Grenada's prime minister schedules parliamentary elections for Feb. 19
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Caribbean island of Grenada will hold parliamentary elections Feb. 19.
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas announced the date at a political rally Sunday night a week after the country's parliament was dissolved. A few hundred partisans attended the gathering.
Thomas' National Democratic Congress will be pitted against the opposition New National Party led by former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There are roughly 55,000 registered voters on the island of about 110,000 people.
In September, Grenada's governor general suspended a parliamentary session allowing Thomas to avoid debate on a no-confidence motion filed by a political ally.