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11/10/2009 || CG JAMES VISITS GRENADIAN PATIENTS IN NY 0 NEW YORK, November 10, 2009 - Grenada’s Consul-General of Grenada in New York, Hon. Derrick James is continuing to reach out to the Grenadian community in the Diaspora. The Grenadian diplomat has been attending meetings, engaging nationals in the diaspora as well as visiting those who are hospit...Read More >>>   11/10/2009 || DR. MITCHELL MEETS NEW CUBAN AMBASSADOR 4 November 9th, 2009: Leader of the Opposition, Dr. the Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell says the relationship between Grenada and Cuba has transcended political organisation and administrations. According to him the relationship between both countries is historic and extremely significant. He expresse...Read More >>>   11/9/2009 || PASSENGERS INJURED IN VEHICULAR ACCIDENT AT CONFER... 0 GRENADA, November 09, 2009 - According to unconfirmed reports, a vehicular accident occurred during the early hours of this morning in the Conference, St. Andrew’s area. The incident is believed to have occurred around 2.45am and involved a bus traveling in a northerly direction with passengers on-...Read More >>>   11/9/2009 || PRIME MINISTER AND MPS TO MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS T... 0 GRENADA, November 9, 2009 - Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas, along with MP for the St. Patrick’s West constituency, Works Minister Hon. Joseph Gilbert, will be meeting with residents of St. Patrick’s on Tuesday November 10 to discuss the proposed 2010 budget. The meeting will be held at the St. P...Read More >>>   11/9/2009 || LAW & POLITICS - WHEN WILL WE EVER REALLY LEARN? 3 By Lloyd Noel Inside Grenada Columnist Just as I was thinking about this my first article in “The New Today” – I recalled a short piece I saw in a story that said “Don’t die until you are dead”. And the part that stayed in my memory was--- Living out the ideals of our faith, wil...Read More >>>   11/8/2009 || MARKETING BOARD CONTRIBUTES TO CARRIACOU FARMERS A... 2 Hillsborough, Carriacou, November 7th, 2009- The presentation of two weed eaters and other farming accessories from the Marketing and National Importing Board (MNIB) to the Carriacou Farmers Association (CFA) is the start of a closer working relationship between the two groups.That’s the view o...Read More >>>   11/8/2009 || OPPOSITION MEMBERS MEET WITH SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIO... 0 St. George's, Grenada, Friday 6th, November 2009: On Thursday 5th. November 2009, a three man delegation from the New National Party, headed by the General Secretary Honourable Roland Bhola, paid a visit to the Parliamentary Elections Office and met with the Supervisor of elections, Ms. Judy Benoit....Read More >>>   11/8/2009 || NATIONAL TRAINING AGENCY TEAM VISITED CARRIACOU 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou November 6th,2009- With government seeking to increase the employability of Grenadian youth through public/private sector partnerships, a team has visited Carriacou and Petite Martinique to share information on technical and skills training that could lead to employment. T...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || PRIME MINISTER THOMAS CONGRATULATES JUMAANE WILLIA... 0 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 6th, 2009_ Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has congratulated second Generation Grenadian Jumaane (pronounced Ju-mannie) Williams on his recent victory in the 45th City Council District in Brooklyn. He defeated the incumbent Jumaane is a second generation...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE HOLDS FIRST MEETING 1 November 5th, 2009: Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell convened the first sitting of the Public Accounts Committee this morning. The Accountant General was called upon to answer questions relating to Government’s income and expen...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || PROMOTING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE 0 Report explores mutual benefits, trade-offs in tackling hunger and climate change Rome, 5 November 2009 - The twin battles to improve food security for a growing world population and contain climate change can be fought on the same front—the world's farmland, FAO said in a new report re...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || PRIME MINISTER THOMAS OUTLINES VISION FOR THE PUBL... 0 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. 5th, 2009_ Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has set out his vision for the public service during the opening ceremony of a retreat for senior public officers at the Rex Grenadian Hotel earlier today. The retreat is sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || ANOTHER NEW YORK BASED GROUP CONTRIBUTES TO EDUCAT... 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou, November, 5th, 2009- The importance of the Diaspora to the development of the tri-island state of Grenada has once again been recognized and applauded. In the latest development, the New York-based Big Apple Social Club has provided three scholarships to students attending ...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || UK GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES CCJ, AND THIS IS MOST WE... 0 Answering questions in the UK Parliament on the system of appeals to the Privy Council (“PC”) and on the Caribbean Court of Justice (“CCJ”), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the UK Ministry of Justice, Lord Bach, a Minister, last 26th October said: “We certainly have no reasons to disc...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || POST-HARVEST LOSSES AGGRAVATE HUNGER 0 Improved technology and training show success in reducing losses Rome - Significant amounts of the food produced in developing countries is lost after harvest thereby aggravating hunger, FAO said today. The agency stressed that with adequate investment and training food losses could be dra...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || TRADE SOURCES SAY BANANA DEAL EMERGING 0 GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) -- An end is in sight to the world's longest-running trade dispute, involving bananas, and a deal could be in place by the end of the year, senior European and Latin American trade negotiators said on Monday. Settling the banana dispute would be a fillip for the Worl...Read More >>>   11/7/2009 || GOVERNMENTS OF (ECCU) AGREE ON STRATEGY FOR BRANCH... 0 Introduction For several months, the Governments of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) have carefully monitored growing public concern about the financial situation of British American Insurance Company Limited (BAICO) and other subsidiaries of its Trinidadian parent company, C L Fi...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || UNESCO OFFICIALS TO VISIT GRENADA THIS WEEK 0 A team of officials from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics is expected to visit Grenada during the course of this week. The visiting statisticians are expected to meet with officials from the Statistical Department of the Ministry of education and Human Resource Development for the purpose of upg...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED IN THE INTER-SECONDARY SCH... 0 In the Inter-Secondary Netball matches played on Wednesday of this week (October 28), Happy Hill Secondary School (HHSS) defeated the Grenada Seventh Day Adventist Comprehensive School (GSDA) 39 goals to 22 and the Grenville Secondary School (GSS) defeated St. Joseph’s Convent Grenville 27 goals to ...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || CDGLH VOICES STRONG OPPOSITION TO CASINO GAMBLING ... 1 From CITIZENS IN DEFENCE OF GRENADA'S LANDS AND HERITAGE Citizens in Defence of Grenada’s Lands and Heritage has realized the need for we the people to be vigilant. Experience has taught us that we should not simply leave the important decisions in respect of the future of country up to a gove...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || LETTER TO GEORGE WORME 0 October 30th, 2009 Mr. George Worme c/o New Today Marian St. George’s Dear George, On the Liquidation of Grenada Today It is with dismay, sadness and a deep sense of loss that I have heard of the news of the court-ordered liquidation of the Grenada Today newspaper following a long run...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || PARTNERSHIPS ESSENTIAL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV AN... 0 From the CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Meaningful and lasting partnerships are critical to an effective response to HIV and AIDS in the Pan Caribbean region, particularly in the face of stern social and economic challenges. These were th...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || CARICOM YOUTH LEADERS BENEFIT FROM EDUTAINMENT TRA... 0 From the CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Young people from six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, yesterday, completed a three-day training programme in Edutainment designed to assist them to influence their peers positively through that...Read More >>>   11/1/2009 || PRIME MINISTER ENCOURAGES A MORE PROFESSIONAL PUBL... 0 From the Office of the Prime Minister ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA - Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has called on public officers to take a more professional approach to delivering service to the Grenadian people. The Prime Minister made the call on Thursday, while addressing the closing ceremony o...Read More >>>   10/31/2009 || RIGHT START FOOTBALL NEWS 0 By Lester Smith 29.10.09 - Two major upset yesterday in Secondary School Football. With both teams needing a win in their final league match to qualify for the semi finals they all but ended up on the losing end. St. David’s Catholic Secondary won both matches against SAASS over at the Belle Vue ...Read More >>>   10/31/2009 || SPORTS MINISTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO UMPIRING LEGEND 0 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, October 28, 2009 - Sports Minister Patrick Simmons has joined other sports administrators in paying tribute to former Test umpire David Shepherd who died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Simmons said that Shepherd made a big impression on the game with his umpir...Read More >>>   10/31/2009 || ACM EXPRESSES CONCERN AT CLOSURE OF GRENADA TODAY 4 October 28, 2009 - The Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) is concerned that the result of a 2001 libel suit brought against the Grenada Today newspaper by former Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, and subsequent appeal have led to the effective closure of the publication. While we belie...Read More >>>   10/31/2009 || MWAG COMMENTS ON THE CLOSURE OF GRENADA TODAY NEWS... 1 MEDIA RELEASE The Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) robustly and resolutely extends a supporting arm to our colleague journalist George Worme who has just lost ownership of his newspaper the Grenada Today which was founded in 1990. MWAG extends a strong arm of solidarity to Worme, ...Read More >>>   10/31/2009 || CLOSURE OF “GRENADA TODAY” NEWSPAPER IS A SAD CHAP... 3 From Dr. Francis Alexis The closure of George Worme’s “Grenada Today” newspaper yesterday will definitely go down as a sad chapter in the history of Grenada. So says Dr. Francis Alexis. Dr. Alexis comments that the High Court did what it could to afford “Grenada Today” leeway to hon...Read More >>>     10/31/2009 || CHURCH TAKES ANTI-SWINE FLU ACTION 0 Roman Catholic officials have temporarily banned wine-drinking and hand-holding during mass. The decision, similar to one taken in Dominica, was prompted by swine flu concerns. Bishop Vincent Darius said the rule would be in effect at all 60 of the island's Catholic churches. Grenada has 15...Read More >>>