Basseterre,St.Kitts (March 1st 2010):-The Governor-General was today advised By the Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Mark Brantley that a senator had been selected to fulfill the constitutional complement on the opposition bench in the National Assembly. Political Leader of the PAM Mr. Lindsay Grant communicated the party’s choice to Mr. Brantley naming Barrister and Solicitor Mr. Vincent Byron Jr. Mr. Byron is a former teacher and sportsman who holds degrees from the University of the West Indies, the New York Institute of Technology and the University of Wolverhampton. He is an active member of the community with a long history of contributing to the social and cultural development of St. Kitts and Nevis. He and wife Gloria have two adult children. This appointment is the second time since the People’s Action Movement has been in opposition that the party has appointed a senator to the National Assembly. In outlining his own agenda Mr. Byron declared that ‘the petition case and the voters list are the most important issues at the moment and I will continue to work hard on those matters.”
