The latest allegations, which surfaced as a result of an article published by the financial newsletter Offshore Alert, have taken the country by storm. The article alleges that Mitchell had received a cash payment from fraudster Eric Resteiner in 2000 amounting to US$500,000. He has since said he only received approximately US$15,000.

The Grenadian Prime Minister said he has taken legal action against the publisher of the newsletter, David Marchant.

On Sunday, Marchant appeared on the popular talk show programme "Striking a Balance" with talk show host Eddie Frederick, where he said he was ready to take on Mitchell and claimed that there is massive corruption taking place among government officials in Grenada.