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5/13/2009 || FIFTH COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE GETS OFF TO IMPRESSI... 0 Freeport, Bahamas, May 11th- Senator Hon. George Prime , Minister for Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs and Public Relations Officer Deanna Isaac are among over five hundred delegates from the 53 Commonwealth member countries gathered in Freeport, Bahamas, for the fifth Commonwealth Local Govern...Read More >>>   5/13/2009 || PHYSICAL PLANNING STAFF LEGALLY EQUIPPED 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Staff of the Physical Planning Unit are now more knowledgeable of their legal authority in carrying out their duties while on the job. They were enlightened on Wednesday 5th May 2009 at a meeting held at the Physical Planning Conference Room on what is expected of them in ...Read More >>>   5/13/2009 || RECEPTION HELD AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE TO MARK 60TH A... 0 LONDON, UK, May 11, 2009 - A reception to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Commonwealth was recently held at Buckingham Palace, London with over 240 representatives from the 53 countries of the Commonwealth. The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, hosted the event, along with The Duchess of Gloucester,...Read More >>>   5/13/2009 || POLICE NEEDS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFICATION O... 0 Officers of the Criminal Investigations Department are seeking the assistance of the general public to solve a spate of vandalism and robberies that occurred late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The incidents occurred outside, and in the vicinity of the National Stadium during the concer...Read More >>>   5/13/2009 || RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED IN THE GNA NATIONAL TOURNA... 0 The Grenada Netball Association’s national tournament continues to generate much excitement and interest among players as well as spectators. Over the weekend, Hood Shylight came from being behind to beat St. Paul’s Sports Club 24 goals to 21 goals. New Hampshire B defeated La Source 39-27 and Se...Read More >>>   5/8/2009 || PUBLIC OFFICERS IN CARRIACOU & PETITE MARTINIQUE T... 0 Hillsborough, May 8th- Public Officers in Carriacou and Petite Martinique will be engaged in one week of training. It will focus on the public service rules and regulations, financial management and the the Public Financial Act 2007. This training comes as the Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Mart...Read More >>>   5/8/2009 || NEW TRACTOR SERVICE AVAILABLE IN CARRIACOU 1 In keeping with the government’s approach to the delivery of services through private-public-partnership, the Division of Agriculture in the Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that a new tractor service is now available at a rate of $80.00 per h...Read More >>>   5/8/2009 || YOUTH MINISTER VISITS SAASS AND PRESENTS COMPUTERS... 2 ST.ANDREW'S - Hon. Patrick Simmons, Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Development, yesterday visited his alma mater – the St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS). The minister spoke to the students before participating in a handing-over ceremony involving the presentation of several compu...Read More >>>   5/8/2009 || 2705 STUDENTS TO WRITE COMMON ENTRANCE EXAM TODAY 2 Two thousand seven hundred and five (2,075) primary school students from throughout the tri-island state will today write the Common Entrance Examination with the intention of securing a space in one of the secondary schools in the country from September 2009. This total comprises of 1,438 male stud...Read More >>>   5/8/2009 || TAIWANESE BANK DEMANDS REPAYMENT OF US$25 MILLION ... 48 In a letter sent to Grenada’s Finance Minister, Hon. Nazim Burk, the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China on Taiwan has demanded immediate repayment of approximately US$25 Million loan given to the Grenada Government under previous administrations. The loans contracted by the Grenada Gover...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || PRIME MINISTER POSTPONES OFFICIAL VISIT TO PRC 1 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, THURSDAY, MAY 7th, 2009_ Grenada’s Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas, on the advice of his doctor, has postponed an official visit to the Peoples Republic of China. The Prime Minister, who was scheduled to lead a Grenada delegation to Beijing on Friday May 8th , was forced...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || LAW & POLITICS - THE SUMMIT IS OVER – WHERE ARE WE... 0 The much talked about, eagerly expected, and very costly Fifth Summit of the Organisation of American States (OAS), in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago – from all accounts coming out of T&T by those who were there in whatever capacity – was that it was successful and well worth all the efforts a...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || COMMONWEALTH HEALTH MINISTERS TO MEET IN GENEVA 0 Health Ministers from Commonwealth countries will meet in Geneva, Switzerland on 17 May 2009 to discuss ‘Health and Climate Change’, a theme of special relevance to the Commonwealth’ s developing countries and its small island states. The meeting, which takes place annually on eve of the World H...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || GRENADIAN STUDENT ELECTED STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESI... 3 Grenadian student, Kevaughn Graham, has become the second from his nation and the fourth from the Caribbean to be elected Student Government President at Midwestern State University. Graham, who hails from Paradise, St. Andrew’s, is entering his final year as an accounting major. He is currently th...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || LAW & POLITICS - THE WORLD SYSTEMS IN CRISIS EVERY... 0 Many moons ago, I read a piece in a book in which the writer was checking the Political pulse – as he put it. He was concerned that the everyday normal occurrencies, that were taken for granted by the people in their daily lives – were dis-appearing, or no longer available, and those in control and...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || GRENADA BUREAU OF STANDARDS STATEMENT ON “HYDROXYC... 0 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States, is advising to stop using the product produced by Lovate Health Sciences Inc of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and distributed by Lovate Health Sciences, USA Inc of Blasdell, New York. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Health in Trinida...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN JAMAICA 0 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will conduct its annual review of the region’s relations with Third Countries and International Organisations and determine policy initiatives whic...Read More >>>   5/7/2009 || FISH SMOKING WORKSHOP - ST. DAVID'S‏ 1 Twelve people are participating in a 7-day Fish Preservation, Processing and Preparation workshop which began on Monday, May 4th at the Canal, Bailles Bacolet, St. David’s. Participants will learn techniques of fish smoking using simple, affordable technology to create a high value product, smoked...Read More >>>   5/6/2009 || OPPOSITION LEADER AND DELEGATION TO HOLD TOWN HALL... 8 Grenada’s Opposition leader and members of his Opposition Party invite you to come and compare Grenada’s past with the present and negotiate the future. Dr. Keith C. Mitchell and members of his New National Party (NNP) which led Grenada through thirteen years of political stability and economic ...Read More >>>   5/6/2009 || COLLECTION OF DRIVER'S LICENCE IN CARRIACOU NOW A... 0 Hillsborough, May 6th- The people of Carriacou & Petite Martinique will no longer be required to travel to St. George’s to process their driver's license. As part of the fulfillment of a promise by the Minister of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs, Sen. George Prime , over 70 licenses were p...Read More >>>   5/6/2009 || NNP TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING AT LA BORIE THIS WEEK 8 The New National Party invites the general public to a meeting at the La Borie-St. Paul's junction on Thursday 7th May commencing at 6:30 pm. With the NDC Government refusing to bring parliamentary sittings live to you the people and the Speaker preventing the opposition members from raising certain...Read More >>>   5/6/2009 || START OF THE GRENADA NETBALL ASSOCIATION'S NATIONA... 0 The Grenada Netball Association's National Tournament shot off on Saturday May 2, 2009 at the Tanteen netball Complex in St. George. The teams gathered at Burns Point and marched across to the complex with drumming from the PBC Drum Corps. The Opening ceremony immediatley followed during which Presi...Read More >>>   5/5/2009 || STAKEHOLDERS IN CARRIACOU & PETITE MARTINIQUE BRIE... 0 Hillsborough, May 4th- Representatives of various stakeholder groups in Carriacou & Petite Martinique were briefed by health officials on the government’s plans for dealing with the new swine flu virus. The Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs, the police, tourism and health person...Read More >>>   5/5/2009 || INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DAY TO BE CELEBRATED IN CARRI... 0 Hillsborough, May 4th- Carriacou will join the world wide celebration of international Family Day this year, to recognize the importance of families to the island. The Division of Gender & Family Affairs, within the Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs is spearheading the activity a...Read More >>>   5/5/2009 || MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS IN CARRIACOU A SUCCESS 0 Hillsborough, May 4th- Senator the Hon. George Prime has called on workers in Carriacou and Petite Martinique to develop innovative skills which will help improve productivity in the workplace. In what was seen as a May Day celebration with a difference, the Minister responsible for Carriacou and...Read More >>>   5/2/2009 || LABOUR MINISTER APPEALS FOR PROACTIVE PARTNERSHIP 0 ST. GEORGE’S, May 1, 2009 – The current global economic and financial crisis should not be a reason for “unnecessary’’ firing of workers or for abandoning our commitment to the less fortunate of society, Labour Minister Glynis Roberts has said. The minister, in an address delivered in St. Andre...Read More >>>   5/2/2009 || URGENT ACTION IN THE MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 1 The Ministry of Legal Affairs can be considered the guardian of the administration of Justice in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique, and so it must be given the necessary resources and status it deserves. However, since July 8th, it appears that a department in that Ministry is being used f...Read More >>>   5/2/2009 || NO BUILDINGS ON THE LAGOON! NO TO WINDOWS TO THE ... 0 Citizens in Defence of Grenada’s Lands and Heritage salute the workers of Grenada on the occasion of May Day 2009. One year ago, on May Day 2008, the leadership of the labour movement embraced our request to participate in the May Day celebrations under the banner “ No Cottages on the Lagoon Par...Read More >>>   5/2/2009 || GRENADA'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ATTENDS MEETING... 0 HAVANA, Cuba, May 1, 2009 - Foreign Minister Hon. Peter David has held bi-lateral meetings with several delegations at the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana. Mr. David met with delegations from Canada, Singapore, Venezuela, Qatar, Australia and the Dominican Republic...Read More >>>     5/1/2009 || COUPLE SUSPECTED OF CARRYING VIRUS 0 A Grenadian national who recently completed university studies in Mexico and her Surinamese boyfriend have been placed under quarantine for the suspected swine flu virus, health officials confirmed on Wednesday. The couple, who arrived from Mexico Tuesday evening, has been ordered to remain in a ...Read More >>>