In March 1999, auditors warned Keith Mitchell, Grenada's prime minister, that First International had no proper accounting system.

ECONOMIST: The Caribbean: Small states, big money | The

Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and Barbados Sports Minister Reginald Farley mediated the talks with West Indies Players Association representatives.

BBC: SPORT | Cricket | Other International | West Indies | Windies stars clear for training

Incumbent Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (National Democratic Congress) is facing a challenge by veteran New National Party leader Keith Mitchell.

BBC: File photo of Grenada's premier Tillman Thomas

If the results are confirmed, Keith Mitchell, who served three terms as prime minister between 1995 and 2008, will return to power.

BBC: Grenada opposition wins clean sweep in general election

Keith Mitchell, the prime minister, badly wants this project completed in time to host matches for the 2007 cricket world cup, an important if short-lived tourist attraction.

ECONOMIST: Grenada: Any port in a storm | The

Last week, council leader Keith Mitchell wrote an article for The Guardian criticising library campaigners, whom he labelled "well-heeled worthies", for failing to understand that reducing cuts to libraries would mean more cuts for social care and roads.

BBC: Library cuts: The battle of the bookshelves