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4/23/2012 || SPICE MAN 5 Grenada is the best place in the world, surrounded by his compatriots, he boasts, Grenada nice you know, you can hear spice man voice echoing in the room, sunshine beaming from his smile and the whiteness of his teeth, glowing and lighting up the room with every enunciation that he makes Grenada has...Read More >>>   4/23/2012 || FARMERS IN CARRIACOU GETTING ASSISTANCE 1 Hillsborough, Carriacou, April 20th, 2012-Twenty (20) farmers in Carriacou and Petite Martinique will be receiving assistance from a World Bank project funded by the Japanese Government. The project is geared towards assisting them to cope with weather fluctuations, the global financial crisis an...Read More >>>   4/23/2012 || MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ACTIVIT... 2 St. George’s, Grenada, April 20, 2012: The Ministry of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development is encouraging citizens and community groups to participate in activities for Earth Day – 2012 which will be observed on Sunday April 22. The theme for Earth Day this year is "Mobilize the Ear...Read More >>>   4/23/2012 || GRENADA TO HOLD NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPM... 0 ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, Thursday, April 19, 2012: The Ministry of Finance, Planning, Economy, Cooperatives and Energy is currently preparing to design a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) in Grenada. An NSDS will enable Grenada to build a reliable statistical system that produc...Read More >>>   4/18/2012 || GRENADA AND THAILAND DISCUSS INVESTMENT 0 Tillman Thomas this morning welcomed Ambassador of Thailand to Grenada, H.E. Udomphol Ninmad to his Botanical Gardens office. The Prime Minister and the Thai Ambassador discussed the recently concluded Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, which Prime Minister Thomas described as an “opp...Read More >>>   4/18/2012 || CHANGES IN PETROLEUM PRICES - APRIL 2012 1 reduce font size reset font size increase font size ADJUSTMENT TO PETROLEUM PRICES April 2012 ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, Tuesday, April 17, 2012: The General public is hereby informed that, effective, Wednesday 18th, April 2012, the retail prices of petroleum products (Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosen...Read More >>>   4/18/2012 || UNITED NATIONS-BACKED CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT FOR G... 1 St. George’s, Grenada, April 17, 2012 – The Ministry of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development (MOEFTED), in collaboration with the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development (UNDSD), is implementing a project titled, “Integrating Climate Change into National Sustainable Developm...Read More >>>   4/18/2012 || DELIVERING THE GRENADA APPS 0 Forty-two technology enthusiasts have been given the opportunity to benefit from one of the fastest growing global industries. With the Gardener Group estimating its revenue generation to be USS 50 Billion by the year 2015, the Mobile Application Development industry is growing rapidly and Grena...Read More >>>   4/18/2012 || CARIBBEAN LEADERS PRESS US PRESIDENT ON SECURITY 2 (Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean leaders pressed United States President Barack Obama for greater support in securing the Region from the traffic in illegal narcotics and small arms. The leaders met in Cartagena, Colombia following the Sixth Summit of...Read More >>>   4/15/2012 || MDC STAGES SPORTS MEET AFTER TWO POSTPONEMENTS 0 Finally, Mac Donald College’s Annual Sports Meet took place on March 20th 2012 at the Fond Recreational Grounds. The sports meet was scheduled to take place on three occasions prior to that date (the 2nd, 9th and 16th of March), however it was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. Ever...Read More >>>   4/13/2012 || ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCE (EIR) 0 What is EIR? On October 11, 2011, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new initiative to harness industry expertise from the public and private sectors that will increase the job creation potential of employment-based and high-skilled visa categories. Called ‘Entrepreneurs in Residence’,...Read More >>>   4/13/2012 || KOREAN MARINE SPECIALISTS VISIT RESEARCH PROJECT S... 0 A technical team from the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture, together with officials of the Marine Research Division of the Korea Marine Institute, conducted site visits to coastal areas in St Andrew on Wednesday. The site visits are part of the preliminary work for research on the south ...Read More >>>   4/13/2012 || PRIME MINISTER HEADS DELEGATION TO SUMMIT OF THE A... 2 Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas will head Grenada’s delegation to the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartegena, Colombia, on April 14 and 15. Prime Minister Thomas, accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Karl Hood and Foreign Service Officer, Podie Chitan, will leave Grenada on Thu...Read More >>>   4/13/2012 || KOREAN MARINE SPECIALISTS CONDUCT COASTAL RESEARCH... 0 A team of marine specialists from the Republic of Korea are in Grenada this week to initiate work on a marine research project on the south east coast of Grenada. The project dubbed "Research on the South and South East Coast of Grenada" spans from Telescope, St Andrew to Point Saline St George's...Read More >>>   4/5/2012 || GOVERNMENT FULFILLS MAJOR COMMITMENT TO GRENADIAN ... 12 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, APRIL 2nd, 2012 _ A major commitment by Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas to the people of St. Patrick and Carriacou will be fulfilled on Wednesday 4th April, 2012, when the T. A. Marryshow Community College launches its video conference facility to three campus locations. ...Read More >>>   4/4/2012 || BUILDING GRENADA TOGETHER 2 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2012 - Chairman of the TEXPO Organising Committee and Director of ICT in the Ministry of ICT - Prime Minister's Office, Loretta Simon, is calling for greater collaboration between the private and public sector in promoting ICT as an enabler of socio-economi...Read More >>>   4/4/2012 || TEAM GRENADA HEADS TO ST LUCIA'S DRAG WARS 1 St George's, Grenada April 4th 2012: Local drag racers packed their cars into containers as they set off to participate in what is termed one of the most highly anticipated drag racing events for 2012. The third annual 'Drag Wars- The Redemption' event is carded for Saturday April 14th and Sunday 15...Read More >>>   4/4/2012 || OPPOSITION LEADER APPEALS TO GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS... 1 Grenada’s Opposition Leader, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell says he is deeply concerned that in addition to the high rate of unemployment those who are lucky enough to have full time or part time employment are many times forced to work for starvation wages while a very select few continue to enjoy...Read More >>>   4/4/2012 || USCIS TO ACCEPT H-1B PETITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 201... 0 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 cap on Monday April 2, 2012. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of a properly filed petition with the ...Read More >>>   4/4/2012 || USCIS ANNOUNCES CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION GRANT ... 0 WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today the availability of a competitive grant opportunity designed to promote immigrant civic integration and prepare permanent residents for citizenship. This year’s program will offer approximately $5 million in funding for c...Read More >>>   4/4/2012 || U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES OPENS NE... 0 NEW YORK—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today celebrated the official opening of its newest immigration field office in Queens, N.Y. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and USCIS’s New York District Director Andrea Quarantillo were joined by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (14th District...Read More >>>   3/30/2012 || GOVERNMENT FULLY SUPPORTS ORGANISATION OF SERVICE ... 0 Grenada’s Prime Minister, Hon. Tillman Thomas, has endorsed efforts by the island’s services sector to take advantage of increased opportunities in the global market. The Prime Minister, on Friday, said the organisation of the services sector in Grenada, provides the foundation for securing great...Read More >>>   3/29/2012 || BOWEN CALLS FOR ACTION TO LIBERALIZE THE SUPPLY OF... 10 Former energy minister, Gregory Bowen, is calling upon the Tillman Thomas administration to follow up an existing OECS initiative which is aimed at liberalizing the supply of electricity, with a view toward reducing the heavy burden on home owners and businesses. According to Sen. Bowen during his ...Read More >>>   3/28/2012 || GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATIO... 1 The Grenada government has taken concrete steps to strengthen the management and implementation of cabinet decisions for the measurement of performance, within the Public Service. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, who also has ministerial responsibility for the Public Service, has pointed to the est...Read More >>>   3/28/2012 || HEALTH MINISTER SUPPORTS 2012 BUDGET 0 Government minister, Senator Ann Peters, has pledged that the Ministry of Health will continue on its journey to implement its Primary Healthcare Strategy. The Health Minister says the strategy is vital as the ministry continues to “build, improve and deliver healthcare services that are meaningf...Read More >>>   3/28/2012 || MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING SEMINAR FOR GRENADIAN POLIC... 2 The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) now has a cadre of police officers that can be called upon to manage situations involving mentally challenged people, should the need arise. Twenty-five officers have just completed a training workshop whose objectives including the development of a Manual fo...Read More >>>   3/28/2012 || NATIONAL TOBACCO STEERING COMMITTEE MEETS 1 The National Tobacco Steering Committee has met to review its progress and strategies, and to consider future plans and programs, as Grenada moves close to passing new tobacco legislation. The committee, which draws representation from a wide cross-section of organizations, met with Dr. Tomo Kand...Read More >>>   3/27/2012 || GRENADA GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA 0 The Prime Minister’s Office categorically denies that it had anything to do with the reported termination of Mr. Rawle Titus by the Grenada Advocate newspaper. While the Prime Minister’s Office did point out its concerns over the “inaccuracies” in a report, which appeared on the front page of th...Read More >>>   3/27/2012 || IRD EXTENDS HOURS OF OPERATION AT MAIN CASH OFFICE... 0 The Inland Revenue Division (IRD) of the Ministry of Finance wishes to advise the general public that in an effort to meet the needs of all taxpayers, the IRD’s main Cash Office, located at the Financial Complex, Carenage, St. George’s, will open from 7:00am to 4:00 pm on Friday March 30th, 2012 and...Read More >>>     3/27/2012 || HER MAJESTY'S PRISONS RECEIVE COMPUTERS 0 Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Prisons, Don Kenzie, this morning received two laptop computers from the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). One of the computers will be used to improve the management of the prison’s Industry Department, which involves the agricultural projects and tail...Read More >>>