Social Assessment OECS Data for Decision Making (P174986) (English)

The French fought with the British for decades over the island and eventually surrendered it to the British in 1783 through the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. [...] The first attempts of colonization, by the English in 1605 and 1638 were unsuccessful as a result of the hostility of the Kalinago along with the susceptibility of the colonizers to their illnesses. [...] The Senate consists of thirteen (13) members- ten appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister and three appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. [...] The Senate consists of eleven (11) members- six appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, three appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and two appointed by the Governor General. [...] The House of Assembly is composed of fifteen (15) members who have been elected to represent the country’s 15 constituencies, six (6) non-elected members or Senators (4 appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 2 additional members - Speaker of the House and the Attorney General).