St. George's, Grenada November 21st, 2008: Prime Minister of Grenada Hon Tillman Thomas says that the situation surrounding the vacancy of the Office of the Governor General will be settled soon. However, top Grenadian Constitutional lawyer Mr. Francis Alexis says he has serious concerns about the sloppy way the Tillman Thomas Administration is handling the matter. According to Prime Minister Thomas, as far as he is concerned the Queen is the Head of State and the Governor General is only her representative. But the constitutional lawyer explains that the day-to-day carrying out of the Head of State functions pertaining to the exercise of the executive authority of the State requires that, as the Constitution says, there shall be a Governor-General. To expect Her Majesty to perform those functions daily for Grenada, compromises the requirement that there be a Governor-General and violates the spirit of the Constitution, and discredits the independence enshrined in the Constitution. Alexis says the manner in which the Government is operating as it relates to this issue does not look businesslike and it does not instill confidence. He said the Government could have explored different options including asking former Governor General, Sir Daniel Williams to stay on until a new Governor General was appointed, or having someone act in the interim. Inside Grenada News