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Caribbean Life, April 14-20, 2022
By Nelson A. King
Vance Winkworth Amory, the
former premier of Nevis and erstwhile
opening batsman for the
Combined Islands (Windward and
Leeward Islands) cricket team in
the regional tournament, died on
April 2. He was 72.
According to the Associates
Times, Amory, also a former
Ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis,
was admitted to a hospital in London,
United Kingdom, “where he
took his last breath battling cancer.”
Amory served Nevis as premier
for two terms – between 1992 and
2006 and between 2013 and 2017,
the Caribbean Media Corporation
(CMC) said.
The Barbados-based regional
news agency said Amory also
served as Minister of Sports in the
Nevis Island Administration (NIA).
“The brainchild of Vance Amory
was the Concerned Citizens Movement,
which he founded in 1987,”
CMC said.
Prime Minister of St Kitts and
Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, said he
was “deeply saddened by the passing
of Ambassador Vance Amory,
my reliable friend, mentor and
advisor, illustrious founding member
of #TeamUnity.”
Deputy Prime Minister of St.
Kitts and Nevis, Shawn K Richards,
said: “It was much devastating that
I learned earlier today of the sudden
passing of former Premier of
Nevis, Ambassador Vance Amory.
“I extend my deepest condolences
to his wife, childre and extended
family,” he said. “I will remember
him for the role he played, along
with myself as Leader of the People’s
Action Movement, PAM, and
he as Leader of the Concerned Citizens
Movement, CCM, has worked
tirelessly with the Leader of the
PLP, Dr Timothy Harris, to help
fashion a government of national
unity.”
Premier of Nevis, Mark Brantley,
said: “Vance Winkworth Amory
was an extraordinary man who
always worked for the upliftment of
Nevis as a sportsman, a politician,
an educator and a banker.”
Other regional leaders also paid
tribute to Amory.
Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr.
Keith Mitchell, said he was “deeply
saddened today to learn of the passing
of Ambassador Vance Amory,
former premier of Nevis.”
Prime Minister of Antigua and
Barbuda Gaston Browne said
that although “the relationships
between the two countries always
remained close, Premier Vance
Amory and I shared a great warm.
“As a matter of fact, I always recognized
him as the embodiment
of the best of the Federation of St.
Kitts and Nevis,” he said. “Amory
was a resounding cricketer who
played for his country and for the
Leeward Islands Team.
“He was a politician and statesman
who worked for the upliftment
of the country and the common
good with his well-honed intellect,”
Browne added. “As a leader and
Vance Amory, former Premier of Nevis. nia.gov.kn
Government Minister, he always
excelled at the portfolios assigned
to him.
“Ambassador Vance Amory
made substantial contributions to
the growth and development of the
Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis,”
he continued.
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia
Amor Mottley noted the work she
had done with Amory, stating that,
just one month ago, she had “the
honor of meeting with Mr. Amory
at the 33rd Intersessional Meeting
of the Conference of Heads of Government
of CARICOM in Belize,
where he worked and spoke about
his interest in advancing the common
interest of residents and people
of Nevis within the context of a
stronger regional family.”
CMC said that Amory started his
political career in 1983, when he
applied for and successfully secured
a position in the Finance Department
of the NIA.
He was later promoted to Permanent
Secretary in Finance under
the premiership of Dr. Simeon
Daniel, CMC said.
Former Nevis Premier Vance
Amory succumbs to cancer
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