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April 14th, 2008: After a
successfully tremendous show of support
by women nationwide, the New National
Party (NNP) is taking its message of
continuing the progress throughout the
country with the organization’s Youth
Arm planning a massive engagement.
Efforts
towards mobilization for the NNP Youth
Convention and Rally have gone into high
gear and the Party is expecting another
large crowd and colourful Party affair.
At the NNP
Women’s Rally and Convention at Tivoli,
St. Andrew, on March 21, 2008, Political
Leader, Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt. Hon.
Keith Mitchell, hinted that the Youth
Arm of the Party has been called into
action for the staging of the Youth
Convention and Rally on April 20, 2008.
Being pleased with the support by the
crowd, the Prime Minister chided the
Opposition that there are bigger things
to come and subtly disclosed that the
Youth Convention and Rally will be a big
event.
As it has
been ordered by the Party’s Executive,
several officials and stalwarts have
been engaged in strengthening their
youth groups for the task ahead, which
according to the Public Relations
section of the Party, is going to be a
rather big one.
The entire
country has been invited, according to a
Party Spokesman, who went on to state
that it’s the young people’s gift to the
Nation, in acknowledgement of the
emphasis the NNP ruling Government has
placed on the development and
empowerment of young people.
The NNP
Youth Convention and Rally will be
staged at the Fond Playing Field in
Sauteurs, St. Patrick’s, and the day’s
proceedings will include the election of
a new Youth Arm executive, speeches by
the NNP Political Leader, Dr. the Rt.
Hon. Keith Mitchell and other senior
members of the Party and Parliamentary
Representatives. In the event you miss
this massive event, you will be able to
log on to
www.nnpnews.com after the Rally for
all speeches and photos.
There will
also be cultural entertainment featuring
several local and foreign artistes,
including Grenada’s 2007 Soca Monarch
duo, Luni Spark and Electrify, Ajamu,
Papa Jerry, Boogie B, Tallpree who
recently launched his tune composed for
NNP St. George North East Candidate
Kennedy Roberts. Randy Isaac, Sheldon
Douglas and Inspector who earlier this
year released one of the NNP’s campaign
tunes “don’t stop the progress”, Berbice,
Zingo and others who have made it on the
international circuit in the field of
soca music. Among the foreign artistes
will be the Jamaican World-renowned
sensation Beenie Man, and Trinidad and
Tobago’s 2008 Soca Monarch Bunji Garlin,
Fayann Lyons with their Asylum Band and
Maximus Dan.
NNP feels
the cultural entertainment will serve as
a treat for the young people, since all
artistes have displayed the positive
vibe on, as well as off the stage, and
Grenada’s young people can look to them
as role models who have put their
country and the Caribbean on the
international map.
The New
National Party Administration has
indicated that it is proud of its record
of achievements in the area of youth
development, a portfolio spearheaded by
the vibrant Senator Emmalin Pierre.
It boasts
of affording a plethora of educational
scholarships to Grenadian young people
for studies at Universities abroad,
including Cuba, Mexico, China and
Mid-Western and other Universities in
the United States.
Since NNP
took office from the National Democratic
Congress coalition administration in
1995, the Nation’s premiere athletes
have been given the chance to excel at
the highest level, having gone to
Universities, colleges and athletic
schools abroad and to date their
successes have put Grenada on the
international circuit.
The NNP
Government reminisces on its first year
in Office when it embarked on a major
School’s computerization project, citing
the future for the education system and
affording widespread knowledge for the
Nation’s youth. This is today
complimented with the establishment of
the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning
Network, with Grenada standing at the
pinnacle providing the administration of
this system.
Young
people have also been afforded the
opportunity to be trained in two
ambitious programmes which have won
acclaim region wide, the IMANI Programme
and the Grenada Training and Employment
Project, where thousands of
school-leavers are engaged in learning
skills, and at the same time,
understanding the World of work.
The New
National Party is confident that young
people have certainly been afforded the
benefits of a caring Government, since
its policies regarding their development
have been directed towards the Nation’s
future.
These and
other talking points will be platform
discussion when the Party stages its
Youth Convention and Rally. |
