By Arley Gill It may not be historically accurate to say that the “happy hour’’ tradition, held after funerals in Grenada, existed from time immemorial. However, it is a fact, as confirmed by the leading funeral director in Grenada, that over the last 10 to 15 years, it has become […]
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Commercialization of Limlair Farm in Carriacou
Beausejour, Carriacou, February 20, 2015- Increased economic and social development is one of the expected benefits of the commercialization of Government’s estates. Government is now in the process of commercializing another one of its estates, this time on the sister isle of Carriacou. The Limlair Farm located on the northern […]
IMF conducting 2nd Review of Grenada’s Homegrown Programme
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Friday, February 20, 2015: A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Aliona Cebotari, is currently in Grenada conducting the second (2nd) review of Grenada’s Homegrown Structural Programme. This review covers the period July – December 2014 and looks at 2015. Other partners participating in the […]
Post-election system failures
Caibupdate Weekly, Editorial February 19, 2015 Every few years, the Caribbean experiences a series of general elections that exposes both the strengths and weaknesses of our democratic electoral system. In 2008, for example, elections were held in relatively short order in Belize, Barbados and Grenada, with the victors singing “the […]
Opposition Leader wants Opposition questions included on Parliament Agenda
Dominica’s Opposition Leader Honorable Lennox Linton has condemned the exclusion of the Opposition’s questions from the Order Paper for the first sitting of Parliament after the last General Elections and intends to move a motion for the amendment of the Order Paper to include questions and motions already submitted by […]
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN
“We need to deal with internal issues as internal issues. I am not speaking about them. I am totally focused on getting the party machinery organised for the elections.” – Andrew Holness, Leader of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (Jamaica Observer) “We in the Government have to maximize use of […]
TRUE INDEPENDENCE LIBERATES & DEVELOPS A PEOPLE – ARE WE THERE YET?
By Gerry Hopkin, JD As the Spice Isles — Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, prepare to celebrate 41 years of independence on February 7, 2015, it is important for us to be cognizant of the fact that INDEPENDENCE is about much more than a day when we officially earned the […]
STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (NDC) ON THE PASSING OF KHALIL LEWIS
The Political Leader and Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) take this opportunity to express our profound condolences to our executive member, Mr. Vincent Roberts, on the passing of his son, Khalil Lewis, on Friday, January 23, 2015. The party also extends similar sentiments to Khalil’s mother, Ms. Petipha […]
World Fuel Prices Push Electricity Rate to Lowest Level in Four Years
Tuesday, 27 January 2015: Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (GRENLEC) is pleased to note that lower fuel prices on the world market have significantly lowered the cost of electricity. In January, GRENLEC announced a fuel rate of $0.4759/kWh or unit. This means customers are paying the lowest fuel charge since November 2010 […]
CTU celebrates 25th Anniversary with ICT Week in Port of Spain
Jan 27, 2015. Port of Spain—Prime Minister of Grenada Dr Keith Mitchell is among several high-profile speakers to present at a regional conference to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) next week. Among the technology development experts slated to speak at the CTU’s quarter-century celebrations are Professor […]
WICB seeks ICC assistance in resolving India situation – WICB to send delegation to meet with BCCI
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today communicated its intent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to find a workable solution for the premature end of the West Indies tour of India in October 2014. WICB President Dave Cameron met with some of […]
STATEMENT BY THE NDC ON THE DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT AT THE MEDIA WORKERS ASSOCIATION OF GRENADA ( MWAG) AWARDS CEREMONY
The National Democratic Congress regards with much alarm and disbelief, the reaction of Prime Minster Mitchell and other Government officials to the embarrassment caused to the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China, and indeed to the Government and People of the People’s Republic of China, by the recent statement […]
WIA MAKES DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO FIRE VICTIMS OF OLEON DENNERY & LA GUERRE BABONNEAU
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – Monday, January 12, 2015 – The Women’s Arm of the United Workers’ Party, Women in Action (WIA) will make a presentation of school supplies to two young ladies who lost their dwelling by fire, over the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays at La Guerre, Babonneau and […]
Pierre cared about staff’s wellbeing
By Lincoln Depradine Though much has been written and said about Leslie Pierre since his passing in December, I still feel constrained to publicly express my condolences to his wife, Clytie, his children, grandchildren and other surviving relatives. It will be remiss of me if I did not pay even […]
US & Cuba: Time for good neighbourliness
By Arley Gill At the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Spain relinquished sovereignty over Cuba and Puerto Rico. This was followed by US military government in Cuba. Subsequently, the US passed the Platt Amendment which allowed the United States to establish and maintain tremendous influence on the Caribbean island of […]
