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New evidence has surfaced in St. George's about an attempt that was made by the former New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell to get Mainland China to take care of millions of dollars in outstanding debts to Taiwan.
Grenada moved with speed after the passage of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 to break ties with Taiwan and recognize Mainland China in the face of a more lucrative offer of aid from Beijing.
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Commissioner of Police Willan Thompson has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting to death of a 57-year old man from Pomme Rose, St. David’s who is believed to have been mentally disturbed.
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State-owned National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) is still to receive any official communication from lawyers representing Taiwan, which is seeking to recover millions of dollars, owed to the Asian nation by the Grenada government.
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A school from the sister island of Carriacou has won the Rotaract Smart Saver Annual Spelling Bee Competition.
Ten-year old Roshaun Lendore, a student of L’Esterre Rosary School, came out on top in the final of the competition held last Saturday at the auditorium of the Grenada Boys Secondary School in Tanteen, St. George’s.
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Two years before dumping the Republic of China on Taiwan (ROC) in 2005, the former Keith Mitchell-led New National Party (NNP) government had apparently worked out a plan to solicit close to 50 million U.S dollars from the Far-east Asian nation to help Grenada’s fledgling economy.
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Police are investigating the delivery of four parcels containing illegal drugs that were meant for inmates at the Richmond Hill Prison.
According to well-placed sources, the items included dried marijuana, as well as a packet of Bamboo cigarette paper, and two wrapped parcels with two cigarette lighters.
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A campaign has been launched in Grenada to encourage men to take a leading role in curbing domestic violence.
Men from all walks of life were brought together last week at a two-day training workshop geared at sensitizing them about the problem of domestic violence.
The workshop, which was held under the theme, “Men As Champions For Change”, was sponsored by the United Nations Entity for Gender, Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police in collaboration with the Government of Grenada.
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Attorney-at-law, Reynold Benjamin has been committed to stand trial at the high court on two counts of fraud.
Chief Magistrate Tamara Gill committed Benjamin last week Friday following a prolonged preliminary inquiry at the St. George’s Number One Magistrate’s Court.
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The GNCRC was involved in the recent stakeholders meeting convened by the Bar Association on Friday October 21st, as part of Law Week activities, in relation to young people and their rights when in conflict with the law.
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Former Grenada Mobilisation Minister under the 1979-84 Grenada Revolution, Selwyn Strachan has been denied an entry visa to the United States.
Informed sources told THE NEW TODAY newspaper that Strachan had applied to U.S officials for a visa to enter the United States en route to Madrid, Spain to attend an international conference but was rejected by the Americans.
EDITORIAL
A family of St. George’s Estate is in agony after having to deal with the death of a loved one on Sunday, and moments later Police detaining another family member for questioning with the murder.
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