Today marks 45 years since the March 13th Revolution when the democratically-elected Sir Eric Matthew Gairy GULP regime was overthrown by the Maurice Bishop-led New Jewel Movement.
It’s been a high point in the Nation’s history, that normally when this time comes around, Grenadians are usually caught tracing back their steps, relating to events of the day.
It’s a time in our history that remains vividly in the minds of Grenadians who lived the moment.
It was the first revolution in the English-speaking Caribbean.
One analyst noted that the revolution was infectious with political propaganda and incitement.
It was generally felt that Comrade Leader, Maurice Bishop, was the mastermind behind the change in the administrative and systematic process, which later provoked decent among the higher ranks of the revolutionary regime and eventually their own demise.
The many moods of Maurice Bishop at the height of the Grenada 1979 Revolution.
Speaking today to one advocate for Women’s Empowerment, Claudette Pitt, who was instrumental in the formation of many NJM Women’s groups Nationwide, noted that the female folk saw themselves as the embodiment in the strengthening of the revolutionary movement.
Ms. Pitt remembers the March 13 morning, which energized the process.
Claudette Pitt says the movement was key in empowering women in the creation of a just society.
