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9/3/2008 || THREE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES UNDER REVIEW IN CARRIA... 1 The Minister of Carriacou and Petit Martinique Affairs, George Prime, has outlined several areas which appear to have been abused by the former Minister, Elvin Nimrod, in the run up to general elections on July 8th 2008. The areas concerned are the public assistance programme, land distribution t...Read More >>>   9/3/2008 || NOTICE FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH 4 Medical Registration Board is currently updating its register and, in addition the Ministry of Finance is taking an audit of all registered physicians and dentists in the country. All medical practitioners and dentists in the country are hereby requested to bring their original Medical Registrati...Read More >>>   9/3/2008 || GFA NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2008 0 There were wins for Fontenoy United, Chantimelle and Digicel Ball Dogs on Sunday in the GFA Premier League. Fontenoy continues an impressive start to the season edging past defending champions bmobile Paradise 1-0 in the first of a double header at Queens Park. Both teams are at the top on nine (9) ...Read More >>>   9/3/2008 || LAW & ORDER - WE MUST LEARN FROM - NOT LIVE IN THE... 0 The world today, or the global village – as many like to refer to the Countries and States and land mass that people inhabit as their homelands and work places – has become so complex and confusing in so many ways that affect our daily lives, that it is very difficult to take or assume hard and fast...Read More >>>   9/2/2008 || TEACHERS AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICERS RECEIVE $4.2 MI... 3 On August 27, 2008, the Government of Grenada paid back pay due to the island's teachers for the period January to December 2006, in the sum of two million, two hundred and eleven thousand, six hundred and eighty one dollars ($2,211,681.00). This payment is consistent with the agreement between...Read More >>>   9/2/2008 || JUDGE CALLS FOR PRAYERS FOR GRENADA'S YOUTH 1 A senior High Court judge in Grenada has lamented the fact that there are far too many young offenders and has issued a call for prayers to be offered for the young people of the country. Speaking at the closing of the Criminal Assizes, Justice Clare Henry called on the jurors and the public to p...Read More >>>   9/2/2008 || GRENADA STUDENTS IN CUBA ARE SAFE 0 The Embassy of Grenada to Cuba has confirmed that Grenadian students in Cuba are safe following the passage of Hurricane Gustav, which affected certain parts of the island. Reports say the students were evacuated to safe areas before the passage of the hurricane. The Embassy also stated that som...Read More >>>   9/1/2008 || WILDMAN RELEASED 0 Attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman, adviser to the previous Grenadian government led by Dr Keith Mitchell, was released from police custody in Grenada yesterday. He is expected back in Jamaica today. Wildman was detained on Saturday as he was about to board a flight to Jamaica. He was held on suspic...Read More >>>   8/30/2008 || BREAKING NEWS – HUGH WILDMAN DETAINED FOR QUESTION... 3 GRENADA:- According to unconfirmed reports reaching the news desk of Grenadian Connection, Mr. Hugh Wildman, Special Adviser to the Cabinet of the former New National Party (NNP) administration,has been detained/ picked up by lawmen for questioning. It is alleged that Mr. Wildman was picked up ...Read More >>>   8/30/2008 || OECS DIRECTOR GENERAL CALLS ON NEW CHAIRMAN, PRIME... 0 Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas and Foreign Minister Peter David yesterday met with a delegation from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat led by Director General D. Len Ishmael. The Prime Minister is the new chairman of the OECS, a position that is rotated among the ni...Read More >>>   8/30/2008 || LAW & ORDER - RESPONSIBILITY – DUTY AND SELF-INTER... 0 On Tuesday 19th August, the Governor General opened the Eighth Parliament of our Tri-Island State , at the Trade Centre in Grand Anse, and officially set in motion the engine of the vehicle of our Parliamentary democracy – viz the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. And before a pa...Read More >>>   8/29/2008 || TOURISM TO PLAY A BIG PART IN GRENADA'S NEW ECONOM... 0 The new Grenadian government has outlined plans to build New Economy, saying that the country's economic prospects will be heavily influenced by development in the tourism sector. In his Throne Speech delivered last week at the first session of Parliament since Tillman Thomas' National Democratic...Read More >>>   8/29/2008 || GRENADA'S NEWLY APPOINTED POLICE COMMISSIONER MAKE... 0 Commissioner of Police, James Clarkson on Tuesday addressed the ranks of the Royal Grenada Police Force outlining the way forward for the institution under his current tenure. The meeting brought together all ranks of the RGPF at the Trade Centre in St George’s. Since taking up the appointment o...Read More >>>   8/28/2008 || PERSPECTIVE OF THE NEW NATIONAL PARTY 11 The New National Party is very concerned with the top heavy, government that has emerged merely a month after the National Democratic Congress assumed the mantle of leadership in Grenada. The first sign of the top heavy government appeared only days after the election when 16 Ministers were sworn in...Read More >>>   8/28/2008 || NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE ENGAGES BANKERS’ ASSOCIATI... 0 Thursday, August 28, 2008, St. George’s: On Thursday August 7, 2008, the new Minister for Finance held his first meeting with the Bankers’ Association of Grenada to discuss his Government’s plans for the financial sector and their expectations of the banking sector. The Minister told the bank repre...Read More >>>   8/27/2008 || GRAND ANSE VALLEY DEATH 0 Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department are conducting an investigation into the death of Candis Langainge a resident of Grand Anse Valley in St. George’s. Officers responded to a report around 7.00 pm on Monday 25th August that led then to the lifeless body of the 20 year old mother of...Read More >>>   8/27/2008 || OPPOSITION LEADER WRITES TO PRIME MINISTER THOMAS 7 Leader of the opposition the Rt. Hon. Dr. Keith Mitchell has written to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas bringing to his attention his concerns about the number of persons who are being affected by harsh decisions of his Government. In his letter Dr. Mitchell made reference to a physically challenge...Read More >>>   8/26/2008 || PM THOMAS TO HEAD DELEGATION TO NEW YORK 1 A high-level delegation led by the newly elected Prime Minister of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Hon. Tillman Thomas is scheduled to arrive in New York on Wednesday, September 17.th The Prime Minister is expected to meet with Grenadian nationals to discuss the current affairs of Grenada ...Read More >>>   8/25/2008 || SANDRA FERGUSON WRITES TO THE GRENADIAN PRIME MINI... 2 Hon. Tillman Thomas Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Ministerial Complex Tanteen St. George’s Dear Sir, Re Recent Agreement Economic and Political Union Greetings Hon. Prime Minister! I do feel constrained to write to you to offer my comments on the recent ...Read More >>>   8/25/2008 || NATIONAL SUMMARY DATA FOR JUNE 2008 CXC (CSEC) EXA... 0 St. George’s, Grenada, August 25, 2008: A total of 3,327 candidates were registered to write CXC (CSEC examinations in May/June 2008. 1,899 were students attending schools and 1,428 were private candidates. There were 11,543 subject entries. Overall there were 907 Grade one, 2,463 Grade two, 3,8...Read More >>>   8/25/2008 || OPPOSITION LEADER VERBALLY ABUSED BY NDC ACTIVISTS 13 GRENADA:- The New National Party wishes to convey its disgust with the treatment meted out to the Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition Dr. the Right Honorable Keith Mitchell at the Ceremonial Opening of the first session of the eighth Parliament of Grenada on Tuesday 19th August 2008 at the Grenada Tr...Read More >>>   8/25/2008 || NOTTING HILL ARRESTS 3 Ninety-eight people have been arrested on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival. London police have installed metal detectors to keep down gun and knife crime at this year's festivities Around three-quarts of a million people are expected on the streets of West London on Monday for day two. ...Read More >>>   8/23/2008 || TROPICAL WAVE TO AFFECT THE WINDWARD ISLANDS 0 A Tropical Wave,located about 100 miles to the east of the Windward Islands, continues to show some signs of organization but no evidence of a surface circulation. Environmental conditions favor some slow development of this system over the next couple days as it moves westwards at between 10 t...Read More >>>   8/23/2008 || GOVERNMENT FINDING IT HARD TO MEET MONTHLY EXPENSE... 3 According to a news item appearing in a BBC report, Grenada’s new Minister of Finance, Hon. Nazim Burke, has warned that the new government may not be able to meet its monthly expenses, including paying public servants. The Finance Minister, who has been in the position for approximately six week...Read More >>>   8/22/2008 || IMF TEAM MEETS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 1 Friday, August 22, 2008, St. George's: An IMF team headed by Ms. Catherine Patillo, spent Thursday in Grenada on a familiarization mission with the new Government of Grenada. The team met with Prime Minister Prime Minister Tillman Thomas to get a view of his vision for Grenada and to recommit th...Read More >>>   8/22/2008 || GRA FIRST DIVISION COMPETITION TO START TOMORROW 0 ST. GEORGE'S: After completing Round 1 of the GFA Premier League, fans can now focus on the start of the First Division. Tomorrow (Saturday) St. John's Sports will journey to St. Patricks to face Hard Rock, a team that has been demoted to the First Division. The match will be played at the Plain...Read More >>>   8/22/2008 || US AMBASSADOR TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN PAYS A COUR... 3 Last Friday United States Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean Ambassador Mary Ourisman paid a courtesy call on Opposition Leader Dr the Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell. The Ambassador reiterated the fact that she enjoyed the working relationship with Dr. Mitchell and his Government and said that she is ...Read More >>>   8/22/2008 || LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAMME MAKES GRENADA ITS FI... 0 Grenada is the first of four countries in the Caribbean and South America to benefit from a project spearheaded by the Caribbean Eco Health Programme (CEHP) and Atlantis University of Laval, which involves onsite laboratory research. The six to eight month programme in Grenada is being executed a...Read More >>>   8/22/2008 || SUSPENDED BAND LEADER REINSTATED 1 The police inspector who was suspended as leader of the Royal Grenada Police Force Band after it played Taiwan's national anthem instead of China's at an official ceremony, has been reinstated. New Police Commissioner James Clarkson announced the return of Brian Hurst as band leader, a year and a...Read More >>>     8/22/2008 || CALYPSO JUDGES SYMPOSIUM 0 The Grenada Calypso Judges Association invites the general public to a judge’s symposium on Saturday September 06th, at Bain’s Hall in Grenville. The Symposium starts at 10am and will focus on a general overview of the 2008 Calyspo season, with practicum, the recruitment of judges and plotting the w...Read More >>>