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Weekly Report - 25 May 2004
Grenadian opposition demands ouster of prime minister on corruption charges
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is mounting a campaign to demand the resignation of prime minister Keith Mitchell, after a financial newsletter accused him of having received US$500,000 from a former German diplomat now in prison in Singapore. Mitchell has admitted receiving a much smaller sum, purportedly to finance a promotional trip to Europe.
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