NDC Heart Beat

Today our Party Leader, Adrian Thomas responds to the Prime Minister's address aired last Wednesday.  

We again take our microphone to the Pearls community and hear from a youth with her view on PM's address. 

Finally, our host caught up with our PRO on market day. They discuss ongoing concerns of the vendors, the NDC's vision for development of the City of Saint George and related matters. 

Our highlights for today include 2 extensive, powerful interviews. One with a young lady from the parish of St. Andrew as she speaks on how her eyes are now open to the lies and gimmickry of the NNP. She displays a very clear understanding of the many issues we face and the clear ineptitude and recklessness of the NNP. She ends by issuing an urgent call to other youths to stand up and fight for Grenada. The second interview is with our Spokesman on Education, Bro. Joseph Andall. He speaks on the current impasse between government and the unions and shares some of NDC's plans and programs for the education sector, and teachers in particular. 

We also bring you a short statement by former Prime Minister, Tilman Thomas on the situation at the MBIA. Finally, Bro. Tevin Andrews, Caretaker for Carriacou and PM, makes a brief statement on the recent diplomatic blunder by the Minister for Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs and issues an apology to the British High Commissioner on behalf of the people of Grenada. A very exciting program today!  

Today, we feature interviews with brothers Joseph Andall our Caretaker for St. Patrick West & Kennedy Roberts our Spokesman for Health & Wellness.  

Our host will interview Bro. Andall on the teachers' protest last Friday that he participated in at Sauteurs and other related matters of national interest. Brother Robert's will be interviewed on the the party's view of the sudden resignation of the PS Ministry of Health & former CMO Dr. Francis Martin and other health related matters.

Finally, we will bring you exerpts of an interview with our PRO done on GBN's TTP last Tuesday.    

Today, we feature interviews with brothers Joseph Andall our Caretaker for St. Patrick West & Kennedy Roberts our Spokesman for Health & Wellness.  

Brother Roberts will reflect on where we are in terms of healthcare, 42 years after the 1979 Revolution, which ushered in an administration that focused heavily on healthcare. He will also highlight the importance of following the science and getting vaccinated for Covid-19, especially in the context where we need as quickly as possible, to return to normalcy as the continued presence of Covid-19 is causing tremendous stress on our people, especially those needing treatment for other ailments. 

Brother Andall will engage in an extensive interview with our host on the breakwater project at Low Town Sauteurs that is wrecking the coastline at Mt. Craven and Mt. Rodney. This evening the NDC will lead a protest against government's continued neglect of the situation and the loss of homes and livelihoods that this environmental disaster has caused. 

Today, our Women's Arm  President, Hillary Alexander, speaks on International Women's Day and the celebrations to be held at the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School grounds from 1pm.  

PRO & Spokeswoman for Legal Affairs, speaks on the recent drastic increase in Court filing fees and gives the NDC's view on how the negative impact might be relieved for lower income Grenadians. 

Finally, Acting Party Leader Adrian Thomas  gives an update and report on developments, including a meeting with the developers, since last Sunday's protest against the environmental degradation happening at La Saggesse, St. David.  

Today, our Women's Arm  PRO speaks on International Women's Day upcoming, and extends an invitation to all to celebrate with NDC's women, next Sunday 7th March on SASS grounds in St. Andrew from 1pm.  

We also hear a resident of the St. David parish as he speaks out on the environmental degradation ongoing at La Saggesse salt pond and beach. Our party Leader & Caretaker for St. David also gives an extensive interview on the subject. 

A young Jamaican scholar brings a positive message to our youth and our Acting Party Leader calls for unity as we strive for nation building.

Today, we bring you a message to our youth from Acting Party Leader Adrian Thomas, messages from Mr. Joseph Andall, Caretaker for St. Patrick West, Marvin Andall, President of the GUT and Kenny James former GUT President on the issue of government's continued refusal to honour its contractual obligations to workers. We also remember Mechanical Engineer, Eric Pounder, who passed away Tuesday last by repeating excerpts of an interveiw he recently did with Heartbeat on the unsatisfactory state of the air conditioning unit at the operating theatre at the General Hospital. The situation remains unresolved to the best of our knowledge.  May his soul rest in peace.

Today, we feature Mr. Tevin Andrews Caretaker for Carriacou, and Petite Martinique giving an update on matters related to his Constituency. 

Claudette Joseph, our PRO states the party's position on the recent announcement by the Prime Minister of the establishment of a Social Fund. 

Our host comments on the GRENLEC growing pains shown by the nationwide outage yesterday.

Finally, we bring you the voices of our teachers and workers as they continue their struggle for the 4% increase to which they are contractually entitled.  

Today, we bring you a special Independence edition of the program, in commemoration of our 47th Anniversary of nationhood. 

We feature the voices of the people on where we are today as an independent nation.  

We also bring you a special interview with former Prime Minister, Tilman Thomas, and our party's Independence message delivered by Acting Party Leader, Adrian Thomas. 

Finally, as a public service, we share a piece on the road to Independence from the perspective of the GULP,  the party of Sir Eric Gairy. 

Today, we feature an interview held with Mr. Cajeton Hood, the lawyer representing our PRO, Claudette Joseph in a defamation suit filed against her by PM Mitchell. Mr. Hood will bring clarity on the state of the matter in light of recent reports inaccurately suggesting that Ms. Joseph had lost the case. 

We hear from some constituencies on their upcoming activities. (Listen out for additional promotions).

Finally, we bring you as a public service, excerpts from a press conference recently held by the Public Workers' Union and the Grenada Union of Teachers, on the issue of salary increases and repayment of docked salaries. NDC continues to stand in solidarity with our workers.