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

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

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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