By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 21st July 2022) — SKNLP Leader Dr. Terrance Drew outlined areas of economic relief, including unemployment income support, from the party’s soon-to-be-launched digital manifesto, at the campaign launch and official ribbon-cutting opening of the campaign headquarters on Fort Street in Basseterre on Wednesday 20th July. The SKNLP team of candidates listed seven pillars of its digital manifesto: Your Jobs & The Economy; Your Healthcare; Your Housing & Social Protection; Your Education & Scholarships; Your Good Governance; Your Sports & Entertainment; and Your Environment & Food Security.
Dr. Drew announced plans for social security income support: “Tonight, I want to announce that as part of this COVID reset, your caring Labour Party, once elected and when elected, will extend the social security income support of $1,500 per month for an additional six months for all who have lost their jobs, for at least six months. We will then replace this by a permanent unemployment insurance of at least $750 per month to persons who are unemployed and are actively seeking work. No longer will you be sent home without anything. Your social security will respond to your needs.”
“On August 6th when our people can look forward to real change and prosperity — St. Kitts-Nevis is in dire need of creative, innovative and competent leadership at this time. Our economy needs some stimulation. It’s dead, dead, dead — but in the interim our people need relief especially at a time when the cost of living is very very high. We will deliver real change and prosperity for people on August 6th,” Dr. Drew said. He also described the digital manifesto: “Our IE manifesto will be launched and that is to show you that Labour is an innovative party and will be an innovative government. You will be able to have that manifesto on your cellphone. So Labour continues to lead the way, Labour continues to set the standard.”