By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Friday 14th August 2020) — Newly-elected Parliamentary Representative for Constituency One Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, who co-founded the St. Kitts-Nevis National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA), is applauding the impact of that organisation on the Federation, pointing to the new Opposition Senator Dr. Joyelle Clarke as a past member.
“I was one of the co-founders of St. Kitts-Nevis National Youth Parliament Association and she was a member of that group, so it is an even greater feeling knowing that a cause that I would have been fighting for since 1998 — we are now seeing many of those seeds turn into flowers into a beautiful garden, because the entire Parliament now is surrounded by persons who would have passed through my hands or even the hands of the SKNYPA group,” said Dr. Hanley.
Senator Dr. Clarke stated: “This is an exceptional moment for me and I’m truly excited to join what I think is the largest number of women and young people to ever sit in the parliament of St. Kitts and Nevis. What it says is that even the SKNLP recognizes that this is the moment to listen to the voices of the youth — not just listen and do nothing, but to listen and take what they’re saying really serious.”