Lindsay Fitz-Patrick Grant (born 1 November 1964) is a

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politician and lawyer. He served as Leader of the

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until his resignation in July 2012.

In politics

In the 2004 elections, Grant ran as a candidate for the

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in Constituency #4, where he faced off against Rupert Hubert of the

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, and lost to him by 51 votes amidst allegations of irregularities on the voter rolls. In the 2010 elections, Grant faced off against Glenn Phillip in the same constituency, and again lost by 29 votes. He filed an

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in the

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to challenge the results of that election; the matter came before Judge Indra Hariprashad-Charles, who ruled against Grant in November 2010. He resigned from his position as Leader of the People's Action Movement in July 2012. In July 2013, Grant led a protest march through the streets of Basseterre and was arrested after an argument with police officers enforcing the government decision to refuse them permission to march past Government Headquarters in Church Street. Grant was held for four hours and charged with obstruction, while hundreds of supporters surrounded the police station and chanted slogans calling for his release. Grant was set free on bail.

Controversies

In 2010 Lindsay Grant was involved in a bribery scandal. A video appeared in which Grant agreed to accept 1.7 million USD for party campaign financing in return for selling land to a supposed investor below market value.

Other activities

Grant is a senior partner of the Basseterre law firm Grant Powell & Co., where his areas of practice include

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, citizenship law,

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, and

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. He graduated from the

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in Jamaica and

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in the United States. He renounced United States citizenship in 2009 during the debate on the National Assembly Elections (Amendment) Bill, which barred dual citizens from standing for election.

References

External links

Profile
on Caribbean Elections
Grant v Phillip and others
Claim No. SKBHCV2010/0026 in the High Court of Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Lindsay 1964 births Living people Harvard Law School alumni People's Action Movement politicians Former United States citizens 20th-century Saint Kitts and Nevis lawyers People associated with the Norman Manley Law School 21st-century Saint Kitts and Nevis lawyers