Prime Minister of St Kitts to Visit Bermuda
The Cabinet Office announced today [May 2] that Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis has accepted the Premier’s invitation to visit Bermuda.
Dr. Douglas will arrive on May 20 and depart on May 25th.
During his visit Dr. Douglas will attend the House of Assembly, calling on the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, call on His Excellency the Governor and tour Dockyard and Commissioner’s House.
Dr. Douglas will also join dignitaries on the reviewing stand at the Flagpole on 24th May to witness this year’s Bermuda Day Parade. More details of the Prime Minister’s schedule will be provided in the coming weeks.
Dr. Douglas has been Prime Minister for 15 years and was first appointed in July 1995. His St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party recently won its fourth consecutive term in January 2010.
In a similarity to Bermuda’s Premier, Dr Douglas is also a physician, having obtained a Degree in Medicine in 1984 from the University of the West Indies.
Premier Dr Brown said:
With such close links between Bermuda and St. Kitts it is a tremendous honour to welcome Dr. Douglas during our Heritage Month celebrations.
The Prime Minister has also committed to reaching out to the local Kittitian community and those who retain close links to the Island by hosting a Town Hall meeting to discuss recent development and change in St. Kitts.
The last visit to Bermuda by a Government Leader or Head of State was in November 2009, when when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited.
