St. George’s, Grenada, December 21st, 2010: The New National Party has learnt from a reliable source that the NDC administration is planning to seek the arrests of certain members of the top leadership of the NNP on trumped-up charges relating to promises which they made during their pre-election campaign.
Despite being advised by certain eminent legal professionals that there is absolutely no basis for filing any charges against the NNP leadership, the NDC administration seemingly has gone ahead in hiring a special prosecutor from outside of the country, at tremendous financial cost, in order to harass the NNP leadership.
In the opinion of the NNP, this harassment is being done for three main reasons:
i. to appease certain NDC supporters who have been severely critical of the NDC administration for not following up on their pre-election allegations of corruption against the NNP, and
ii. to instigate a diversionary tactic so that Grenadians may tend to forget the dire economic woes which the country is now facing
iii. to distract Grenadians from the division and deteriorating conditions within the NDC Government and Party.
Grenadians will recall that since coming into government in July 2008, the present NDC administration has done absolutely nothing to improve the lives of Grenadians. Grenadians are in a worse position today than in July of 2008. The Health care system is on the verge of collapse; many poor and disadvantaged people have to pay more for their children’s school books today than two and a half years ago; moreover, there are fewer job opportunities today. All these have come about as a result of the gross mishandling of the economy by the NDC government.
The NDC administration, by their direct actions, has chased away investment opportunities, as was done with the Grand Beach Project, the Sauteurs Port Project and others. They stultified other employment opportunities as in the CCC and Grenville Market Square and Bus Terminal projects. They continue to mismanage the country’s scarce resources by engaging in many non-productive travelling arrangements for ministers , the un-necessary purchase of voter registration equipment costing over two million dollars at a time when our people are suffering from the effects of mass unemployment which is now nearing almost fifty percent and in the payment of elaborate salaries for their close associates. The NDC’s actions have led the country into such an economic malaise that it is causing deep national frustration among all sectors including the business and private sectors.
The New National Party is therefore strongly advising Grenadians that they must not be fooled by any attempt by the NDC to divert their attention from the economic state of affairs of the country which has been caused by the NDC and worsened by the division within the NDC camp. Grenadians must see the NDC for what they are. They do not know how to govern and they do not care about people, except themselves.
The New National Party stands solidly behind the leadership of the party, and will be keeping the public apprised of this ugly plot.
Good,
It is about time that the EXTREME corruption of the Caribbean politicians is fought legally.
Keith Mitchell has to pay back the 125 million US dollars he stole from the Grenadians, that is US1250 from every citizen of Grenada, man, woman, child and baby. Next to that he should be locked up for high treason for at least e decade.
He is a criminal, a thief with a suit on, but still a criminal thief.
Is that a joke?
If there is evidence of wrong doing irrespective of who is GUILTY then please charge him/her.
We have seen in the recent past persons being vindicated from bogus charges and innuendos. Please NDC or DPP or whoever is responsible, please put away threats and idle words. If after 2 years in government you can’t bring a viable chargeable indictment against former ministers then shut up and do the peoples work.
NDC if you had evidence you should have spent your time prior elections to validate same and so as soon as you took the reigns of power you would have had the culprits in jail.
NDC and whoever is advising this government, please stop wasting our scarce resources.
The DIVINE will have to intervene to save Grenada.
Given the globel situation of the large develop nation struggling to keep they economies afloat.it is understandable that the smaller nation such as ours be face with these challenges as remember it was nnp that moved us to a tourist based economy so we are facing the draw back of they policy.but that’s another matter.the NdC government inherited a busted government finance,with leading member of the government implicated in wrong doings,on an international scale the shame we the people of Grenada had to endure.it seems that many forget what has and is now but I believe the current government is trying and has the qualities and the integrity to bring about change.if it is seen now in the short term is a question time will tell