Statement by the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas
March 9, 2015
The document (a graphic of a head photograph of Dr. Douglas with a passport graphic in the background and side bearing a stamp marked, “revoked”) being circulated is fabricated and bogus.
Its not a document that is and ever was in my possession.
I understand however that PM Harris and Foreign Minister Brantley have revoked the diplomatic passports issued to former ministers of the Labour Administration even though on assuming office they met in place a policy of former Heads of State and Government and others continuing to hold diplomatic passports.
In this circumstance where a visa was issued in the diplomatic passport which has been recalled/cancelled, we’ve been advised that we need to apply for new visas in our regular passports.
The origin of the fabricated document seems to point to an internet-based service which is well known for its propaganda against the Labour Administration which I led.
It’s operated by the PAM/Unity propagandist Wallis Wilkin.
This is a continuation of the attempts to tarnish my image and legacy of nearly twenty years of catapulting SKN to leading developmental positions in the Caribbean region.
This latest effort is an attempt to distract the electorate from the failings of the Dr Harris government to deliver on the promises it made to the people of SKN during the recent campaign.
It is an attempt by Dr Harris and his propagandists to divert the attention of skn and regional citizens from the atrocities of victimisation being practised against Labour supporters, senior public servants who have been locked out of their offices and sent on forced leave, the Supervisor of Elections and staff of the electoral office who have been barred from occupying their offices where some of the ballot boxes from the recent elections were stored but which are now under the control of the Chairman of the ruling PAM political party who is not even a public servant.
This fabricated story is the latest attempt by Dr Harris to distract attention from the recent increase in gun-related murders and criminal activity in the Federation while he carries out his vendetta against the Police Force with his spate of demotions and transfers of men and women of decades of dedicated service, and ridicules and abuses the COP CG Walwyn who has been forced to demit office although he has unserved years on an existing contract.
The victimisation meted out to the COP is similar to that received by the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of the Attorney General, Justice and Legal Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of National Security all of whom have been sent on pre-dismissal leave, and also the Ambassadors, Heads of Embassies and Missions all of whom have been asked to resign immediately by PM Harris.
This fabricated story is an attempt at diversion and distraction from the failures and victimisation practices of a “Unity” government that captured the SKN government less than one month ago on the promise of inclusion of all persons and ending victimisation.
SKN TIMES/ TIMES CARIBBEAN said in its online news on FACEBOOK on Friday that the former Prime Minister Denzil Douglas had had his visa revoked by the US government 1 week before the February 16 general elections. The news blog said:
“If the plethora of scandals and controversy surrounding Dr. Denzil Douglas and his ouster as Prime Mnister of St.Kitts-Nevis was not enough here comes another bombshell.
Sources close to the new Team UNITY Administration are stating that just one week before the February 16th Elections the US government REVOKED the visa of Dr. Denzil Douglas . They also indicated that this was confirmed after investigation of a number of files in Government Headquarters and was later verified by the US embassy.
Dr. Douglas was allegedly stripped of his diplomatic visa due to his refusal to adhere to international standards and various advisories in the processing of our passports and management of our citizenship by investment scheme. The new Team Unity government has already met with top US officials and pledged to revamp the entire scheme in order to restore our reputation and integrity on the world scale.
Dr. Douglas’ mismanagement of the St.Kitts-Nevis Citizenship by Investment Scheme has resulted in the Canadian government withdrawing it’s long time VISA Waiver from citizens of the twin island federation. The US Government issued an advisory in May of 2014 which indicated that the CBI Programme was being abused by illicit actors (aka terrorists) and being used as a cover for financial crimes and money-laundering activities.”