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3/10/2013 || PM CCLLS FOR UNITY TO BUILD GRENADA 16 Grenada’s newly-elected Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has called for all hands on deck and unity in rebuilding the tri-island nation. During a town hall meeting at Brooklyn College yesterday Dr Mitchell, whose New National Party swept the February 19 general election, urged all nationals to ge...Read More >>>   3/10/2013 || GRENADA TO COMMENCE DISCUSSIONS WITH CREDITORS ON ... 27 The Government of Grenada announced today that circumstances have forced it to undertake a comprehensive and collaborative restructuring of its public debt, including its United States (U.S.) and Eastern Caribbean (EC) Dollar Bonds due in 2025. The Grenadian economy has been severely affected by ...Read More >>>   3/5/2013 || PM CLEARS THE AIR ON HIS MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER... 43 Prime Minister Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell has sought to clear the air over allegations in some quarters that he has moved to dismiss Police Commissioner Wilan Thompson. The Prime Minister has also expressed concern, that some aspects of a private conversation he had with Commissioner...Read More >>>   3/5/2013 || GRENADA'S NEW CABINET 37 Grenada Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has named his new Cabinet, with a total of 11 Ministers. The announcement comes after Mitchell led the New National Party to a landslide sweep of all 15 seats contested in the country’s Feb. 19 elections. Below is a full list of government ministers and t...Read More >>>   3/5/2013 || GRENADA AND BVI TO COHOST LEADERSHIP SUMMIT ON ENV... 3 Newly elected prime minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, has pledged his commitment to co-host the leadership summit for the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) from May 17-18. The prime minister was updated on the status of preparation for the summit on We...Read More >>>   2/28/2013 || PM MITCHELL EXPECTS RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL MEDIA ... 9 Prime minister of Grenada Dr Keith Mitchell says he expects the relationship between his new administration and the local media to grow from strength to strength. Mitchell was addressing his first news conference shortly after his return to office on Monday following general elections last Tuesda...Read More >>>   2/27/2013 || PRIME MINISTER MITCHELL EXPECTS RELATIONSHIP WITH ... 13 Prime Minister Dr. the Rt.t Honourable Keith Mitchell says he expects the relationship between his new administration and the local Media to grow from strength to strength. Prime Minister Mitchell was addressing his first News conference shortly after his return to office on Monday following gene...Read More >>>   2/26/2013 || NEW NATIONAL PARTY SAYS THANKS 26 The New National Party takes this opportunity on behalf of the winning team to extend a hearty thank you to all Grenadians at home and abroad for having the confidence and trust in the NNP Team “to deliver “as promised. We shall not disappoint you. However, we ask that you are patient and realis...Read More >>>   2/26/2013 || NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET 3 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries informs the public that National Farmers’ Market will be on Wednesday February 27 at the Grenada Youth Development Centre car park. Shop at the farmers’ market on Wednesday February 27th, 2013 and every second Wednesday after that and as usual g...Read More >>>   2/26/2013 || WINDIES CHASE SWEEP IN GRENADA 2 Captain Dwayne Bravo says West Indies will attempt a clean sweep when they play Zimbabwe in the third and final one-oay international (ODI) at the Grenada National Stadium today. West Indies have already won the series after coasting to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI Sunday to...Read More >>>   2/25/2013 || OAS / CANADA SCHOLARSHIPS 0 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the University of Winnipeg are offering academic scholarships to qualified candidates interested in furthering their education. Scholarships are being offered for Master’s degree in Development Practice in Indigenous Development for the academic year ...Read More >>>   2/25/2013 || FORMER PM CRITICISED IN WAKE OF ELECTION LOSS 19 All of Grenada’s weekly newspapers devoted ample space in news and commentaries to the February 19 general elections, in which the prime minister lost his seat and his government booted out of office after one term. Keith Mitchell, who has a doctorate in mathematics and statistics, has returned a...Read More >>>   2/22/2013 || INTERNATIONAL CRICKET RETURNS TO GRENADA 0 Cricket fans in Grenada are expected to come out in large numbers when the West Indies cricket team makes a return to the island for the three-match One-Day Series against Zimbabwe. Friday’s One-Day International at the Grenada National Stadium will be the first match of the International Home Se...Read More >>>   2/22/2013 || PISTORIUS GRANTED BAIL 0 Olympian Oscar Pistorius was granted bail today, paving the way for him to be freed from custody, pending his trial in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair made the ruling Friday, after four days of arguments from prosecution and def...Read More >>>   2/22/2013 || 'NDC WILL REGROUP—THOMAS 6 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Grenada is going to “regroup” from Tuesday’s crushing election loss, party leader Tillman Thomas has said. “We are going to regroup and come again,” the former prime minister is quoted as saying in the Trinidad Guardian. The paper said it spoke with Th...Read More >>>   2/21/2013 || GRENADA OPEN FOR BUSINESS 52 Dr Patrick Antoine, the chief economic advisor to the new Grenada Government, yesterday declared the island was open again after Tuesday’s general election at which the New National Party, led by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, won all 15 of the constituencies. Speaking on his way to yesterday’s swea...Read More >>>   2/21/2013 || SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA 0 The Republic of Cuba in collaboration with the Government of Grenada is offering scholarships for qualified Grenadian nationals who wish to pursue studies in the field of medicine for the academic year 2013. ...Read More >>>   2/21/2013 || CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION (CTO) SCHOLARSHIP A... 0 The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is now accepting applications for scholarships from suitably qualified Caribbean nationals wishing to study Tourism or Hospitality at the Master’s Level, and language training for persons already working in the Tourism Sector. Additionally, the CTO is offe...Read More >>>   2/20/2013 || ELECTION RESULTS REACTION FROM THE NATIONAL UNITED... 9 The Political Leader of National United Front, Mrs. Glynis Roberts has congratulated the New National Party on its election victory. At 8.27 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, Mrs. Roberts called the elected representative for St. George South, Mrs. Alexandra Otway-Noel and offered congratulatio...Read More >>>   2/19/2013 || IT'S MITCHELL AGAIN 53 Sixty-five-year-old Keith Claudius Mitchell entered into the history of Caribbean politics when he led his New National Party (NNP) to a clean sweep of the 15 seats at stake in Tuesday’s general election, becoming the first Grenadian political leader to achieve the feat, having previously done so in...Read More >>>   2/19/2013 || NNP RETURNS TO POWER IN A LANDSLIDE! 5 Supporters of the main opposition New National Party (NNP) took to the streets in celebration here on Tuesday night after the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) conceded defeat in the general election. The NNP, headed by former prime minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, appears heading for a clean...Read More >>>   2/19/2013 || CLEAN SWEEP IN SIGHT FOR NNP 12 The main opposition New National Party (NNP) is on the verge of repeating the results of the 1999 general election when it won all 15 seats. Preliminary results issued show that the NNP, headed by former prime minister Dr Keith Mitchell, has won 12 seats including that of several government mini...Read More >>>   2/19/2013 || GRENADIANS VOTE TODAY 14 Grenadians were voting Tuesday to elect a new government after a six-week campaign in which both the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New National party (NNP) told voters they were best suited to deal with the socio-economic problems of the Spice Isle. Long lines ...Read More >>>   2/18/2013 || READY, SET... 1 Voters in Grenada go to the polls on Tuesday in a general election that is widely expected to be won by the opposition New National Party (NNP) led by former prime minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, although the likely margin is uncertain. The latest findings of a tracking survey conducted in Grenada b...Read More >>>   2/14/2013 || INTEGRITY OF NEW VOTERS REGISTRATION SYSTEM INDEPE... 8 Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has expressed appreciation to the Organization of American States (OAS), for its speedy response to his request, to provide technical support to validate and verify the integrity of the new voter registration system; to ensure that the upcoming general election is ...Read More >>>   2/14/2013 || STUDENTS BEING ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN SPISE 6 Students with strong interest in science and engineering are being encouraged to participate in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE). SPISE is an initiative of the Caribbean Science Foundation (CFS), which offers an intensive four-week enrichment residential sum...Read More >>>   2/14/2013 || MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP IN THE UK 5 Officials of the Scholarship Desk at the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, is directing individuals desirous of advancing their studies in Sustainability to a number of links, through which, they can access available scholarships in the United Kingdom. The University of Leeds ...Read More >>>   2/12/2013 || NEW NATIONAL PARTY WELCOMES THE NDC POLITICAL LEAD... 7 St George’s - The New National Party welcomes the NDC Political Leader's pronouncements that the Cruise Ship Port constructed by the previous Keith Mitchell administration is tantamount to the progress in the tourism sector. It's amazing, though, that he has never mentioned that before and is doi...Read More >>>   2/11/2013 || EARTHQUAKE SHAKES TRINIDAD, GRENADA 7 A magnitude-5.0 earthquake has rattled Trinidad & Tobago during its popular Carnival celebrations, but no damage or injuries have been reported. The quake struck shortly after midnight some 55 miles or 89 kilometers from the twin-island nation's capital of Port-of-Spain. There were reports o...Read More >>>     2/11/2013 || POPE TO RESIGN ON FEBRUARY 28 0 Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he would resign February 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. Following is the text of his announcement, delivered to cardinals gathered for a ceremony to name three new saints. "Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the ...Read More >>>