As we celebrate the end of an eventful year, marked by triumphs and trials, we embrace the new year with hope and optimism. It is in this spirit of hope and optimism, that I greet you my, brothers and sisters in Petite Martinique, Carriacou and Grenada, and wish you a very Happy New Year.

The National Democratic Congress joins with Lady Norma Glean, his family, relatives and friends, and indeed with the entire nation, in mourning the death of Sir Carlyle Arnold Glean, GCMG who served as Governor-General of Grenada from 2008 to 2013.

As the newly elected leader of the National Democratic Congress, I embrace this opportunity to wish my fellow Grenadians, Carriacounians and Petite Martiniqueans both at home and abroad a merry, safe, and enjoyable Christmas.