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Grenada Remember Hurricane Ivan

Nine years ago on September 7, 2004, Hurricane Ivan, a category 3 storm, struck the tiny island of Grenada, causing widespread devastation. The  cost of the disaster was estimated at more than US$900 million, more than twice the country’s GDP. Hurricane Ivan damaged more than 80 percent of the country’s building […]

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Cuba’s Foreign Minister Meets PM Mitchell

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thursday, September 05, 2013 – GIS: Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell welcomed Cuba’s Foreign Minister, His Excellency Bruno Rodriguez Parilla, to Grenada earlier Thursday. The Foreign Minister thanked the Government of Grenada for their “eternal support of Cuba, especially as it relates to the blockade.” His Excellency […]

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PM Mitchell meets with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thursday, September 05, 2013:Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the region earlier Thursday, expressing his hope that this will be the start of a fruitful relationship between the region and Saudi Arabia. In expressing his concern over the existing unstable situation in the […]

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Grenada making good progress says Prime Minister

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Wednesday, September 04, 2013 – GIS: Seven months after being returned to office in a landslide victory, the New National Party Government (NNP), is said to be making good progress.         That’s according to Prime Minister Dr. the Hon Keith Mitchell who told a lively constituency forum […]

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A SURVIVOR WHO SERVED by Dexter Mitchell

Although inevitable, death still has a way of numbing, of depressing, of humbling, of being the great equalizer. Over the past several months Sir Paul Scoon was not enjoying the best of health and although one was prepared for the inescapable the passing of such a stalwart is still dismal […]

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The GBSS fraternity mourns the loss of one of its illustrious sons and former Governor General – Sir Paul Scoon GCMG, GCVO, OBE.

Sir Paul, who attended and taught at the GBSS, died on Monday September 2, 2013 at the age of 78, after a long illness. Sir Paul, a former Hostel Master, was instrumental in maintaining and attaching prominence to the GBSS Alumni Association in Grenada. On behalf of the GBSS Alumni […]

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WHEN YOUR NEIGHBOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE!!

By Neals Chitan Growing up as young boys in Grenada, our juvenile lives were guided by a litany of colourful and poignant figurative warnings frequently given to us by our parents and the older folks of our neighbourhood. Still lodged in my mind today and frequently repeated is “When your […]

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A Grenadian-born Jurist in Trinidad and GBSS Alum, Passes

Justice Cecil  “Amoebi” Oswald Bernard, 75, of Marli, St Patrick’s, Grenada, a GBSS alum and former  Major in the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, passed away on Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 at the Sangre Grande Hospital, Trinidad. Justice Bernard is survived by his wife Judy Inniss-Bernard, daughters Bridget Hilma Bayne, Debra […]

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Airlines Mishandling Grenada as a Destination

As the mishandling of our visitors by the airlines industry during the Carnival season worsens, an urgent Impact Study is needed as it relates to damage control.  Baggage delays, baggage and ticket price gouging, over booking, flight cancellations and late departures are creating a negative impact on the visitor’s experience.  […]