Small eastern Caribbean archipelago seeking slavery reparations holds general election
Grenada and other eastern Caribbean islands are voting in general elections SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Grenada and other eastern Caribbean islands were voting Thursday in general elections in which Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, who has called for slavery reparations and an apology from Britain, is seeking a second term. Mitchell, of the National Democratic Congress, faces Peter David, a former foreign affairs minister running with the Democratic People’s Movement. Mitchell has pledged to modernize the island’s economy, strengthen healthcare services and lower youth unemployment.
