SKN’s Prime Minister and Leader of the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), Dr. Terrance Drew, has announced that the home of the Federation’s First National Hero, The Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, will be renovated and transformed into a museum, “by the 16th of September 2023 – National Heroes Day and Sir Robert Bradshaw’s 107th birthday.”

The announcement was made on May 1st in the presence of Sir Bradshaw’s granddaughters (Carla and Araminta Bradshaw-Williams), as PM Drew unveiled a billboard to signify the start of the project. The transformation of the home of the nation’s first national hero into a museum was another campaign pledge made by the SKNLP during the recent general election held in August 2022.

Prime Minister Drew expressed the view that a nation must recognize the contributions of persons who have served with distinction in nation-building because “a grateful nation is a great nation and in keeping with that principle it is important that we do this.”

Mr. Bradshaw was a former Chief Minister, First Premier of the then State of St. Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla and he sought Independence from Great Britain. But while this may be seen as a Labour Party pledge, the Prime Minister said: “it is about us as a people, citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis.” Several locals are a part of the Team tasked with undertaking the project.