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12/18/2008 || THREE INMATES JAILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER... 12 On Tuesday 16th December, 2008, the Mercy Committee, duly constituted under section 73 of the Grenada Constitution met to consider, pursuant to the judgment of Justice Francis Bell on the 25th July 2007, the sentences of Hudson Austin, Colville ‘Kamau’ Mc Barnett and John ‘Chalkie’ Ventour. The t...Read More >>>   12/18/2008 || MR. CRESWELL O’RILEY JULIEN, O.B.E LAID TO REST 2 GRENADA, December 18, 2008 - Mr. Creswell Julien O.B.E, affectionately known as ‘Cressie’, one time Mayor of the town of Grenville, author of the National Pledge, educator par excellence, disciplinarian and former principal of the St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (S.A.A.S.S), was laid to rest ...Read More >>>   12/16/2008 || THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OBSERVED IN... 0 The Feast of the Immaculate Conception was celebrated on Saturday 6th December 2008 at the Holy Cross Church in Catford, Lewisham, London. The Chief Celebrant, Bishop Patrick Lynch, welcomed the Grenadian Community to the Mass and children from the Holy Cross Primary School, offered prayers for the ...Read More >>>   12/16/2008 || THE ELDERLY HONOURED BY THE GRENADA BENOVOLENT SOC... 0 LONDON, England, Saturday December 6th 2008_On Saturday December 6th, 2008, the Ladywell Centre at Lewisham was transformed into a Christmas Cheer Holiday Home for the elderly in the community. The Executive and Members of the Grenada Benevolent Society (GBS) hosted their Third Bi-annual Dinner for ...Read More >>>   12/15/2008 || FORMER MOBILISATION MINISTER APOLOGISES 19 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, 15 DECEMBER, 2008_A member of the Grenada 17 jailed for the killing of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop in 1983, has offered the group’s apology to Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas personally for his incarceration for two years during the 1979-83 Grenada revolution. Se...Read More >>>   12/15/2008 || VALIANT GRENADA GO DOWN TO JAMAICA IN DIGCEL FINAL 0 Jamaica captured their fourth regional title last night when they defeated Grenada 2-0 to lift the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Digicel Caribbean Championship trophy and pocket US$120,000 (J$8.5m). Two Luton Shelton penalties - in the 16th and 71st minutes - enabled Jamaica to walk away champio...Read More >>>   12/15/2008 || VICTORY FOR SIX GRENADA POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE B... 0 A group of six Grenada police officers who challenged the decision of the Public Service Commission (PSC) not to promote them in July 2007 got their promotion letters after they took the matter to the High Court. The six officers, including Chief Police Prosecutor Vannie Curven and three sergean...Read More >>>   12/13/2008 || CONSUMERS TO PAY LESS FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM ... 5 In delivering the 2009 Budget speech at the Grenada Trade Center on Friday December 12, Finance Minister, Hon, Nazim Burke announced that the retail price of petroleum products will go down, taking effect from Monday December 15, 2008. He mentioned that prior to the adjustment of oil prices in Oc...Read More >>>   12/13/2008 || GRENADA'S 2009 BUDGET PRESENTED 0 Yesterday, Grenada’s Minister with responsibility for Finance, Hon. V. Nazim Burke, presented the 2009 budget to the House of Representatives. The budget was presented under the theme “Strengthening Economic Management and Building a Platform for Sustained Prosperity.” The Finance Minister outlin...Read More >>>   12/12/2008 || GRENADA STUNS CUBA TO ADVANCE TO DIGICEL FINAL 0 Grenada and Jamaica will meet in Sunday's final of the Digicel Caribbean Championship after contrasting semi-final victories last night. In the opener, Grenada pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of Caribbean football when they defeated Cuba 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 regulatio...Read More >>>   12/11/2008 || LETTER TO THE EDITOR 2 Dear Sir, I have been looking at several appointments since the present Government came into power on the basis that they believe in integrity and accountability. With each passing day, we the Grenadian people are becoming more and more convinced that they are not practicing what they preach. ...Read More >>>   12/11/2008 || OPPOSITION LEADER'S LETTER TO THE CLERK OF PARLIAM... 3 26th November, 2008 Mr. Adrian Hayes Clerk Houses of Parliament Ministerial Complex Tanteen St. George’s Dear Sir, I wish to inform you that due to prior engagements, I will be unable to attend the special sitting of Parliament for the swearing in of the new Governor General. P...Read More >>>   12/11/2008 || LET US LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES 0 To many it was interesting to see the current Opposition support the swearing in of the new Governor General His Excellency Sir Carlyle Glean. Many also found it interesting that the Leader of the Opposition wrote to the Clerk of Parliament informing him that he will be unable to attend the ceremon...Read More >>>   12/11/2008 || DEAR JONAH... 0 Dear Jonah, I am an Imani Trainee from the constituency of St Andrew’s North West. I must express gratitude to the former administration for the many opportunities given to us as young people. I must also salute the former Minister for Youth for the way she touched our lives. Reflecting on th...Read More >>>   12/11/2008 || YOUTH LET'S TALK ABOUT CONFLICT - BY EMMALIN PIERR... 1 A conflict arises when two or more values, perspectives and opinions are contradictory in nature and haven't been agreed upon. It is quite normal and natural to have conflicts. This is very healthy and useful for our development and for interpersonal relationships. What should not be normal is po...Read More >>>   12/10/2008 || MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT WARN AGAINST USING THE N... 3 Sen. the Hon Devon Rache says he is appalled and shocked that a member of the Government will warn against using the name of God in Parliament. According to Sen Rache, members of the Government side have previously laughed and jeered at his references to God, but this time he was interrupted by...Read More >>>   12/10/2008 || OPPOSITION LEADER DR. KEITH MITCHELL SUPPORTS ESTA... 0 Leader of the Opposition, Dr The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell says he will continue to give his absolute support to the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman and the Integrity Commission. Dr. Mitchell gave this commitment to Dr. Roger Koranteng, Governance Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretaria...Read More >>>   12/10/2008 || STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER HON. TILLMAN THOMAS MA... 0 The National Democratic Congress administration respects and holds fast to the United Nations Declaration of Human rights. As Prime Minister, I am very familiar with this area. As some of you will know I worked as a lawyer dealing with Human rights issues in the early part of my political...Read More >>>   12/10/2008 || SPICE BOYZ REACH DIGICEL/CFU SEMI-FINALS 1 The national teams of Grenada, Jamaica, Cuba and Guadeloupe on Tuesday travelled to Kingston from Western Jamaica ahead of Thursday's semi-finals of the Digicel/CFU Caribbean championship at the National Stadium. Hosts Jamaica will face Guadeloupe in Thursday's second semi-final after Cuba and Gr...Read More >>>   12/10/2008 || GRENADA PLANNING NEW COMMUNITIES 0 The government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says it plans on building new communities and villages across Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Senator Glen Noel, the Junior Minister of Housing and Lands, stated that the new communities and villages will be constructed under the governmen...Read More >>>   12/9/2008 || CUBA-CARICOM SUMMIT OPENS WITH TALKS OF CLOSER COO... 0 Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders yesterday opened a new round of co-operation talks with neighbour Cuba, aimed at strengthening their relationship and finding regional solutions to common problems. The impact of the global economic and social crisis, which has been marked by high energy and ...Read More >>>   12/9/2008 || STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER HON. TILLMAN THOMAS ON... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, DECEMBER 5, 2008_ I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Creswell Julien O.B.E, former principal of the St. Andrews Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) and long standing educator. Mr. Julien has served SAASS, the St. Andrew’s Community and Grenada with distinction. He was...Read More >>>   12/8/2008 || GRENADA'S FIRST MRI SERVICE 0 Spice Isle Imaging Center, Grenada¹s first and only full-service radiology center is adding more high-tech equipment to its lineup with the addition of a GE Open MRI machine. According to the center’s owner Dominic Paul, “Since it¹s an open scanner, persons who are claustrophobic will be able to...Read More >>>   12/7/2008 || GRENADA TAEKWON-DO ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES ANOTHER ... 0 St. George’s Grenada: ‘Striking the nail just right once again for Grenada’ is Fronzie Charles. The young man who has been carrying the torch for Grenada Taekwon-do for the last 13 years, captured a Bronze Medal at the 1st ever British International Taekwon-do Open Championship in Manchester, Englan...Read More >>>   12/6/2008 || FORMER PRINCIPAL OF SAASS HAS DIED 0 Former Principal of the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School (S.A.A.S.S), Mr. Creswell OR Julien, affectionately known by past students of S.A.A.S.S as 'Cressy' passed away yesterday at his home in Salisbury Road, Grenville. Mr. Julien is credited as being the person who took the school from i...Read More >>>   12/5/2008 || PRIME MINISTER ATTENDS CARICOM-CUBA SUMMIT 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, DECEMBER 5, 2008_Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas will travel to Cuba on Sunday for the third Summit of Heads of State and Governments of CARICOM and the Republic of Cuba, also referred to as the CARICOM-Cuba Summit. The meeting will discuss the impact of the financial, e...Read More >>>   12/5/2008 || RESEARCH STUDY FINDS GRENADA MEDICAL SCHOOL IS BES... 0 St George's University School of Medicine (SGUSOM), the only medical school in Grenada has received first place recognition as an outcome of a study by Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The medical school received the highest first time pass rate fo...Read More >>>   12/4/2008 || LIAT ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BAGGAGE POLICY 2 Regional carrier, LIAT (1974) Ltd has announced important changes to its baggage policy aimed at ensuring a consistent delivery of service to all passengers of the Caribbean Airline on an ongoing basis, and especially at this busy time of year. As a consequence, with effect from December 1st 2008...Read More >>>   12/4/2008 || MAINTAINING AND CREATING JOBS FOR 2009 0 The Grenada government will be engaging in economic activities in the new year that would help the country ride out the current downturn in the world's economy, says a senior member of the National Democratic Congress administration. Finance and Planning Minister Nazim Burke is also confident tha...Read More >>>     12/4/2008 || NEW INITIATIVES TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 0 The Grenada Government, in an attempt to boost the nation's agricultural production and sale, is about to hire a marketing manager to work within the Ministry of Agriculture. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Jemma Bain Thomas, has said that the employment of a marketing manager...Read More >>>