St. Kitts/Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said his historic fourth-term Labour Party Cabinet will reflect the maturity of the new administration.

He said the new Cabinet will be reflective of the general views of the people of St. Kitts/ Nevis as to how they spoke in the 25 Jan., poll.

"We would want it to be a Cabinet and a government of all the people of St. Kitts/Nevis, making sure that we would select the best of whom are available and put them to the task of collectively managing their fields of the entire country so that the people of St. Kitts/Nevis can benefit in terms of having the quality of lives of our people improved," Dr. Douglas said.

He said all re-elected members will serve in the Cabinet including the two new successful candidates who will add "new blood and new energy into the Cabinet of ministers."

The St. Kitts/Nevis leader, who was sworn in as prime minister for a fourth straight term on 26 Jan., disclosed in an interview with his press secretary, Erasmus Williams, that the social development agenda of the Labour Party in government shall continue.

"We believe that we have already identified the appropriate persons in the Cabinet to pursue vigorously that agenda," Dr. Douglas said.

"The economic challenges faced, especially as a result of the global economic and financial crisis, are expected to continue to some extent and that is why it would need maturity, it would need to have some measure of continuity to ensure that the financial agenda, the economic development agenda as well as the government continue apace," Dr. Douglas, who spoke from Tripoli, where he held discussions with Libyan government officials said.

He said St. Kitts/Nevis will need strong financial support for the development agenda.

"That’s why I took the decision, especially after receiving the personal invitation from Ambassador Arleene who came to my swearing-in ceremony …, to accept the invitation to be in Tripoli to have bi-lateral discussions with the government of Libya," Dr. Douglas said.

Describing the swearing-in ceremony as an unprecedented occasion, Prime Minister Douglas used the opportunity to again thank the people of St. Kitts/Nevis for the confidence that they have demonstrated in his St. Kitts/Nevis Labour Party and in particular "in my leadership to lead the country for a fourth consecutive term, giving me and all of us the opportunity as leaders to really continue on the development agenda that they have mapped out especially in 2005 when we closed the sugar industry.

"I think that this is a privilege that we have and I again commit myself to the task and I say to the people of St. Kitts/Nevis, I pray to God that I shall not squander his goodwill and the goodwill of the people of St. Kitts/Nevis," Prime Minister Douglas said.