The Government of Grenada has been granted a waiver of its budgetary contributions as a member of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers. In light of this development, Grenada is not expected to pay outstanding contributions to the ACP’s 2004 budget. Debt relief has also been granted to Grenada for the 2005 ACP budget. The request to have budgetary contributions waived was made to the President of the Council by Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, at the ACP Council of Ministers meeting that took place in Brussels from November 29 to December 2. Source: Government Information Service