BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas has announced a minor re-shuffle of his Cabinet following a High Court ruling on Thursday that the appointment of Jason Hamilton as the Attorney General and as a fourth Senator in the National Assembly was declared null and void.
In a radio and television broadcast on Thursday night, Dr. Douglas said that Education and Information, Agriculture, Marine Resources and Cooperatives Nigel Carty had resigned to facilitate the re-appointment of Hamilton, the youngest ever attorney general here, back into his post.
“Under our Constitution, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis must have an Attorney General. In order for Mr. Hamilton to properly serve in this capacity, therefore, he was today (Thursday) named a Senator in the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honorable Nigel Carty having resigned as Senator in order to make this possible.”