ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—Emmalin Pierre, chief of the primary opposition, the New Nationwide Social gathering (NNP), is main a delegation to Jamaica for discussions with the ruling Jamaica Labour Social gathering (JLP) about offering quick and future assist.
Pierre and different government members meet with JLP officers, usually described as a sister occasion to the NNP.
Pierre posted on her Fb web page images of her assembly with a senior Jamaica authorities minister. When requested concerning the function of the journey to Jamaica, she mentioned that it was all aimed toward strengthening the bonds that exist between the 2 events following the latest modifications to the NNP’s nationwide government.
“We felt it was vital to resume and strengthen that bond and that partnership for growth,” mentioned Pierre, who changed the long-standing NNP chief and former prime minister, Dr Keith Mitchell.
Pierre, the primary feminine chief of the NNP, mentioned, “I had the chance to sit down with Prime Minister Andrew Holness, the political chief of the JLP, have interaction with different key officers within the occasion, and agree on some methods wherein instantly we’re going to search assist and collaborate on varied initiatives going ahead.
“We will likely be working in direction of establishing methods wherein the JLP can present extra technical and different assist for the occasion, as has been the case through the years, however based mostly on our present state of affairs and the necessity for extra strategic planning and the way in which ahead for the occasion,” she mentioned.
In the meantime, former NNP normal secretary and former overseas affairs minister Peter David held his first public city corridor assembly Thursday evening since resigning from the occasion.
The occasion, held within the coronary heart of his St. George constituency, marks the start of a nationwide session tour that might reshape Grenada’s political panorama. Stories recommend that David is aiming to launch a brand new political occasion right here.
“After I got here to the NNP, I got here with just a few thousand supporters,” he reminded the group, estimated at greater than 300. “It was not about me. It was about us.”
