by Linda Straker
- Norland Cox is 5th caretaker to be named
- In April 2025, NNP announced caretakers for St David, St George South, St Patrick West and St Andrew South West
- General election due by October 2027
The New National Party (NNP) has officially named Norland Cox, its deputy political leader, as the official caretaker for the constituency of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. He is the 5th caretaker to be named since the party had a change in leadership following its 2024 convention.
The announcement was made by Roland Bhola, the party’s general secretary, during a political meeting held last Saturday night in Carriacou. Bhola informed that Cox, who was appointed as an opposition senator following the June 2022 General Elections, had been doing the political work of the party for the past 3 years. Bhola said, “Tonight we will make it official and announce that he is the caretaker for the constituency of Carriacou and Petite Martinique.”
In April 2025, the NNP announced 4 new caretakers in constituencies lost in 2022.
- Noleen Thompson, caretaker for St David, currently represented in the Lower House of Parliament by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell
- Christopher DeAllie Jr, caretaker for St George South, currently represented in the Lower House of Parliament by Andy Williams
- Jelani Glean, caretaker for St Patrick West, currently represented by Joseph Andall
- Amada Japal-George, caretaker for St Andrew SouthWest, currently represented in the Lower House of Parliament by Lennox Andrews
Since the election of Emmalin Pierre as NNP political leader in December 2024, the party has been on a membership recruitment drive and, at the same time, holding discussions with people whom the strategic committee believes will be caretakers for lost constituencies.
Though the party won 6 constituencies in the June 2022 General Elections, the main parliamentary opposition is 4 because one joined the government side and another declared himself independent after he resigned from NNP in early 2025.
A general election is constitutionally due in Grenada no later than October 2027, but the Grenada Constitution gives the Prime Minister the authority to call a general election anytime. In December 2024, Prime Minister Mitchell told a sitting of the Lower House that 2025 will not be an election year because his government is just getting started to fulfil its promises to the people of Grenada.
