President meets former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister

Georgetown, GINA, March 27, 2008

Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo was today paid a courtesy call by former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sir James Mitchell at the Office of the President.
Sir Mitchell was accompanied by People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) member Faith Harding who will join the former Prime Minister at a commemorative event in honour of the late President Hugh Desmond Hoyte.
The event will be held at Le Meridien Pegasus on March 28 and Sir Mitchell is expected to make a presentation on Economic Management and Poverty Reduction.
Mitchell used the occasion to present a copy of his autobiography to President Jagdeo. The book which Mitchell said took four years of effort is credited as the fourth autobiography to be written by a Head of State in the Caribbean.
Mitchell said his relationship with the president dates back to the period when they first met during a Heads of Government meeting at the time when he served as Prime Minister. 
He also recalled hosting a private meeting with President Jagdeo and the Surinamese President on boundary related issues between Guyana and neighbouring Suriname.
Sir Mitchell became Prime Minister after his party, the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a surprise victory in the island’s general election in 1984. His party returned to office after winning all Parliamentry seats in 1989. He returned to office again in 1994 and 1998 but resigned in 2000.

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