By Floyd French
Observer Reporter
(Basseterre, St. Kitts) – The St. Kitts-Nevis National Assembly is expected to elect Mr. Curtis Martin when it meets today, Friday Apr. 18.
The sitting will be convened following a Special Session to pay tribute to outgoing Speaker Hon. Marcella Liburd. At the Assembly’s last sitting back in March, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas announced Speaker Liburd’s intention to demit office.
Since the announcement, it has been rumoured that Hon. Marcella Liburd will be the Labour Party’s candidate in constituency number 2, Central Basseterre, in the next general elections constitutionally due after October 2009.
According to the Order Papers circulated, the Deputy Speaker and Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) Parliamentarian, Hon. Patrice Nisbett will preside over the start of the sitting.
Leader of Government Business and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Sam Condor is expected to nominate Mr. Martin who also serve as the Vice President of Human Resources at Cable and Wireless (St. Kitts-Nevis) Limited. Mr. Martin is expected to get the support of all members of the National Assembly, including members of the opposition.
In other business, the Hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas will introduce the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill and the Hon. Attorney-General Mr. Dennis Merchant will introduce the Organised Crime Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill.
Also, the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Bill will be given its seconding reading. The first reading of that bill was done back on Jun. 28, 2007. The bill stands in the name of the Deputy Prime Minister who has responsibility for education.
