ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, 18th November, 2016 –GIS: The Grenada government is this month signing up 5,122 families under its reorganised social services system known as SEED (Support of Education, Empowerment and Development). This means over 10,000 people now stand to benefit from monthly payments, under a multi-million dollar scheme, partly financed by the World Bank, to help […]
Marrakech, November 16, 2016 – “We are proud to be one of the countries that ratified the Paris Agreement when it opened for signature on April 22, 2016.”- Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Elvin Nimrod. Heads of State and Governments across the world, gathered at Marrakech, continue to deliver national statements as the second of […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Tuesday, 25th October 2016. The ‘attitude and approach’ of the powers-that-be on the exercise toward constitutional law reform as articulated in the 2013 elections manifesto of Dr. Keith Mitchell’s New National Party (NNP) has been denounced as being despicable and deplorable from the start, and […]
The march to constitutional reform has been ongoing for many years, with a well-documented history of academic research and consultations that have informed this current process. With the seven Bills finally settled on, and with the announced date approaching, the Government, as well as the leadership of Constitutional Review Advisory Committee (CRAC), have noticed that […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Monday 17th October, 2016 GIS: Agriculture Minister, the Hon. Yolande Bain-Horsford says that the Ministry has the potential to become a tower of economic strength and development in the country. Three months after taking charge, Minister Bain-Horsford says that she has identified a creative and industrious staff that can make the industry an economic giant. The […]
By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph The question as to whether the contracting out of services by government would be deemed to be unconstitutional is a most important one. The question is especially relevant as very recently the government expressed its intention to contract out certain nursing services to an employment agency. Government concerned about not […]
