Last Updated on January 21, 2023, 3:02 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank officially launched its 40th Anniversary Celebrations on Thursday, January 19 2023. The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, was also present at the celebration event. The 40th Anniversary Celebrations started at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium in the institution’s Headquarters.
Dr Terrence Drew was a part of the celebratory events in the capacity of the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis. He also served as a member of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. During the celebratory event honouring the 40th Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Dr Drew was privileged to present the plaque commemorating the Former and first Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Sir Kennedy Simmonds.
Sir Simmonds is the only living National Hero of St Kitts and Nevis. At the same time, he is the sole surviving signatory of the ECCB Agreement that the eight Eastern Caribbean Community members signed on July 5, 1983. The former Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Sir Simmonds, is one of St Kitts and Nevis’s national heroes who profoundly contributed to the call for the twin island federations. During the event. The eight signing members are:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Deputy Prime Minister of St Kitts, Nevis, Dr Geoffrey Hanley, and Attorney General Honourable Garth Wilkin accompanied Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew to the celebration event. Dr Terrance Drew also took to his social media account to share some glimpses of the event through some images through the pictures.
Other event attendants included the Chairman of the ECCB Monetary Council, the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Saint Lucia, Philip J. Pierre, Governor of the ECCB, Timothy Antoine. Several other dignitaries included Sir Kennedy Simmonds.
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