To commemorate the wrestle of the nation’s forebears and to honor the Bucley’s Rebellion in 1935, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew introduced {that a} monument can be constructed with an preliminary funding of $100,000 on the Buckley’s land just lately acquired by the federal government.
PM Drew said that this land can be formally owned by the Buckley’s Rebellion Committee – from the principle highway to the boundary of the Joseph N. France (JNF) Normal Hospital.
He additional added that $100,000 has already been allotted to the committee to start laying the groundwork for the development of the necessary nationwide monument.
Furthermore, the funding for the monument is part of the federal government’s dedication of offering $1 million over time to make sure that the monument stands as an excellent tribute to the resilience and willpower of those that led the 1935 revolt.
PM Dr Terrance Drew added that this monument is not going to solely remind them of their historical past however will even remind them of the ideas their ancestors stood for, that they need to comply with every single day.
Prime Minister Drew additionally paid tribute to the Rastafari Motion and the St Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union to make sure that the significance of the Bucley’s Rebellion is rarely forgotten.
ninetieth anniversary of Bucley’s Rebellion
The Federation celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of the Buckley’s Rebellion on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, which was joined by Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew, Minister of Agriculture Samal Duggins, and a number of other different members of the Parliament.
Minister Samal Duggins prolonged his gratitude to the Nyabinghi Theocracy Order for his or her invitation to have fun this event and likewise appreciated Konris Maynard, MP for Constituency #3 and Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew for remodeling this imaginative and prescient right into a actuality.
Bucley’s Rebellion
Bucley’s Rebellion happened on January 28, 1935, when the working class went on a strike, demanding elementary rights corresponding to schooling, healthcare, land possession, and voting rights.
