St. George’s, April 7, 2010 – The recent agreement on a maritime boundary line between Grenada and Trinidad, and the potential economic impact of oil exploration and exploitation in Grenadian waters, will be discussed at a weekend general council meeting of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Information on the meeting of NDC delegates, and its purpose, were disclosed by the party’s Deputy Leader Nazim Burke and General Secretary, Peter David. The two were guests Tuesday evening on the television programme, “Beyond The Headlines.’’
The NDC general council is scheduled for Sunday, April 11, 12 noon to 6 pm, St. John’s Anglican Primary School.
| The maritime boundary line was agreed to by a commission of Grenadian and Trinidadian officials, and included as part of a report that was submitted to the cabinets of both countries.
The Grenada team on the Joint Boundary Commission was headed by Dr. Carlyle L. Mitchell, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management. He is also a former Permanent Secretary in the Grenada Ministry of Finance, and once served as Director of the Economic Affairs Secretariat at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Both the Grenadian and Trinidadian governments have reportedly approved the commission’s report, which outlines where the boundaries of Grenada and Trinidad begin and end. General Secretary David, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs, has promised that the NDC Government will soon embark on a public consultation process to update and brief Grenadians on plans for signing a treaty that could lead to oil and gas exploration in our waters. Deputy Leader Burke, the Minister of Finance and Energy in government, said there is another major purpose of Sunday’s meeting of NDC delegates, who helped sweep the party to power by an 11-4 margin in general elections in 2008. “We’re looking forward to that (meeting) to re-energise our party support base and to be able to better serve the people of Grenada,’’ he said. |
