Grenville, Grenada – April 4, 2011:  The New National Party has held a successful protest march against the state of unemployment in Grenada. The Opposition Party, which is coming off the heels of a successful Party Convention, staged the activity in the eastern town of Grenville last Friday.

A crowd several hundred protesters carrying various placards proceeded through the town to the chants of the old spiritual and protest song: “We Shall Overcome”. This as several hundred residents and visitors to the town of Grenville looked on with many voicing their support of the march. Lead by Political Leader Dr. the Rt. Honorable Keith Mitchell flanked by the leadership of the NNP Team the protesters marched through the town of Grenville bearing placards carrying messages to the Government of the day. 

Former Prime Minister and Political Leader of the New National Party Dr. Keith Mitchell was pleased with the success of the march as those gathered were able to send a very clear message to the ruling party that the unemployment situation in Grenada cannot continue as is.

In a brief address at the end of the march Dr. Mitchell stated that if the Government continues to ignore the plight of the unemployed in Grenada then more marches on this issue would follow. He also mentioned that the next march will be in the Capital St. George’s on the issue of high food prices and fuel costs.

The protesters called on the NDC Government to create the enabling environment to foster job creation, to proactively approach the issue of foreign investment and to start as soon as possible serious work on the stalled projects which can create jobs in the short and long term. The issues of youth unemployment and the plight of the former workers of the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) also featured prominently on the placards. 

The New National Party continues to call on the NDC Administration to seriously address the issue of unemployment and job creation.

Submitted by the New National Party (NNP)