Opinion

Special Report: A Recap of the Historic Saint Christopher and Nevis 2015 Election

Sabotage, airplanes, and betrayal are words still being bandied about 14 days after the election in St. Kitts by supporters of the new opposition; while unity, hope, change and family are the most common words heard from supporters of the new majority. On Feb. 16, 2015, the people of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis elected for the first time in 20 years a change in governmental leadership. And it took the coming together of three political parties to accomplish the arduous task. That's right. Three political parties put aside past political differences and came together to form a "strategic coalition" they called "Team Unity." The coalition captured seven of the 11 constituencies on election day. The People's Action Movement (PAM) won in four constituencies, while the Concerned Citizen's Movement (CCM) won in two. The People's Labour Party (PLP) won only a single constituency. The leader of the coalition, the Honorable Timothy Harris, was a former prom...