insight skn election 2010

~ EDITORIAL ~

ELECTION ISSUE

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LET THOSE WHO LABOUR HOLD THE REINS

THE MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL ELECTION IN THE HISTORY OF ST KITTS AND THE FEDERATION TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY NEXT WEEK.• OntheonehandtheLabourParty

isrunningonitsconsiderableandcomprehensiverecordofachieve-mentsoverthepastfifteenyears.ItisalsobasingitsclaimforcontinuityofrepresentationofthepeopleofStKittsandNevisonitspresentachievementsincluding

• thesuccessfultransitionfromsugarandthediversificationoftheeconomy;

• theveryvisibleincreasesinthequalityoflifeandstandardoflivingofthepeopleofthiscoun-try;andtheenlightenedgover-nance,especiallyplanning,thathasenabledthiscountrynotonlytosurvive,butalsotoimproveitseconomicperformancewhenitsCaribbeanneighboursareexperi-encingdifficulttimes.Ontheotherhanditscompeti-torisaMovementthathasnotmovedsinceitwastoppledfromtheseatofGovernmentin1994.

Itclaimstobeofthepeoplebutiscontrolledbyaparticularclasscharacterizedbya“com-missionagent”mentality–buyingcheapandsellingdear.

Overthepastfifteenyearsithasenjoyedtheprerogativeofall

OppositionpartiesofbeingabletoengageindestructivecriticismoftheGovernmentinpowerwithoutbeingrequiredtodoorsayany-thingconstructive.

ITISAFEATUREOFOUR

DEMOCRACYTHAT

OPPOSITIONSCANTALK

THETALKBUT

GOVERNMENTSARE

EXPECTEDTOWALKTHE

WALK.

Ithasdonenothingelseinthepastfifteenyears.Thereisnothingmemorableinitsresume.Ifitwereapersongoingforajobinterview,theencounterwillbeshortandtheresponseswift.

Theansweris“Nothing”andnoth-ingcomesfromnothingexcepttheempty promises of empty vessels. So if their track record is suchthat nobodywill employ them foreven the most menial jobs, whyshould they be considered for thetop political posts in our country?If theyhavenotdoneanythingforfifteen years, why should they beevenconsideredas employable es-pecially during a time of extremechallengestothesurvivalofSmallIsland Developing States (SIDS)?

YoucannotputaFRYweightintoaheavyweightcontest.YoucannotsendsomeoverweightlayabouttofightMohammedAli.Youcannotsendtalkerswhenyouneeddoers.YoucannotsendCHICKENStofightelephants.~

“... OUR OPPOSITION PARTY IS NOTED FOR IS ITS ABILITY TO TALK!”

http://FriendsOfStKittsAndNevis.com

proven ACHIEVEMENT VS naked AMBITIONPAM

IT IS AN “ACTION” MOVEMENT THAT HAS NOT ACHIEVED ANYTHING IN THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS.

IF THERE IS ANY SINGLE THING OUR OPPOSITION PARTY IS NOTED FOR IS ITS ABILITY TO TALK AND TALK AND TALK.

ALTHOUGHELECTIONSAREABOUTEMOTIONS,WEURGETHEPEOPLEOFTHISCOUNTRYTOLOOKDISPASSIONATELYANDOBJECTIVELYATTHEPRESENTNATIONALANDGLOBALSCENARIO.ASKYOURSELVES,WHOAREBESTQUALIFIEDTOREPRESENTYOUANDTOMANAGEOURCOUNTRYRIGHTNOWANDFORTHENEXTFIVEYEARS.

SKNELECTIONS2009

I SEE THAT THE LAST TIME YOU DID ANYTHING WAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

AND YOU WERE FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE, IRRESPONSIBILITY AND OTHER INDISCRETIONS, WHAT WORK HAVE YOU DONE SINCE THEN?”

VERSUS

• WEURGEYOUTOVOTEWITHYOURHEADSRATHERTHANONLYWITHYOURHEARTS.

• WEURGEYOUTOCONSIDERTHEFUTUREOFYOURCHILDRENANDYOURCHIL-DREN’SCHILDRENANDINWHOSEHANDSTHEYWILLFINDSAFETY,SECURITYANDSUCCESS.

• WEURGEYOUTOREMEMBERTHATTHOSEWHOLABOURSHOULDHOLDTHEREINSOFOFFICE.

VOTE FOR DR DOUGLAS. VOTE FOR LABOUR.

Vote for Good Governance. Vote for the future of our Federation.

WALKING THE WALK

•Inthepast5yearsunemploymenthasfallen16%to6%.

•TheminimumwageinSt.Kitts-NevisishigherthananyintheOECS-andisoneofthehighestinCARICOM.

•SpendinginSt.Kitts-Nevisbycruiseshippassengersisgreaterthanthatinanyotherislandstateintheregion.

•Evenasmajorinvestmentprojectsareclosingdownboththroughouttheregionandaroundtheworld,investmentprojectsinSt.Kitts&Neviscontinuemovingforward,providingjobs,increasingincomes,andinjectingcapitalintooureconomy.

•Essentialgoodsandcommodities,especiallyfoodstaplesthatconstitutemostofthefamilyandhouseholdneeds,areaffordablebecausetheGovernmenthassuccessfullycontrolledthecostofsome40foodandnon-foodessentialitems.

•Agriculturalproductionhasincreasedbymorethan600%between2001and2008.

•Morethan500,000cruiseshippassengersarrivehereeveryyear.

•Povertyplummetedfrom11%in2001to1.4%in2008.

•Onethousandyoungpeoplebenefittedfromsecond-chancejobtraining

•Asurvey,publishedbytheDepartmentofManagementStud-iesattheCaveHillcampusoftheUniversityoftheWestIndies(UWI),foundthatintheOECScountries,St.KittsandNevishasthemostoptimisticinvestmentoutlookoverthenext12months.

•TheredesigningoftheberthingfacilityatPortZanteandtherevetmentofthebulkheadbytheSt.Kitts-NevisLabourPartyGovernmentnotonlysavedPortZante,butalsosecuredthefu-tureofthecruiseshipindustry.

•St.Kittshasexperiencedgrowthoftripledigitfiguresinitstourismindustrybetween2005/2006and2008/2009.

•ArecentFlorida-CaribbeanCruiseAssociationreportfoundsignificantgrowthinpassengerarrivalsandspending.Accord-ingtothestudy,totalpassengerandcrewvisitsincreasedbynearly250percentfrom200to2009.TotaldirectexpendituresinSt.Kittsincreasedevenmoredra-maticallygrowingby550percentfromUS$6.7millioninthe2005/2006cruiseyeartoUS$44millioninthe2008/2009cruiseyear.

•Asaresultofthe250percentincreaseindirectcruisetourismexpendituresfromthe2005/2006cruiseyearforSt.Kitts,theeconomicimpactsincreasedaswell.

•ThePAMGovernmentbuiltatotalof251homesinSt.KittsbetweenFebruary1980andJune1995comparedtotheLabourGovernment’stotalof3,891islandwidebetweenJuly1995andJune2009.

•Inthethirdquarterof2009,overEC$10millionwaspaidoutinlongtermSocialSecuritybenefitsandEC$2,250,000inshorttermbenefits.

•BritishAirwaysisexpectedtobring10,000passengerstoSt.Kitts’RobertLBradshawInternationalAirportbytheendoftheyearandthenumbersareexpectedtosignificantlyincreasein2010.Thiswillbethehighestnumberofvisitorsaweeklyair-lineservicehaseverbroughttoSt.Kittsovera12-monthperiod.

WHY VOTE LABOUR What Labour will do for you

WhatLabourhasdoneforyou

By their signs and their words shall you know them!

Home Ownership.Morehouseswillbebuiltunderacontinuousprogram.

Health Care.Morefacilitiesandagreateremphasisonholistichealth.

Expanding hotel based tourism.Expandingcruise ship tourism.

More airlines.Reliable,directairserviceintoSt.KittsandNevismustcontinue.

Alternative sources of energyisanactiveprogram. A new pierforincreasingmaritime-basedbusiness.

Increasing the skills and education baseofthepeopleofSt.KittsandNevis.The alignment of our education systemwiththeworldofwork.

Crime prevention and control. Greateremphasisoncommunityinvolvementandfaith-basedinstitutions.Betterfacilities,equipmentandtrainingforourpoliceforce.

THETOTALEMPLOYMENTIMPACTINCREASEDBY268PERCENT

OVERTHETHREE-YEARPERIOD,WHILETHEWAGEIMPACT

INCREASEDBY295PERCENT.THEHIGHERGROWTHINWAGES

ISDUETOINCREASEDLABORPRODUCTIVITYANDAVERAGE

WAGESOVERTHEINTERVENINGPERIOD.

Hon.Dr.DenzilL.Douglas,MPPrimeMinisterandNationalPoliticalLeaderArea#6alsoknownasSt.Paul’s,whichalsocomprisesofNewtonGround,DieppeBay,Saddler’s.

Hon.SamT.Condor,MP

Area#3alsoknownasWestBasseterre,whichalsocomprisesofFortlands,TheVillage,Buckley’s,Shadwell,Olivees,Camps,Mattingley,Boyd’s,Westfarm.

Hon.CedricLiburd,MPArea#8alsoknownasCayonandSt.Peter’s,whichalsocomprisesofUpperandLowerCayon,Conaree,Kittstod-darts,MonkeyHill.

Ms.MarcellaLiburdArea#2alsoknownasCentralBasseterre,whichalsoconsistsofWestFortStreet,Greenlands,McKnight,MarketStreet,Wade’sGarden,CollegeStreet,IrishTown,NewRoad.

Mr.GlennPhillipArea#4alsoknownasOldRoad,whichalsocomprisesofChalleng-er’s,HalfWayTree,MiddleIsland,StoneFort,Franklands,NewGuinea.

Hon.Dr.EarlAsimMartin,MP

Area#1alsoknownasEastBasseterre,whichalsocomprisesofEastFortStreet,Newtown,NewPondSite,Tay-lor’s,Pond’sExtension,Pond’sPasture,BirdRock,andFrigateBay.

Dr.NorgenWilson

Area#5alsoknownasSandyPoint,whichalsocomprisesofFigTree,TheAlley,SirGilles,LaVallee,PumpBay.

Hon.Dr.TimothyS.Harris,MPNationalPartyChairman

Area#7alsoknownasTabernacleandMansion,whichalsocomprisesofLodge,Ottley’s,Molineux.

ConstituencyRepresentativesfortheTerm2010-2015

“Labour offers safe hands in troubled times. Our ongoing plan of reforms is delivering real improvements to the life of every Kittitian and Nevisian. From jobs and education, to the health service and housing – we are delivering”.

THE BRANTLEY FACTORItisallegedthatChicken Little offeredBrantleythepositionofPrimeMinister,shouldtheresultoftheelectionbetight.Nowwhatkindofleaderwoulddothat?DoyouseetheHonor-ableDenzilDouglassellingtheleadershippositionofPM,sohecouldstayingovernment?

Wedon’tthinksobecauseDR.DOUGLASISALEADER,Chicken Littleisnot,andweshouldbegintowanderwhatitisthatChicken Littlewants.

TherearehandfulofpeoplewhothoughtthoughtthathehadideasandstrategiestoleadSt.KittsandNevistothenextlevel.NowthatitlookslikehejustwantstobeinGovernment,thequestioniswhy?Isthechickenbusinessintroubleorhejustwantstofeatherhisownnest?WebelievethatthelikesofCHICKENLITTLEandhis‘CLIQUE-O’partnersor“BUSINESSMEN”astheycallthemselves

ThatiswhytheycouldofferthePMjobtoBrantleyifthesplitinStKittsis3-3andBrantleygetsthethreeNevisseats.Isn’tthatthesameBrantleywhowantedNevistoSecedefromStKitts?

Historyhasdemonstratedthatveryfewleadersareabletogiveupsomeoftheirownpowerandautonomyforthegreatergoodofthepeople.TheleadersinTobagodidit,theleadersintheGrenadinesdidit,theleadersinBarbudadidit.

Brantleydidnotwanttocooperateandwasnotverywillingtodothat,hebecameanadvocateforsecession.However,hisplantosecedefailed.

NowitisallegedthatPAMandit’sleaderChickenLittlehasofferedBrantleytheleadershipoftheFederationandtheverycountryfromwhichhewantedtosecede.Howironicandhowdesperatecanapartyget?

WhatisBrantleygoingtodoasPrimeMinister?MyfellowKittitians,don’teventrytoimaginewhatthismaniscapableofdoing.

BythewaywhowouldbeleaderofthePAMpartyunderaBrantleyasPMgovernment?Worse,ifBrantleyisallowedto“manners”Kittitiansaswehearheisplanningtodoandaswefearheiscapableofdoing.AstheChristmascarolsays;“You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why.” Why?BrantleyplansoncomingtotownandPAMwillputhimthereiftheycan. Watch out people. See the writing on the wall – put PAM in power and it is Brantley in we pam-pa-lam!!!

Weknowthatthepeopleofthe Federationwantresponsibleprogressive GovernmentlikethepeopleofDominica wholastDecembervotedRooseveltSkerrittand theDominicaLabourPartybackinforathird term.

SotoowillourpeoplevoteDr.DenzilDouglasandtheSt.KittsandNevisLabourPartybackintopowerfaranotherterm.~

CourtesytheFriendsofSt.KittsandNevis

LettertotheEditorPAMISNOTONLYINTELLECTUALLYBANKRUPT,BUTTHEYHAVENOWSHOWNTHATTHEYAREALSODESPERATE.

JUSTMAKESUREYOUVOTETHESTKITTSANDNEVISLABOURPARTYBACKINOFFICEANDWEWON’THAVETOIMAGINETHENIGHTMARETHATWOULDRESULTFROMABRANTLEYGOVERNMENT.

VOTE WISELY. VOTE AGAINST BRANTLEY VOTE AGAINST PAM.

THE BRANTLEY FACTOR!

THEY SIMPLY WANT TO TAKE OVER GOVERNMENT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE TREASURY, GET GOVERNMENT LANDS AND BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY.