The activities in Caracas will climax on Sunday with an official
ceremony at the Embassy’s Headquarters which will include the hoisting
of the national flag.
Messages from the Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean, Prime Minister
Tillman Thomas and Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Mitchell will also be
read, as well as remarks by Ambassador George Mac Leish and Samuel
Collier, the President of the Association of Grenadians in Caracas.
A church service will also be held which will be followed by a luncheon and an Evening of Social Activities.
Ambassador Mac Leish said that part of the day’s activity will include
a discussion on how to become more organised in the Diaspora.
“A discussion on how we as Grenadians in Caracas can become better
organised to participate and take our rightful place as nationals in
the diaspora,” said Ambassador Mac Leish.
He said that Grenadians in Caracas can do more than just the
remittances and material benefits to their individual families and
friends, but contribute meaningfully to Grenada’s development.
“The creation of the Diaspora Unit within the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs is going to facilitate this, so the discussion will be geared
on how to better organize ourselves to have a greater impact on the
policies and programmes which guides our nation’s development”.
Grenada marks its 36th anniversary of Independence on Sunday February
7th, with activities also being staged in Grenada, London, Toronto, New
York and Washington, DC.
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