The Ministry of Health, Social Security, the Environment and Ecclesiastical Relations notes with grave concern the actions taken by the students of the Grenada School of Nursing on January 11th, 2005. The Ministry is concerned that students would have taken such action without full consultation with Senior Officials of the Ministry and recognizing that building space for all Health Facilities will be at a premium far into the foreseeable future. The Grenada School of Nursing, like all other institutions of learning in Grenada, was severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Ivan. The student body had been informed of the difficulties and the efforts being made by the Ministry to improve the conditions. With the damage caused to the buildings, two (2) options were available to the Ministry: temporarily suspend the programmes at the School of Nursing, or continue the programme to facilitate students completing their studies and new students commencing their programme of training. At the same time, continue to identify an alternative location to accommodate the School and finalize plans for the transfer of the School of Nursing to the T. A. Marryshow Community College. The Ministry chose to continue the programme despite the conditions. Discussions were held with the Chief Nursing Officer and the Director, Grenada School of Nursing in this regard. The Ministry is of the opinion that it is to the long-term benefit of the students to complete their programme, notwithstanding the difficulties and inconveniences. Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SECURITY, THE ENVIRONMENT & ECCLESIASTIC RELATIONS