Honorable Malcolm Guishard
The Hon. Malcolm Guishard, Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament, died on Monday 11th June after complaining of breathing difficulties following an early morning swim at Gallows Bay. He was rushed to the Alexandria Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Mr. Guishard attended the St. Johns and Prospect primary schools, and Charlestown Secondary School.
Between 1971 and 1973, he taught at the Gingerland junior school and then at the Gingerland high school from 1973 to 1975. He pursued his tertiary education at the Caribbean Union College (CUC) in Trinidad, majoring in Business Education.
The late Honourable Guishard was employed as an accountant of Higgs and Hill, a construction company between 1975 and 1977. Between 1977 and 1980, he was owner and manager of Hamilton Quarries. Between 1980 and 1985, he worked as an accounts clerk at Shell Antilles and Guianas Ltd. Mr. Guishard contested the Federal Election as a Concerned Citizens Movement(CCM) candidate in 1989, but he lost to Premier Simeon Daniel.
In June 1992, the late Honourable Guishard contested the Nevis Local Election and won. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, as well as children and grandchildren. Mr. Guishard lost to Mr. Hensley Daniel in the July 2006 Nevis Island General Elections. The NRP won the elections by a three seats to two victory, after 14 years of CCM’s reign.