GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO ATTEND TORONTO CELEBRATION
Toronto, August 12, 2008 -- A high level delegation from the new Grenadian government, which was sworn in to office last month, will pay an official visit to Canada in September. The delegation, which will also travel to New York, will be on its first North America tour since the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won general elections in Grenada on July 8.
Apart from engaging in official government business with provincial and
federal officials in Canada, the visiting NDC team will also attend a
gala dinner and dance celebrating the party's election victory and the
first anniversary of the formation of NDC Toronto.
"Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has indicated that he intends to be part
of the celebration. So, too, has Foreign Minister Peter David,'' said
Lincoln "Toro" Depradine, chairman of NDC Toronto, a support group of
the National Democratic Congress.
In the July 8 polls, the NDC swept aside former Prime Minister Dr.
Keith Mitchell's New National Party, which had been in power for 13
years. The NDC won 11 of the 15 seats in the House of Representatives.
Dr. Mitchell will sit as Leader of the Opposition when the new parliament meets for the first time on August 19.
The NDC Toronto gala, which will include dinner, dance and cultural
entertainment, is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, at Ella's
Banquet Hall, 30 Danforth Road, Scarborough. Tickets are $75 each.
"We are going to make this a celebration to remember,'' said
Depradine. "It's an opportunity for national and non-nationals of
Grenada to hear firsthand what are the plans of the NDC government for
the development of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique and the
administration's approach to regional issues.''
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