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4/7/2011 || PRIME MINISTER DELIGHTS 4HERS AT TWO SCHOOLS 1 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA - The faces of students at the St. Michaels R.C and St. Patrick’s R.C schools lit up today as Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas presented two power tillers, two bags of fertilizer and a quantity of seeds each, to the school’s 4-H clubs. The Prime Minister challenged the stu...Read More >>>   4/7/2011 || DIVISION OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT HOSTS KITE FLYING DA... 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou, April 7th, 2011- The Division of Youth Empowerment within the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs is keeping alive the kite-flying tradition of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Kites of different shapes, colours and sizes were featured as the Division host...Read More >>>   4/7/2011 || WHO IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF WE THE P... 4 Citizens in Defence of Grenada’s Lands and Heritage is very disappointed that the trend of alienating and dispossessing the people of Grenada of their property and rights of access to public property continues. Citizens in Defence of Grenada’s Lands and Heritage takes the opportunity to bring t...Read More >>>   4/7/2011 || FARM LABOUR SUPPORT PROGRAMME TAKES EFFECT IN CARR... 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou - Agriculture Officer in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Benson Patrice, has expressed satisfaction at the dedication shown by Farmers on the Sister Isles. Patrice, who has been monitoring the work of the farmers, said he is impressed with the level of farming being displ...Read More >>>   4/7/2011 || OUTSTANDING SON OF THE SOIL PASSES AWAY 0 Mr. Griffin Dennis Cummings of Conference, St. Andrew’s (originally from Paraclete), passed away on Wednesday 06 April, 2011 in Auburn, Georgia. Mr. Cummings was a well-known Pharmacist, who distributed medicine in many of the different government dispensaries in Grenada. He was also a licensed ...Read More >>>   4/7/2011 || SAASS AND SDCSS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND INTERCOL CHAMP... 9 The 2011 Scotia Bank INTERCOL games - arguable the biggest sporting event in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and second only to Jamaica - proved to be just as exciting and nail-biting as previous championships. The winner of the male category was only determined after the final r...Read More >>>   4/6/2011 || DAY 1 OF INTERCOL – WHO WILL BE CROWNED CHAMPS IN ... 1 As the curtains came down on Day 1 of the 2011 INTERCOL Games, many Grenadians are left to wonder and speculate as to what Day 2 will be like since they have not been able to identify any clear winners in the Male and Female categories. Unlike in previous years, no school has taken a commanding...Read More >>>   4/5/2011 || HOOD CALLS FOR REDUCED COST OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TE... 1 Grenada wants developed countries to provide significantly reduced cost of renewable energy technologies to small island states. This was among issues highlighted by Foreign Minister Karl Hood as he addressed the Inaugural First Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || A PEACEFUL MARCH AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT 51 All members of the General public are invited to a Peaceful March against the state of Unemployment in Grenada, Carriacou & Petit Martinique. This march will take place in the town of Grenville on Friday April 1st from 11:00 am. Whether you are affected directly by the high rate of unemploymen...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || GOVERNEMNT AND OSPREY LINES CLOSER TO SIGNING AGRE... 1 Hillsborough, Carriacou, March 31, 2011- Government and the Grenada Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) are closer to signing a formal concessions’ agreement with Osprey Lines Ltd., which could result in cheaper travel between Carriacou and the mainland. The agreement, when finalized, will ...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || FINANCE MINISTER TOURS GRENADA DISTILLERS LTD 3 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thursday, March 31, 2011: On Tuesday March 29th, Finance Minister, Hon. V. Nazim Burke, conducted a tour of Grenada Distillers Ltd. He was accompanied by Mr. Christopher DeRiggs, Director, Private Sector Development, Ministry of Finance. The tour provided the Minister with...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || PRIME MINISTER HON. TILLMAN THOMAS’ ADDRESS AT LAU... 0 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MARCH 31st, 2011_ It is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon. I view this occasion as an important one for our farmers and our country. As you are aware our government has consistently supported the resurgence of the agricultural sector since coming to office two and a half...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || CARICOM SECRETARIAT CONVENES A SERIES OF MEETINGS ... 1 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will convene a series of meetings next week at its headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana from 4 – 7 April 2011, which will focus on the free movement of persons and contingent rights in the CARI...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || SIX-YEAR US$7.5 MILLION MARKET ACCESS AND RURAL EN... 4 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Wednesday, March 30, 2011: His Excellency, Ambassador Stephen Fletcher, on behalf of the Government of Grenada, signed a US$3 million loan agreement today, in Rome, with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), for the Market Access and Rural Enterprise Deve...Read More >>>   4/1/2011 || GOVERNMENT EMBARKS ON INFRASTRUTURAL DEVELOPMENT I... 6 Hillsborough, Carriacou, March 30, 2011- The construction of two retaining walls and one box drain is being undertaken by the Public Works Division of the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs as part of its capital projects for 2011. The retaining walls, in the villages of Mt. Roya...Read More >>>   3/30/2011 || GRENADIAN WOMAN HONOURED IN UK 3 The Grenadian born, Dr. Roselle Antoine MBE, was honoured this weekend, as a "Distinguished Woman in the UK Black Community" in a ceremony entitled, "Honouring the Black Woman's Contribution to Civilisation". Over 200 guests at the Edutainment Palace, attended the International Women's month event, ...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || GRENADA NAMES NEW AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM AND OECS 1 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MARCH 29th, 2011_The Grenada Government has named Mr. William Joseph, as the country’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Prime Minister Tillman Thomas announced the decision today, during the government’...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || NATIONAL OZONE UNIT FACILITATES THE PARTICIPATION ... 0 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Monday, March 28, 2011: The Government of Guyana, through their National Ozone Unit in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme/Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNEP/ROLAC), has organised a Regional Technical Meeting for Refrigeration and Air...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || COMMONWEALTH DAY OBSERVED IN CARRIACOU 1 Hillsborough, Carriacou, March 25, 2011- The culture and food of five Commonwealth countries were displayed as schools in Carriacou participated in the observance of Commonwealth Day 2011. The event was organized by the Division of Youth Empowerment within the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martin...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – PUT CCC WORKERS BACK TO WORK 4 St. George’s, Grenada - Former Minister for Works Hon. Gregory Bowen says enough is enough, the NDC Government should take immediate measures to ensure that the CCC workers are back on the job before the end of March. He said since the Government terminated the contract with CCC forcing them to lea...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || MINISTER BURKE HEADS ECCU DELEGATION AT CALGARY ME... 1 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: As Chairman of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), Minister of Finance, Hon. V. Nazim Burke, leaves Grenada today, as Head a delegation from the ECCU, to attend the Fourth Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean, in Calgary Canada, from March 25...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || YOUNG MEN JOINS PRISON STAFF 1 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA - Fourteen young men have now joined the ranks of Her Majesty’s Prisons to help improve the security and operations at the facility. The fourteen newly recruited prison officers were welcomed on Tuesday, during an orientation ceremony, at which the senior management team at...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || STATEMENT BY AN IMF MISSION TO GRENADA 0 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Nita Thacker visited St. George’s during March 14–22 to conduct discussions on the second review of the government’s economic program supported by the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved on April 2, 2010. The mission held discussions ...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || HSS REIGNS SUPREME IN 2011 INTER-SEC SPORTS MEET 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou, March 19, 2011- It was a thrilling victory for Hillsborough Secondary School (HSS), as their athletes reigned supreme at the 2011 Inter-secondary Sports Meet of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Dominating most of the 90 track and field events, the HSS boys and girls, clad...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || PRIME MINISTER ATTENDS OECS HEADS RETREAT IN ANTIG... 1 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA - The way forward for the OECS Commission is now under discussion as OECS leaders meet in Antigua/Barbuda. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas left Grenada this morning for the meeting, which will focus attention on the structure, staffing and financing of the OECS Commission and ...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES SIR DENNIS 2 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA _Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has congratulated the Right Hon. Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron, on his appointment as President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, to take effect in August 2011. Speaking to students at the St. Louis RC Girls School, also known as Mother Ros...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || SIR DENNIS BYRON TO HEAD THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JU... 0 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, CCJ – At the recently concluded Heads of Government meeting in St. Georges, Grenada, the Caribbean Community Heads of Government accepted the recommendation of the Regional and Judicial Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) that the Right Honourable Sir Charles Michae...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || NNP PRESS RELEASE - RISING PRICES 10 St. George’s, Grenada, March 16th 2011: The New National Party Opposition is very disturbed with Government’s total lack of concern for the effect of rising prices on the population, particularly the poor and vulnerable. The prices of food items and energy in particular, have been steadily climbing,...Read More >>>   3/29/2011 || PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CARRIA... 0 Hillsborough, Carriacou - A former Bishop’s College student, now a successful farmer who has served in the Upper House of Parliament, has cautioned her alma mater about making life choices. Ingrid Rush, Food Coordinator in the administration of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, was an Opposition Sen...Read More >>>     3/29/2011 || DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE 2 The public is reminded that payment of motor vehicle licence for single registration letters with numbers from 2501 to 5000 and plural letters with numbers from 251 to 500 are being licenced from 16th February 2011 to 31st March, 2011. Please make every effort to ensure early licensing in order to a...Read More >>>