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12/13/2010 || KIRANI JAMES WINS CAC AWARD 0 December 13, 2010 - Grenadian star athlete Kirani James was named Central American and Caribbean Junior Male Athlete of the Year. James, the IAAF World Junior 400m champion has dominated his category this season on his way to winning the junior crown in Moncton in July. Earlier in the season t...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || PM THOMAS: GRENADA WILL CONTINUE TO ARTICULATE A ... 1 CANCUN, Mexico, December 13, 2010 – Grenada’s delegation to the just concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico attended a number of bilateral meetings on the margins of the global summit. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Environment,Trade ...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || MINISTRY OF CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE STAGED... 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou, December 13, 2010- It was a good mix of Christmas carols to set in the Christmas spirit as the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs staged another “Christmas in the Gardens.’’ The enjoyment of the occasion was increased with several cultural performances, i...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || GRENADA HAILS CLIMATE CHANGE DEAL REACHED IN CANCU... 0 CANCUN, Mexico - Grenada has hailed the deal reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference which concluded in Cancun early Saturday morning. Delegates adopted a balanced package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a low-emissions future and support enha...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || GRENADA INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL W... 0 CANCUN, MEXICO – Grenada has accepted an invitation to participate in Singapore’s International Water Week in 2011. The invitation was extended to Environment Minister Karl Hood during a bilateral meeting with Singapore’s Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim on the ...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || PRIME MINISTER REITERATES CALL FOR INCREASED RESEA... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has maintained his call for Grenadian media practitioners to “dig deeper” into their subjects in order to provide “truthful” information to the public. The Prime Minister, a staunch supporter of a “free media” first made the call during a tr...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || AOSIS OFFERED INDIAN SCHOLARSHIPS 0 CANCUN, Mexico - India has reiterated an offer to provide scholarships and other technical assistance to member countries of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the Indian Government is offering a minimum of two scholarships to each of the 43...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || LAW & POLITICS - POLITICS AND THE CONSTITUTION 0 The recent political upheavals, in our never a dull moment Tri-Island State – may or may not have taken the people by surprise, depending on which side of the fence one is viewing from. And while the ole talk, and the attempt to cool down the heat that resulted therefrom, will continue behind th...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || PM THOMAS WARNS THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT 0 CANCUN, Mexico – The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) says it is not prepared to accept token decisions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference that will provide a beautiful façade but result in no real action and no significant impact on the problem of climate change. Grenada’s ...Read More >>>   12/13/2010 || GRENADA AND MEXICO AGREED TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATIO... 0 CANCUN, MEXICO – Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday, during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16). The two leaders held dis...Read More >>>   12/12/2010 || COMMENTARY: A GRENADIAN JOURNALIST PAYS THE PRICE ... 7 On a popular evening television public affairs program, Behind the Headlines, a veteran Barbadian reporter warned that the journalist has but one criterion to be effective in their profession: speak truth to power. For that professional prerogative, the journalist receives the following gifts -- los...Read More >>>   12/8/2010 || FUNDS APPROVED FOR GRENADA‘S PHASE-OUT OF HCFCS 1 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Wednesday, December 08, 2010: At the recently concluded 62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in Montreal Canada, US$210,000.00 was approved for Grenada to ph...Read More >>>   12/8/2010 || GOVERNMENT MUST PROVE ACCCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPAREN... 4 St. George’s, Grenada – December 8th 2010: Former Minister for Finance Hon. Anthony Boatswain is calling on the Prime Minister to be honest, accountable and transparent with Grenadians and provide the list of the names of persons hired by statutory bodies since July 8th 2008. He is also asking the P...Read More >>>   12/7/2010 || COTED PAYS TRIBUTE TO CARICOM SG 0 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stirring tributes to CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Sir Edwin Carrington, who demits office on 31 December 2010, marked the closure of the two-day meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) last Friday 3...Read More >>>   12/7/2010 || CARICOM TO MONITOR GENERAL ELECTIONS IN ST. VINCEN... 0 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through its Secretariat, has accepted an invitation from the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to observe the country’s General Elections scheduled for 13 December 2010. The CARICOM Elect...Read More >>>   12/7/2010 || PRIME MINISTER HEADS GRENADA DELEGATION TO CANCUN 2 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA; MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010 – A Grenada delegation headed by Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has arrived in Cancun, Mexico for the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) which will discuss ways of reducing global warming. The Prime Minister, who also chairs the Alliance of Sma...Read More >>>   12/5/2010 || RELIGIOUS CORNER - CAN THEY TELL YOU'VE BEEN WITH ... 0 Can They Tell You've Been with Jesus? ...They...recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 Luann Prater says: 'I got a company-logo license plate...now everybody can see who I work for. I was excited and proud-till somebody cut me off in traffic and I realised I can't react now ...Read More >>>   12/5/2010 || LAW & POLITICS - IS THE DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR? 6 At the press conference held by the two Ministers, Roberts and David, after they had belatedly taken the oath to accept their new portfolios from the Governor General last week Monday afternoon – Minister Roberts is reported to have said, among other things, that their action “was never a challenge...Read More >>>   12/5/2010 || FUNDS APPROVED FOR GRENADA TO PHASE-OUT OZONE DEPL... 0 Montreal, Canada: Grenada is among the first Latin American and Caribbean countries to received approval of funding for the Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase Out Management Plan (HPMP). The decision was taken at the just concluded 62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral ...Read More >>>   12/5/2010 || PRIME MINISTER URGES PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CON... 1 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has called on all Grenadians to participate in public consultations to review Grenada’s draft Constitution. “This is not a partisan or political issue. This is about Grenada and we must ensure we put in place a constitution that we all c...Read More >>>   12/5/2010 || GOVERNMENT CREATING SHORT TERM JOBS 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: Over 10, 000 jobs short term jobs were created from September 2010 to present as a result of the short term job creation measures announced by the Prime Minister in his September 7th address to the nation. Under the Debushing Programme, 1, 400 contracts were awarded amount...Read More >>>   12/3/2010 || MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON TRACK TO IMPLEMENTING ENERG... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thursday, December 02, 2010: As part of its waste reduction programme, and in keeping with the Energy Conservation Programme announced by the Minister of Finance in his 2010 Budget Speech, the Ministry of Finance launched its Energy Committee on Wednesday November 17th 2010. ...Read More >>>   12/3/2010 || CARRIACOU HOSTS REGIONAL SPORTING ACTIVITY 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou, December 2nd, 2010- The pitch is rolled and the venue preparations almost complete. It’s all in anticipation of a historic first for Carriacou. Starting Friday, December 3rd, the island will be hosting a regional cricket match. Grenada will play St. Vincent at the Laurist...Read More >>>   12/1/2010 || PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES GRENADIAN INVENTOR AS “A ... 1 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 – “A great Grenadian.” That’s the description Prime Minister, Hon. Tillman Thomas gave to Mr. Lennon Mapson, a Grenadian inventor and entrepreneur, who on Tuesday launch a new brand of juices using local fruits. The Prime Minister told the launc...Read More >>>   12/1/2010 || IN AFRICA NUTMEG IS CALLED THE SEXY SPICE AND IS U... 0 STONE TOWN, Zanzibar — The ladies dancing in the streets at a wedding celebration here haven’t had a drop of alcohol, but they look remarkably tipsy as they flirtingly parade their assets in front of a row of neighborhood men. The women are wrapped head-to-toe in kanga, the colorful African fabri...Read More >>>   12/1/2010 || GOVERNMENT MUST PAY OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS OWED TO SM... 2 St. George’s, Grenada – December 1st, 2010: Former Minister for Works Hon. Gregory Bowen is calling on the Minister for Finance Hon. Nazim Burke to pay outstanding amounts owed to a number of small contractors and businessmen before Christmas. The former member of Government says many of these in...Read More >>>   11/30/2010 || RELIGIOUS CORNER-HANDLING FAMILY PROBLEMS 0 Handling Family Problems ...in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:3 In order to bless all the families of the earth, Abraham had to start with his own family. Before a man could qualify for leadership in the New Testament church, they examined his home life (1Timoth...Read More >>>   11/30/2010 || PRIME MINISTER WANTS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PRE... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010 – Prime Minister, Hon. Tillman Thomas has called for a collaborative approach to “optimally preserve, renew and promote” Grenada’s heritage. Speaking recently to the Fourth Willie Redhead Foundation Patrimonial Awards Ceremony, the Grenadian lead...Read More >>>   11/30/2010 || PRICES OF SELECTED CONSTRUCTION INPUTS HAVE FALLEN 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Tuesday, November 30, 2010: Prices of selected construction inputs have started falling. It may be recalled that the Prime Minister, in a national address on September 7th 2010, announced Government’s decision to implement a number of short term measures aimed at creating ...Read More >>>     11/28/2010 || RELIGIOUS CORNER - WHEN YOU ARE THE LEADER 0 ...the leader should be like a servant. Luke 22:26 Michael Bruner writes about how, as a brash young college student, he attended a lecture by a former U.S. Attorney General. He says: 'Afterwards I approached him to see if we could meet for coffee. To his associates' shock, he said, "How abou...Read More >>>