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	Politics of Grenada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grenada is governed under a parliamentary system based on the British model; it has a governor general, a prime minister and a cabinet, and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.
		As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in Grenada by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.
		The leader of the majority party serves as Prime Minister and head of government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Grenada (603 words)

	Grenada
		The largest opposition party is the National Democratic Congress with 45.1% of the votes and 7 seats.
		Grenada is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea including the southern Grenadines, is the second smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere (after Saint Kitts and Nevis).
		As a Commonwealth nation, the British monarch is the formal head of state of Grenada.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Grenada (1234 words)

	Grenada. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After elections in 1995, Keith Mitchell, leader of the New National Party, became prime minister.
		Grenada’s economy is primarily agricultural, and cocoa, bananas, nutmeg, mace, and fruit are exported.
		Grenada was devastated by Hurricane Ivan in Sept., 2004.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/Grenada.html (470 words)

	The New National Party Political History througout the years
		John Watts the founder of the Grenada National Party initiated discussions with the leaders of the GNP, NDP with a view to that end.
		The New National Party foundation pillars that were created in the early 1980s have been the source of inspiration during periods of national and political crisis.
		Thus was born the NEW NATIONAL PARTY with Mr.
	www.nnpnews.com /history.htm (1433 words)

	Grenada to Vote for New Parliament
		With Mitchell's party at the helm, the Caribbean island nation has built a government complex, a national stadium and a 440-yard-long cruise ship pier.
		Despite the findings of the poll, the head of the National Democratic Congress, Tillman Thomas, said his party would win 10 seats and form the next government.
		Grenada became a point of contention in the Cold War after Maurice Bishop led a bloodless coup and installed a Marxist government in 1979 — five years after independence from Britain.
	www.mycaribbeannews.com /politics/271103.htm (513 words)

	News from Grenada 09/02/03
		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.
		Baptiste is expected to contest his St Andrew’s South West seat for the Grenada United Labor Party but faces tough contests from NNP’s newcomer Yolande Joseph and Osbert Charles of the National Democratic Congress.
		The Grenada opposition leader said that at the time of the alleged incident Mitchell was himself the minister of finance, and suggested that he might know “a thing or two more” about the whole affair that he will have to tell the court.
	www.mts.net /~emanuel1/shopping/gnews1.htm (4399 words)

	National Party of New Zealand
		National's Transport spokesman, Maurice Williamson, says it is time the "dicking around" over Transmission Gully stopped and Labour cleared the way for the private sector to begin work on it immediately.
		He is commenting on a report that the plan to build Transmission Gully, on Wellington's northern exit, is about to be killed off in favour of an alternative route from Petone to Grenada.
		"National will reform the LTMA to make it more flexible and more encouraging of the private sector to get involved," Mr Williamson says.
	www.national.org.nz /Article.aspx?ArticleId=4389 (223 words)

	Grenada
		The national language is English, Patois is widenly spoken.
		Grenada became independent from the United Kingdom in 1974.
		The country is a parliamentary democratic state with the British queen as monarch.
	www.jahmoon.net /reference/grenada.htm (63 words)

	Military.com Resources
		An Interim Advisory Council was established and it governed Grenada until December 1984, when Herbert A. Blaize, the head of the New National Party, was made Prime Minister through parliamentary elections.
		Problems between the US and the Caribbean nation began in 1979 (while the Cold War was still in effect) when a bloodless coup placed the pro-Marxist Maurice Bishop as the Prime Minister, which led to strengthened ties between Grenada and communist nations like Cuba and the Soviet Union.
		Grenada, Operation Urgent Fury - The Naval Historical Center presents a summary along with a list of U.S. ships that were involved in this operation.
	www.military.com /Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_grenada.htm (348 words)

	Scoop: Petone-Grenada road a promising proposal
		Maori Party - Council 'tramples on the mana of te reo'
		She also suggested that any road ought to be matched by a new rail connection between the Hutt and Porirua lines at Ngauranga Gorge, enabling trains to run from the Hutt to Porirua and back again directly.
		The Greens are applauding the apparent decision to pull the plug on the Transmission Gully proposal and opt instead for investigating a road link from Petone to Grenada.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PA0506/S00022.htm (665 words)

	CNN - Ruling party sweeps Grenada elections - January 19, 1999
		GEORGE'S, Grenada (CNN) - Prime Minister Keith Mitchell's New National Party appeared to have stormed to re-election Monday, with voters shrugging off charges of corruption in his administration.
		Robert Grant of the New Democratic Party said the six weeks between Mitchell's call for elections and the vote was not enough time for the opposition.
		A newspaper, Grenada Today, called Mitchell's administration "the most corrupt government to hold the reigns of power in Grenada since the return of democratic government in 1984," after a coup was reversed by a U.S.-led invasion.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/americas/9901/19/grenada.elex (646 words)

	Grenada Politics 2003
		A fresh election had been in the air in Grenada for months and the anxiety was heightened when Mitchell announced a few weeks ago that he was holding his party convention on the anniversary date of the killings.
		He is now 49 years old and is a deputy political leader of the NDC, the party which was in power in Grenada between 1990 and 1995 and is now led by attorney Tillman Thomas, whom some of his opponents refer to as “Tillboy”.
		Grenada, he said, has the highest ratio of roads per square mile of island in the Caribbean, and their condition now is a success story in infrastructure development and maintenance well accepted.
	www.guyanacaribbeanpolitics.com /grenada/grenada_elections.html (7189 words)

	CARICOM
		New National Party (NNP), Grenada United Labour Party (GULP), Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM), National Democratic Congress (NDC), The National Party (NP)
		Grenada was settled by the French in 1650.
		Grenada is the world's second largest producer of these crops after Indonesia, supplying one-quarter of world demand.
	www.jis.gov.jm /special_sections/CARICOMNew/grenada.html (1248 words)

	Press release from the New National Party
		The Executive and Members of the New National Party congratulates the Government of Grenada and the Cricket World Cup 2007 Bid Committee for their success in securing our bid for six of the super eight matches to be held in Grenada.
		These grand achievements are the culmination of the foresight and vision of the New National Party and in particular our Political Leader, Dr. the Rt.
		Honourable Keith Mitchell, in the construction of our National Stadium and the improvements to our nation’s physical infrastructure over the last nine years in office.
	www.nnpnews.com /July04/press-release-14-07-04.htm (234 words)

	Grenada Political Parties
		Prime Minister: Dr. Keith Claudius Mitchell The government is formed by the New National Party.
		Grenada was inhabited by the Arawaks since the 1st Century AD, and later by the Caribs long before Columbus “discovered” it in 1498.
		Grenada became independent in 1974, and its first Prime Minister was Sir Eric Gairy.
	www.caribbeannews.com /grenada_political_parties.html (394 words)

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	CIA - The World Factbook -- Grenada
		Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985.
		election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/gj.html (662 words)

	The University of the West Indies and Belize
		The current Prime Minister is Dr. Keith Mitchell whose New National Party was re-elected in June 2000 for another term in government.
		From 1833 during the period of Crown Colony rule, Grenada was included in the administration of the Windward Islands and following the withdrawal of Barbados and Tobago from the group, became the seat of the Windward Islands Administration until 1958 when the West Indian Federation was introduced.
		History: Although ‘discovered’ by Christopher Columbus in 1498, Grenada was first settled by the French in 1650 whereafter it was ruled alternately by the French and the British until 1783 when it was formally ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Versailles.
	www.uwi.edu /territories/grenada.htm (438 words)

	International Democrat Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Democrat Union is an international grouping of conservative and, in some cases, Christian democratic parties.
		Founding members of the IDU included Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, then Vice President of the United States George H. Bush, Jacques Chirac — now President of France, then German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and many other party leaders.
		Formed in 1983, the IDU provides a forum in which political parties holding similar beliefs can come together and exchange views on matters of policy and organizational interest, so that they can learn from each other, act together, establish contacts and speak with one strong voice to promote centre-right policies around the globe.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Democrat_Union (241 words)

	news1.htm
		Grenada's ruling New National Party (NNP) barely survived last week's elections, one of the closest wins in Caribbean history.
		Mitchell, whose party has held power since 1995, has promised to adopt more of a "people's policy" in his third term.
		Mitchell, who was sworn in last Saturday, did not give a clear answer when asked if he would hold on to the slim majority for the full five years or seek a new mandate soon.
	www.sharenews.com /12-05-03-news1.htm (408 words)

	Grenada opposition party accuses government of spying - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Senator Arly Gill said several parliamentarians from his opposition National Democratic Congress have reported being followed and photographed by police, allegedly on orders from the governing New National Party.
		The New National Party denied knowledge of the claims.
		"The New National Party is totally unaware as to the claims that Senator Arly Gill is making," said Terrence Forrester, a governing party official.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20050830T190000-0500_87254_OBS_GRENADA_OPPOSITION_PARTY_ACCUSES_GOVERNMENT_OF_SPYING_.asp (214 words)

	2127_E.htm
		On 19 October, on the last day of his party's national convention, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced that general elections would be held on 27 November 2003, thus moving parliamentary elections up by nine months.
		During the electoral campaign, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who heads the ruling New National Party (NNP), expressed confidence that his party would be returned to office.
		The main opposition National Democratic Congress headed by Mr Tillman Thomas focused its campaign on accusations that the NNP had wasted public funds and mismanaged the economy.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2127_E.htm (417 words)

	Encyclopedia: New National Party
		The New National Party is a name used by various political parties throughout the world, including
		See also: National Party, list of political parties.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/New-National-Party (139 words)

	British National Party - New Labour Baroness doesn't forget her homeland
		British National Party - New Labour Baroness doesn't forget her homeland
		“Progressives are reclaiming the union flag from organisations like the British National Party.
		To her and the other leading lights of the Guardianistas an emasculated Britain, devoid of any national identity and pride is their ultimate goal.
	www.bnp.org.uk /news_detail.php?newsId=6 (694 words)

	math lessons - Keith Mitchell
		He is leader of the New National Party.
		Keith Claudius Mitchell (born November 12, 1946) is the Prime Minister of Grenada.
		He is in his third term, having won elections in 1994, 1999 and 2003, but only has a majority of one seat in Parliament.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Keith_Mitchell (82 words)

	Address to the Nation by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell
		I estimate that on a national level, at least 10,000 names on the voter’s list are names of people who were not in the Country on January 18, 1999.
		The resounding victory of the NNP on January 18, 1999 has vindicated our policy of national unity through reconciliation and it is extremely important that all Grenadians – at home and abroad – recommit themselves to this very important policy.
		Indeed, 400 new jobs have been created for the plant at Seamoon, which is scheduled to open very soon.
	www.belgrafix.com /Government/1999/address_to_the_nation_by_prime_m.htm (1368 words)

	New National Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_National_Party (81 words)

	Timeline Grenada
		PM Keith Mitchell's governing New National Party won parliamentary balloting by a slim margin.
		Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica were all reported to have been bribed.
		2005 Feb 28, In Grenada Alister Hughes (86), respected journalists known for his coverage of Grenada's political woes and the US invasion in 1983, died of a stroke.
	www.bonus.com /contour/timelines_history/http@@/timelines.ws/countries/GRENADA.HTML (704 words)

	New National Party (Granada)
		El New National Party (Español: Nuevo Partido Nacional) es un partido político de Granada.
		El Partido se fundó en el año 1984, resultado de la fusión de cuatro partidos más pequeños, entre los que estaba el Grenada National Party.
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	enciclopedia.cc /New_National_Party_(Granada) (186 words)

	CNN.com - World - Election Watch
		The January 1999 election was called after the resignation of Foreign Minister Raphael FLETCHER left the ruling New National Party (NNP) with a minority government of seven seats in the 15-seat House of Representatives.
		Parliament: Grenada's bicameral Parliament is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
		The election came 18 months before the end of the House of Representatives' mandate.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/americas/grenada.html (183 words)

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