20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002 Yr

1234567891011121314151617     18192021222324 Pgs

11/21/2008 || GCIC INTER-SECTOR NETBALL RESULTS 0 As the Tournament gets into it's final week some teams are already very much aware of their fate as it relates to advancing to the semi final while others are awaiting the results of the postponed games which will determine whether they are in or out. Results of the games played are as follows: ...Read More >>>   11/20/2008 || HER MAJESTY’S OPPOSITION SAYS IT IS UNCONSTITUTION... 0 St. George's, Grenada November 20th, 2008: Members of Her Majesty’s Opposition are expressing grave concern about the present constitutional status of the country and the fact that the country is without a Governor General. The Opposition is holding the current Government totally responsible fo...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT UPON THE RETIREMENT OF... 1 Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has expressed his appreciation and thanks to Sir Daniel Williams upon his retirement. The Prime Minister said Sir Danny and Lady Williams gave “selfless service” to the people of Grenada over the past 13 years as Head of State, the highest office in Grenada. ...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || GRENADA AND FAO DISCUSS WAYS OF UTILISING LOCAL FO... 1 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation on Tuesday 18th November held a Workshop geared at promoting the Marketing and Consumption of local produce. About 40 persons drawn from the farming community, agro-processors and Minis...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || GRENADA PRESENTS PLANS FOR REVITALISATION OF AGRI... 0 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hon. Denis Michael Lett, is currently in Rome attending the 34th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The meeting opened on Monday 17th November and is expected to continue for the week. The 34th Session of the FAO will among o...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || GRENADA PRIME MINISTER SIGNALS 'REBALANCING' OF SO... 0 Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has signaled the Grenada government’s intention to “rebalance” the society without “any victimisation.” Speaking at a recent sitting of Parliament, the Prime Minister pointed to the Government Information Service, (GIS) and Her Majesty’s Prison Service, as two examp...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || NEW COMPANY PREPARING TO LAUNCH 3G WIRELESS SERVIC... 1 Affordable Island Communication, also known as AIsleCom, is building a 3G wireless network in Grenada. “This will be the first 3G wireless network in the Eastern Caribbean,” said the founder and president Mr. Dave George. The company is locally owned and operated and is based in St. Andrew’s, ...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || NEW DATE FOR SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR NEW GOVERNOR... 0 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second has approved the appointment of Mr. Carlyle Arnold Glean to replace Sir Daniel Williams as the next Governor General of Grenada. The royal commission of appointment, which was expected to arrive in Grenada today Tuesday, 18th November, 2008, in anticipation ...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || PUBLIC STATEMENT BY MR GEORGES COHEN 0 Mr Georges Cohen, an honourable and well-known European businessman, has come under recent attacks in the Grenada Media. Of the several false allegations made the most heinous of these was the slanderous allegation made against Mr Georges Cohen stating that he has been arrested by the FBI, the ...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || NEW MANAGEMENT AT GRAVEL, CONCRETE AND EMULSION P... 0 Wednesday 19th November, 2008, St George’s: Gravel Concrete and Emulsion Production Corporation, the nation’s sole provider of gravel and sand, has had some changes to its management. The Corporation now has a new Acting Manager and a new Board of Directors. Ian Mars is Acting in place of Mr. Fre...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || BACK PAY FOR TEACHERS 1 Wednesday, November 19, 2008, St. George’s: On 15th October 2008, the Government of Grenada paid Backpay, due to Teachers, for the period January to December 2007, in the sum of Four Million, Six Hundred and One Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty Six Dollars and Seventy One Cents (EC$4,601,686.71). ...Read More >>>   11/19/2008 || PRIME MINISTER THOMAS SIGNALS REBALANCING OF SOCIE... 0 Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has signaled the government’s intention to “rebalance” the society without “any victimisation.” Speaking at a recent sitting of Parliament, the Prime Minister pointed to the Government Information Service,(GIS) and Her majesty’s Prison Service, as two examples o...Read More >>>   11/18/2008 || NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL TO BE SWORN IN ON WEDNESDAY 1 Grenada will have a new Governor General from Wednesday. He is Mr. Carlyle Glean Snr, a former Education Minister (1990-1995), who retired from active politics in 1995, and University lecturer. He will be sworn in as Grenada’s fifth Governor General since Independence. The swearing in ceremony wi...Read More >>>   11/15/2008 || SAASS THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS OF GRENLEC SPONSO... 0 GRENADA: - The St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) has successfully moved through to the semi-final round of the Grenlec sponsored Inter-secondary school debate competition after defeating the St. Joseph’s Convent (St. George’s) in a closely contested quarter-final encounter on Tuesday No...Read More >>>   11/15/2008 || WHO OR WHAT IS NEXT? - A PERSPECTIVE OF THE NEW NA... 5 With each passing day of this NDC government in office, we are being treated to more surprises and shocks from the uttering, actions and behavior of members of the Government and their associates. Among the many we have witnessed so far is the treatment meted out to the former Prime Minister, ...Read More >>>   11/15/2008 || WHY POOR PEOPLE AGAIN? 4 The opposition is shocked and concerned that the new administration has been able to gather the courage to reduce the pay for persons involved in the debushing programme. While Ministers of Government continue to enjoy their same salary, they have taken a decision to cut the pay of the poor road...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ADDRESSES ... 0 On Saturday November 8th, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Honourable Peter David, addressed Grenadians and well-wishes gathered at a Dinner and Awards Event hosted by the Grenada Voluntary Hospital Committee. The Group, which is into its 41st year, has consistently supported the General...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMENCES REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIE... 0 High Commissioner for Grenada to the Court of St. James’s, HE Ruth Elizabeth Rouse, on arrival in London on October 29th, immediately began her representational duties, with attendance at the monthly meeting of CARICOM High Commissioners, a Courtesy call on the Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, ...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMENCES REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIE... 0 High Commissioner for Grenada to the Court of St. James’s, HE Ruth Elizabeth Rouse, on arrival in London on October 29th, immediately began her representational duties, with attendance at the monthly meeting of CARICOM High Commissioners, a Courtesy call on the Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, ...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || MINISTRY OF WORKS OPEN’S OUTREACH OFFICES 3 Thursday 13th November, 2008, St Georges: The Ministry of Works has opened a number of outreach offices in various parishes where Grenadians can apply for various areas of work which falls under the ministry. The offices opened today, Tuesday November 11, 2008 at the Sandino Block Plant (First b...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || GRENADA REMAINS AMONG PREFERRED DESTINATIONS -- BR... 0 Grenada continues to be a preferred destination for British Airways despite a gloomy outlook due to the global economic crisis, according to BA officials. Tourism Minister Peter David has been meeting with officials of the airlines to discuss marketing strategies for the next season. The Minis...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || AMNESTY FOR GRENADA TAX DODGERS 0 The Grenada Government has announced an amnesty for tax defaulters. Finance Minister Nazim Burke says debtors will be given a four-month interest-free period to pay outstanding taxes. Mr Burke says at the end of the grace period government will be enforcing tax compliance laws. Reprinted f...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || LAW AND POLITICS - THE HISTORICAL CHANGE IS UN-LIM... 2 From way back when I heard the crowd – after a primary result earlier this year on the East Coast somewhere – shouting back to potential Candidate at the time, now President Elect Barack Obama ---“yes we can” – I became convinced that I was looking at and listening to a changed T/V crowd of U.S. Cit...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || LAW AND POLITICS - THE DRAMA SPREADS AND DEEPENS!! 0 It seems that in these trying times – every day comes with some new tension, or news item, or dramatic turn of events, that pushes many people to worry and wonder about where it is all leading us to eventually. We are faced with many options but we don’t have to worry ourselves sick ...Read More >>>   11/13/2008 || NEWS IN 2008 GCIC NETBALL TOURNAMENT 0 In games played in the 2008 GCIC Inter-sector netball tournament on Tuesday November 11, Huggins demolished SGU Pacers (#2) 50 - 3 while Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) defeated Nurses 40-17. These games were played at 6 pm. Also, in games played at around 7 pm, Police were able to only just able...Read More >>>   11/11/2008 || SOUTH AFRICAN LEGEND MIRIAM MAKEBA IS DEAD 0 Miriam Makeba, the South African folk singer and anti-apartheid activist fondly known as 'Mama Africa', died early Monday in southern Italy, after performing at a concert against organised crime, hospital officials said. She was 76. The emergency room of the Pineta Grande Clinic, a private facili...Read More >>>   11/11/2008 || WORK STARTS ON FARM ROADS IN ST. ANDREWS 2 The Grenada government has signed a contract with Grenada Pavement and Construction Company for the rehabilitation of 2,513.42 feet of farm roads at Boulonge, St. Andrew’s. The project, at a cost of EC$573,594.15 is financed by the European Union under the Small Framework Assistance (SFA) 1999 ...Read More >>>   11/11/2008 || GRENADA'S NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY COMMITTEE BEGINS ... 0 The Cabinet-appointed National Food Security Committee (NFSC) has started developing a comprehensive Food Security Plan for Grenada. The Committee, chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gemma Bain-Thomas, has representation from the public and private sectors and non...Read More >>>   11/10/2008 || OBAMA’S ELECTION AS US PRESIDENT CONSUMMATES US CO... 1 Monday November 10, 2008: The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America consummates the American Constitution, takes it to the top, on a uniquely historic day, comments Dr. Francis Alexis. That Obama is the first African-American to be elected US President mak...Read More >>>     11/10/2008 || MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE RGPF 0 Bus Terminus Homicide --------------------------- Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department arrested and charged Chris Modeste of Belmont in St. George’s for causing the death of Nigel Benjamin of the Limes, Grand Anse St. George’s. Benjamin, 22 years old, received a stab wound to ...Read More >>>