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Attorney General Of Saint Kitts And Nevis
The attorney general of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the primary legal advisor to the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. They are an elected or nominated ex-officio member of the National Assembly and member of the cabinet. For attorneys general before 1958, see Attorney General of the Leeward Islands. List of attorneys general of Saint Kitts and Nevis * ''Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla created, 1958'' * Joseph Archibald 1960–1964 (Crown Attorney) * Cecil Oliver Byron 1962 (Crown Attorney - 8 months) * Joseph Archibald 1966–1968 (Crown Attorney) * ''Anguilla seceded, 1971'' * Lee Llewellyn Moore 1971–1979 * Clarence Fitzroy Bryant 1979-1980 * Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton 1980–1995 (afterwards Governor-General Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ..., 2015) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of The Leeward Islands
The attorney general of the Leeward Islands was the chief law officer of the Leeward Islands. The British crown colony of the Leeward Islands, comprising Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, and (to 1940) Dominica, existed as a political entity, under various names, from 1671 to 1958, when it became part of the West Indies Federation. List of attorneys general of the Leeward Islands ;British Colony, 1671–1871 * 1688–1702 (or 1692) Archibald Hutcheson * c.1713 John Yeamans * 1751– John Baker * 1754–1757 Harry Webb * 1757–?1779 Thomas Warner (died 1779) * 1779–?1780 William Leslie Hamilton (died 1780) * 1781–1799 John Stanley * c.1810 John Burke * c.1820 Paul Horsford * c.1830 Charles Thomson * c.1840 William Lee ;Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands, 1871–1956 * 1870– Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles * 1874–1877 Robert French Sheriff * 1877–1878 Henry Spencer Berkeley (acting) * 1878–1879 Henry James B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Archibald
Dr. Joseph Samuel Archibald, QC (27 January 1934 – 3 April 2014) was a Saint Kittitian-born British Virgin Islander jurist, lawyer, registrar, magistrate, former Director of Public Prosecutions, and former Attorney General. Biography Archibald was a native of Saint Kitts and Nevis. On 12 July 1960, he was admitted to Bar as a barrister of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in London. Archibald specialised in civil litigation, commercial law, banking law, international arbitration, property law, and insolvency. He served on the Magistrate's Court, Appellate Court, as well as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. He was elevated to Queen's Counsel in 1980. Archibald was appointed Attorney General of St Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla from 1960 to 1964 and from 1966 to 1968. He moved from Saint Kitts to the British Virgin Islands to practice law. He settled on Tortola and founded his law practice, J. S. Archibald and Co. He served in several legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Llewellyn Moore
Sir Lee Llewellyn Moore (15 February 1939 – 6 May 2000) served as Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 20 May 1979 to 21 February 1980. He was a member of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party. He graduated with an LLB from King's College London, and later earned an LLM and a Diploma in Theology. Lee became an aide to Premier Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw in 1967, and was appointed attorney general in 1971. He became Deputy Premier in the cabinet of Paul Southwell. When Southwell died, Lee became Premier in 1979 but lost in the 1980 general election. He remained as leader of the opposition until 1984, when he lost his seat in the National Assembly. In 1989 he resigned from Labour party leadership. Moore was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2000 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2000 for the United Kingdom and New Zealand were announced on 31 December 1999, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin Islands Daily News
The ''Virgin Islands Daily News'' is a daily newspaper in the United States Virgin Islands headquartered on the island of Saint Thomas. In 1995 the newspaper became one of the smallest ever to win journalism's most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The newspaper is published every day except Sunday. The paper maintains its main office on Saint Thomas and a smaller bureau on Saint Croix. Business history The ''Virgin Islands Daily News'' was founded by Ariel Melchior Sr. in 1930, with business partner J. Antonio Jarvis leveraging a tourist brochure financed with a bank loan cosigned by friend Adolph Achille Gereau. With the success of the brochure he was able to attract further advertising and convince his family and the bank to extend a larger loan. He first produced an updated guide to the island and with the proceeds bought a second-hand press. With the profits of the newspaper, he repaid the bank. Melchior was just 21 at the time. The paper was foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton
Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton (28 July 1950 – 29 June 2023) was the fourth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2023. Early life and education Seaton was born on Saint Kitts, the son of William A. Seaton and his wife, Pearl A. Seaton, Godwin. He received his primary and secondary education from Epworth Junior School, Basseterre High School, and St. Kitts-Nevis Grammar School. He attended The University of West Indies in Jamaica and received a Bachelor of Laws degree, a moment that set forth his legal career. He continued further studies with the Council of Legal Education (at the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad, and the Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica), where he gained his Legal Education Certificate, and the University of Bordeaux in France, where he completed a Diploma in French. He also was a certified Legal Drafter having completed the Legal Drafting Diploma course at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Career Seaton joined the St. Kitts-Nevis J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor-General Of Saint Kitts And Nevis
Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general continue to be appointed as viceroy to represent the monarch of a personal union in any sovereign state over which the monarch does not normally reign in person (non-UK Commonwealth realm). In the British Empire, governors-general were appointed on the advice of the government of the United Kingdom and were often British aristocracy, but in the mid-twentieth century they began to be appointed on the advice of the independent government of each realm and be citizens of each independent state. Governors-general have also previously been appointed in respect of major colonial states or other territories held by either a monarchy or republic, such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and France in Indochina. Current uses In modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Nisbett
Patrice Nisbett (born 1971 in St. James Parish, Nevis) is a Nevisian politician. He was Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis and minister of justice from 2010 to 2013. He was then appointed as foreign minister of the federal government, and served until the elections of 2015. He was an elected member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis, National Assembly, representing the Nevis Reformation Party. References 1971 births Living people Government ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Reformation Party politicians Members of the National Assembly (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Attorneys general of Saint Kitts and Nevis Foreign ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis 21st-century Saint Kitts and Nevis lawyers People from Nevis {{SaintKittsNevis-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Wilkin
Garth Lucien Wilkin is a politician from Saint Kitts and Nevis who has served as attorney general and minister of justice and legal affairs in the government of Terrance Drew since he came to power in August 2022 after victory in the 2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election Snap general elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 5 August 2022, following the decision of incumbent prime minister Timothy Harris to dissolve the parliament on 11 May. Snap elections are constitutionally required within ninety days .... Wilkin is a senator. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkin, Garth Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Saint Kitts and Nevis lawyers Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party politicians Government ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Saint Kitts And Nevis
The politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis takes place in the framework of a federal parliamentary democracy. Saint Kitts and Nevis is an independent Commonwealth realm with Charles III as its head of state, viceregally represented by a Governor-General. He acts on the advice of the prime minister, who is the majority party leader in the National Assembly, and who, with a cabinet, conducts affairs of state. General aspects St Kitts and Nevis has a single National Assembly responsible for making laws, and comprising 14 or 15 members depending upon circumstances. 11 of these are directly elected ''representatives'' whilst three are ''senators'' appointed by the governor-general (two on the advice of the prime minister and the third on the advice of the leader of the opposition). If the attorney general isn't appointed as a senator then he automatically gets a seat as one, increasing the number of senators to four. Of the 11 elected members, eight represent constituencies in St Kitts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
