{"id":250679,"date":"2020-06-08T06:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T10:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=250679"},"modified":"2020-06-08T06:27:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T10:27:37","slug":"the-oecs-congratulates-the-government-of-st-kitts-and-nevis-on-its-return-to-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/the-oecs-congratulates-the-government-of-st-kitts-and-nevis-on-its-return-to-office\/","title":{"rendered":"The OECS congratulates the government of St. Kitts and Nevis on its return to office"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"story__headlines\" role=\"heading\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_250680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250680\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250680\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OECS-PM-Harris-_2_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OECS-PM-Harris-_2_.jpg 412w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OECS-PM-Harris-_2_-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-250680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM Harris of St. Kitts and Nevis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-intro\">Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Prime Minister of Antigua and\u00a0Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne, extended congratulations to the Hon. Timothy S. Harris on the return of his Team Unity to the Government of the Federation.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"story__content story__content--with-wells\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe people of the Federation, who are the supreme arbiters of choice of government, have spoken clearly.\u00a0 As Chairman of the OECS, I extend warm congratulations to Prime Minister Harris and his Team Unity on his victory and I look forward to continuing the close collaborative relationship that exists at the OECS Authority as we collectively face the pestilential challenge of COVID-19 and its utterly devastating effect on our economies and livelihoods.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Chairman urged the second term Government to\u00a0\u201cnot let up in its diligent management of the current pandemic in order to maintain the OECS as a zone of relative security.\u201d\u00a0He also expressed his satisfaction that, notwithstanding the intensity of the political contestation, the election process had been conducted in a peaceful manner and congratulated all contending parties and the people of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Director-General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules in a letter to Prime Minister Harris also extended warm congratulations to him and his Government stating that<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis electoral victory reflects the renewed confidence of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis in your leadership and in your vision for the future of their country.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Director-General pledged to continue to work closely with Prime Minister Harris as a member of the OECS Authority and assured him \u201cof the deep commitment of the staff of the Commission to assisting St. Kitts and\u00a0Nevis successfully navigate and address the innumerable challenges of this unprecedented period.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Prime Minister of Antigua and\u00a0Barbuda, the Hon. 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