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CARICOM and Cuba Foreign Ministers get together in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will hold discussions on advancing cooperation on developmental issues between the two sides on Friday 6 September in Grenada. A special retreat of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), preceded Friday’s meeting. CARICOM-Cuba Cooperation, which dates back to 1972, has seen…
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GRENADA-DEATH-Grenada Governor General pays tribute to predecessor
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade Tuesday paid tribute to Sir Paul Scoon saying history will remember “this influential and courageous Grenadian” as a person who served his country with distinction. Sir Paul, 78, the first and longest serving head of state, died on Monday after a prolong illness. The former school teacher worked with…
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GRENADA-DEATH-Grenada’s first Governor General dies
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Sir Paul Scoon, who served as Grenada’s first Governor General, died Monday. He was 78. Sir Paul, who had been ailing for some time, died at his home. He served as head of state from 1978-1992. The former school teacher worked with six prime ministers, as well as establishing an interim government following the collapse…
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GRENADA-TRADE-Grenada seeking to protect nutmeg and other brands
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government says it intends to use the system of geographical indications together with other intellectual property tools to protect its nutmeg and other spices as it brands the commodities. Tourism Minister Alexandria Otway Noel addressing a Sub regional training workshop on Geographical Indications and Branding, said while the concept is not new, countries…
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CARIFORUM DG to Visit Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director-General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), Mr Percival Marie, is set to embark on his first official visit to Grenada since that country assumed the Chairmanship of CARIFORUM, with effect from 1 July 2013. The Chair of CARIFORUM plays a leadership role in relation to intra-CARIFORUM matters,…
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GRENADA-DRUGS-Government urges caution as Grenadians celebrate annual Carnival
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada Drug Epidemiology Network (GRENDEN) says young people between the ages 15 and 19 years accounted for 50 per cent of the patients admitted to health institutions for the consumption of illegal drugs. A statement from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Ecclesiastic Affairs noted also that 83 per cent of persons arrested and…
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GRENADA-POLITICS-Government cracks down on illegal wiretapping
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has told legislators that equipment capable of intercepting communications had been purchased by the previous government. “We found one piece that has the ability to monitor a person home from as far a half a mile away. All they needed to do was zoom into the house and listen to…
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GRENADA-ECONOMY-Parliament gives nod to Citizenship by Investment legislation
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada parliament has given the nod to the Citizenship by Investment legislation as the Keith Mitchell administration seeks to lure foreign investors to the island. But Prime Minister Mitchell has made it clear that new regulations would be put in place to ensure that bona fide investors receive the Grenada passport as part of…
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No British support to invade Grenada
LONDON, CMC – Britain had been against United States plans to invade Grenada in 1983, according to documents released Thursday by the National Archives here. The documents indicate that then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and United States president Ronald Reagan were at odds over the plans to invade the Caribbean island after its then left wing leader, Maurice Bishop and…
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Grenada hosting conference on bird conservation
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – More than 150 delegates are in Grenada attending the 19th Regional meeting on bird conservation for the Caribbean. Organised by the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB), it is being held under the theme “ Bird Conservation in a Changing Climate”. SCSCB president Dr Howard Nelson President described the conference “as…
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