St. George’s, September 14, 2011 (GIS) – A recently announced two-year economic programme, as well as details of promised Chinese assistance to Grenada, will form part of discussions to be held in St. Patrick Thursday, September 15, between residents of the parish and government ministers.

Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas, who is MP for St. Patrick East, will lead the government team into St. Patrick, which is the first stop in a planned series of nationwide parish town hall meetings.

It follows last Thursday’s live national address from the Trade Centre in which the Prime Minister updated Grenadians on major projects to be undertaken, and also outlined a plan to “accelerate implementation’’ of the initiatives.

Grenada has also just signed a bi-lateral cooperation agreement with China. The signing took place in Trinidad at the Third China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum.

At the meeting, which ended on Tuesday, China announced it will provide US$1 billion in loans to Caribbean countries, including Grenada, to finance infrastructural projects.

Thursday’s town hall meeting will be held at the St. Patrick’s Anglican School, starting 7 p.m.

Transportation has been arranged for St. Patrick residents wishing to attend the meeting. All buses, from both St. Patrick East and St. Patrick West, leave 6.30 p.m. for the Anglican School.

ST. PATRICK EAST

§  Bus HU884 (Young Money) travels from Hermitage and Mt. Rose

§  Bus H1662 (Desk Jam) will pick up residents along the River Sallee and Rose Hill route

ST. PATRICK WEST

§  Bus H4787 leaves Darvey and travels on to Samaritan and Chantimelle for the meeting hall in Sauteurs

§  Bus H0861 ( a blue Toyota Coaster) travels from Upper Hermitage, Mt. Rich, Snell Hall, La Fortune, La Mode and Marli, and on to Anglican School.