{"id":298105,"date":"2023-02-04T16:41:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=298105"},"modified":"2023-02-04T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T20:41:15","slug":"caribbean-news-now-st-kitts-and-nevis-first-female-governor-general-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/caribbean-news-now-st-kitts-and-nevis-first-female-governor-general-sworn-in\/","title":{"rendered":"[Caribbean News Now] St. Kitts And Nevis\u2019 first female Governor-General sworn in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-298106\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GOVGEN-1-642x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St. Kitts and Nevis witnessed history when Her Excellency, Marcella Liburd JP was sworn in as the Federation\u2019s first female Governor-General during a brief but significant ceremony at Government House.<\/p>\n<p>Her Excellency Liburd, who succeeds His Excellency Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D, was administered the Oath of Office and Oath of Allegiance, making her the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis\u2019 fifth Governor-General.<\/p>\n<p>Her Excellency Liburd served as the Federation\u2019s Governor-Deputy General before being appointed as Governor-General in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Continue <a href=\"https:\/\/thecaribbeannewsnow.com\/st-kitts-and-nevis-first-female-governor-general-sworn-in\/\">reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; St. Kitts and Nevis witnessed history when Her Excellency, Marcella Liburd JP was sworn in as the Federation\u2019s first female Governor-General during a brief but significant ceremony at Government House. 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