by Linda Straker
- Tobias Clement admits ‘meeting with current NDC Public Relations Officer’ error
- PRO Claudette Joseph issued statement setting record straight
- Joseph elected to serve in public relations post in November 2019
Leader of the Opposition, Tobias Clement, has admitted that he made an error when he stated that he had met with the current Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) while on 2 different television programmes within the past weeks.
“You know if Ms [Claudette] Joseph did not say that she was the current Public Relations Officer of the NDC, I would not have known. However, let the record show that I met with high-ranking executive members of the NDC and concluded that one of the persons was the PRO, because I knew he was serving in the position. But from all indications, I will admit that I wrongly identified his position on the national executive,” Clement said after Claudette Joseph issued a statement pointing out that she never participated in any meeting with him.
In her statement, Joseph, who was elected to serve in the public relations post in November 2019, said that 2 weeks ago, during an interview with Zerith Mc Millan of CaribUpdate News Service, Leader of the Opposition Hon. Tobias Clement indicated that the Public Relations Officer of the NDC was among those who, according to him, “initiated” a meeting with him. On 2 June 2020, while appearing on GBN’s ‘To the Point’ programme, Clement again indicated that he had met with the Public Relations Officer of the NDC.
“Both statements are absolutely untrue. As PRO of the NDC, I am obligated to set the record straight and to categorically state that I neither initiated a meeting between Mr Clement and me, or Mr Clement and anyone else; nor have I ever met with him. I am refuting both statements publicly because Mr Clement made them both in the public domain,” Joseph said in her statement (see below).
STATEMENT
Two weeks ago, during an interview with Zerith Mc Millan of Carib Update News Service, Leader of the Opposition Hon. Tobias Clement indicated that the Public Relations Officer of the NDC was among those who, according to him, “initiated” a meeting with him.
Today, 2 June 2020, while appearing on GBN’s To the Point programme, Mr Clement indicated that he had met with the Public Relations Officer of the NDC.
Both statements are absolutely untrue. As PRO of the NDC, I am obligated to set the record straight and to categorically state that I neither initiated a meeting between Mr Clement and me or Mr Clement and anyone else; nor have I ever met with him.
I am refuting both statements publicly because Mr Clement made them both in the public domain.
Claudette Joseph
Public Relations Officer
National Democratic Congress
Recalling the persons with whom he held discussions during the meeting, Clement, without sharing details said that the participants were Adrian Thomas, Glen Noel, Terrence “Terry” Moore, and Kennedy Roberts.
“As far as my memory could recall, one or two of those persons whom I met with did serve as the PRO at one time, but I was not aware that there were changes to that position,” Clement said.
At the November 2019 NDC convention held at the Grenada Trade Centre, Moore was elected as chairman, while Kennedy Roberts was elected as deputy chairman. Roberts who previously was a member of NNP, resigned and eventually served as the Interim PRO before getting elected to the deputy chairman post on the executive.
The other NDC executive members who participated in the meeting with Clement were Deputy Leader, Adrian Thomas, and General Secretary, Glen Noel.
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What is the vision for the future of Grenada?
Too much colonial slavery.
Stop selling and invest in people with high degree in education is the campaign and not what about what this one and that one has done and who is who.
Its about building Grenada first local university, the first gymnastic stadium, the first chocolate farm and farmers ,the first group to build satellites and local networks,the first bee store and wax making , the first chemists to make batteries, lighters,recycling garbage and build house hold items and equipments,the first to convert all the herbs on our land to medicine , first to uplift Grenada and walk into a hardware store where tools and equipment mark made in Grenada, foot ware and fabrics hot as Addidas and Nike brands made in Grenada, aviation, navigation, manufacturing computers, music instruments, tools, building many hospitals and schools and creating online businesses through computer programming, helping the world to find cure for covid 19 and diseases , building robots and building the ambitious minds of the country and not depending on foreign for every thing.
Come on Government, invest in the education of the people for the future, and don’t wait until all borders are close when aid and trade in the west will soon cut of and our privilege to Africa may be gone to the to the rats and cats who is fighting for all for themselves.
Let the people here you talk about local development on election campaign,the people want more hospitals and the first set of universities of engineering and scientific with biological and medicinal studies and degrees to free up Grenada from the hundreds of years of slavery that continue to exist and want to make believe that Grenada is independent when the draft for independent is the biggest fraud fake to keep Grenadians in bondage and have no sense of dignity and pride taken away by blinding them to work and build the ones who deceived us over and over .
I agree with Maurice Bishop that Grenada should be fully under the Great Britain at the time when the elders never new the the the trouble behind Gary’s ideas for independence of Grenada . Independence or not, Great Britain owes Grenada for kidnapping our great grandfather and mother of Africa and not helping black people in Grenada to travel and live in England as a small population and know Africa and educate us like they educate themselves.
Martin Luther,Malcolm x, Henry Christophe , T. A Marrishow and I myself see it just for Grenadians to live on earth like angels live in heaven.
We need leaders to build the country by building and investing in people with the skills of what ever it takes to build our economy.
That is what I want to here and see leaders do.
Don’t come in power and talk about what you do when you do nothing or else , I! , will start talking and exposing.
Well said Mr. Anderson. We need people like you to continue articulate the vision and uncompromising expectations that we, Indigenous Grenadians, should be putting all of our efforts into achieving and which so called leaders should be held accountable.
After all, these labels like NNP, NDC, or whatever people chose to call themselves, do not change the facts and circumstances under which the creator placed us here. We have to understand that the world is run based on colour.
In fact, these labels have done nothing to help us solve our problems on this island. Instead, such labels have served as a barrier and blockage for many of us when is comes to accepting our responsibilities to improved our condition and build this island.
We must never forget that Indigenous Grenadians will remain Indigenous Grenadians irrespective of labels. So let us work to constructively solve our problems and improve the lives of our people.
Forget about these so called politicians, most of whom have nothing to offer expect misery, non-ideas, and debts. We can do it without them!
What is Clement problem this man were the nnp representatives for the north east and he were so anti social who the hell going to make him prime minister “. . He use to visit the area and go to only one type of group the people who cannot read and write much so they will not question him that old he goat he did nothing and he will no anything for the people he is like all of them money money and themselves. Look at the mess already lie lie , you he meet the pro “” . They need to get they fact straight I don’t know who tell them the nation is asleep. Fools the same thing with peter he left NDC for NNP they all want power . Nothing do to with the welfare of the nation only when is election they come and give you any money you beg for food , house anything once they get your vote call they office and see what happens till next 5 yrs if you lucky you will get to speak to him or her . Fire for them a small nation like that . Until till now where is the $330? From N I S ? They talking about ? Why the damn paperwork have to take so long people been in quarantine all this time the money is already small and you old thief still taking long to give it to the nation. You guys look at the big world black people only can take so much . FORWARD EVER BLACK LIFE MATTERS .
What opposition is he I meant which party he represents ?
Now now Mr Tobias what are you up too? and what’s your game for it seems like you are still playing your party game off dirty tricks.