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Although considered to be among the most highly paid workers in the country, stevedores have been complaining about taking home less money in the face of the worldwide recession.
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The Tillman Thomas-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has moved a step closer to starting the rehabilitation work that is needed to complete the St. George’s Market Square that was initiated by the previous administration.
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Grenada played host to one of the French Navy Frigates, Ventose over a four-day period.
The visit of the ship, which is based in Martinique, is part of the strengthening of relationship between Grenada and France.
Members of the media were hosted on board the ship last week Friday during which French Ambassador for the OECS, Michel Prom spoke of Grenada’s relationship with France.
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The staging of Francis Urias Peters’ new play, “BELINDA” at the Spice Basket Theatre this weekend marks a significant milestone in the history of Theatre in Grenada.
It’s the first theatre production to be staged at the newly opened Spice Basket Theatre (on the big stage).
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Former Minister of Works in the Tillman Thomas-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government, Joseph Gilbert has sought to project his achievements in his former ministry during the last three years.
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Former Calypso Monarch Biko Lewis is down to answer a charge of rape and unlawful carnal knowledge at the current sitting of the High Court.
Lewis fell in trouble with the law eight months after he won the calypso monarch title for the first time in 2008
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An altercation between two men over a love relationship with a young lady in Mt. Horne, St. Andrew’s has ended in the tragic death of one of the men who is the father of the woman’s child.
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Grenada is playing a key role in the preparatory meetings for the Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held in Venezuela from December 2-3.
Word of this has come from resident Venezuelan Ambassador to Grenada, Carlos Perez while speaking at a sod-turning ceremony to mark the restart of work on the stalled St. George’s Market Square Development Project.
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Saturday, October 8th 2011 ¬ St. George¹s, Grenada: Digicel Kick Start Clinics Head Coach and England and Liverpool football Legend, John Barnes, has chosen the four aspiring young footballers from Grenada who will go through to the Digicel Academy in Trinidad from November 1 to 7.
The four footballers from the Spice Island ¬ Marcio Mc Queen, Shevon John-Brown, Tevin Grant and Nakim Straker ¬ were chosen from a competitive group of 30 who all showcased their talent during the three-day Clinic.
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Editorial
The same way when administrations change after every general election, the composition of statutory boards of directors change, is the same way some of their General Managers ought to be reassigned.
In the first place, no manager of any of our statutory bodies such as the Grenada Airports Authority, Grenada Ports Authority, National Water & Sewerage Authority, National Insurance Scheme, Marketing & National Importing Board, Grenada Board of Tourism, Grenada Industrial Development Corporation should be given more than a three-year contract.
A performance review body should also be set up with the expressed purpose of evaluating the performance of the entire management team of these statutory bodies annually, to determine their effectiveness at meeting their terms of reference.
This review body ought to be duly constituted by a group of capable professionals with Human Resource Management, Legal, Industrial, Management and Business backgrounds.
The foregoing is being mentioned against the backdrop of a very unfair and uncalled-for experience by The New Today and other newspapers using the St. George’s Port to bring in their papers from Trinidad and Tobago.
In recent months, the newspaper have been faced with a particular problem which, although quite easy to solve, is now resulting in them getting their papers very late for delivery thus losing revenue from losses in sales.
Even though Grenadians overwhelmingly voted for change on July 8th, 2008, we still end up having to deal with the dictatorial culture of the current General Manager on the St. George’s Port - Ambrose Phillip.
This individual apparently reports to no one and behaves as if the state-owned St. George’s Port belongs to him and gives the impression that he has absolutely no respect for anyone.
It is often said that when this Mr. Phillip is reported to the Board of Directors - whether the current or past - or even those in the Finance Ministry including Minister, Nazim Burke no one seems to want to challenge him.
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