Grenada
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Grenada to host workshop on OECS Economic Union
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Grenada will host a three-day workshop outlining the benefits, implications and opportunities of an Economic Union of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The St. Lucia-based OECS Secretariat said that the October 9-11 event being conducted by the Regional Integration Unit (RIU) is specifically designed for middle and senior level officers representing ministries of…
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Government pleased with national debate on economy
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government, which is contemplating entering into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says it is encouraged by the support given by non-governmental organizations to restructure the country’s national debt. It said the Grenada Conference of Churches, the Grenada Private Sector Organisation, the Grenada Trade Union Council and the Inter-agency Group of…
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Chinese company to build thousands of middle-income houses
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for the construction of over 2,000 middle-income housing units over the next five years. Social Development and Housing Minister Delma Thomas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese real estate, construction and development company, Gao Zhen. “Today’s signing signifies that we are taking a…
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Newly appointed Governor General to deliver first Throne Speech
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade will deliver her first the throne speech on Friday, October 4, when Grenada opens the second session of the ninth Parliament at the Trade Center – the temporary home of Parliament since the passage of Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Delivering the Throne Speech is the highlight of a traditional…
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Egyptian business tycoon to invest millions in tourist industry
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Government officials have confirmed than Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris will be investing millions of dollars in Grenada’s hospitality industry. Sawiris who flew into the island on his private jet, met with Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell on Thursday at the Maurice Bishop International Airport before departing. He is said to be the unnamed investor…
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Former Deputy Speaker dies
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Winston Frederick, the former deputy speaker of the Grenada parliament died at the General Hospital here on Tuesday night. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was in his late 70s. Frederick, who served as a legislator from 1990-95, resigned from the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) which he said, was suffering “from a…
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Prime Minister says amendments will be made to Electronic Crimes Bill
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government said Monday that it would make the “necessary changes” to the Electronic Crimes Bill after the legislation was criticised by regional and international media groups as curbing free speech on the island. “I have agreed to make the necessary changes, after having discussions with members of the local and regional media, so…
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Grenada wants UN help in establishing shelter for battered women
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Grenada has asked the United Nations for assistance in establishing a one-stop crisis center for battered women and children. Social Development Minister Delma Thomas made the request during talks with the Assistant Secretary General for UN Women, Lakshi Puri. She told Puri that Grenada was grateful for the assistance on matters relating to gender equality and…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CHAIR OF THE BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA, 5 SEPTEMBER 2013, GRENADA
I wish to thank the Government and People of Grenada for their warm hospitality and join my colleagues in echoing appreciation for being in Grenada today among great company. As we gather on the eve of the Fourth CARICOM-Cuba Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, there are several events that are occurring at the national, regional, hemispheric, and global levels…
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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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