Grenada News

Political and business leaders are gathering on a billionaire's private island Friday to back a program aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.

Dear Sir: We are accomplishing much after only three months of forming the new government.

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, May 11 - One daunting scientific forecast states that almost half of the world's population will live in areas of water scarcity by 2030.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

Police will soon get 300 new vehicles and more manpower which will go towards a new Rapid Response Unit, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday.

Dear Sir: The public service of any democratic country should be one that is independent and professional with public employees serving the interest of their country and not a political leader or organisation.

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada : The first ever female Governor General of Grenada was sworn into office today.

Dear Sir: In May 2013, Grenada will once again make political history when the island will get its first female governor general in the person of Mrs Cecile De La Grenade.

Dear Sir: The people of Grenada say that they don't expect the newly elected prime minister and his New National Party government to perform miracles, but they know that with this recent election, all the people in Grenada are aware of the policies of the government, whether they accepted to believe it or not.

This is one of two articles submitted for publication by the late Ian Francis shortly before his recent death and which, encouraged by his fellow contributors, we have decided to publish posthumously.

Grenada is hoping to rely on wind turbines such as these at a section of the Wigton Windfarm in Manchester, for generation of electricity.

By Lloyd Noel Although late in coming but within the time frame in our Constitution the Minister of Finance and Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, presented the 2013 Budget in the Lower House of Parliament last week Tuesday.