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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has denied claims that his government is engaging in significant travel paid for by the Treasury. He insists that with the exception of organisations that Grenada has an obligation to, the travel expenses of all government ministers are paid for by the entity that sent the invitation.
“When people talk about travel, there is no significant travel,” Prime Minister Mitchell said in an interview as he sought to justify that his travel, which on average is one per month, is not a burden to the state.
The official Gazette outlining the number of times the acting prime minister held office during Mitchell’s absence from the state for the period of July 1, 2022 to October 31, 2024 were 36.
Mitchell said that his administration’s policy is that ministers will not travel except for international and regional bodies which Grenada is part of and there is an obligation to attend the meetings and conferences.
He explained that the exceptions are institutions such as the United Nations or the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) or the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
“Our policy is, if those who are inviting us to travel or to visit to attend an event are not prepared or willing to pay the funding for it, we don’t travel,” he said.
Opposition parliamentarians have filed questions in the Parliament seeking a breakdown of the government’s travel. The answers are yet to be provided.
