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GRENADA AND OAS DISCUSS MAJOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, FEBRUARY 26th, 2011_The situation in Haiti dominated discussions between Grenada’s Prime Minister, Hon. Tillman Thomas and Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza, this morning at the Spice Island Beach Resort. “I think some progress is being made in Haiti. We […]

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NNP CONCERN

The New National Party is deeply concerned with the seemingly constant increases in the price of gas and food items, which is essential for our modern survival – especially for the poor and vulnerable persons in our society. The party also laments the apparent absence of an effective government strategy […]

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Improvements planned for Physical Planning Unit

St. George’s, February 24, 2011 (GIS) – A series of measures is being taken to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Physical Planning Unit (PPU), a government minister has announced. Joseph Gilbert, Minister of Works, Physical Development and Public Utilities, said the measures include a proposal to fill vacant […]

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Ribena Provides Sponsorship for Inter-Primary School Athletics Championship

For another consecutive year, Ribena, through its local distributor Huggins Pharmaceuticals Division, is sponsoring the Inter-Primary School Athletics Championship held by Carriacou and Petite Martinique’s Grenada Union Teachers’ (G.U.T.) Branch. Last Wednesday in Hillsborough, Carriacou, a ceremony officially launching this year’s championship was held, where Mr. Kerwin Noel, Chairman of […]

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Fertilizer for banana and other agricultural production

St. George’s, February 21, 2011 (GIS) – Local farmers who have been requesting fertilizer for agricultural production have now had their request met. “The farmers will be very happy to know that we got the chemically blended fertilizer which they have been asking for,’’ Agriculture Minister Denis Lett announced Monday. […]

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CONGRATULATES HEALTH WORKERS

ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA – 18th February, 2011:  Members of Her Majesty Opposition and the entire new National Party team wishes to congratulate the medical director and the entire General Hospital team on the recent knee replacement surgeries. It is gratifying to note that the General Hospital team is attempting to keep up […]

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Bidding meeting for Grenville Market abattoir job

St. George’s, February 16, 2011 (GIS) – The Grenada Government has moved a step closer to the start of work on the Grenville Market Development Project, which includes the construction of an abattoir. A pre-bidding meeting for tenders interested in securing the contract for work on the abattoir was held […]