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Hilford Deterville
Hilford Deterville Q.C. (1944–2014) was a Saint Lucian politician who was president of the Senate of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2007. He was born on 26 August 1944. He graduated from the University of West Indies in 1973. He was a lawyer, former president of the bar association, and a former electoral commissioner. Deterville was a member of Saint Lucia Labour Party. He was appointed as President of the Senate of Saint Lucia in 1997. He continued as Senate President in December 2006, and was succeeeded as president by Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin MBE is a Saint Lucian politician. Husbands-Mathurin served as president of the Senate from 2007 to 2008, and speaker of the House of Assembly from 2008 to 2011. She was appointed parliamentary commissioner in 2017 and 2 ... in early 2007. Deterville died in late 2014 in Canada. References 1944 births 2014 deaths Saint Lucian politicians Government ministers of Saint Lucia Members of the House of Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of The Senate Of Saint Lucia
The following have served as presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia. See also *Senate of Saint Lucia References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Presidents of the Senate of St. Lucia Presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia, * Politics of Saint Lucia Lists of legislative speakers, Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Cenac
Sir Emmanuel Neville Cenac (born 24 November 1939) is the former governor-general of Saint Lucia. He was appointed to that post in January 2018. On 28 July 2021 Cenac is reported to have signalled his intention to resign. As of 31 October, he demitted the viceregal office (but his demission was with effect 10 November). He was previously best known as a Saint Lucian politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1992. On 18 January 2018, Cenac was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2018 Special Honours. Also in 2018, Cenac was appointed Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia (GCSL), in his capacity as Chancellor of the Order. Family Cenac was the brother of Prime Minister Winston Cenac, who was the head of government for eight months from 1981 to 1982. Opposition parliamentarian Cenac was the leader of the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party in December 1982, during a constitutional dispute over the statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin
Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin MBE is a Saint Lucian politician. Husbands-Mathurin served as president of the Senate from 2007 to 2008, and speaker of the House of Assembly from 2008 to 2011. She was appointed parliamentary commissioner in 2017 and 2022. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours The 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as par .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Husbands-Mathurin, Rosemary 21st-century Saint Lucian women politicians 21st-century Saint Lucian politicians Living people Women legislative speakers Presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia Speakers of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Order of the British Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucia Labour Party
The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds 13 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly. History The party was established in 1949, backed by the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative Union. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p581 In the first elections held under universal suffrage in 1951, and led by party founder George Charles, the party won five of the eight seats. It retained all five seats in the 1954 elections, and increased their majority to seven of the eight seats in 1957 and nine of the ten seats in 1961. In 1964, the party lost an election for the first time, with the United Workers Party, born out of a schism from within the Labour Party led by John Compton and eventual merger of the breakaway faction with the People's Progressive Party, winning six of the ten seats, with the Labour Party reduced to two. It gained a seat in the 1969 elections, and increased thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian peoples. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of with an estimated population of over 180,000 people as of 2022. The national capital is the city of Castries. The first proven inhabitants of the island, the Arawaks, are believed to have first settled in AD 200–400. Around 800 AD, the island would be taken over by the Kalinago. The French were the first Europeans to settle on the island, and they signed a treaty with the native Caribs in 1660. England took control of the island in 1663. In ensuing years, England and France fought 14 times for control of the island, and the rule of the is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of The Senate Of Saint Lucia
The following have served as presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia. See also *Senate of Saint Lucia References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Presidents of the Senate of St. Lucia Presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia, * Politics of Saint Lucia Lists of legislative speakers, Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Each country is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help "unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth" in the West Indies, thus allowing improved regional autonomy. The university was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London. The university has produced students who have excelled in a number of disciplines suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Saint Lucia
The Senate of Saint Lucia is the upper house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia. It has 11 appointed members. All members are appointed by the Governor-General, of which 6 are appointed on the Prime Minister's advice, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 independent members which the Governor-General appoints using his or her own judgment. History The Senate was established when Saint Lucia became independent in 1979. Membership The Government Senators are: * Pauline Antoine-Prospere * Guibion Ferdinand * Allison Jean * Lisa Cassandra Jawahir * Kaygianna Toussaint-Charley The Opposition Senators are: * Dominic Fedee * Herod Stanislaus * Angelina Phera Polius Independent Senators are: * Noorani Azeez * Deale A. L. Lee The president is Alvina Reynolds, appointed 24 November 2022. See also *List of presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia References * Politics of Saint Lucia Political organisations based in Saint Lucia Government of Saint Lucia Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucian Politicians
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Government Ministers Of Saint Lucia
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
