St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis

Type: independent state within Commonwealth, recognizing Elizabeth 11 as Chief of State

Capital: Basseterre, St. Christopher; Charlestown, Nevis

Political subdivisions: 11 districts

Legal system: based on English common law; constitution of 1960; highest judicial organ is Court of Appeal of Leeward and Windward Islands

Branches: legislative, 11-member popularly elected House of Assembly; executive, Cabinet headed by Prime Minister; separate Nevis Island Legislature and Nevis Island Assembly headed by Premier

Government leaders: Dr. Kennedy Alphonse SIMMONDS, Prime Minister (since 1980); Sir Clement ARRINDELL, Governor General (since 1981)

Suffrage: universal adult suffrage

Elections: at least every five years last election held June 1984

Political parties and leaders: St. Christopher and Nevis Labor Party (SKNLP), Lee Moore; People’s Action Movement (PAM), Kennedy Simmonds; Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), Simeon Daniel

Voting strength: (June 1984 election) House of Assembly—PAM, 6 seats; SKNLP, 2 scats; NRP, 3 seats

Communists: none known

Member of: CAR1COM, Commonwealth, FAO, IBRD, IMF, ISO, OAS, UN

NOTE: The information regarding St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Christopher and Nevis (formerly St. ChristopherNevisAnguilla) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.