for All,’ where the impact of our growth and development is positively felt by even the most vulnerable among us. The COVID-19 pandemic will not stop the train of development, given our commitment to resilience and adaptability in weathering and adjusting to whatever the new normal state of being calls for.”
Sir Tapley noted that the elections having secured nine of the 11 seats gives Team Unity “an even stronger mandate” and stressed that the government “will not deviate from its intended plan for national development where the gains are shared by all regardless of colour, creed, gender, ethnicity, race, political opinion or socio-economic status.”