Grenada
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Last Lap campaigning
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s two major political parties were entering the final 24 hours of their campaign for Tuesday’s general election, buoyed by the large turnout of supporters Sunday and predicting a win that allow them to govern this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country for the next five years. Supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), dressed in…
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GRENADA-POLITICS- PM pleased with OAS Mission findings
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has expressed appreciation to the Organization of American States (OAS) for the mission’s “speedy response” to his request to provide technical support to validate and verify the integrity of the new voter registration system. Thomas’ request was aimed at ensuring that the upcoming general elections in Grenada are held in…
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GRENADA-ELECTIONS-Observer teams start arriving for February 19 poll
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Observer teams from the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat and the Organisation of American States (OAS) have arrived here to monitor the February 19 general elections. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that a seven member team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping is expected here on Wednesday. “The Commonwealth is pleased to lend…
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GRENADA-POLITICS-Minority parties upset over non-use of original symbols
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Less than a week before Grenadians go to the polls to elect a new government, four minority political parties have been told they would not be able to have their advertised symbols placed on the ballot paper. The parties – The Movement for Independent Candidates (MIC), National United Front (NUF), the People United Labour Party…
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GRENADA-POLITICS-Former foreign affairs minister endorses opposition party
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Former foreign affairs minister Karl Hood has publicly endorsed the main opposition New National Party (NNP) as Grenadians prepare to elect a new government on February 19. Hood, who resigned from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, last year, was the surprise guest speaker at a rally of the…
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Happy 39th Birthday Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada Thursday celebrated 39 years of political independence from Britain with Prime Minister Tillman Thomas telling citizens of the “significant strides” made and having “accomplished much in every sphere of life as a nation”. In an address delivered during the traditional Independence Rally at the National Stadium, Thomas, who is facing a general election on…
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CARIBBEAN-DEFAMATION-Damning report from International Press Institute on Caribbean
Grenada, CMC – As he gets ready to face an electorate in a general election on February 19, Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is patting himself on the back as it relates to repealing legislation regarding criminal libel in his tiny Caribbean island. “We are the only country in the Caribbean that has spoken about repealing the legislation and actually…
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GRENADA-POLITICS-OAS signs agreement to observe general election
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) has signed an agreement with the Grenada government to observe the February 19 general elections. The OAS said Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and Grenada’s the permanent representative to the hemispheric body Gillian Bristol signed the agreement on the privileges and immunities of observers, “which provides the conditions for the work…
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