Residents of St Kitts and Nevis to vote in general elections on Aug. 5

General elections in St. Kitts and Nevis will be held on Friday, August 5, with Nomination Day being Tuesday, July 26.

The long-anticipated election date was announced by Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris at his People’s Labour Party Rally on July 17 in Tabernacle Village where Dr Harris hails from.

Prime Minister Harris said that he had informed Governor-General Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton last week of the recent developments with respect to the Constitutional prerogative of holding a General Elections 90 days after the dissolution of Parliament.

The Elections will be contested by the People’s Labour Party (PLP) led by Prime Minister Harris; the People’s Action Movement (PAM) led by Shawn Richards; the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) led by Dr Terrance Drew; the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) led by Mark Brantley, and the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), led by Dr Janice Daniel-Hodge.