St Kitts and Nevis: CCM and PAM leaders express disappointment over GG’s letter

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the People’s Action Movement (PAM) – Shawn Richards, has shared his response to the letter by the Governor-General and expressed his disappointment.

The minister stated that after receiving the letter in the response from the Governor-General, MPs of both PAM and CCM caucuses have been disappointed but respected the decision of the ruling of the Governor-General on the matter.

The leaders were waiting for a different result, as per Richards.

He outlined, “We had hoped for different results having shared with the cogent and compelling legal advice to the contrary received from English Queen’s Counsel.”

The Governor-General of St Kitts and Nevis - Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, shared a response to the six MPs after they wrote a letter against the Prime Minister and stated that they had lost confidence in him.

The Minister of PAM further exclaimed that the MPs of PAM and CCM had filed a No-Confidence Motion against PM Dr Timothy Harris in the Parliament, which is expected to be debated as well as passed shortly.

The Deputy PM said, “We reiterate that a Prime Minister in our democracy is never elected. He or she is always selected by the majority of elected members of Parliament, and his or her office and legitimacy depend on the ongoing support of that majority.”

Richards shared his response following the letter by the Governor-General was leaked to the general public.

Earlier, the leader of the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) and Premier of Nevis, Mark Brantley, also showed concern over the “leaked letter” and stated that “the country has been facing the leaking problem and desperately needs a good plumber.”

Furthermore, he stated, “From GG Office to PM Office, everything is being leaked”.

St Kitts and Nevis has witnessed political turmoil for the past few weeks. The leader of PAM and CCM has expressed their dissatisfaction with PM Harris as he isn’t working on the principles and ethics of Team Unity.