OECS Heads briefed by Grenada's Opposition
by Leroy Noel
Monday, May 24, 2004
ST. GEORGE‘S, Grenada: Representatives of
the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) who attended the recently
held 39th Authority meeting in St. Vincent and the Grenadines were briefed of
the situation in Grenada by a special envoy of the main opposition National
Democratic Congress. Senator Arley Gill
travelled to St. Vincent and briefed the various delegations about the
situation in Grenada regarding allegations of corruption and the failure of
the government of to have parliamentary meetings.
The opposition has being holding talks with the Trades Union Council,
Conference of Churches, Chamber of Industry and Commerce among other stake
holders in an effort to muster support to force the ruling government to
resign and call fresh elections.
Plans are well on the way to have what the
opposition says will be a massive march in St. George's on Friday against
corruption and to call on the government to resign.
The Mitchell led administration is plagued
with allegations of corruption and with dealing with shady and questionable
characters. Two former diplomats who were appointed by the Mitchell government
are presently indicted by the United States government on fraud and money
laundering charges.
Meanwhile the opposition has vowed to bring
down the government through legal and constitutional means.
All eyes are being focused on Grenada once again after an international
finance newsletter, Offshore Alert, accused the Prime Minister of accepting
US$500,000 from a well known fraudster, a charge he has since denied. He
claims to have received only US$15,000.
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