Her Excellency, the Governor-General has advised that she will be absent from the Federation for a short duration.
A press release stated that Dame Marcella A. Liburd GCMG, JP, has been absent from office since Saturday, March 29th, 2025.
During the Governor General’s absence, His Excellency Mr. Walford Vincent Gumbs, OBE, JP, will serve as Governor-General’s Deputy. He received his Oaths at a brief ceremony at Government House on Friday March 28th.
This is in accordance with Section 23 1 (b) of the Federation’s Constitution which stated “when the Governor-General has occasion to be absent from Saint Christopher and Nevis for a period that he or she considers, will be of short duration; he or she may appoint any person in Saint Christopher and Nevis to be his or her deputy during such absence and in that capacity to perform on his or her behalf such of the functions of the office of Governor-General.”
