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Monday, January 12, 2004 - A number of changes within the Cabinet of Ministers takes effect on Monday January 12, 2004. Delivering his New Year’s message Sunday January 11, 2004, Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Kenny Anthony indicated that with the reshuffling of his Cabinet a Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security will be established.

“In This configuration, Home Affairs will be reunited with the Police. In effect, Internal Security which essentially deals with police matters will be added to the existing Ministry of Home Affairs. The Department of Gender Relations will be reassigned to its former home - the Ministry of Health, Human Services and Family Affairs. This Ministry will once again be styled, the Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs and Gender Relations. Senator Calixte George will be reassigned from the Ministry of Agriculture to head the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security.”

According to Dr. Anthony Senator Petrus Compton will be required to focus exclusively on the work of the Office of the Attorney General and the other matters pertaining to the courts. He will continue to hold the Office of Attorney General and Minister for Justice but Senator Compton will no longer be responsible for the police.

Hon. Ferguson John - Man at the helm - Ministry of Physical Development, Environment and HousingThe vacancy created in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with the reassignment of Senator Calixte George will be filled by Honourable Ignatius Jean. Prime Minister Anthony says the Hon. Ferguson John, the Parliamentary Representative for Choiseul and Saltibus will be appointed to his first ever Cabinet post as Minister for Physical Development, Environment and Housing.

“In the ministerial configuration just indicated, it will be observed that Honourable Sarah Flood Beaubrun has not been assigned to a Ministry. I have decided to relieve her of ministerial office and its accompanying responsibilities. The principles of Collective Responsibility are enshrined in our Constitution. In the operation of these principles it is understood that there will be differences but there is no room for insult, disrespect, invective and calumny no matter how powerful the passion and conviction one holds. If there is no respect for and among colleagues then Collective Responsibility will not survive.”

A Parliamentary Secretary will be appointed to the Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation to oversee the work of that Ministry in the absence of Senator Julian Hunte who is now chairman of the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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