Electoral Reform Secretariat
Church Street
Basseterre
St. Kitts


ERCC PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS WITH OVERSEAS NATIONALS UNDERWAY, VENUES AND TIMES FINALIZED


Birmingham, United Kingdom (October 19, 2006): The Electoral Reform Consultative Committee (ERCC) – established for the St. Kitts and Nevis Electoral Reform Exercise – is holding consultations with St. Kitts-Nevis Nationals residing in North America and the United Kingdom.

Participants can access the two guidelines for the Exercise, which are the Report of the Commonwealth Assessment Mission on Electoral Reform in St. Kitts and Nevis and the St. Kitts and Nevis Electoral Reform White Paper, in the References Section on this Web site.

The ERCC Delegation to North America is comprised of Mr. Elvis Newton (ERCC Chair), Mr. Clive Bacchus, Mr. Douglas Wattley, and Ms. Mutryce Williams. Ms. Atasha Morton, a stenographer is accompanying them.

The ERCC Delegation to the United Kingdom is comprised of Mr. Elvin Bailey, Mr. Clifford Thomas, and Mr. Clement “Bouncin” Williams. Ms. Agnes Farrell, a stenographer and Valencia Grant, the Press Officer for the Electoral Reform Secretariat are accompanying them.

For the Toronto meeting on Sunday 15 October 2006, the venue was the Council Chambers at Toronto City Hall and the time was 2:30 p.m.

For New York City, the venue is MAESTROS located at 1703 Bronxdale Avenue in the Bronx. The meeting will be held on Sunday 22 October 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

For Washington, DC, the venue is the OECS Building (Conference Room) located at 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The meeting will be held on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Electoral Reform Consultative Committee (ERCC) members will be available for private consultations at the OECS Building on Friday 27 October 2006 from 6:00 p.m.

For Miami, the venue is the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre located at 7707 NW 103 Street in Hialeah. The meeting will be held on Sunday 29 October 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

For the Leeds meeting on Sunday 15 October 2006, the venue was the West Indian Centre, Chapeltown and the time was 7:00 p.m.

For the Manchester meeting on Tuesday 17 October 2006, the venue was Barn Hill Studio, Barn Hill, Moss Side and the time was 7:00 p.m.

For Birmingham, the venue is the Afro Caribbean Millennium Centre, Dudley Road. The meeting will be held tonight, Thursday 19 October 2006, at 7:00 p.m.

For Wales, the venue is the Bute Town Community Centre, the Docks. The meeting will be held on Saturday 21 October 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

For London, the venue is Kingfisher Youth Club, Crest Road, Neasden. The meeting will be held on Monday 23 October 2006 at 7:00 p.m. For Bedford and surrounding areas, the venue is the All Saints Community Centre in Queen’s Park. The meeting will be held on Friday 27 October 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

People who attend the meetings can also e-mail submissions to erccsubmissions@gov.kn; phone them in at (869) 467-1555/1554, or post them to the attention of the St. Kitts and Nevis Electoral Reform Secretariat, Former Development Bank Building, Church Street, Basseterre, St. Kitts.






Contact: Valencia Grant (869-762-6177)