Nevis Administration remembers fallen colleague Malcolm Guishard

Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory lays a wreath on behalf of the Nevis Island Administration at the grave site of the late Malcolm Guishard at a memorial service at the Bath Cemetery on June 11, 2014, to honour his memory after his passing seven years ago
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 11, 2014) –The Concerned Citizens Movement-led Nevis Island Administration paid homage to the legacy and life of one of its fallen former colleagues Malcolm Guishard, at a memorial service at his gravesite at the Bath Cemetery on June 11, 2014, which marked the 7th anniversary of his passing. Guishard had served for several years as the Deputy Premier of Nevis and the Leader of the Federal Opposition.
During remarks at the grave site, and flanked by Guishard’s widow Yvonne and his sister Mignon Wade, other members of the NIA family, friends and well-wishers, Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory recollected his former colleague’s selflessness and urged Nevisians to adopt that trait.
“One of the important things about his life, was that he was selfless. He did what he had to do for everyone and sometimes he did it sacrificially and sometimes without being thanked.
“As we are here today to memorialise him and to commemorate his life, I want all of us who are Nevisians, genuine Nevisians, to see in his life, an example of what we as people of Nevis could be and should be,” he said.

“I am aware having worked with Malcolm for many years, that his greatest desire was for the people of Nevis, individually, to have pride and dignity in being citizens of Nevis and also, to have a stake and to have an interest in the land of their birth.
“I think particularly of the housing revolution which he initiated, which he felt and brought the idea to the Cabinet of the day, that everyone who is able or who could afford, should have his own bit of land and his own home. He worked tirelessly to get that programme off the ground, even though we had some difficulties with raising money from the Social Security Board at the time. We still managed to begin that process driven by him and with his love of the people who he served,” he said.

“Today as we celebrate the 7th anniversary of his passing, I want us to see in that celebration what we should be and how we should be in respect of serving our country, not serving ourselves but living up to the motto which I am sure Malcolm lived up to “Country Above Self,” he said.
Michael Perkins who had served as Junior Minister with Mr. Guishard as Senior Minister in the Ministry of Communications and Works in his remarks explained that his former colleague had taught him much by his deeds.
“I did learn a lot from him, what a politician, I think, should be like that is caring about people, serving people, getting things done on behalf of people, especially persons who were not in a position to help themselves and I think, I learned that more than anything else from Malcolm.

The event which was chaired by Cabinet Secretary Steadmond Tross ended with Premier Amory placing a wreath on Guishard’s grave on behalf of the NIA.
Absent from the proceedings were Deputy Premier Hon. Mark Brantley and Senior Minister Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Legal Advisor Colin Tyrell who were away from the island at that time, attending government business.