Osborne James is a devout Christian, an honest representative of the people and a reliable builder. He was born in St. Mark, received his education in St. Mark and has worked and lived in St. Mark all his life. He knows his constituents well and sees, hears and feels their suffering every day. During the past five years he has seen the rates of unemployment shoot up as a result of both natural and man-made disasters. Hurricanes Ivan and Emily have devastated this area that has for decades depended on the growth and processing of nutmeg. Government’s neglect of Agriculture has made the situation worse. St. Mark is now a disaster area in which people are forced to resort to desperate measures to survive against a backdrop of a rising cost of living. Every day, his constituents complain of:

• The lack of alternative employment
• The dearth of educational and training opportunities
• Poor health care services

They also lament the immoral behaviour of national leaders and the waste of public resources by the NNP.

Osborne James, also known as “OJ”, is anxious to make a positive contribution to the development of St. Mark and the rest of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. He is proud to be a member of an NDC team that has moral principles and is committed to good governance. He knows that the NDC cares for the people and has a team of leaders who are competent to lead this country.

OJ believes that enterprise is the best means of empowering the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. He is willing to lead by example and to help small businessmen and women to acquire the skills, capital, markets and other requirements for successful business enterprise.

He believes that the task of rebuilding this country must start at the grassroots level. He wants to strengthen families and communities. He has been working tirelessly with community organizations, addressing local problems. With little support from Government he has helped dozens of families to survive by becoming more enterprising.

Osborne and his wife, Merle, have four children. He is therefore acutely aware of the tribulations which young people face in this country. He is convinced that the best investment a progressive government could make is in the development of young people.