Premier of Nevis the Hon. Vance Amory told he local media on Friday that over 200 NRP workers allegedly fired by the CCM government because they supported the NRP, were mere “hangers on”.
Amory said there is no victimization on Nevis and that there was no suffering because of the terminations. Amory said it was not government‘s responsibilities to provide jobs for everyone on the island. Amory reiterated that the dismissed workers were hangers on to the detriment of Nevis.
A wide cross section of Nevisians numbering 150 demonstrators turned out in Charlestown Friday morning to protect the unjust dismissals of workers by the CCM led NIA. The marchers dressed in black spoke to a number of issues including victimization, unemployment, tourism and health and the lack of performance by the CCM government.
March organizer, Ms Andrea Bussue said the march was a call to action to demand answers from an incompetent NIA government. Former Nevis Premier Joseph Parry and former Deputy Premier Hensley Daniel both supported the march.
Meanwhile Deputy Premier Mark Brantley said Ms. Bussue, who was working under contract did not have that contract renewed. Brantley accused Ms. Bussue of spending her time on Facebook cursing the CCM led NIA.