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Government responds to situation in St. Mark and St. John

St. George’s, April 12, 2011 (GIS) – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Tillman Thomas, is visiting St. John and St. Mark which have been affected by persistent overnight showers. Prior to the arrival of the Prime Minister, teams from the Ministry of Works, including Minister Joseph Gilbert, […]

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Westmorland Seizes 2011 Knowledge Bowl Championship

St. Joseph’s Convent (SJC) St. George’s and Westmorland Secondary (WS) went head to head at the finals of the 2011 SGU Knowledge Bowl competition held Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Charter Hall, St. George’s University.  After a keen battle, Westmorland emerged victorious, their first ever Knowledge Bowl win. Although this […]

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GRENVILLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY MEET WITH OPPOSITION

Members of the Grenville business community have made several suggestions on the way forward for the Grenville economy and on a wider scale the economy of Grenada. This as the Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition Dr. the Rt. Honorable Keith Mitchell and a Team from the Opposition continue their round […]

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Census awareness picks up momentum

With less than 35 days for the population and housing census which is being conducted by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) in the Ministry of Finance, census awareness is picking up momentum within the population. There is a greater sense of urgency to ensure that all mechanisms and procedures are […]

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PRIME MINISTER DELIGHTS 4HERS AT TWO SCHOOLS

ST.GEORGE’S, GRENADA, APRIL6th, 2011_ 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 […]

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TAWU represented at historic first World Congress in Athens

  Athens, Greece, April 6, 2011 – Veteran Grenadian trade unionist, Senator the Hon. Chester Humphrey, is currently in Athens, Greece, attending the 16th World Congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). Sen. Humphrey is President General of the militant Technical & Allied Workers’ Union (TAWU) of Grenada, […]

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Revamped Trust makes presentation to Cabinet.

The Grenada National Trust made a presentation to Cabinet on April 4th, 2011, as a means of strengthening the partnership between government and the body responsible for heritage matters on the island. In November 2010, following the Tri-centennial celebrations, a vigorous effort was made to resuscitate the Trust.  An AGM […]