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WELCOME
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On behalf of
the Embassy and the government of Grenada, it is my great
pleasure to welcome you to the Embassy of Grenada in Caracas
website. This website has been created specifically to
provide updated information to the numerous Grenadian
citizens resident throughout the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, around the world and also to private citizens,
investors and governments who are interested in learning
about Grenada and its present developmental thrusts.
On this site
you will find pertinent information on our Embassy,
activities of the Ambassador, the wide range of services
offered to Grenadian citizens and visitors alike, very
useful information about Grenada, information about the
relations between Grenada and Venezuela, services offered
and websites of interest etc..
We invite you
to take time to explore this site and do
feel free to send us your comments so that we may be able to
better serve you. You are also welcome to call or visit us
should you need any information which is not found on our
website.
His Excellency George MacLeish |
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NEWS HEADLINES FROM GRENADA,
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Grenada
Folk Festival 2010 |
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St. George’s, June
9th, 2010: The division of culture in the Prime
Minister’s Office, announces the introduction of the
Grenada Folk Festival 2010.
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Prime Minister
Tillman Thomas Address at ECCEA Ocean Life Symposium
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St. George’s, May
20, 2010: Consistent with our celebration of the
United Nations’ International year of Bio-diversity,
it is good that we, the Eastern Caribbean Coalition
for Environmental Awareness (ECCEA), along with The
Pew Environment Group, The Kido Foundation, and The
Grenada Fund for Conservation, are hosting this
Ocean Life Symposium in Grenada.
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GCC
Chairman committed to Pan Competition |
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St. George’s, May
20, 2010: The chairman of the Grenada Carnival
Committee (GCC) has said that he is committed to
ensuring that the national steelbands’ competition,
Panorama, is held as part of the 2010 carnival that
will be officially launched on June 12.
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Grenada
Drug Information Network revising its statistic
collection indicators |
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St. George’s, 14
May 2010: The Grenada Drug Information Network (GRENDIN)
is revising the indicators used for gathering and
analyzing drug related statistics.
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Maritime Treaty
Reading & Briefings |
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St. George’s, May 6, 2010 (GIS)
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The Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and
Submarine Areas between the Grenada and Trinidad and
Tobago has been posted on the
Government of
Grenada website:
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Importance of
Carriacou & Petite Martinique in maritime treaty
negotiations |
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Hillsborough, Carriacou, May 5, 2010 (GIS) – A Grenada
government minister has revealed that Carriacou and
Petite Martinique played what he describes as a
“significant’’ role in determining the coastline in
Grenada’s concluding of the maritime agreement with
Trinidad and Tobago
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Address to the
Nation by Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas April
29th, 2010 |
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Fellow Grenadians… It is with the greatest honour that I
address you tonight on a
number of significant and
critical developments that
will continue to move our
country forward.
LISTEN & READ MORE>>
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Address by Prime
Minister Tillman Thomas at the delimitation signing
ceremony in Port of Spain |
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St. George's, Grenada, Wednesday April 21st, 2010: Mr
Prime Minister please accept the warmest greetings
from the people and Government of Grenada on this
historic occasion for both of our peoples.
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Beware of
unlicensed entity operating in Grenada |
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St. George's, Grenada, April 19, 2010:
The Grenada Authority for the Regulation of
Financial Institutions (GARFIN) and the Ministry of
Finance would like to advise the general public that
the following entity is not licensed by GARFIN to
conduct any type of financial activity in or from
Grenada
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Launch of
National Youth Ambassadors Programme a major success |
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St. George's Grenada, April 19th, 2010:
The launch of the Ministry of Youth
Empowerment and Sports’ National Youth Ambassadors
programme was held on Sunday April 18, 2010 at The
Estuary in Simon, St. Andrew. Grenada now boasts 81
Youth Ambassadors who have received their
instruments of appointment and are ready to work in
the interest of the young people of the tri-island
state
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More support
for Youth in Agriculture says Minister for Youth
Empowerment and Sports |
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St. George's Grenada, April 16th, 2010:
The Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Sports
continues to show support to, not only the young
people of the nation, but also towards the
enhancement of the agricultural sector through the
increased involvement of youth in this sector
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Prime Minister
praises Business Community Implementation of VAT |
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St. George's, Grenada, April 13th, 2010:
Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas has welcomed the
participation of the business community in the
implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT), which
replaced the motor vehicle purchase tax, airline
ticket tax and general consumption tax from February
1st, 2010
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Grenada Board
of Tourism Re-Launches Island-Wide Savings Promotion |
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(PRWEB) April 5,
2010: The Grenada Board of Tourism will once
again offer its island-wide savings program to
visitors traveling to Grenada this spring and fall.
Originally introduced last year, the More Spice
promotion has been revamped to offer travelers even
more incentives to visit the “Spice of the
Caribbean.”
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No
Cabinet decision as yet on proposed Diaspora Bond |
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St. George’s, April
5, 2010 (GIS) – A senior Grenada government
minister has said that cabinet is still considering
whether to back a proposal for raising funds for
development purposes through the issuing of a
Diaspora Bond
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Prime Minister
Tillman Thomas’ address at the launching of the GCNA
Commercial Complex |
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St. George's,
Grenada, March 31st,
2010:
"I am
pleased that the GCNA has invited me to address this
grand opening of our Commercial Complex. I say
‘our,’ because my hope is that each one of us
present here today, every farmer, in fact every
citizen of Grenada, would value, support and
contribute to the success of this venture"
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Grenada seeks
World Bank assistance for Diaspora Initiative |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
March 29, 2010 – Grenada is to submit a formal
request to the World Bank, seeking assistance in
strengthening its Diaspora initiative
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Government
Information Service (GIS) News File: March
26th, 2010 |
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Prime Minister
of Grenada grateful for training of nurses for the
Caribbean |
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Jaguey Grande,
March 3rd, 2010: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
of Grenada, who is currently visiting Cuba at the
invitation of President Raúl Castro, praised the
Cuban training programme for Caribbean nurses.
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VAT payments
now due |
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St. George's,
Grenada, Wednesday March 3rd, 2010:
Businesses are hereby
informed that they can commence making VAT payments
at the VAT Office for the month of February, 2010.
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Prime Minister
Tillman Thomas begins second day in Cuba |
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St. George's,
Grenada, March 2nd,
2010:
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
has described the relationship
between Grenada and Cuba as
special.
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Academic
Scholarship going to waste |
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St. George’s, February 26, 2010 (GIS):
Grenadians are being encouraged to make greater use
of academic scholarship opportunities being offered
by various countries and institutions, such as the
People’s Republic of China and the Organisation of
American States (OAS).
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New U.S.
Embassy Non-immigrant Visa Requirement - DS-160
On-line Application Form |
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Bridgetown, Barbados, February 23, 2010:
Beginning March 22, 2010, U.S. Embassy Bridgetown
will require all non-immigrant visa applicants to
complete the web-based DS-160 Non-immigrant Visa
Electronic Application in order to schedule an
appointment for a visa interview
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Senator says
survival of NDC government depends on inclusiveness |
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St. George's, February 23, 2010:
The government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
is shooting itself in the foot by allowing party
“advisors’’ to cause it to deviate from its
inclusiveness and by the ongoing public attacks on
Peter David, says trade unionist Chester Humphrey.
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Prime Minister
calls for regional energy security |
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St. George’s,
February 23, 2010: Prime Minister Hon. Tillman
Thomas says the successful exploitation of Grenada’s
sustainable energy resources is the foundation for
energy security, sustained economic growth and
national development.
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Minister for
Labour clears the air on work permits for performers |
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St. George’s, February 22, 2010:
Minister for Labour, Hon Karl Hood says the
Government of Grenada has not banned any regional
artiste from performing in Grenada.
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Delta to fly
directly from JFK to Grenada from June |
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St. George's, Grenada, February 5th, 2010:
Minister for Tourism Honourable
Glynis Roberts has announced
that Delta Airlines will
commence direct flights from
JFK to Grenada on Wednesdays and
Saturdays as of June 5th 2010
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Independence
activities |
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St. George's, Grenada, February
1st, 2010:
The celebrations of Grenada’s
36th Anniversary of Independence
continue with a plethora of
activities following a hectic
weekend, last weekend.
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