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5/9/2012 || WANTED MAN FOUND 1 Ashley AUGUSTINE, aka “Bower / Black Boy”, 33 years old of Hope, St. Andrew has been captured. Augustine who was wanted by Police for questioning in connection with the offences of RAPE, & HOUSEBREAKING & STEALING was captured at about 8:30 p.m. last night (Monday 7th May, 2012) on Lucas Street, ...Read More >>>   5/9/2012 || WANTED MAN FOUND 0 Ashley AUGUSTINE, aka “Bower / Black Boy”, 33 years old of Hope, St. Andrew has been captured. Augustine who was wanted by Police for questioning in connection with the offences of RAPE, & HOUSEBREAKING & STEALING was captured at about 8:30 p.m. last night (Monday 7th May, 2012) on Lucas Street, ...Read More >>>   5/9/2012 || IMMIGRATION AND PASSPORT DEPT. WINS UN AWARDS 0 The Immigration and Passport Department of the Royal Grenada Police Force has claimed a personal victory by emerging second place winners in the 2012 United Nations Public Service Award Program. The Department placed second from over four hundred participants in the category of “Improving the Del...Read More >>>   5/8/2012 || MINISTER BURKE HEADS LOCAL TEAM TO HIGH LEVEL CONF... 0 Minister for Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy and Cooperatives, Hon. V. Nazim Burke and a team of Senior Government Officials, are currently in Barbados attending a High Level Conference of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on Achieving Sustainable Energy For All, in Barbados. This Conference...Read More >>>   5/8/2012 || PRIME MINISTER EXPRESSES SYMPATHY WITH DOMINICA ON... 2 Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has expressed condolences to the Government and people of Dominica on the passing of that island’s Ambassador to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM, His Excellency Charles Maynard, who died this morning. The following is the ful...Read More >>>   5/4/2012 || ALLEY GILL GIVEN THE AXE 4 Prime Minister Tillman Thomas confirmed to journalist Linda Straker that he advised Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean to revoke the senatorial position of his junior Tourism and Culture minister. This comes just two days after Grenada’s Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture, Hon. Peter...Read More >>>   5/4/2012 || ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY PRIME MINISTER 3 Ladies and gentlemen, this evening I wish to address you on national matters that have been occupying the undue yet understandable attention of our nation. This is occurring at a time when we should be focusing all our energies on the development tasks at hand. During the past few months our party a...Read More >>>   5/3/2012 || DEBATE ERUPTS OVER BULLET AID 0 A debate over distributing $9.9 million worth of so-called “bullet aid” erupted on the floor of the state Senate late this afternoon after Democrats decried a resolution that sent the money to schools Republican-controlled districts. The resolution was approved, but only after a lengthy floor deb...Read More >>>   5/3/2012 || SUBVERTING THE MIRANDA RULE 0 When the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Miranda case that criminal suspects in custody must be told of their right to have a lawyer and to remain silent, the purpose was to ensure that the police and prosecutors did not obtain a confession through improper means. But the office of the Queens di...Read More >>>   5/1/2012 || SENATE DEMS CALL FOR PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING, SP... 0 Senate Democrats today called on Republicans to back a public financing system for state political campaigns, saying that it’s the surest way to shift the focus from big money donors. In a news conference, about a dozen Democrats pushed for the passage of a bill sponsored by Sen. Eric Adams of Br...Read More >>>   5/1/2012 || SILVER ON ALBANY’S BIG 3: CAMPAIGN FINANCE, MINIMU... 0 Following a news conference on the Assembly’s expected passage of the New York DREAM Fund, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver fielded questions from reporters on the three biggest issues facing the state Legislature this year—campaign-finance reform, the minimum wage and whether teacher evaluations sho...Read More >>>   4/30/2012 || PRIME MINISTER INFORMED OF MINISTER’S RESIGNATION 7 ST.GEORGE, GRENADA, APRIL 30, 2012_Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has been informed of the resignation of the Minister for Tourism and Culture, Hon Peter David, from the government. While this did not come as a surprise, the Prime Minister is undeterred in his resolve to continue his gover...Read More >>>   4/30/2012 || TOURISM MINISTER PETER DAVID RESIGNS FROM CABINET! 6 Grenada's Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture Minister Peter David has tendered his resignation from the cabinet of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. “I was pushed into having to take this decision after the Prime Minister refused to accept the proposal that the Minister of Information retract publi...Read More >>>   4/28/2012 || MESSAGE BY PRIME MINISTER HON. TILLMAN THOMAS 0 MESSAGE BY PRIME MINISTER HON. TILLMAN THOMAS FOR WORLD INTELECTIUAL PROPERTY DAY, APIL 26th 2012. World Intellectual Property Day is an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that intellectual property makes to innovation and cultural creation – and the immense good that these two social phen...Read More >>>   4/28/2012 || STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER HON. TILLMAN THOMAS 4 Statement by Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas At the launch of the Grenada Investment Generation Strategy Grenada Grand Beach Resort April 26th, 2012: I am pleased to accept the Grenada Investment Generation Strategy on behalf of the Government and people of Grenada. For the last four years my ...Read More >>>   4/28/2012 || GRENADA OBSERVES VACCINATION WEEK 2012 0 A week of activities designed to promote the life-saving benefits of Immunization is underway. It’s in commemoration of Vaccination Week of the Americas 2012, which officially began on Monday. The theme of the celebration is, “For You, For Me, For Everyone. Get Vaccinated!’’ This year marks the...Read More >>>   4/19/2012 || STATE POLS SPAR OVER MINIMUM WAGE HIKE 0 ALBANY - Opponents and proponents of a hike in the state minimum wage continued to spar Wednesday, with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos calling it a "job killer" and Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver saying increased paychecks would ripple through the New York economy. But, while Sena...Read More >>>   4/16/2012 || TOWNS: I WOULD HAVE WON 0 Here’s the statement from Rep. Ed Towns confirming last night’s reports that he is not seeking a 16th term this fall. He couldn’t help but slip in a little dig at his opponents, insisting he would have won had he remained in teh race. The 77-year-old Brooklyn Democrat had kept an almost nonexiste...Read More >>>   4/16/2012 || BROOKLYN CONGRESSMAN ED TOWNS BOWS OUT OF REELECTI... 0 After 30 years in Congress, Representative Ed Towns will not seek reelection this year. “After months of long family discussions, I have decided not to seek reelection for my seat in the United State House of Representatives," Towns said in a statement Monday morning. "I believe firmly that we wo...Read More >>>   4/12/2012 || SHOOTER OF UNARMED FLORIDA TEEN FACES SECOND-DEGRE... 0 A Florida special prosecutor announced Wednesday evening that George Zimmerman was in police custody and will be charged with second-degree murder in connection with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen. Zimmerman is now being held in Sanford, Fla., the same town where he shot and kil...Read More >>>   4/11/2012 || RUBEN DIAZ SIR. GOES OFF ON CHARLIE RANGEL’S ‘HEAR... 0 During Congressman Charlie Rangel’s reelection kickoff yesterday, Mr. Rangel was asked about one of his main primary opponents, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, and remarked, ”I do know that there are a lot of people who hear voices to tell them to do things, but they really need hearing aids.” A...Read More >>>   4/11/2012 || A BILL ONLY VIGILANTES COULD LOVE 0 "Stand Your Ground" has no place in New York The last thing New York State needs — after making so much progress in reducing violence — is more of its citizens shooting at each other. But that’s exactly what we’d get if a “Stand Your Ground” bill kicking around Albany ever becomes law. The ...Read More >>>   04/10/2012 || THE HIDDEN COST IN SCHOOL BUDGETS 0 Our opinion: The state needs to watch upcoming school budget votes to see if a new tax cap is widening the disparity between rich and poor districts. School district budget votes are more than a month away, but we’re already getting an inkling of winners and losers. Or perhaps the right phrase mi...Read More >>>   04/10/2012 || OPPOSING VIEW: OFFER RETIREMENT SECURITY FOR ALL W... 0 Social Security benefits average just $1,200 a month, leading many workers to rely on employer-sponsored plans such as 401(k)s to maintain their standard of living when they retire. Yet, these plans come with high fees and a complicated array of investment options, not to mention painful losses when...Read More >>>   03/26/2012 || REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY THREATENS TO PULL PLANT 0 Remington Arms Company threatens to pull plant out of New York in response to Bloomy-backed gun bill Business employs more than 1,000 in town of Ilion ALBANY — One of the world’s major gun manufacturers is threatening to pull its plant out of New York over a gun bill pushed by Mayor Bloomberg....Read More >>>   03/26/2012 || NYS NOW RECOGNIZES STILLBORN CHILDREN 0 ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) - Parents of stillborn children can now receive official recognition from New York State. Until now, there was no way to formally recognize these pregnancies that ended before or during birth. Last week, a new law took effect, allowing mothers and fathers to receive a Certific...Read More >>>   03/26/2012 || CUOMO FLEXIBLE ON HEALTH EXCHANGE 0 Governor suggests he could use other mechanisms to establish a health insurance exchange in accordance with 2010 law ALBANY — Establishing a health insurance exchange for the Empire State has cropped up as a flash point in the debate over this year's state budget, officials said, but Gov. Andrew ...Read More >>>   03/26/2012 || PUBLIC ADVOCATE BILL DE BLASIO BLASTS CO-OP'S PROP... 0 De Blasio calls Brooklyn co-op's proposal a wrongheaded affront to American values and interests Public Advocate Bill de Blasio slams Park Slope co-op's proposed ban of Israeli products. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is joining the Park Slope co-op food fight, slamming the proposed ban of Isr...Read More >>>   03/26/2012 || FOR STATE HEALTH CARE, FAIR EXCHANGE NEEDED 0 As the Supreme Court prepares to take up the constitutionality of the national health care reform law this week, on the two-year anniversary of its passage, millions of Americans are already reaping its benefits. For the goal of health care reform to be fully realized, state lawmakers need to do the...Read More >>>     03/26/2012 || PENSION REFORM VOTE SHOULDN'T COST LAWMAKERS 0 With several candidates elsewhere in the state already being targeted for their support of a new Tier VI pension plan, and the state’s biggest union announcing it is pulling all political support and donations in the wake of the pension vote, it is only a matter of time before the contentious decisi...Read More >>>