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Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says the decisive mandate Grenada's Prime Minister and his party received in their victory in Grenada's elections yesterday "reflects the confidence and trust that the people of Grenada have placed in Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell's leadership and policies.

The Opposition Leader has also extended congratulations to Grenada's Prime Minister on his second consecutive election win.

Juhel Browne reports.
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00:02connect with us on facebook at ccn tv6 trinidad and tobago on x using the handle at tv6 tnt on
00:14instagram hashtag tv6 tnt and via our website www.tv6tnt.com prime minister kamala passad
00:26says the decisive mandate grenada's prime minister and his party received in their victory in
00:32grenada's elections yesterday reflects the confidence and trust the people of grenada
00:37have placed in prime minister dick and mitchell's leadership and policies the opposition leader also
00:44extended congratulations to the grenada prime minister on his second consecutive win jewel brown
00:50reports prime minister kamala passad has extended heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the
00:56government and people of the republic of trinidad and tobago to prime minister dr decon mitchell on
01:02the national democratic congress's resounding electoral victory and to the people of grenada
01:07on the exercise of their democratic rights in grenada's 2026 general election prime minister
01:13passad's statement ended with a hashtag that was in keeping with her party's general election campaign
01:19in trinidad and tobago in 2025 and an apparent reference to yellow being the color of the unc
01:26and the prime minister mitchell's party prime minister mitchell led his party to victory at the polls
01:32winning 14 of the 15 constituencies in grenada on thursday he celebrated that win with his party on
01:39thursday night somebody say landslide somebody say nbc landslide
01:51prime minister mitchell led his party to historic consecutive term in office in grenada of course
01:59i have to say thank you thank you to god thank you to all of our families all of our
02:07campaign teams
02:09all of the hundreds and hundreds of electoral workers the staff at election office from the
02:16supervisor of elections come down the commission of police the royal grenada police force the men and
02:22women in law enforcement who work to ensure that we had a peaceful safe election but most importantly
02:32to you the people of grenada for once again reposing your trust in the national democratic congress
02:42and the team of men and women that you have voted back into parliament this is your victory
02:49prime minister passad besessa said in his statement that this decisive mandate reflects the confidence and
02:55trust that the people of grenada have placed in prime minister mitchell's leadership
02:58his policies and his vision for the future of their nation prime minister passad besessa further
03:04said quote trinidad and tobago and grenada share deep historical cultural and economic ties
03:09built upon generations of friendship mutual respect and cooperation as close neighbors valued
03:15friends and carcom brothers we look forward to further strengthening our bilateral relationship
03:20deepening regional cooperation and advancing our shared interests for the benefit of our
03:25citizens end quote opposition leader penelope beckles extended congratulations on behalf of the
03:31opposition in trinidad and tobago to prime minister mitchell and his party and to the people of
03:36grenada for exercising their democratic rights opposition leader beckles has said in a statement that this
03:42outcome represents a renewed mandate for pm mitchell's government and an important moment in grenada's
03:49democratic journey the opposition leader also recognized that the new national party which won one of the
03:5515 constituencies in grenada in the election on thursday opposition leader beckles said quote
04:01a healthy democracy requires both accountable government and a strong effective opposition as
04:07caribbean neighbors and fellow carcom members trinidad and tobago and grenada share enduring bonds of
04:12friendship and a common interest in advancing regional integration economic resilience and sustainable
04:19development end quote jule brown tv6 news