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By Hamlet Mark I have listened with amusement, the Prime Minister’s attempt to walk back on his announcement a couple of weeks aback that a new Board of Directors was in place for Gravel and Concrete, when at the time it was not.

St. George’s, November 9, 2012 – The head of the powerful Technical and Allied Workers’ Union (TAWU) insists that government associates have been testing a tax idea, and scoffs at the notion that he’s simply on an attack against the ruling administration.

St. George’s, November 8, 2012 – For the second time in a week, Grenadian workers have taken to the streets of St. George’s in protest and demanding government’s intervention.

St.George’s Grenada, 7 November, 2012-After lengthy island-wide consultations, to both solicit public opinion and sensitize Grenadians on a National Cultural Policy, the Ministry of Culture has come up with a first draft.

London, England – Saturday November 03, 2012 To the sweet sounds of “Grenadians, May God Bless you” by Casimir Pitt and sung by Cyril Charles, the Annual Commonwealth Fair got off to a colourful start on Saturday November 3 rd at the Kensington Town Hall in London, United Kingdom.

St. George’s, November 5, 2012 – In an ongoing show of support for their parliamentary representative, about 200 residents of Sauteurs attended the latest in a series of on-the-bloc pocket meetings organized by MP Joseph Gilbert.

NEW YORK, November 1, 2012 – The Grenada Consulate in New York is acting as a facilitator between Grenadians affected by Hurricane Sandy and local communities, putting in-need people in touch with resources.

St. George’s, November 4, 2012 – One of Grenada’s leading trade unions has said that it will resist any attempt to lower the country’s personal income tax (PIT) threshold.

NEW YORK, November 3, 2012 – The Grenada Consulate in New York has confirmed that a Grenadian was among fatalities from Hurricane Sandy which battered the Tri-State area on Monday.

St. George’s, November 2, 2012 – A former senior member of Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has publicly declared that he will not support the party in general elections expected within a few months.

NEW YORK, November 2, 2012 – The Grenada Consulate and the GRENCAP United, the umbrella body of Grenadian organisations in New York, are mobilising assistance for Grenadian nationals affected by Hurricane Sandy.

St. George’s; Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 – Folks are talking about the inaugural Grenada Olympia Expo, which will be happening tomorrow, Saturday, November 3, at the Grenada Trade Center in Grand Anse.

November 1st 2012 – Shadow Cabinet Minister for Tourism Mrs. Alexandra Otway- Noel is extremely concerned about the present state of the tourism sector and wants Government to be more aggressive in protecting this important sector. 

St. George’s, October 31, 2012 – Workers, angry at the prospect of losing their jobs, say the Grenada government itself should be dismissed and their leader warns that the administration of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas could pay a price at the next general election.

The New national Party is extremely concerned over what is now considered to be unsettling  working arrangements  at the Gravel and Concrete Queens Park plant. The workers are being treated with gross un-fairness and a lack of care and consideration by the company’s management and Government.