St. George’s, Grenada – November 20, 2008: – The public is advised that the swearing in ceremony for Governor General designate, Mr. Carlyle Arnold Glean will take place on Thursday 27th November at the Trade Center in Grand Anse.
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GCIC 20th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony to feature the Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
St. George’s, Grenada – November 20, 2008: –The Grenada Chamber of Industry and Commerce will host its 20th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony on Saturday November 22, 2008. The feature speaker and guest of honour is the Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago – Mr. Ewart S. […]
ECCU FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOOLS ARTWORK CONTEST
St. George’s, Grenada – November 20, 2008: – Students from both the primary and secondary schools across the island have been putting their skills to the test and enhancing their financial knowledge in the process.
OPPOSITION SAYS IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL NOT TO HAVE A HEAD OF STATE
St. George’s, Grenada November 20th, 2008: Members of Her Majesty’s Opposition are expressing grave concern about the present constitutional status of the country and the fact that the country is without a Governor General.
DIGICEL LAUNCHES IN HONDURAS WITH CLOSE TO US$450 MILLION INVESTMENT
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2008 — Digicel, the largest telecommunications operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to the Central American market, today launched services in Honduras with an investment of US$450 million to build the most modern GSM network in the country offering unprecedented high quality service.
GRENADA AND FAO DISCUSS WAYS OF UTILISING LOCAL FOODS
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation on Tuesday 18th November held a Workshop geared at promoting the Marketing and Consumption of local produce.
GRENADA PRESENTS PLANS FOR REVITALISATION OF AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY TO FAO
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hon. Denis Michael Lett, is currently in Rome attending the 34th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
New date for Swearing-in ceremony for Governor General
St. George’s, Grenada, Wednesday 19th November, 2008 _ The public is advised that the swearing in ceremony for Governor General designate, Mr. Carlyle Arnold Glean will take place on Thursday 27th November at the Trade Center in Grand Anse.
Bad Weather forced postponement of Intersector Games
All games scheduled to be played on Tuesday November 18, 2008 have been rescheduled to Tuesday November 25, 2008. This change is due to the current weather conditions affecting the Island. The games that were scheduled to be played are as follows:
U.S. “Mercy Mission” Viewed With Scepticism By Bert Wilkinson
BRIDGETOWN, Nov (IPS) – Earlier this week, a U.S. assault ship on the final leg of a mission to five Latin American and Caribbean countries anchored off Guyana’s northeastern coast in what the Pentagon says is a humanitarian mission.
PM’s Visit to Radio Station Irks Journalists By Peter Richards
PORT OF SPAIN, Nov (IPS) – When he “dropped in” on the Power 102 radio station last weekend to complain about the “unprofessional conduct” of two local broadcasters, Prime Minister Patrick Manning insisted that he was exercising his right as an ordinary citizen.
PRIME MINISTER THOMAS SIGNALS REBALANCING OF SOCIETY
Backpay For Teachers
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, St. George’s: On 15th October 2008, the Government of Grenada paid Backpay, due to Teachers, for the period January to December 2007, in the sum of Four Million, Six Hundred and One Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty Six Dollars and Seventy One Cents (EC$4,601,686.71).
NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL TO BE SWORN IN ON WEDNESDAY
St. George’s. Grenada – November 17, 2008: Grenada will have a new Governor General from Wednesday. He is Mr. Carlyle Glean Sr, a former Education Minister (1990-1995), who retired from active politics in 1995, and University lecturer. He will be sworn in as Grenada’s 5th Governor General since Independence.
NEW MANAGEMENT AT GRAVEL, CONCRETE AND EMULSION PRODUCTION CORPORATION
Monday 17th November, 2008, St George’s: Gravel Concrete and Emulsion Production Corporation, the nation’s sole provider of gravel and sand, has had some changes to its management. The Corporation now has a new Acting Manager and a new Board of Directors.
