THE RESURGENT Grenada opposition National Democratic Congress has announced its annual convention for Sunday. The meeting takes place near Grenville, the island's second most important town. It is the first such meeting of the party since it strong showing in general elections last November. ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: THE opposition National Democratic Congress has invited officials of the People’s Labour Movement and the Grenada United Labour Party to attend its self-styled “people’s parliament” Sunday. NDC sources have said that party leaders felt the invitation was in order to galvan...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: The political ante was upped here this weekend following a protest walkout of the island’s parliament on Thursday by the opposition National Democratic Congress. Now feeling shut out in parliament, the NDC officials say they would take the “real issue” to the people at a h...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Away from the glare of the media, and still stunned by the results of last November’s general elections, the extended campaign continues for the New National Party. The opposition might have been equally surprised – pleasantly so – with the results. But have in many ways ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Militant trade unionist Chester Humphrey is headed to return to parliament though the Keith Mitchell administration was reported to be quietly advocating a different labor representative for the senate. The umbrella Grenada Trade Union Council has once again nominated Hump...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: The opposition National Democratic Congress is concerned over the delay in convening Parliament following the November 27 General Elections and Opposition Leader Tillman Thomas has written to Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell requesting that this takes place by next week. ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: A high level legal team representing the opposition National Democratic Congress is getting ready to file its case on claims of electoral irregularities in the Carriacou constituency during last month’s elections. A high profile legal team of Carol Bristol, Lloyd Noel and...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is not comfortable with the preferred choices of the labor movement, business sector or farmers union for the senate, according to a CARIBUPDATE investigation. Following the last two general elections each sector made one nomination, but th...Read More >>>

Prime Minister Keith Mitchell welcomed the Head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission, Ambassador Corinne McKnight, to Grenada today (Tuesday, November 25). A former Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the USA, and former Permanent Representative of Trinidad ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: An upset Grenadian Prime Minister, who perennially has had open battles with some of the country’s leading utility companies, is taking on Cable and Wireless in his latest spat. He suggested at a political rally on Sunday that Cable and Wireless Grenada might have sabotag...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell walked the streets of St. George’s and Grenville on Saturday on the eve of general elections in an attempt to capture the magic that catapulted him to an unprecedented victory five years ago. With signs that his campaign might be slipping ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Island’s general elections campaign enters its final decisive weekend in a race that is too clouded to call. The two considered front runners, the incumbent New National Party and the National Democratic Congress stage show-of-force rallies in the city on Sunday. T...Read More >>>

THE debate among the four Grenadian leaders Wednesday night never really caught on. There were little sidebars especially between Dr Francis Alexis of the People’s Labour Movement and Dr Keith Mitchell of the New National Party, but nothing on which it will be remembered. The dynamism was just n...Read More >>>

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Grenada Ministry of Finance issued a statement today refuting suggestions that the Cabinet directed the Comptroller of Customs to deny customs duties concessions to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2003 election campaign. According to the statement, on Nov...Read More >>>

THE LEADERS of the four major parties here square off in a nationally televised debate at 7:30 pm local time – the only one of its kind before next week Thursday’s general elections. While it may turn out to be a useful punctuation of the campaign, it is hardly to be clear sentence. Whatever...Read More >>>

GRENVILLE: The “wind of change” in Grenada is picking up steam. Among throngs of flag-waving supporters, one banner said it all: We run things! The National Democratic Congress buoyed by a massive show of public support on the weekend, and both official and unofficial polls which indicate it can ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: With under two weeks to go before general elections it appears that it is shaping up to be a two-way fight between the incumbent New National Party and the National Democratic Congress. In the estimation of most analysts who claim to know the local politics well, the vote...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: When Grenada’s politicians sign up on Wednesday to contest the November 27th general elections, there is expected to be the good, the bad – and the jokers. Close to a hundred candidates from six parties – and parties are being used loosely here – are likely to sign up. ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: The next election in Grenada is expected to be announced today, the 20th anniversary of Marxist leader Maurice Bishop's assassination, as the island's governing New National Party wraps up its 19th annual convention, which began yesterday, AP reported. Caribbean leaders, f...Read More >>>

Posted Sunday October 19, 2003 ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Grenadians will know the date for general elections Sunday when the ruling New National Party culminates its two-day convention with a campaign style rally at Queens Park. Officials of the NNP say Trinidad’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: The island’s political season is expected to enter a new phase this weekend with the expected announcement of a date for general elections on Sunday. The speculation is for a poll in the latter half of November. The general elections to chose the 15 members of the cou...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: The ruling New National Party is being forced to scale back what it was hoped to be a lavish celebration on October 19th, following criticisms that its plan for the day could be irreverent to those who died on that date 20 years ago. October 19th is the anniversary of the ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell seemed to have made a tactical retreat in a war of words over the conduct of Grenadian professionals, but has not surrendered his basic views that created a stir here in the first place. Prime Minister Mitchell first criticized some local ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Two Prime Ministers from the region are likely to be on the platform when Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell announces the general election date on October 19th. Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur and Jamaica's P J Patterson have been invited to share the stage with the Gr...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada; Grenada's Opposition Leader Michael Baptiste is to make his first court appearance on September 15th. Baptiste is expected to appear in the Grenville Magistrate's Court on September 15th, though his trial is not expected to start in earnest at that time. According to sou...Read More >>>

ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA: The decision by the ruling New National Party to hold its annual convention on October 19th has been described as insensitive by at least two politicians here. It was on this date 20 years ago this year that former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and other leading Grenadian po...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: The ruling New National Party has announced it will be holding a two-day convention in October which many here are already saying it may be a prelude to a short re-election campaign. The convention being staged in rural St Andrew is on for October 18 and 19, 2003. The ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada: THE considered main opposition National Democratic Congress says it is ready for s final push to power in general election it predicts will come within six months. The Grenada opposition holds no seat in the country's parliament but believes the mood against the Keith Mitch...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada: Grenadians will soon return to the business to talking about general elections now that a three-week carnival celebration that effectively put the ongoing debate on hold is over. The island was consumed with talk about likely general elections, which is constitutional due ...Read More >>>

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: The considered main opposition National Democratic Congress says paid activists of the ruling New National Party have been behind acts of vandalism and violence targeted at the party. NDC says persons who are known to be in the full employ of the NNP were seen driving arou...Read More >>>