Carlisle Powell takes Oath of Office as Junior Minister before Justice Octave

The Ministers, Carlisle Powell and Dwight Cozier took the Oaths of Office and of Secrecy of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) as well as members of the Nevis Island Cabinet, before Justice Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave. The brief ceremony was held at the Cabinet room, at Bath Plains.
 
Powell will serve as junior minister in the Ministry of Communications, Works, Public Utilities, Post, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Environment with special responsibility for Public Works, Public Utilities, Post, Physical Planning, Flood and Water Control and Environment.

Dwight Cozier taking his Oath of Office as Junior Minister in the Nevis Island Administration

Cozier will serve as junior minister in the Premier’s Ministry with special responsibility for Research, Audit, Elections, Urban and Rural Development and Craft Production.
 
Meanwhile, Robelto Hector took another oath of office as Minister of the Nevis Island Administration with additional responsibility for Agriculture, Lands, Housing, Cooperatives and Fisheries.  He was previously sworn in as Minister with responsibility for Physical Planning, Communications, Works, Public Utilities, Post, Natural Resources and Environment.

Ashley Farrell, Cabinet Secretary and Patrice Nisbett, Legal Advisor also took their oath of Secrecy.
 
The brief ceremony was witnessed by other members of the Nevis Island Cabinet and chaired by the Cabinet Secretary Farrell.