Fed-up nationals and residents who have been calling for a march of protest will be able to put boots on the ground on March 13, as organizers report they have received police permission for the event.

The action is being organized by radio personality William “Zizi” Thomas and Vere “Lone Wolf” Bird III.

Thomas notes that the march will take place in the afternoon, as many people have complained that the recent morning pickets – in protest of hikes in vehicle-licensing fees – do not accommodate their work hours.

The exact route – which will take protesters through the streets of St. John’s – will be given closer to the date of the event, Thomas adds.

In the meantime, he encourages those who are “fed-up with the high cost of living; the bad roads; the lack of regular water and reliable electricity; the ailing healthcare facilities; the new taxes; and the Government’s lack of accountability” to begin crafting their slogans and placards.

While it is a non-partisan activity intended to protest the financial and other pressures being inflicted by the Gaston Browne Administration, the United Progressive Party is throwing its support behind the March.

“The Party is gratified to see citizens and residents organizing this resistance to what’s happening now,” a UPP official says.

“With so many persons being afraid of financial and other victimization, we see it as a good thing that this march is a response by the people.

“And whenever our citizens and residents stand up against dictatorship or hardship, this ‘People First’ party will be right there, standing with them,” the official adds.

March 13 has been selected for its significance to Caribbean politics and governance. It is the date, in 1979, on which the people of Grenada rose up and overthrew the regime of Prime Minister Eric Gairy – a revolution immortalized by King Short Shirt in the calypso “Viva Grenada.”