PR – The recently launched Democratic People’s Movement (DPM) has reconfirmed that it will be contesting the next general election in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
“We are going to be ready. We are going to be fielding 15 candidates,’’ DPM leader Peter David told reporters at a news conference Wednesday.
DPM — also popularly known as “The Movement’’ — was officially launched on November 16 at the Trade Centre in Morne Rouge.
The “very successful’’ launch was the start of a “journey’’ for The Movement, said DPM chairman Alister Bain, who was part of a delegation from the Democratic People’s Movement that visited New York last weekend.
The delegation that also visited Toronto was headed by David and included DPM founding-members Derrick James, Dr Anthony Bridgeman, Andy Best and Jasmine Redhead.
“The launch surpassed our expectations and we continued with our journey to North America,’’ Bain said at Wednesday’s news conference.
“As we have reiterated on several occasions, the Diaspora is a very important component of the Grenadian population and we thought it fitting to bring the message of The Movement to both Toronto and New York. We will continue with that journey to other locations that have a sizable Grenadian population because they have a part to play in national development.’’
Bain restated DPM’s position of not involving itself in divisive and “tribal’’ politics.
“We are here to speak about The Movement and not about any other politician or any other political party,’’ he said. “We are here to bring the message of unity, the message of an end to divisive government, the end to the politics of fear, and bringing all Grenadians from all walks of life, and all political orientations, bringing them together in one room, in one space so that we can — as one people — develop our country.’’
DPM leader David, MP for the Town of St George, said while The Movement is off to a “wonderful start’’, it’s now returning to various communities nation-wide to listen and engage, and to develop “the organizational apparatus in the constituencies’’.
“We are going to go back out there now to solidify the organizational structure, so that we are better able to deliver the voice of the people on the national stage. we are going to be engaging everybody; we are not going to ask which party you come from,’’ David said. “Every sector of our population will be well represented within this Movement.’’
In its bid to win the next general election and form the country’s government, DPM will be visiting all constituencies and “knocking on all doors’’, said David, a former Grenada Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Agriculture.
“We are going to be inviting people not just to support us but also to be part of us; inviting people in to help us develop policies that focus on the development of Grenada. Our focus is to develop this country.’’
