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St Kitts & Nevis: Prime Minister Douglas under pressure to debate no confidence motion in his administration
Pressure has continued to mount on the Denzil Douglas administration to debate in parliament, the opposition inspired motion of no confidence in his administration.
The St. Kitts & Nevis Christian Council and the St. Kitts & Nevis Evangelical Association Monday joined the island-nation’s private sector in calling on Douglas to ensure that the motion, which was filed in early December, is debated as soon as possible.
In an open letter to Prime Minister Douglas and released to the media, the churches said it wanted the debate “without further delay and before any other business is brought to the Parliament”.
“This we believe to be in the best interest of our nation at this very trying time. Mr. Prime Minister, we solicit your immediate attention and action to this matter as we consider it of highest priority and urgency,” the religious groups added.
Last week, the St. Kitts & Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce also called for the motion to be debated without any further delay.
In a statement, the private sector group reminded Prime Minister Douglas that in his address to them last month he had indicated that several matters before the parliament including the motion of no confidence could erode investor confidence in the country.
It said that Prime Minister Douglas had pledged to do all within his power to avoid damage to the investment climate and the economy and that the motion of no confidence “should be heard expeditiously”.
