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5/31/2011 || MASSIVE TURNOUT TO OPPOSITIONS SUCCESSFUL PROTEST ... 13 Tuesday 31st May, 2011: Grenadians turned out in vast numbers to the Opposition New National Party’s protest march against the High Cost of Living, in St. Patrick’s, on Sunday May 29th. The march started at the entrance to the Mac Donald College at around 3:30pm and proceeded along High Street and...Read More >>>   5/31/2011 || FORMER GRENADIAN FINANCE MINISTER TAKES THE NDC GO... 9 Tuesday 31st May, 2011: Former Minister of Finance Senator the Honourable Anthony Boatswain has taken the NDC Government to task on what he has described as bad policies and bad economic management of the Grenadian economy. Senator Boatswain speaking at the NNP’s rally on Sunday in the northern pari...Read More >>>   5/28/2011 || REGION CHALLENGED TO DEVELOP STRATEGY FOR EXPANSIO... 2 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MAY 27, 2011_ Grenada’s Prime Minister, Hon. Tillman Thomas, has called on his CARICOM colleagues to urgently focus on the development of a strategy to utilize Information Communications Technology (ICT) “as a driving force for regional growth.” Speaking to a meeting of Min...Read More >>>   5/26/2011 || STANDARD AND POOR SEEKS OPPOSITION INPUT 10 Wednesday 25th May, 2011: US Based Financial firm Standards and Poor met with members of her Majesty’s Opposition on the present Grenadian economic situation. Ratings sovereign analysts Mr. Richard Francis and Ms. Olga Kalinina met with Former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader, Dr. the Rt. Honour...Read More >>>   5/26/2011 || MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SODOMY 14 Police in Grenada have arrested a forty-one (41) year old man for allegedly having sexual intercourse with an unidentified seventeen (17) year-old male. The age of sexual consent in Grenada is 16, but even though the sexual act in this case is believed to have been consensual, Grenadian laws proh...Read More >>>   5/26/2011 || GOVERNMENT PENSION INFORMATION 0 Wednesday, May 25, 2011: All Government Pensioners and ex-gratia recipients are reminded to submit their Pension Life Certificates to the Treasury for the processing of payments during the period 1st JULY 2011 to 31ST DECEMBER 2011. Please ensure that the correct information is included on the L...Read More >>>   5/26/2011 || STUDENTS URGED TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE PR... 0 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MAY 25, 2011_ Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has encouraged students participating in the National UNESCO Science, Technology and Mathematics Fair to focus their attention on applying their knowledge to discovering and developing new products from Grenada’s indigenous resources....Read More >>>   5/24/2011 || OPPOSITION CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO CUT TRAVEL 13 St. George’s, Grenada, May 24rd 2011: Members of Her Majesty’s Opposition are calling on the Government to take urgent measures to bring relief to the people of Grenada by reducing Government’s spending on travel. Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Elvin Nimrod has noted that in 2009 Governme...Read More >>>   5/24/2011 || BUSINESS PEOPLE OF ST PATRICK MEET WITH OPPOSITIO... 6 Monday 23rd May, 2011: The farmers of St Patrick have called for a concerted effort by all concerned, to assist them with the marketing of their produce. The call came as the farmers and business owners of St. Patrick met with a team from the Opposition New National Party (NNP) led by former Prim...Read More >>>   5/22/2011 || RELIGIOUS CORNER - YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH 10 We keep trying to find happiness the wrong way. We attempt to find it by getting instead of giving. Love must give; it's the nature of love to do so: 'live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God' (Ephesians 5:2 NIV). Note the...Read More >>>   5/22/2011 || OPPOSITION CALLS FOR A COMPROMISE IN THE INTEREST ... 12 St. George’s, Grenada: Members of the Her Majesty’s Opposition are calling on the Government to come to a speedy settlement with Consolidated Contractors so that workers previously employed by the company can return to work. According to former Works Minister, Hon. Gregory Bowen, ‘If Government ...Read More >>>   5/22/2011 || PRIME MINISTER PLEASED WITH PUBLIC’S INVOLVEMENT I... 0 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA - Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says he is pleased that his countrymen took the opportunity to participate in the recent consultations on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice as the region’s final appellate court. The Prime Minister’s comment comes o...Read More >>>   5/22/2011 || PRIME MINISTER ATTENDS TWO IMPORTANT REGIONAL MEET... 0 ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA - Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Ambassador to the OECS and CARICOM, His Excellency William Joseph, left Grenada today to attend two important regional meetings designed to move the process of regional integration forward. The two member Grenada delegation will first atte...Read More >>>   5/22/2011 || CARICOM ICT MINISTERS MEETING IN GRENADA FOR THE 3... 0 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technology and other relevant officials will meet in Grenada, next week, for the Thirty-Sixth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Deve...Read More >>>   5/19/2011 || THIRD PLACE FOR MDC IN VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION 0 Mac Donald College placed third in this year’s secondary school volleyball competition in the male division. The team of 12 players which is coached by Technical Drawing teacher, Michael Paul and Physical Education teacher E. Bernard George started competing in 2008. In that year, it was able to sec...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || AGRICULTURE DIVISION SHOWCASING FARINE PRODUCTION ... 9 Hillsborough, Carriacou, May 17, 2011- The art of farine production is being showcased by the Division of Agriculture to students in Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Already students at the Harvey Vale Government School, Hillsborough Government and L’Esterre RC have had an opportunity to sample t...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || CARICOM CHAIR LEADS BUREAU TO HAITI PRESIDENT’S IN... 8 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime of Grenada has reiterated the Community’s support for Haiti, as the French speaking Member State inaugurated its new president, His Excellency Michel Martelly,...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || GOVERNMENT CONTIUNES TO CUSHION THE EFFECTS OF HIG... 7 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Tuesday, May 17, 2011: This month, Government has again stepped in to cushion the effect of high fuel prices. First, the price of a 20 pound cylinder of cooking gas has been kept fixed at $47.96. If Government did nothing, the price of a 20 pound cylinder would have risen...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || PRIME MINISTER'S ADDRESS TO LAUNCH ICT ROADSHOW 0 Ladies and Gentlemen, Good evening. This evening, I welcome the ICT road show to Grenada and I give you the assurance that we are COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN INFORMATION based SOCIETY IN OUR COUNTRY. It is our Government’s Mission to establish a knowledge-based society as the platform on which to...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || L’ESTERRE CHAMPIONS OF REPUBLIC BANK DOMESTIC CRIC... 2 Hillsborough, Carriacou, May 16, 2011- Centuries by two of their outstanding batsmen, Reagan Alexander and Willet Hillaire, steered L’Esterre Cricket Club into winning the 2011 Republic Bank Domestic Cricket Tournament organized by the Carriacou United Cricket Board. It was a telling and fulfilli...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || CCJ OFFICIALS HELD PUBLIC EDUCATION VISIT TO CARRI... 1 Hillsborough, Carriacou, May 16, 2011- While the debate rages on about CARICOM member states making the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) their final appellate court, officials of the court are ensuring people throughout the region are aware of its existence; the reasons it was established; and the b...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED... 0 The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has taken the initiative to conduct an educational seminar with the primary objective of informing promoters how they will be impacted upon by the implementation of copyright and related rights laws in Grenada. The Minister for Labour and Social Securi...Read More >>>   5/17/2011 || ANDY JOHNSON SUPPORTS MOTHERS OF THE NATION 0 Small businessman Andy ‘Ah-yub’ Johnson continues to play his part in the development of the nation. The Woodlands based businessman has made a significant contribution to the mothers of St. George South East for their Mother’s Day activity. In a message to the mothers of the nation he saluted them ...Read More >>>   5/16/2011 || OPPOSITION CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO STOP PLAYING WI... 7 ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA : Former Minister for Health Hon. Clarice Modeste-Curwen says she expects to see some urgent action from the Government; following the march for better health services, organized by the New National Party. According to the former Minister, “among the many problems plaguing hea...Read More >>>   5/16/2011 || MINISTER'S BURKE'S SPEECH AT CENSUS PRESS CONFEREN... 1 Population and Housing Census 2011 Media Briefing Speaking Notes Minister for Finance Hon. V. Nazim Burke Date: Wednesday 11th May 2011 Ministry of Finance conference room, Financial Complex This year is designated by Caricom Heads as the year in which our countries will be conduct...Read More >>>   5/16/2011 || GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA’S 91-DAY TREASURY BILL ISSUE... 0 The Government of Grenada’s 91-day, $15.0 million Treasury bill, auctioned on the Regional Government Securities Market using the primary market platform of the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE), was oversubscribed by $10.563 million. The Treasury bill was issued for $15.0 million, wit...Read More >>>   5/12/2011 || LETTER TO ALEXANDRA OTWAY-NOEL 34 Ms. Alexandra Otway-Noel Caretaker, South George New National Party Mt. Helicon St. George’s Dear Ms. Noel, Re Sundays with George Grant – March 27th, 2011 Like most of the followers of the SWGG programme on Sunday, March 27th, I listened with great interest to your mai...Read More >>>   5/10/2011 || GCNA- THE PATH FOR SUCCESS IS PRIVATIZATION 3 Continues… from earlier releases “GCNA on Life Support or Almost Expired” and “GCNA – Fruitful Change Requires a Process” Compere, appreciate and value all comments on the previous articles, this is what conversation for actions are all about, it give us opportunity to filter different point of ...Read More >>>   5/5/2011 || NEW NATIONAL PARTY MAKES DONATION TO GENERAL HOSPI... 40 The Opposition New National Party (NNP) has kept its promise to make a donation at the end of their protest march on the Health Care situation in Grenada, to the General Hospital. The donation was put together through the individual donations of persons attending the march as well from other groups ...Read More >>>     5/3/2011 || GCNA - FRUITFUL CHANGE REQUIRES A PROCESS 30 Continue… from article “GCNA on Life Support or Almost Expired” dated April 28, 2011. Moving beyond “Tragedy” of life support or almost expired – Compere “Spice-C” intention is for Grenadians and in particular “Nutmeg Farmers” to evaluate and consider the best processes to utilize for gaining “F...Read More >>>